CC97 Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 In all seriousness, you would expect them to change a sixty-plus-year-old league name because they admitted a team from Canada?Nope! Just like I wouldn't want them changing the name of the CFL if U.S. teams ever came back.My dad suggested a North-South Conference idea in the NHL, in one conference you would have all the Canadian teams + the original six teams, among a few others. In the other well you'd have the rest.Not sure if that works financially (lots of travel!) but it a northern conference would make for some exciting hockey! --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Back to the North-South thing, I took a few seconds and quickly did a conference split... I went from my head, so if something if further north and i switched em up lemme know!!This kills some rivalries, unfortunately, but brings out much bigger rivalries, IMHO.NORTHBostonBuffaloCalgaryChicagoColumbusDetroitEdmontonMinnesotaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaTorontoVancouverSOUTHAnaheimAtlantaCarolinaColoradoDallasFloridaLos AngelesNashvillePhoenixPhiladelphiaPittsburghSaint LouisSan JoseTampa BayWashington --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 My idea for the NHL would be to add 2 teams (Yeah, there's too many already....) in Quebec or Hamilton and one in Winnipeg. Then, set up as follows:PRINCE OF WALES LEAGUECanadian DivisionCanada EastHamilton/QuebecOttawaTorontoMontrealCanada WestWinnipegVancouverEdmontonCalgaryAmerican DivisionNortheastBostonNew YorkBuffaloPhilidelphiaMidwestDetroitSt. LouisChicagoColumbusCLARENCE CAMPBELL CONFRENCESouth DivisionAtlanticLong IslandNew JerseyWashingtonPittsburghSoutheastCarolinaTampaAtlantaFloridaWest DivisionSouthwestPhoenixDallasLAAnaheim NorthwestSan JoseColoradoMinnesotaNashvilleThe top two in each subdivision play a best of 7, then they play for Division champions, then league, then the cup.The only thing out of place, really is Nashville. I like this setup because it allows the Original 6 to be in the same league. It also allows at least one Canadian team in the Stanley Cup semifinal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyon81 Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 I think it's kinda funny that in jrh's realignment, the American Conference is the only one with a non-U.S. team.Toronto-Miami is a heck of a long way to go.Anyway, I like the NBA calling it the East and West... the MLB is wrong with the National League being International and the Blue Jays being in the American League (unless you interpret it as North American, which 99.9% of people don't).Actually, when I read it, I interperit "National and American" as two different ways of saying the same thing. USA. National doesnt mean Inter-national, Inter-national does.As for the NBA alignment. The divisions above look great, but it's of little consequense to the playoffs, that is, until a division winner has a home court advantage over second or third place team with a better record. I mean, I like the chance for more teams to win "division" championships, but if they dont really matter much to the playoffs, I cant see the point. Then the argument can be made, you should always try to win your division first. In the NBA, you dont even hear people talking about division races much at the end of the season, because there are 8 spots to be had. It's like a really long round robin tourney before the next round. Play RBI Baseball 2K9 @ http://league.rbicentral.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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