Endless Possibilities. Zero Consensus.
Not sure I agree 100% with the purely even division of population to sports teams (not apples to apples, when a city doesn’t have team from a “less popular” league like the WNBA or the MLS), but I like the concept. Interesting stuff. —TF Could Seattle even support new NBA and NHL teams? | …
They say every dog has his day… could the Coyotes be on the verge of theirs? Via Phoenix Business Journal: Glendale, NHL trying to close Phoenix Coyotes deal with Jamison group – Phoenix Business Journal »
Click the above image to get to the full info-graphic. Some of you loyal readers my be wondering what happened to my weekly posts, as they are even later than normal. Well, in what little free time I’ve had, I got sucked into creating the info-graphic that I always looked for but never found… illustrating …
Red Hot & Blue This is probably going to be the shortest write up of all time, because I’d written the longest write up of all time, then thanks to my Magic Mouse and OS X Lion on my Mac, an accidental and tiny single finger swipe acts as a “back button” and I …
I’m Having Contractions Back by popular demand, I’m going to be putting forth a realignment scenario that involves… Gary, hide your eyes… contraction. The more I think about it, the more I realize it just won’t ever happen. The following forces would rise up to fight it: The league — it doesn’t want that kind …
Most people have always had kind of a snide view of the Southeast Division. Despite the fact SE teams have won two Stanley Cup championships since 2004, (a feat only duplicated by the Central Division (’08 Detroit & ’10 Chicago), and that they have the most famous/recognizable player in the sport, they have somehow been …
Whale of a Tweak These week’s entry is only five days late. Which is slightly different than last week’s six days late. In that spirit, this week’s NHL Realignment Scenario is only slightly different than last week’s… nooch! I know the economic viability is a question, but everyone loves the idea of the Whalers (and …
The Breakdown: One relocation plus two expansions equals a 32-team league. Our breakdown this week yields yet another four-conference alignment. Each conference is made up of 8-teams that are reasonably geographically clustered. Pacific Conference Anaheim Ducks Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks Edmonton Oilers Seattle Metros* Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks Central Conference Chicago …