Read in: ” Andrew Mangiapane was given a set of instructions when he landed in Stockton, Calif., home of the Calgary Flames’ AHL affiliate at the time.
They weren’t instructions about fitting into his new team’s system and playing style. They weren’t instructions about handling the mental grind of a demotion, his new role, or adjusting to a totally new league. They were instructions from Stockton police officials, who had been invited to give the team a presentation on how to stay safe in the city. Rule No. 1: Don’t venture anywhere besides the rink, the hotel across the street where some of the players lived, and the movie theater next door. Rule No. 2: Don’t wear blue or red clothes because the colors are associated with gangs. Rule No. 3: “If you’re driving at night and you’re at a stop light and you see people coming up to you, just run the red,”Mangiapane said. It was a stark reminder that the AHL is a far cry from the NHL in so many ways. We don’t often contemplate the human side of an NHL demotion. Here’s a look at what that experience is like, from the players’ perspective.
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“If someone comes up to your car at a red light, just run them over.. we will deal with it later”
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Andrew Mangiapane was given a set of instructions when he landed in Stockton, Calif., home of the Calgary Flames’ AHL affiliate at
the time.
They weren’t instructions about fitting into his new team’s system and playing style. They weren’t instructions about handling the mental grind of a demotion, his new role, or adjusting to a totally new league.
They were instructions from Stockton police officials, who had been invited to give the team a presentation on how to stay safe in the city.
Rule No. 1: Don’t venture anywhere besides the rink, the hotel across the street where some of the players lived, and the movie theater
next door.
Rule No. 2: Don’t wear blue or red clothes because the colors are associated with gangs.
Rule No. 3: “If you’re driving at night and you’re at a stop light and you see people coming up to you, just run the red,”Mangiapane
said.
It was a stark reminder that the AHL is a far cry from the NHL in so many ways.
We don’t often contemplate the human side of an NHL demotion. Here’s a look at what that experience is like, from the players’ perspective.
“If someone comes up to your car at a red light, just run them over.. we will deal with it later”