Under the cover of darkness (sort of), AHL President Scott Howson made his way to Texas last week for the presentation of the league's MVP honors, the Les Cunningham Award, to Stars' center Mavrik Bourque. Luckily, the former Blue Jackets GM and current league exec was as accessible as always and able to chat with 100 Degree Hockey during the second intermission of last Thursday's game against the Moose.
We touched on several topics through the intermission chat, including the league's record attendance; the future of Texas' geographically closest opponent, Tucson; an assessment of the unaffiliated year that Chicago had; and closed with a discussion of the 23-team playoff format.