For all the issues fans have with the NHL, they really don’t know how good they have it. Complaints about not having the game in HD, or a blown call by a ref? That ain’t nothing. Welcome to the MAHL. Never heard of it? There’s a good reason for that. The MAHL is a five team league that started with little fanfare, and left with about the same. From the MAHL website:

Mid-Atlantic Hockey League President Andrew Haines today announced that the 2007-08 season will be come to an end immediately in order to allow all member teams to re-organize for the 2008-09 season.

As a result of this announcement, the Indiana Ice Miners have been declared MAHL League Champion based on their amazing record setting regular season record of 31-1-0 and their consecutive victories record of twenty-six.

A team goes 31-1-0 and no one hears about it. That is the definition of a joke league. The sad part is that there are 100 or so players out of work six weeks early, players who needed a gig, and had enough faith in the league to sign on the dotted line.

Want a hockey gig for next season? I can’t really recommend you take one, but this is from the MAHL website as well:

The Mid-Atlantic Hockey League currently has the following employment opportunities available for the upcoming season.

League Open Positions:
-Director of Hockey Operations (Full-Time)
-Director of Public Relations (Full or Part Time)

Team Open Positions:
-Head Coach (Expansion team – Michigan)
-General Manager (Expansion teams – Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio)

Internships:
-League
-Teams

Hey, they need GMs. GMs. Any takers? Yeah, I didn’t think so.