With the two expansion teams being being more west than east, I propose a complete conference realignment:

North Conference
Northwest
Anchorage
Vancouver
Kelowna
Saskatchewan

Northeast
Québec
Newfoundland
Maine

South Conference
Southwest
Anaheim
Nevada
Montana
Colorado

Southeast
Detroit
St. Louis
Carolina

JURT is good and his ideas are good

This has been my professional opinion.

Gunnar Söderberg || IIHF Fed Head - Sweden || Former GM - Nevada Battleborn
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Highlights:
S45 WJC | Sweden - Bronze
S46 SMJHL | Drafted 5th OA - Kelowna Knights
S47 SHL | Drafted 2nd OA - Tampa Bay
S47 SMJHL | Captain - Kelowna Knights
S48 SMJHL | Captain - Kelowna Knights
S48 IIHF | Gold - Sweden
S49 SHL All-Rookie Team
S52 IIHF | Silver - Sweden
S56 IIHF | Bronze - Sweden
S57 Challenge Cup - Chicago Syndicate
S57 Anton Razov Award (Playoffs MVP)
S60 IIHF | Bronze - Sweden
S60 SHL | Captain - Chicago Syndicate
S61 SHL | Captain - Chicago Syndicate
S62 SHL | Captain - Chicago Syndicate
S66 SMJHL | Nour Harrak Award (Best GM Duo)

Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson || D || Los Angeles Panthers
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Highlights:
S62 SMJHL | Drafted 26 OA - Nevada Battleborn
S63 SHL | Drafted 1 OA - Winnipeg Aurora
S63 SMJHL | All-Star
S65 SMJHL | All-Star
S67 IIHF | Top Forward
S68 IIHF | Gold - Sweden
S69 IIHF | Silver - Sweden
S70 SHL | All-Star
S70 SHL | Aidan Richan Award
S70 IIHF | Silver - Sweden
S71 SHL | All-Star
S71 SHL | Sergei Karpotsov Trophy
S71 SHL | Jay McDonald Trophy
S71 SHL | Sarmad Khan Award
S72 SHL | Challenge Cup - Winnipeg Aurora
S72 SHL | All-Star
S72 IIHF | Bronze - Sweden
S72 SHL | Anton Razov Award
S73 IIHF | Gold - Sweden
S75 IIHF | Gold - Sweden
S78 SHL | Challenge Cup - Los Angeles Panthers




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Up is down, right is left. Nothing to see here.

Did you just leak the new team????

did you just leak the second expansion location lol

thanks @Carpy48 and @frithjofr and @rum_ham and @Julio Tokolosh and @Briedaqueduc for the sigs

  

did you just leak the second expansion location lol

He told everyone on HTT, though. Not a leak.

Now if people start dropping branding, different game

Edit: said on HTT he's going to Regina

M'Baku Olubori || #81 || RW

Drafted 4th overall in S64 SMJHL Draft by Regina

Drafted 95th overall in S65 SHL Draft by Baltimore

Won S68 Ryan Jesster Trophy (Rookie of the Year)

Cassius Darrow || #81 || RD
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SMJHL Stats:
S44 - S46 || COL  || GP: 150 || G: 15 || A: 85 || P: 100 || +/-: +1 || SB: 195
S47 - S55 || BUF  || GP: X || G: X || A: X || P: X || +/-: X || SB: X
S56 - S63 || SEA  || GP: 0 || G: 0 || A: 0 || P: 0 || +/-: 0 || SB: 0
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Drafted 8th overall in S44 SMJHL Draft to Colorado
Co-Winner of S44 Zach Miller Trophy
Drafted 4th overall in S45 SHL Draft to Buffalo
Named S45 & S46 Captain of the Colorado Raptors
3-time Challenge Cup Champion (S46, S48, S55)
Named Assistant Captain of Buffalo Stampede S53-S55
Drafted 1st overall S56 Expansion Draft by Seattle
Named Captain of the Seattle Argonauts in S56
Bojo Biscuit Winner S57, S58

Baltimore Platoon GM || S64 - present

SHL Executioner || S62 - S65
SHL Awards Committee || S57 - S66
SHL Historian Committee || S53 - S64
SHL Head Office || S60 - S61
SMJHL Awards Head || S48 - S57
Colorado Raptors GM || S48 - S53
Colorado Raptors Co-GM || S47
Team Germany Federation Head || S44 - S46
SMJHL HO Member - S45-S46
SMJHL Head Office Intern - S44 

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Thank you karey, OrbitingDeath Ragnar, and sköldpaddor for sigs! 

