There are more than a few confusing concepts in professional hockey, especially at the minor league level, and a number of terms get thrown around without a second thought about what they actually mean. For many years now, 100 Degree Hockey has maintained a glossary of these terms and concepts to help everyone learn more about the league and the sport.
Today we published an update for the 2018-19 season, which you can find here.
Here are the topics that are covered:
- Affiliations
- Standard Player Contracts
- Two-way and one-way contracts
- Conditioning Loans
- Professional or Amateur Tryout Agreement (PTO/ATO)
- Restricted free agency and qualifying offers
- Eligibility for Players Drafted from Major Junior
- Veteran Rule
- Injuries in the AHL
- AHL Playoff Format
- Trade Deadline
- Playoff eligibility
- Waivers
- Division re-alignment
- Interconference play in the AHL
- Training camp
- West Coast teams and the 68-game schedule
Let us know if there are other topics that you would like to see covered.