tahoesharksfan
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That's hyperbole for someone who likely hasn't been exposed to the Brandiose invasion of minor league baseball.
Hmm, kind of presumptuous, but okay…
That's hyperbole for someone who likely hasn't been exposed to the Brandiose invasion of minor league baseball.
You gave him no credible option.Hmm, kind of presumptuous, but okay…
There were tons more they could have included from minor league baseball in that... good to see the Webster Gorloks featured, but they did miss out on the most unique STL sports name: The University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis EutecticsNot even close ... The Wackiest Team Names in Sports | Stadium Talk
The issue with that is the playoffs. With 6 divisions, you have conference-based playoffs and can introduce some crazy travel in the first two rounds.The ECHL should adopt a 6-division format in the future as follows:
East:
Adirondack, Maine, Newfoundland, Reading, Trois-Rivieres, Worcester
Greenville, Norfolk, South Carolina, Wheeling, (expansion placeholder)
Atlanta, Florida, Orlando, Jacksonville, Savannah
West:
Cincinnati, Kalamazoo, Fort Wayne, Indy, Toledo
Allen, Iowa, Kansas City, Tulsa, Wichita
Idaho, Rapid City, Tahoe, Utah, (expansion placeholder)
(the other Western expansion team can go in any of the three divisions)
This ensures that no division spans more than two time zones
Well, you could do 2-3-2 home ice format so that there is a maximum of traveling twice per series.The issue with that is the playoffs. With 6 divisions, you have conference-based playoffs and can introduce some crazy travel in the first two rounds.
What they may do is use a six-division setup for regular season scheduling (much as they do with Iowa, who plays a lot more of its schedule against Wichita and Kansas City than anyone else in the Central Division), but keep four divisions for standings purposes and the playoffs.
All ECHL series are 2-3-2. But with division-based playoffs, it's almost all bus trips in the first two rounds. If you go to conference-based, you introduce a lot of flights and the $$ gets really high really fast.Well, you could do 2-3-2 home ice format so that there is a maximum of traveling twice per series.
NHL owners are rich they can handle travel expenses for their ECHL affiliates in the playoffs.All ECHL series are 2-3-2. But with division-based playoffs, it's almost all bus trips in the first two rounds. If you go to conference-based, you introduce a lot of flights and the $$ gets really high really fast.
Please tell me I'm just not picking up sarcasm in this.NHL owners are rich they can handle travel expenses for their ECHL affiliates in the playoffs.
You're funnyNHL owners are rich they can handle travel expenses for their ECHL affiliates in the playoffs.
Knight Monsters Name Alex Loh Team's First Head Coach
The Tahoe Knight Monsters tabbed Alex Loh to be the franchise's first head coach ahead of their inaugural 2024-25 season.
RYAN SIKES
MAY 29, 2024 3:40 PM EDT
... The Knight Monsters, introduced as the ECHL's 29th team in November, formally appointed Loh as the franchise's first bench boss on Wednesday. The 39-year-old is no stranger to the ECHL, having served in a coaching capacity in the league since the 2015-16 season.
Most recently, Loh was an assistant coach with the Savannah Ghost Pirates before serving as the team's interim coach from February 1 to the regular-season finale.
Prior to the Ghost Pirates, the Morrisville, Vermont, native was with the Adirondack Thunder, initially serving as an assistant coach before being promoted to head coach and director of operations before the 2018-19 campaign. ...
Read more at: https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/echl-knight-monsters-name-alex-loh-teams-first-head-coach | THN
On a more serious note related to the original topic, courtesy of The Hockey News ...