Considering that the divisions with 3 teams auto qualify for the playoffs I would argue the constantly good teams should be in the groups of three and the teams that seem to love dwelling in the cellar should be in the fours.

Credit to Ml002, King, Wasty, Carpy, Bruins10, Rum_Ham, Turd Ferguson, Ragnar and Enigmatic for the sigs.


| C | Red Kirkby | Philadelphia | NZ | 1561 |S64-
SMJHL career:
-Picked 29th by ANC in the 63rd SMJHL draft
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SMJHL stats
S63 | GP:66 | G:16 A:15 P:31 | -19 | PIM:16 | H:101 | SB:38
S64 | GP:66 | G:11 A:27 P:38 | -33 | PIM:17 | H:166 | SB:27
S65 | GP:66 | G:15 A:24 P:39 | -20 | PIM:86 | H:118 | SB:23
SMJHL playoff stats
S63 | DNQ
S64 | GP:4 | G:1 A:3 P:4 | -1 | PIM:0 | H:8 | SB:5
S65 | DNQ
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SHL stats
S66 | GP:66 | G:15 A:21 P:36 | -11 | PIM:36 | H:48 | SB:47
S67 | GP:66 | G:33 A:26 P:59 | 27 | PIM:22 | H:81 | SB:42
S68 | GP:66 | G:40 A:34 P:74 | 24 | PIM:44 | H:70 | SB:34
S69 | GP:66 | G:36 A:45 P:81 | 34 | PIM:43 | H:66 | SB:50
S69 | GP:66 | G:63 A:69 P:132 | 62 | PIM:58 | H:96 | SB:57
SHL playoff stats
S66 | GP:7 | G:1 A:4 P:5 | 2 | PIM:4 | H:4 | SB:2
S67 | GP:7 | G:5 A:3 P:8 | -2 | PIM:2 | H:2 | SB:6
S68 | GP:5 | G:1 A:4 P:5 | -3 | PIM: 4 | H:3 | SB:2
S69 | GP:21 | G:16 A:14 P:30 | 15 | PIM:10 | H:15 | SB:13
S69 | GP:18 | G:8 A:19 P:27 | 8 | PIM:18 | H:18 | SB:15


