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09-29-2008, 04:57 AM
Courtesy Alan Caldwell
Friday, September 26, 2008
3-in3's
With the arrival of the 2nd weekend of the season, that staple of junior hockey we call the "three-in-three" begins again tonight. Three teams - Edmonton, Kootenay, and Vancouver - will be playing three games in three nights this weekend.
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.
Scout
Friday, September 26, 2008
3-in3's
With the arrival of the 2nd weekend of the season, that staple of junior hockey we call the "three-in-three" begins again tonight. Three teams - Edmonton, Kootenay, and Vancouver - will be playing three games in three nights this weekend.
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.
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