Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Stretch run info

The remaining schedules for each team in the WHL:

(bold = potential four-point matchup between teams close in the standings and battling for playoff spots/positioning)

Calgary:
Home (0):
Away (2): Medicine Hat (Mar 14), Lethbridge (Mar 15)

Edmonton:
Home (1): Red Deer (Mar 15)
Away (1): Red Deer (Mar 14)

Kamloops:
Home (1): Kelowna (Mar 13)
Away (1): Kelowna (Mar 14)

Kelowna:
Home (1): Kamloops (Mar 14)
Away (2): Kamloops (Mar 13), Spokane (Mar 15)

Kootenay:
Home (1): Lethbridge (Mar 14)
Away (1): Lethbridge (Mar 13)

Lethbridge:
Home (2): Kootenay (Mar 13), Calgary (Mar 15)
Away (1): Kootenay (Mar 14)

Medicine Hat:
Home (1): Calgary (Mar 14)
Away (0):

Prince Albert:
Home (1): Saskatoon (Mar 13)
Away (1): Saskatoon (Mar 14)

Seattle:
Home (2): Portland (Mar 13), Everett (Mar 15)
Away (1): Portland (Mar 14)

Spokane:
Home (2): Tri-City (Mar 13), Kelowna (Mar 15)
Away (1): Tri-City (Mar 14)

Vancouver:
Home (2): Everett (Mar 13), Prince George (Mar 14)
Away (0):

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Current playoff matchups if the season ended today:

East:
#8 Edmonton Oil Kings at #1 Calgary Hitmen (Calgary won season series 5-1)
#7 Lethbridge Hurricanes at #2 Saskatoon Blades (Saskatoon won season series 3-1)
#6 Kootenay Ice at #3 Brandon Wheat Kings (season series ended tied 2-1-0-1)
#5 Medicine Hat Tigers at #4 Swift Current Broncos (season series ended tied 2-2)

West:
#8 Prince George Cougars at #1 Vancouver Giants (Vancouver won season series 7-0 with one game left to play)
#7 Everett Silvertips at #2 Tri-City Americans (Tri-City won season series 8-1-1)
#6 Seattle Thunderbirds at #3 Kelowna Rockets (Kelowna won season series 3-0-1)
#5 Kamloops Blazers at #4 Spokane Chiefs (Spokane won season series 3-1)

RED - means team will definitely finish in that position.

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"Magic" numbers for upcoming events.....

- Calgary will clinch #1 overall with 0.5 wins or Vancouver losses
- Prince Albert will be mathematically eliminated with 1.5 losses or Edmonton wins
- Edmonton will clinch a playoff spot with 1.5 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Vancouver will clinch #1 overall with 3 wins or Calgary losses
- Prince Albert will clinch a playoff spot with 2.5 wins or Edmonton losses
- Edmonton will be mathematically eliminated with 2.5 losses or Prince Albert wins

All numbers last updated: after games of March 13.

6 comments:

Mike Walsh said...

I would love to see the Canes and Wheaties match up in the first round. One very good team would be eliminated. Alan, is this the best Hitmen team you have seen?

Anonymous said...

why canes and wheaties....although highly unlikely, I would rather see the canes and hitmen in the 1st round, all the pressure would be on calgary.

Anonymous said...

you just ran this post last week.

Anonymous said...

hey alan, just curious what your thoughts were on the Pickard/Letts incident in Spokane.

Alan said...

I think it's all Kyle Beach's fault.

Somehow.

Anonymous said...

LOL too funny

GO CANES, GO KYLE !!