| D | Rex Kirkby | Philadelphia | UK | 2114 TPE peak |S43-S63
SMJHL career:
-Picked 42nd by ANC in the 42nd SMJHL draft
-Traded to St Louis in S43
SHL career:
-Picked 10th by WKP in the 43rd SHL draft
-Traded to New England S53 
-Traded to New Orleans S55
-Free Agent to Atlanta S57
-Traded to Buffalo S59
-Voted to the all rookie team S44
-Won Challenge Cup [48]
-Won Bojo Biscuit Award [49,50,51]
-1st team allstar [55]
-2nd team allstar [50]
-3rd team allstar [51, 58]
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SMJHL stats
S42- GP:50 G:4 A:16 P:20 +/-:-13 PIM:36 H:70 SB:39
S43- GP:51 G:7 A:21 P:28 +/-:-9 PIM:44 H:88 SB:61
SMJHL playoff stats
S42- GP:9 G1 A:2 P:3 +/-:2 PIM:14 H:11 SB:5
S43- GP:12 G:0 A:4 P:4 +/-:2 PIM:12 H:16 SB:20
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SHL stats
S44 | GP:50 | G:2 A:16 P:18 | +15 | PIM:16 | H:44 | SB:55
S45 | GP:50 | G:3 A:14 P:17 | -1 | PIM:8 | H:26 | SB:55
S46 | GP:50 | G:5 A:20 P:25 | +6 | PIM:12 | H:53 | SB:59
S47 | GP:50 | G:11 A:22 P:33 | +11 | PIM:28 | H:58 | SB:66
S48 | GP:50 | G:11 A:18 P:29 | -1 | PIM:22 | H:50 | SB:67
S49 | GP:50 | G:9 A:32 P:41 | +21 | PIM:48 | H:139 | SB:63
S50 | GP:50 | G:8 A:36 P:44 | +3 | PIM:72 | H:154 | SB:88
S51 | GP:50 | G:10 A:27 P:37 | -10 | PIM:73 | H:152 | SB:93
S52 | GP:50 | G:12 A:23 P:35 | -2 | PIM:48 | H:144 | SB:78
S53 | GP:50 | G:9 A:28 P:37 | +30 | PIM:18 | H:78 | SB:90
S54 | GP:50 | G:7 A:32 P:39 | +23 | PIM:4 | H:78 | SB:120
S55 | GP:50 | G:10 A:34 P:44 | +26 | PIM:28 | H:83 | SB:128
S56 | GP:50 | G:7 A:26 P:33 | +12 | PIM:16 | H:94 | SB:91
S57 | GP:62 | G:8 A:44 P:52 | -5 | PIM:46 | H:116 | SB:143
S58 | GP:66 | G:14 A:40 P:54 | +14 | PIM:26 | H:70 | SB:134
S59 | GP:71 | G:12 A:36 P:48 | +3 | PIM:30 | H:24 | SB:104
S60 | GP:66 | G:7 A:30 P:37 | -23 | PIM:16 | H:84 | SB:119
S61 | GP:66 | G:9 A:29 P:38 | +1 | PIM:6 | H:107 | SB:99
S62 | GP:66 | G:8 A:21 P:29 | +24 | PIM:8 | H:83 | SB:90
S63 | GP:66 | G:7 A:16 P:23 | +2 | PIM:18 | H:63 | SB:71
Total | GP:1112 | G:169 A:544 P:713 | +123 | PIM:543 | H:1700 | SB:1817
SHL playoff stats
S44 | GP:18 | G:1 A:6 P:7 | +5 | PIM:12 | H:24 | SB:15
S45 | GP:18 | G:0 A:4 P:4 | +0 | PIM:6 | H:8 | SB:15
S47 | GP:15 | G:1 A:7 P:8 | +0 | PIM:6 | H:8 | SB:15
S48 | GP:10 | G:0 A:4 P:4 | +0 | PIM:6 | H: 16 | SB:17
S49 | GP:7 | G:2 A:2 P:4 | -2 | PIM:12 | H: 9 | SB:11
S53 | GP:11 | G:2 A:7 P:9 | -5 | PIM:16 | H: 30 | SB:29
S55 | GP:20 | G:5 A:10 P:15 | +6 | PIM:2 | H: 31 | SB:60
S56 | GP:5 | G:0 A:0 P:0 | -3 | PIM:0 | H: 3 | SB:13
S57 | GP:10 | G:0 A:8 P:8 | +2 | PIM:2 | H: 18 | SB:18
S57 | GP:11 | G:1 A:2 P:3 | +4 | PIM:6 | H: 21 | SB:9
S59 | GP:19 | G:3 A:7 P:10 | +11 | PIM:0 | H: 31 | SB:16
S60 | GP:6 | G:0 A:5 P:5 | 0 | PIM:2 | H: 11 | SB:6
S61 | GP:6 | G:0 A:1 P:1 | +1 | PIM:0 | H: 10 | SB:11
S62 | GP:6 | G:0 A:2 P:2 | +3 | PIM:2 | H: 7 | SB:10
S63 | GP:6 | G:0 A:1 P:1 | -7 | PIM:6 | H: 9 | SB:6


| Max Brannagan | Philadelphia Forge GM | S60- | Anchorage Armada GM (retired)| S44-S56|
Forge Regular Season Records:
S60: 30-33-3
S61: 30-27-9
S62: 32-25-9
S63: 34-22-10
S64: 38-23-5
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Forge Post Season Records:
S60: 2-4 1st round exit vs Baltimore
S61: 2-4 1st round exit vs Tampa
S62: 2-4 1st round exit vs Tampa
S63: 2-4 1st round exit vs Hamilton
S64: 0-4 1st round exit vs Buffalo
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Armada Regular Season Records:
S44: 23-21-6 6th place
S45: 30-16-4 2nd place
S46: 26-21-3 4th place
S47: 25-20-5 6th place
S48: 26-22-2 6th place
S49: 21-25-4 10th place
S50: 29-18-3 2nd place
S51: 28-16-6 2nd place
S52: 21-23-6 9th place
S53: 29-18-3 3rd place
S54: 22-23-5 8th place
S55: 35-12-3 3rd place
S56: 29-17-4 3rd place
Total record: 344-252-54 
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Armada Post Season Records:
S44: 3-4 1st round exit vs Vancouver
S45: 2-4 2nd round exit vs Colorado 
S46: 6-5 3rd round exit Vs St. Louis
S47: 0-4 2nd round exit Vs Vancouver 
S48: 5-5 3rd round exit Vs Vancouver
S49: 6-7 2nd round exit Vs Detroit 
S50: 7-4 3rd round exit Vs Carolina 
S51: 12-8 ★★★★ winners 
S52: 2-4 1st round exit vs Newfoundland 
S53: 3-4 1st round exit vs Anaheim 
S54: 3-4 1st round exit vs Kelowna 
S55: 3-4 2nd round exit vs Maine 

