Concurrently, in order to keep CHL teams strong both on the ice and at the box office, CHL players under 20 whose NHL rightsholder deemed not quite ready for the NHL were required to return to their Canadian major junior team rather than playing in the AHL during the season. In 1979, the National Hockey lowered the draft eligibility age over a two-year period from 20 to the present-day 18 (with the birthday cut off set at Sept. So where does the AHL’s oft-cited “20-year-old player rule” come in? This rule is based on the NHL and CHL Agreement, which states a signed player aged 18 or 19 who was claimed from a CHL club and is not retained by the NHL club, must be assigned to the CHL junior club whom he last played for or owes a contractual obligation.
Per AHL By-Laws, the age limit for eligibility to compete in the league is 18 years or over, on or before September 15 of each season. One of hockey’s most misunderstood and incorrectly cited rules is the American Hockey League’s age restrictions. When the Philadelphia Flyers – or any NHL team – reassigns prospects to various leagues, they do so both with furthering their development in mind but also within the boundaries of what is required by rule if a young player is not an NHL roster. There is a wide variety of potential stops along the developmental path, and there are also requirements under NHL and other circuits’ rules under which both players and teams must comply. There is no one “right” path for a young player to take on his journey to reach the National Hockey League.
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