Boulerice Ineligible to Play in AHL Until Dec 16
 

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews today announced the league’s decision regarding the AHL eligibility of Philadelphia Flyers forward Jesse Boulerice.

Boulerice has been ruled ineligible to play in the AHL until December 16, 2007.

“Over the last several seasons, the American Hockey League has established a strict disciplinary standard relative to violent play,” said Andrews. “We strongly support the National Hockey League’s recent decisions relative to targeting the head of an opponent.

“In determining his eligibility date, it was taken into account that this is the second time in his career that Mr. Boulerice has been assigned to the AHL while under a lengthy suspension in another league.”

Boulerice was suspended 25 games by the National Hockey League on Oct. 12 for delivering a cross-check to the face of Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler in an NHL game, and was assigned by the Flyers to the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms on Oct. 17. According to the AHL’s by-laws, a player who is under suspension in another league or organization who seeks to play in the AHL while under that suspension will have the relevant disciplinary matter independently reviewed by the President of the American Hockey League, who may in his discretion deem the player ineligible.

Boulerice’s AHL eligibility does not affect the terms of his NHL suspension.

In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 83 percent of last season’s NHL players were American Hockey League graduates, and for the sixth year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2006-07.

That's a shame, we could use him with the Phantoms! oh well, don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

So much for conditioning in the AHL. The bright side is this will hasten his suspension a little now that the Flyers have him on the roster for consecutive games-instead of this game and that game here and there. Bad thing-let's hope the Flyers roster can actually accomodate him for the remaining games of his suspension barring injuries!

Not like he does anything in the AHL anyway.

We need more of this in hockey. Leagues need to honor other leagues suspensions. This way clowns like Downie do not flop leagues to stop serving penalties.

:no:
some people just dont get it do they?

The good news for Phantom fans is Downie is eligable to come back next Thur. Good for him, his suspension was a joke to begin with.

what fvucking world are you living in ,man?........this is all about the bettman regime contaminating north american style hockey as we used to know it.....i really can`t believe some of the crap i here on a fight board......you people are seriously lost.
this scvmbag has a vendetta against anyone that plays a physical game & the double standard in this Pvssy league is being bought,hook line & sinker buy dopes like you that can`t see the forest for the trees.

unreal!