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S57 mPT #2 - the hall of fame where is it
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(This post was last modified: 12-11-2020, 03:03 AM by Dextaria.)

The Hall of Fame should be in a location that has meaning to the history of the SHL league. This means the locations in my mind are limited to Calgary, Winnipeg, Wisconsin, Hamilton, Toronto, and West Kendall. Out of these 6 teams, Wisconsin became defunct 2 seasons after the inaugural season, and the West Kendall Platoon moved to Baltimore a couple seasons ago. This I feel pulls both Wisconsin and West Kendall out of the equation for the location of the SHL Hall of Fame, despite West Kendall winning a large number of Challenge Cups in their history.

With 4 spots remaining in Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton, and Toronto, I think it would make most sense to put the Hall of Fame with the team that has the most accolades. So first, it seems reasonable to compare the number of Challenge Cup wins between the 4 teams. Calgary has won the cup 8 times in S8, S9, S27, S29, S32, S40, S42, and most recently in S50. Winnipeg has 6 cups of their own winning the inaugural season of the SHL, S1, as well as S7, S19, S25, S37, and S44. Hamilton has been just as good, and even more so recently with their cup wins, winning in S11, S24, S26, S51, S53, and this past season in S56 to round them off with 6 Challenge Cups in franchise history. Lastly, Toronto has only ever won 1 cup in their long tenure in the league in S35.

Just based on cups alone, I think that Toronto is out of the running for the location for the SHL Hall of Fame despite the large population and city. Now, I think the last comparison would probably have to be the local population and the general location. Calgary currently has the largest population at around 1.3 million compared to around 750 thousand in Winnipeg and around 600 thousand in Hamilton. However, Hamilton does have a large population base nearby in Toronto, as well as Hamilton being in a prime location with respect to other SHL teams such as the Toronto North Stars, Buffalo Sabes, and Chicago Syndicate. The Calgary Dragons only really have the Edmonton Blizzard and for Winnipeg it's the Minnesota Monarchs. With that, I think the best spot for the SHL Hall of Fame is... Hamilton!

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RE: S57 mPT #2 - the hall of fame where is it - by Dextaria - 12-07-2020, 01:15 AM



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