Or more likely, faster. There is nothing a hockey GM likes more than an idea someone else has already tried, so spending more on development is catching on.
Last time I looked at the revenue for the AHL in terms of growing ticket sales. This time I examine growth on the expense side.
We do not know what teams spend. We can only get general ideas buttressed with the concrete details of the salaries of players on NHL contracts. But AHL watchers, journalists and fans have been noticing trends that speak to increased money going out.
Place Bell in Laval will be the home to the Canadiens' @TheAHL affiliate as of 2017.