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EASTERN CONFERENCE
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NORTHEAST METRO EAST SOUTH
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TORONTO NY RANGERS BOSTON TAMPA BAY | | | | | | | | | |
MONTREAL NY ISLANDERS PITTSBURGH FLORIDA
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OTTAWA NEW JERSEY WASHINGTON CAROLINA
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BUFFALO PHILADELPHIA COLUMBUS NASHVILLE | | | | | | | |
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
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NORTH MIDWEST WEST CENTRAL
WINNIPEG CHICAGO LOS ANGELES LAS VEGAS
CALGARY DETROIT ANAHEIM COLORADO
EDMONTON MINNESOTA SAN JOSE ARIZONA
VANCOUVER ST LOUIS SEATTLE /21 DALLAS
| | | | | | | | | | SUMMARY By placing teams based on geography and putting all the Canadian teams together travel is reduced. Also, American teams won't have to play Canadian teams as often, which is good for the league as they are bad draw both at the gate and on U.S. television.
80 GAMES
12 INTER DIVISION
36 INTER CONFERENCE
32 OUT OF CONFERENCE
ALL STAR GAME
2 GAMES AND ASG REPLACED BY IN SEASON
3 ON 3 TOURNEY | | | | | | | | | | | |
9 PLAYERS AND GOALIE COMPETE OVER
3 DAY WEEKEND TOURNEY. A SINGLE
ELIMINATION 10 MINUTE GAME
BRACKET TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP FOR AN
IN SEASON PENNANT
PLAYOFFS
DIVISION WINNERS GET TOP 4 HOME ICE SPOTS
AND 4 WILD CARDS
COMPLETE THE SEEDING.
STANDINGS
3 0N 3 10 MINUTE OT IS NOW USED
TO DETERMINE WINNERS.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WINNING PERCENTAGE
AND GAMES BACK TO BE USED FOR STANDINGS
SAME AS THE NFL. | | | | | | | | | | | |
BY: GREGORY CAWSEY | | | | | | | | | | | |
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