Which brings me to the question of how often teams have to do that this year. Do some teams have significantly fewer of these tough weekends than others? Below is a table with the number of times each WHL team will play 3-in-3, 4-in-5, and the toughest of all, five games in six nights.
| 3-in-3 | 4-in-5 | 5-in-6 | |
| Brandon | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Calgary | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Chilliwack | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Edmonton | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Everett | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Kamloops | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelowna | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Kootenay | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Lethbridge | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Medicine Hat | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Moose Jaw | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Portland | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Prince Albert | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Prince George | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Red Deer | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Regina | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Saskatoon | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Seattle | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Spokane | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Swift Current | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tri-City | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Vancouver | 7 | 8 | 2 |
It should be noted that Vancouver's two 5-in-6 portions of the schedule actually overlap - two games are common to both those groups. In fact, in the ten days from February 20 to March 1, 2009, Vancouver will play eight games. An 8-in-10! If any of the players on that team can walk without limping on March 2, it'll be a miracle.
2 comments:
Is there a reason more teams from the East play less of this kind of schedule?
Simple, longer travel distances in the East.
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