ECHL announces Lake Tahoe expansion team for 2024-25

[tahoesharksfan]

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…

 

[JMCx4]

Hmm, kind of presumptuous, but okay…

You gave him no credible option.

 

[mk80]

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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 Eutectics

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[JMCx4]

I've got a warning for current & future supporters of the Tahoe Knight Monsters: I wore my new long-sleeve Knight Monsters T-shirt as a pajama top last night, and I had Knight-mares. True story.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Damn, Tebow save you?

 

[cowboy82nd]

Well he is the golden boy of America…

Says who???????????

 

[crimsonace]

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

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.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

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.

Well, you could do 2-3-2 home ice format so that there is a maximum of traveling twice per series.

 

[crimsonace]

Well, you could do 2-3-2 home ice format so that there is a maximum of traveling twice per series.

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.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

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.

NHL owners are rich they can handle travel expenses for their ECHL affiliates in the playoffs.

 

[mk80]

NHL owners are rich they can handle travel expenses for their ECHL affiliates in the playoffs.

Please tell me I'm just not picking up sarcasm in this.

Why would NHL owners pick up the tabs for teams they don't even own? And currently don't pay for?
Answer: They won't

Many don't even want to own and operate their AHL affiliates.

 

[jabberoski]

NHL owners are rich they can handle travel expenses for their ECHL affiliates in the playoffs.

You're funny

 

[JMCx4]

On a more serious note related to the original topic, courtesy of The Hockey News ...

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