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Lost Leagues: the International Hockey League Was Loved and Hated in the 1990s

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The International Hockey League, or IHL, was a second-tier farm league that operated in the shadow of the AHL until the 1990s, but it struggled to match and eventually surpass the AHL. Operating in a small geographic area, the league grew so explosively, swapping buses for planes and moving to major North American cities, that even the NHL was concerned. The league promised everything to everyone, at a reasonable price, and expansion into Europe…
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The International Hockey League, or IHL, was a second-tier farm league that operated in the shadow of the AHL until the 1990s, but it struggled to match and eventually surpass the AHL. Operating in a small geographic area, the league grew so explosively, swapping buses for planes and moving to major North American cities, that even the NHL was concerned. The league promised everything to everyone, at a reasonable price, and expansion into Europe…

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jatkoaika.com broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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