Why isn't Nashville in the Eastern conference?

[robes1]

Always wondered why they're not in the East, I mean aren't the conferences essentially organized according to the geographical location of the teams?

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[PAZ]

Tell me what team in the East is closer to the West than Nashville.

 

[Jetcetera]

because it's further west than any of the Eastern conference teams.

 

[robes1]

Tell me what team in the East is closer to the West than Nashville.

The point wasn't that there is a team that is closer to the west than Nashville, it's that Nashville is located further East than any other Western team.

 

[MessierII]

You need a balance of conferences and they are in the central time zone.

 

[ffh]

I know I know cause their in the central time zone. and not in the eastern time zone.

 

[Duke749]

They’re in the central time zone for one.

 

[Predsrule]

It is the team that prob moves when Seattle joins the west.

 

[MessierII]

It is the team that prob moves when Seattle joins the west.

Why would anyone move out of the conference when Seattle joins?

 

[Predsrule]

Why would anyone move out of the conference when Seattle joins?

Brain fart thought the west was the one with an extra team. It’s not lol.

 

[PAZ]

The point wasn't that there is a team that is closer to the west than Nashville, it's that Nashville is located further East than any other Western team.

So you want 17 teams in the East, and 14 teams in the West?

Got it.

 

[Cuphead]

The point wasn't that there is a team that is closer to the west than Nashville, it's that Nashville is located further East than any other Western team.

one western conference team has to be the furthest east.

 

[SladeWilson23]

The Western Conference has to cover three different time zones, while the Eastern Conference only covers one. Not sure why, but I get a kick out of that. At least it's still not as wonky as the NFL geography divisions.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

Maybe change the number of conferences to three.

Western Conference
Eastern Conference
Central Conference

 

[robes1]

So you want 17 teams in the East, and 14 teams in the West?

Got it.

Nope. Once Seattle lands, it could be 15/17.

 

[libertarian]

Nashville is the most western team that is in the east. The west has to contend with multilabel time zones while eastern team don't when playing within conference. Nashville is just unlucky that they are the most eastern team in the west.

 

[TaLoN]

Always wondered why they're not in the East, I mean aren't the conferences essentially organized according to the geographical location of the teams?

Because they are in the central time zone and didn't want all their road games to be too early for their fans to watch... needing time to get home from work and all. Allowed Detroit, an eastern time zone team to go east.

Nashville is the most western team that is in the east. The west has to contend with multilabel time zones while eastern team don't when playing within conference. Nashville is just unlucky that they are the most eastern team in the west.

Unlucky that they are a central time zone team playing in the central division?

 

[Spirit of 67]

Geography.

 

[613Leafer]

The Western Conference has to cover three different time zones, while the Eastern Conference only covers one. Not sure why, but I get a kick out of that. At least it's still not as wonky as the NFL geography divisions.

I mean it's just basic geography. The Eastern part of both Canada and the US are more densely populated than the midwest/west, and hockey specifically is more popular in the North Eastern US.

If you drew a line through the geographic centre of the US, all of the NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB have more teams in the East than in the West.

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

The Western Conference has to cover three different time zones, while the Eastern Conference only covers one. Not sure why, but I get a kick out of that. At least it's still not as wonky as the NFL geography divisions.

I mean it's just a matter of where the primary population resides. North America is not equally dispersed in terms of population across the land, most people reside on the East coast (especially hockey interested people). It'd be unreasonable to expect equity in terms of conference balance, travel, and time given the natural way our continent is developed.

 

[Doctor No]

The point wasn't that there is a team that is closer to the west than Nashville, it's that Nashville is located further East than any other Western team.

If your point was that there's always going to be an Easternmost team in the Western Conference, and a Westernmost team in the Eastern Conference, good work.

 

[Doctor No]

Nope. Once Seattle lands, it could be 15/17.

It won't be.

 

[The Podium]

The same was said about Detroit and Columbus. Previously the Leafs.

 

[Harry22]

Nope. Once Seattle lands, it could be 15/17.

The reason the NHL is adding Seattle over Quebec City is mainly to balance out the conferences. Also, Memphis is in the West in the NBA as well.

 

[gumgum]

one western conference team has to be the furthest east.

None of them are East.