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Angus McFife XVIII RD  7th overall pick by Colorado Raptors
S59 17th OA Pick by Atlanta Inferno
Height: 6''4
Weight:222 lb
Number:23
Nationality : Great Britain
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Considering that the divisions with 3 teams auto qualify for the playoffs I would argue the constantly good teams should be in the groups of three and the teams that seem to love dwelling in the cellar should be in the fours.

or go 7 team conference 8 team playoff

did you just leak the second expansion location lol

He told everyone on HTT, though. Not a leak.

Now if people start dropping branding, different game

Edit: said on HTT he's going to Regina

Yeah just pay attention people damn.

did you just leak the second expansion location lol

He told everyone on HTT, though. Not a leak.

Now if people start dropping branding, different game

Edit: said on HTT he's going to Regina

ah cool missed that, thanks h3

thanks @Carpy48 and @frithjofr and @rum_ham and @Julio Tokolosh and @Briedaqueduc for the sigs

  

Considering that the divisions with 3 teams auto qualify for the playoffs I would argue the constantly good teams should be in the groups of three and the teams that seem to love dwelling in the cellar should be in the fours.

or go 7 team conference 8 team playoff

We polled the J GMs and this was a less than popular option compared to 12 teams making playoffs

                    John Brown | RD | TBB
570 TPE, 6'3, 204 lbs.
S67 - Drafted 1OA by the Nevada Battleborn
S68 - SMJHL All-Star
S68 - Drafted 6OA by the Tampa Bay Barracuda
S69 - SMJHL All-Star
S69 - SMJHL All Defense Team
S69 - Alexis Metzler Award
S70 - SMJHL All-Star

S66 Damian Littleton

      Joseph Weston || Winger || Los Angeles Panthers        
Joseph Weston || Winger || Los Angeles Panthers        
                                  1885 Peak TPE, 6'1", 202 Lbs.
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Regular Season Stats:
S49 | MTL | GP: 50 | G: 08 | A: 03 | P: 11 | +/-: 03 | MP: 621
S50 | CAR | GP: 50 | G: 17 | A: 22 | P: 39 | +/-: 02 | MP: 766
S51 | CAR | GP: 50 | G: 20 | A: 28 | P: 48 | +/-: 25 | MP: 807
S52 | CAR | GP: 50 | G: 19 | A: 20 | P: 39 | +/-: 08 | MP: 957
S53 | CGY | GP: 50 | G: 10 | A: 19 | P: 29 | +/-: 11 | TOI: 17:06
S54 | CGY | GP: 50 | G: 06 | A: 14 | P: 20 | +/-: -6 | TOI: 17:17
S55 | CGY | GP: 50 | G: 12 | A: 17 | P: 29 | +/-: 15 | TOI: 16:57
S56 | CGY | GP: 50 | G: 17 | A: 29 | P: 46 | +/-: 44 | TOI: 18:33
S57 | CGY | GP: 66 | G: 28 | A: 27 | P: 55 | +/-: 33 | TOI: 18:57
S58 | CGY | GP: 66 | G: 28 | A: 28 | P: 56 | +/-: 31 | TOI: 20:19
S59 | CGY | GP: 66 | G: 31 | A: 42 | P: 73 | +/-: 31 | TOI: 22:15
S60 | CGY | GP: 66 | G: 28 | A: 31 | P: 59 | +/-: 27 | TOI: 22:09
S61 | CGY | GP: 66 | G: 36 | A: 35 | P: 71 | +/-: 13 | TOI: 21:45
S62 | CGY | GP: 66 | G: 25 | A: 44 | P: 69 | +/-: 12 | TOI: 21:19
S63 | TOR | GP: 66 | G: 11 | A: 27 | P: 38 | +/-: -15 | TOI: 19:40
S64 | LAP  | GP: 66 | G: 18 | A: 28 | P: 46 | +/-: 19 | TOI: 18:11
S65 | LAP  | GP: 66 | G: 14 | A: 24 | P: 38 | +/-: 21 | TOI: 17:53
S66 | LAP | GP: TBD | G: TBD | A: TBD | P: TBD | +/-: TBD | TOI: TBD
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Awards:
S49 Montreal Militia Four Star Cup Champions
S50 Carolina Kraken Four Star Cup Champions
S50 Zach Miller Trophy Nomination
S50 Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy
S50 WJC USA Bronze Medal
S50 & S51 Carolina Kraken Assistant Captain
S51 SMJHL All-Star
S51 Laurifer Trophy
S52 Carolina Kraken Captain
S52 WJC USA Captain
S53 SHL All-Rookie Team
S54 Calgary Dragons Assistant Captain
S56-S58 Calgary Dragons Assistant Captain
S59-S63 Calgary Dragons Captain
S59 SHL All-Star Game
S60 SHL All-Star Game
S61 SHL All-Star Game
S63 United States of America IIHF Gold Medal
S63 SHL All-Star Game
S65 Challenge Cup Champion


