cannedice99 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 http://theahl.com/alignment-p171563 Finally, the Canadian teams are not all playing in the same division! It's better now so Canada can represent better in the playoffs. Hamilton and Toronto remain in the North, while St. John's (former Manitoba) moves to the Atlantic division. Abbotsford will play a ton of games in Texas (Houston, San Antonio, Austin) as they are competing in the West Division along with Oklahoma City. Also of note there are six divisions instead of four. The playoffs also change, from a format that saw a Division Champion come out of the first two rounds, to an NHL-style top 3 seeds plus 5 top point-getters. The first round is also only 5 games, while the other rounds remain 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosn111 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 That is good news for the AHL all around. The playoffs make it more of a feel for NHL type hockey. The Alignment also makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baalzamon Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I noticed this yesterday, but the Heat have an abhorrent travel schedule in their new division. Even worse than last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring-a-ding-dong-dandy Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I noticed this yesterday, but the Heat have an abhorrent travel schedule in their new division. Even worse than last season. i thought it looked better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baalzamon Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 i thought it looked better The closest teams to Abbotsford from the old North Division were Manitoba(Winnipeg) and Rochester, both of which were closer than the new closest, which happens to be Oklahoma City. And OKC is the only team in the new division that's closer than what was formerly next (Grand Rapids). Texas(Austin), San Antonio, and Houston are all further. Toronto, Lake Erie, and Hamilton were further than Austin and San Antonio, but none was further than Houston is. however, all the rest of the teams is closer to each other than they were. So that might cut down on overall travel, but the Heat no longer have any relatively short travel distances in their division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannedice99 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 The closest teams to Abbotsford from the old North Division were Manitoba(Winnipeg) and Rochester, both of which were closer than the new closest, which happens to be Oklahoma City. And OKC is the only team in the new division that's closer than what was formerly next (Grand Rapids). Texas(Austin), San Antonio, and Houston are all further. Toronto, Lake Erie, and Hamilton were further than Austin and San Antonio, but none was further than Houston is. however, all the rest of the teams is closer to each other than they were. So that might cut down on overall travel, but the Heat no longer have any relatively short travel distances in their division. The Heat have never had 'relatively short' travel distances. But it's not about the total distance so much as it's about time away from Abbotsford. This is a more detailed article by Dave Sheldon, former Director of Communications and Broadcast. http://www.abbotsfordheat.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23800&atclid=205213157&CFID=121964726&CFTOKEN=28471145&jsessionid=4e30c4d0d500065c38fd5d63d6a1a506e4f3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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