Scout
02-11-2009, 09:17 AM
Courtesy Alan Caldwell
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Just combining all my homestretch/playoff situation info into one post here which I will update regularly.....
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When it comes to trying to predict the final order of standings, it's helpful to know how many home & away games each team has left to play, as well as the strength of their remaining opponents, etc. So, here are 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)
Brandon: (15 games total)
Home (8): Calgary, Swift Current, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Moose Jaw
Away (7): Prince Albert, Swift Current, Medicine Hat, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Regina, Moose Jaw
Calgary: (13 games total)
Home (4): Saskatoon, Red Deer, Regina, Kelowna
Away (9): Brandon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Red Deer, Prince George, Kamloops, Vancouver, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Chilliwack: (16 games total)
Home (7): Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver, Kelowna, Portland, Prince George
Away (9): Vancouver, Vancouver, Seattle, Kelowna, Portland, Tri-City, Vancouver, Everett, Portland
Edmonton: (13 games total)
Home (5): Red Deer, Swift Current, Lethbridge, Kootenay, