NYRfan85
D'oh!
What are your predictions/thoughts on how the league should realign for next season? I've seen a lot of rumblings about an all-Canada division, with radically uneven divisions. I can see the pros of an all-Canadian division, but I'd rather not see them go that route. I'd like to see them maintain a nice 8-8-8-8 alignment. Here's what I think they should do. With this alignment, the Atlantic stays intact, all of the teams in the Eastern time zone are in the Eastern Conference, Central/Mountain time zone in the Central, and Pacific time zone in the Pacific.
For the sake of this post, I'm rebranding the relocated Stockton Heat as the Alberta Heat (so they can resurrect the beautiful flaming A logo again!)
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Bridgeport
Charlotte
Hershey
Lehigh Valley
W-B/Scranton
Providence
Hartford
Springfield
North Division
Belleville
Cleveland
Grand Rapids (from Central)
Laval
Rochester
Syracuse
Toronto
Utica
Western Conference
Central Division
Alberta (relocation; from Pacific)
Chicago
Colorado (from Pacific)
Iowa
Milwaukee
Manitoba
Rockford
Texas
Pacific Division
Abbotsford
Bakersfield
Coachella Valley (expansion)
Henderson
Ontario
San Diego
San Jose
Tucson
For the sake of this post, I'm rebranding the relocated Stockton Heat as the Alberta Heat (so they can resurrect the beautiful flaming A logo again!)
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Bridgeport
Charlotte
Hershey
Lehigh Valley
W-B/Scranton
Providence
Hartford
Springfield
North Division
Belleville
Cleveland
Grand Rapids (from Central)
Laval
Rochester
Syracuse
Toronto
Utica
Western Conference
Central Division
Alberta (relocation; from Pacific)
Chicago
Colorado (from Pacific)
Iowa
Milwaukee
Manitoba
Rockford
Texas
Pacific Division
Abbotsford
Bakersfield
Coachella Valley (expansion)
Henderson
Ontario
San Diego
San Jose
Tucson