Posts About "NHL Realignment"
Dallas Stars Could Spend Less Time in the Sky After NHL Expansion
August 4th, 2015 Adding one team, much less two, to the National Hockey League is akin to dropping a rock into a still pond, the ripples spread across the water in every direction. Some “ripples” are readily apparent, such as the loss of one or two players from each roster in the NHL expansion draft, the financial windfall from expansion fees (to be...
The Best NHL Realignment: No Divisions or Conferences
July 28th, 2015 There has been a lot of talk lately, deservedly so, about realignment as a result of impending expansion in the NHL. Let's assume that you are a hockey fan reading this right now and you agree that the Stanley Cup Playoffs is the best postseason in professional sports. Now what if we told you that we could make the NHL postseason and the...
NHL Realignment Two Years Later
June 17th, 2015 It has been two years since the NHL adjusted its conferences to two divisions apiece, and shifted two teams to the Eastern Conference and one to the Western Conference. In that time, all three teams have seen success in their new divisions and the league itself has benefited from the competitiveness of all four divisions as a result....
First Look At AHL Realignment For 2015-16
May 13th, 2015 Since the American Hockey League announced in January that it was relocating five franchises to California and creating a Pacific Division, you knew the league was going to have a new look for the 2015-16 season. That look has been revealed as the AHL approved its division realignment for next season at its Board of Governors Spring...
NHL Realignment: Bad for Habs’ Playoff Chances
November 7th, 2013 By Matthew Macaskill (@Habsology) I came to a disappointing realization 16 games into the 2013-14 season: I had no idea how the playoff seeding worked with the new NHL realignment and Wild Card race. So I did some digging and let me tell you, it is bad for the Montreal Canadiens' playoff chances and seeding. In case you’re on...A Look at NHL Teams on Top of Their Division Early in Season
With the NHL season in full swing, let's take a look at who leads the newly realigned divisions. There are two surprises and two not so much. Of course, with most teams having played 13 to 16 games so far, there is a long way to go to determine who will finish first in the Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central and Pacific...