robwangjing
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So I was thinking, since there is a chance we will see a Norwegian team join the KHL, why not even a Danish? Because reading my other thread Scandinavian hockey league, realistic?, it seems like it will most likely never happen. And I have the idea that the Swedes and Finns are just not interested in merging their leagues with Denmark and Norway.
If I had some bigger hands in European hockey I would push for a KHL team in both Copenhagen and Oslo. Also I would have merged the Norwegian and Danish leagues with perhaps the best 5-7 teams from each league into one.
So this is how I would like to see it.
1x Copenhagen KHL team.
1x Oslo KHL team.
United (Danish-Norwegian) Hockey League.
5-7 top teams from Denmark.
5-7 top teams from Norway.
With a total of a 10-14 team league, similar to other European leagues.
As much of the talent in the current Norwegian and Danish leagues would remain, the lower number of teams from each league would make this a much stronger league in itself.
It could even take away the need for Danish and Norwegian players having to leave their own leagues to develop in Sweden, Finland or Germany. They can stay in their own league and develop.
The both KHL-teams in Denmark and Norway could work as a "big brother" for their respective parts of the league.
And if we look at a 12-14 team league, this would also increase the number of games per season, which will allow(force) players to train harder and get better.
The UHL could work with two conferences, one Norwegian with let's say 6-7 teams and one Danish with 6-7 teams. The Danish team to win the Danish conference could win the Danish gold, and the Norwegian wins the Norwegian gold. Both to keep the regular season more interesting but also to keep the old trophies and its histories. And then there is a play-off between the top teams from each conference and the winner wins the UHL trophy.
Other leagues with 12 teams:
SHL: 55 games/season
EBEL: 54 games/season
NLA: 50 games/season
Other leagues with 14 teams:
FHL: 60 games/season
ELH: 52 games/season
DEL: 52 games/season
So with 12-14 teams in the UHL there could be made up similar systems as above, with either 50 to 60 games per season.
Today I believe it's 40 or 45 games in the Danish and Norwegian leagues, so it's a big and a good step in my opinion.
Also I believe that this would increase the grass-root hockey in Norway as the second divisions in Denmark and Norway, Division 1 would also get better.
And both countries would get a lot of more media attention of hockey thanks for the KHL.
So, do you think this idea is good or not?
Ps. United Hockey League is just a random name I made up, nothing too serious.
If I had some bigger hands in European hockey I would push for a KHL team in both Copenhagen and Oslo. Also I would have merged the Norwegian and Danish leagues with perhaps the best 5-7 teams from each league into one.
So this is how I would like to see it.
1x Copenhagen KHL team.
1x Oslo KHL team.
United (Danish-Norwegian) Hockey League.
5-7 top teams from Denmark.
5-7 top teams from Norway.
With a total of a 10-14 team league, similar to other European leagues.
As much of the talent in the current Norwegian and Danish leagues would remain, the lower number of teams from each league would make this a much stronger league in itself.
It could even take away the need for Danish and Norwegian players having to leave their own leagues to develop in Sweden, Finland or Germany. They can stay in their own league and develop.
The both KHL-teams in Denmark and Norway could work as a "big brother" for their respective parts of the league.
And if we look at a 12-14 team league, this would also increase the number of games per season, which will allow(force) players to train harder and get better.
The UHL could work with two conferences, one Norwegian with let's say 6-7 teams and one Danish with 6-7 teams. The Danish team to win the Danish conference could win the Danish gold, and the Norwegian wins the Norwegian gold. Both to keep the regular season more interesting but also to keep the old trophies and its histories. And then there is a play-off between the top teams from each conference and the winner wins the UHL trophy.
Other leagues with 12 teams:
SHL: 55 games/season
EBEL: 54 games/season
NLA: 50 games/season
Other leagues with 14 teams:
FHL: 60 games/season
ELH: 52 games/season
DEL: 52 games/season
So with 12-14 teams in the UHL there could be made up similar systems as above, with either 50 to 60 games per season.
Today I believe it's 40 or 45 games in the Danish and Norwegian leagues, so it's a big and a good step in my opinion.
Also I believe that this would increase the grass-root hockey in Norway as the second divisions in Denmark and Norway, Division 1 would also get better.
And both countries would get a lot of more media attention of hockey thanks for the KHL.
So, do you think this idea is good or not?
Ps. United Hockey League is just a random name I made up, nothing too serious.
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