Has divisional power always been like this? [Archive]

kov

02-11-2005, 10:06 AM

Charlie_Girl

02-11-2005, 10:22 AM

I don't really follow the OHL, but looking at the standings is entertaining. The teams with the top 3 records in the entire leagure are all in the Midwest division, and the midwest 4th place team's only one point adrift of the 4th overall place. Why is this?
This year is a little unusual, but not at all unheard of. A few years ago, the East had the strongest teams, and the rest of the divisions were weaker. The roller coaster, if you will, is due for the most part to the turnover of players in each team. Because teams have players who range in age from 16 to 19, plus a maximum of three 20-year-olds, there are teams that have a lot of experienced 19-year-olds (this year's London team or last year's Guelph team are good examples). Next year, however, London will be playing without a lot of this year's squad - will they be at or near the top of the league? Probably not. Every team in the league has to either 'reload' continually or completely rebuild every couple of years. I expect that in the next year or two, we'll see the Eastern Conference teams step to the front again. Hope that helps!


	HFBoards > Other Leagues > Canadian Junior Hockey > OHL > Has divisional power always been like this? PDA Has divisional power always been like this? kov 02-11-2005, 10:06 AM I don't really follow the OHL, but looking at the standings is entertaining. The teams with the top 3 records in the entire leagure are all in the Midwest division, and the midwest 4th place team's only one point adrift of the 4th overall place. Why is this? Charlie_Girl 02-11-2005, 10:22 AM I don't really follow the OHL, but looking at the standings is entertaining. The teams with the top 3 records in the entire leagure are all in the Midwest division, and the midwest 4th place team's only one point adrift of the 4th overall place. Why is this? This year is a little unusual, but not at all unheard of. A few years ago, the East had the strongest teams, and the rest of the divisions were weaker. The roller coaster, if you will, is due for the most part to the turnover of players in each team. Because teams have players who range in age from 16 to 19, plus a maximum of three 20-year-olds, there are teams that have a lot of experienced 19-year-olds (this year's London team or last year's Guelph team are good examples). Next year, however, London will be playing without a lot of this year's squad - will they be at or near the top of the league? Probably not. Every team in the league has to either 'reload' continually or completely rebuild every couple of years. I expect that in the next year or two, we'll see the Eastern Conference teams step to the front again. Hope that helps! London Knights 02-12-2005, 12:13 PM It is all cyclical. Last year was actually quite similar as all 5 from the midwest made it and they had the 4 of the 5 best records in the Western Conference.