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Atlantian said:
After a 3 in 3 against Athens, the Dashers are now at 33 losses in a row with no end in sight. four games coming up, two against each division leader. 19 more games left in this season for them.
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What's the over/under on Dashers HC surviving the rest of the season? Otherwise PKB LLC may poach them for extra HC Venom skaters.
 
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Last full month of The Fed's regular season play begins tonight. See below the current Division Standings.

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Points > Wins > Win % > Head to Head (Old) > Goal Differential
x - Clinched playoff spot


Black Bears qualified for the playoffs before anyone else, not hard to do when you have just 4 losses in 42 games played with a 107 points total before the first spring flowers are in bloom. 🌷 Meanwhile the Thunderbirds have a 12-point lead in the Continental, followed by a surprising #2 Athens Rock Lobsters in their inaugural season. Not bad for a team who had to postpone their home opener due to arena code violations ... not a surprise condition for a league who will play anywhere/anytime/any💩hole ...

And back to the Empire Division, Danville HC is still waiting for their Lucky #7 point of the season burdened by a 1-35-3-0-0 record. For whom that bell tolls ... :baghead:
 
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JMCx4 said:
A couple of recent (though sadly typical) tales from The Fed, courtesy of Minor Pro Hero & Christian Gardecki ...
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Mississippi seems to be a case of short-sighted owners thinking that hockey in the south alone is worth the appeal, when in reality it's a harder sell made worse by the team consistently sucking.

As for Danville, well... It's Barry Soskin. Do you need anything else?
 
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JMCx4 said:
Last full month of The Fed's regular season play begins tonight. See below the current Division Standings.

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Points > Wins > Win % > Head to Head (Old) > Goal Differential
x - Clinched playoff spot


Black Bears qualified for the playoffs before anyone else, not hard to do when you have just 4 losses in 42 games played with a 107 points total before the first spring flowers are in bloom. 🌷 Meanwhile the Thunderbirds have a 12-point lead in the Continental, followed by a surprising #2 Athens Rock Lobsters in their inaugural season. Not bad for a team who had to postpone their home opener due to arena code violations ... not a surprise condition for a league who will play anywhere/anytime/any💩hole ...

And back to the Empire Division, Danville HC is still waiting for their Lucky #7 point of the season burdened by a 1-35-3-0-0 record. For whom that bell tolls ... :baghead:
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Binghamton should really be in a better league. ECHL, maybe?
 
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godot said:
Binghamton should really be in a better league. ECHL, maybe?
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Owners of FPHL teams bought in for one of two reasons: (1) the market would not support a higher calibre league; or (2) the operating costs for a Fed franchise were all they were willing to invest. Take yer pick for Binghamton, and for Winston-Salem (who some naive fans have argued deserve to have a more prestigious league membership).
 
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JMCx4 said:
Owners of FPHL teams bought in for one of two reasons: (1) the market would not support a higher calibre league; or (2) the operating costs for a Fed franchise were all they were willing to invest. Take yer pick for Binghamton, and for Winston-Salem (who some naive fans have argued deserve to have a more prestigious league membership).
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I dunno, AHL certainly not but the Bing metro is twice the size of the Wheeling metro. I think ECHL would be a good fit, but yeah lack of ownership makes that tough.
 
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godot said:
I dunno, AHL certainly not but the Bing metro is twice the size of the Wheeling metro. I think ECHL would be a good fit, but yeah lack of ownership makes that tough.
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Wheeling has been a convenient touchpoint for hockey fans who are arguing for an expansion team in their hometown or a "promotion" for their existing team. But the Nailers' ownership was previously a regional economic development group, who then sold to a couple of brothers who are financing the team with completely private funds. So the apples-to-oranges comparisons are usually rotten excuses ...
🍎↔️🍊=:rolleyes:​
 
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JMCx4 said:
Wheeling has been a convenient touchpoint for hockey fans who are arguing for an expansion team in their hometown or a "promotion" for their existing team. But the Nailers' ownership was previously a regional economic development group, who then sold to a couple of brothers who are financing the team with completely private funds. So the apples-to-oranges comparisons are usually rotten excuses ...
🍎↔️🍊=:rolleyes:​
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It's actually the reverse. The brothers sold to the regional economic group, which has owned the team for over 10 years, maybe closer to 15 at this point.

EDITED TO ADD - found a link. March 2012 is when the regional group bought the team. https://www.wvnews.com/statejournal...cle_4eab23be-89c1-5282-895a-9b8149103d56.html
 
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