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or go 7 team conference 8 team playoff

We polled the J GMs and this was a less than popular option compared to 12 teams making playoffs

Yes, when each team was not aware specifically what division they would be in. I think its fine the way it is, but unless divisions are shuffled each season you kinda have to throw out any future argument about each team making the playoffs being important.

Considering that the divisions with 3 teams auto qualify for the playoffs I would argue the constantly good teams should be in the groups of three and the teams that seem to love dwelling in the cellar should be in the fours.

or go 7 team conference 8 team playoff

What about 8 team playoffs, division winner and then 2 wild cards from each conference. Make the playoffs special again.

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Proud Father of Johnny Wagner-Svenson


Sven Svenson Career Stats

Sven Svenson | LW | #10 | San Francisco Pride | Peak 2,259 TPE
Birthplace: Stockholm, Swedend
Height: 6' 2"   Weight: 210 lbs
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SHL
Highlights:
S51 WJC Silver Medal - Team Sweden
S52 Drafted 34th overall in the SMJHL Draft - Colorado Raptors
S52 WJC Bronze Medal - Team Sweden
S52 IIHF Silver Medal - Team Sweden
S53 Drafted 15th overall in the SHL Draft - San Francisco Pride
S53 Colorado Raptors Alternate Captain
S53 WJC Silver Medal - Team Sweden
S56 IIHF Bronze Medal - Team Sweden
Named S57 San Francisco Pride Captain
S63 Ron Mexico Award Winner


Richard Hogsworth | GM of the Colorado Raptors | S56 - S59
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Co-GM: S54-S55
Regular Season
  SEASON         TEAM          GP            W            L          OTL        P     
       54           |     COL     |     50      |      24      |    21     |     5      |    53      
       55           |     COL     |     50      |      27      |    18     |     5      |    59      
       56           |     COL     |     50      |      24      |    24     |     2      |    50     
       57           |     COL     |     66      |      33      |    27     |     6      |    72     
       58           |     COL     |     66      |      34      |    27     |     5      |    73     
       59           |     COL     |     66      |      35      |    23     |     8      |    78     
  CAREER    |                  |    348     |     170     |   140    |     31    |   385     
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Playoffs
S54 - Eliminated in the Western Conference Semi-Finals
S55 - Eliminated in the Conference Semi-Finals
S56 - Eliminated in the Conference Semi-Finals
S57 - Eliminated in the Conference Semi-Finals
S58 - Eliminated in the Conference Semi-Finals
S59 - Eliminated in the Conference Semi-Finals

  

or go 7 team conference 8 team playoff

What about 8 team playoffs, division winner and then 2 wild cards from each conference. Make the playoffs special again.

I mean it would do that but it might hurt having the long down time (make IIHF and WJC more open on the site!) and its not a great position for HO to be in 14 teams sucks with the options given. But back when we had teams in the J eliminated it was one per conference. With this format (the only one they have) two divisions auto qualify and two have one team eliminated. So to make an argument that playoffs affects retention they need to rebalance divisions each year, or else they are arbitrarily giving 6 teams a competitive advantage.