76 games with 8 teams?!

[FINNtastic]

Are they really going to play 76 games with 8 teams???

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[Jim]

Are they really going to play 76 games with 8 teams???

It is a good way to build rivalry.....something the "N" and "A" don't have as much of anymore.

 

[Buffaloed]

Are they really going to play 76 games with 8 teams???

The NHL used to play 70 games with 6 teams and I've seen many a poster long to return to those days.

 

[chriss_co]

wont the schedule be like a baseball schedule with teams playing in a city 3 or 4 times with the same team before moving on?

 

[kolanos]

wont the schedule be like a baseball schedule with teams playing in a city 3 or 4 times with the same team before moving on?

That definately would cut down on travel costs.

 

[Bruwinz37]

If this is the case and they get at least some decent players the league will be very watchable just based on the intense rivals that will develop.

 

[Bruinaholic]

The WHA should really have about 10-12 teams and play maybe 72 games MAX.
Playin a team 10 times in a regualr season will get old real fast.

 

[HughJass*]

The WHA should really have about 10-12 teams and play maybe 72 games MAX.
Playin a team 10 times in a regualr season will get old real fast.

The SEHL played 60-odd games with only 4 teams last year.

Really, there are tons of leagues in many sports that play a high amount of games with a low amount of teams.

All this WHA nit-picking is what's getting old.

 

[Guest]

wont the schedule be like a baseball schedule with teams playing in a city 3 or 4 times with the same team before moving on?

I've been saying the NHL should do this for the past year now, I love the concept of developing a short series. For division matchups in the NHL (6 games a season) you could do 2 games at the same arena in a row at seperate times, and then a home at home. Other conference games you could just do the 2 games at the same arena together at different times.

The President of the WHA was on the radio AM 910 in Phoenix yesterday and said something about a 3 game road schedule. The example he cited was how he would like to see a team in Phoenix to have a division with Dallas. He said that way teams could go on a 3 game road trip and play DAL-PHX-DAL or PHX-DAL-PHX. His words.