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Post by Deer on Jan 11, 2010 22:54:04 GMT -4
Was over in Canada for Christmas visiting family and travelled down from Inverness County to watch the Battle of Nova Scotia in Sydney. Had never been to a hockey match before and I really enjoyed it, an impressive venue and a good crowd. Will definately be keeping an eye on the Screaming Eagles from now on. How does the fixture list work? Cape Breton play mainly against the other Atlantic Division teams but also some games against the teams from the other divisions? And most of the teams end up in the play-offs but the difficulty of the draw and venue is based on how high they finish in their own division? Its a very different system from the soccer one Im used to . That's pretty much exactly how it works!! Far too many teams make the playoffs though - 16 out of 18 teams. Essentially, the first round of the playoffs has 1st place in the division against 4th in the division....... and 2nd vs 3rd. The rest of the playoff format is a bit more complicated. As you have gathered, teams play divisional opponents far more often - with a sprinkling of games against out-of-division teams. Welcome on board, and really glad to hear you enjoyed your first hockey game!!
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Post by iolaire on Jan 12, 2010 17:37:26 GMT -4
Thanks for the explanations guys. From what I can see its safe to assume the Mooseheads are fated to be one of the unlucky two who miss out on the play-offs! It is indeed different from football where people see the team who come out on top of the pile over a season as being the most deserving of the title. However like franchises, drafts, fighting and even the atmosphere its just different sporting cultures. The big similarity from what I saw was the people are as crazy about Hockey as those in Europe are about football. I also have a lot of respect for those people who get along to support their local teams rather than just watching the giants of the game on TV . Thanks again for the replies, Ill be keeping an eye on the results and on the forum from now on.
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