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AHL approves structural framework for season to begin Feb. 5

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Buffalo Hockey Beat
Dec 30, 2020 9:39 PM
The American Hockey League offered little information, only saying the structural framework for a season that will begin Feb. 5 has been approved. Details, the league said in a statement Wednesday, are still being worked out as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps ravaging North America.

The four Canadian teams will almost certainly be grouped into their own division. Some teams could opt out for the year.

For example, in a normal year, Steven Fogarty, a depth forward the Buffalo Sabres signed, would likely begin the season with the Rochester Americans. But could Fogarty, a notable contributor in past AHL seasons, stay in Buffalo as an extra body?

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