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In cities that are not fortunate enough to have large sports markets, finding competitive and affordable sports entertainment can be tough. The Nation Hockey League (NHL) has 30 teams that are franchised at the current moment and each of those teams have a minor league affiliate team. This league is called the American Hockey League (AHL) and lots of these teams are stationed in smaller market cities. By playing in smaller cities, fans of the sport now have more opportunities to see professional hockey that is fun for the whole family.Additional information can be found at http://www.tsn.ca/ahl/story/?id368454.

Minor league sports in general are known for having a ton of different and unique promotional activities and the AHL is no exception. These promotions are always fun and provide loads of entertainment for everyone involved. The most common promotions are give-a-ways and opportunities to win new things from the team. They also have promotions for tickets or offer fans the chance to meet the players and be more involved. In addition to promotional activities, the AHL teams do a ton of events around the community. They offer camps for kids and hold numerous autograph signings throughout the entire calender year.

Besides promotions and off ice events, the actual game is a lot of fun as well. They have on ice events after every period, which range from shootouts to races. There literally is a list of things that the AHL teams do that make the game more fun and entertaining for the entire family. With the economy the way it is, it is not easy to bring the whole family down to the rink and have it be affordable. Thanks to the AHL, there are numerous new deals that fans can use to get cheap game tickets. In the 2010 season, there was a promotion where if a fan bought a team jersey from the team store at the arena, that fan will get 2 free tickets to any game of their choice.