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Post by Jedediah-Hartford on Sept 22, 2018 12:48:43 GMT -5
Since Glenn is getting close to finishing up the Original Six era of the Old Timers league, I was curious as to what the plans were as far as the expansion teams that get added after that point. I don't know how many owners have expressed interest, but is there a system as to who gets the first wave of expansion teams, and who comes thereafter? Will there be a WHA equivalent, or will we use our own narrative as far as how new teams come to be? The one odd question I have is how the league will do the 1978-79 season. The NHL went down by one team due to the Barons/North Stars merger, but then added the 4 WHA teams a season later. I'm guessing one owner will have to just sit out a year and then resume Old Timers League after that point?
Not that this is a pressing matter or anything, but I was curious (and well-caffeinated) this morning.
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Post by Glenn-Philadelphia on Sept 22, 2018 14:30:20 GMT -5
Good points Jed.
For the 1st expansion (67-68) the 6 new members will be drafting players from the roster of the 6 expansion teams which means that the original 6 teams will lose a few of the players that were on the original 6 team prior to expansion. I am not sure what the NHL did but we will give the new expansion teams picks 1-6 in the draft and the original 6 teams will flesh out the 7-12 order based on finish.
I fadn't thought about the contraction that occurred in the 78-79 season. I think you had a good idea of maybe the owner sitting out a year, which in reality will be a few weeks until they get their franchise back the following year (much like the Browns did int he NFL).
We have our 6 new members for the old timers in 67-68. These are :
Adirondack
Baltimore
Colorado (New England Whalers originally)
Hartford (Wilmington Reds originally)
Syracuse
Toronto (Toronto Pats originally)
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Post by Joe-Adirondack on Sept 22, 2018 16:19:51 GMT -5
Count me in if you need another team
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Post by Dan-Toronto on Sept 23, 2018 9:56:24 GMT -5
Can count me in also.
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Post by Glenn-Philadelphia on Sept 23, 2018 10:06:04 GMT -5
Great. We have our expansion teams!
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Post by Glenn-Philadelphia on Oct 3, 2018 13:06:55 GMT -5
One week of old timers games kicks off each evening at 8:00PM EST. We will continue to use this hyper schedule of games to baseline and verify engine changes.
Once I complete the massage of the players and contracts from 67-68 to 09-10, I will put a link out to the players who will be available to the 6 new teams as part of the inaugural OT expansion draft.
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Post by Matt-Colorado on Oct 3, 2018 14:09:39 GMT -5
awe yessss
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Post by Mike - Montreal on Oct 3, 2018 14:45:30 GMT -5
And these six teams have been selected already, correct? when is the next opportunity to grab an old-timers franchise?
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Post by Glenn-Philadelphia on Oct 3, 2018 15:40:27 GMT -5
I think two become available in 1972 (NHL Vancouver and Buffalo).
I apologize if some of you guys have already been selected in a past thread. This has taken a little longer then I woudl have liked to get it up and going. If so, let me know and I can see what can be done.
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Post by Matt-Colorado on Oct 3, 2018 15:40:40 GMT -5
And these six teams have been selected already, correct? when is the next opportunity to grab an old-timers franchise? If I recall correctly: '67 +6 to 12 We're almost to this point, the next expansion is in '70 '70 +2 '72 +2 '74 +2 to 18 '78 -1 to 17 '79 +4 to 21 (I suspect this is the one GMs are waiting on to join the old timers league and have a shot at drafting 99) That's it until '91. |
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Post by Jedediah-Hartford on Oct 3, 2018 15:55:04 GMT -5
Will owners like Colorado, myself, and others be allowed to craft our histories in any way? Obviously since Colorado was once New England it would just look odd if I was Hartford, then Wilmington, and then Hartford again (unless you chose to interpret New England as Springfield MA since the WHA-era Whalers played a lot of games there as well). Nothing against Wilmington (assuming DE), I actually have some good memories of that place so in a way there is something fun about having a connection to it through this league. However, I'd be interested in the idea of my franchise having a more colorful history before finding its home in Hartford.
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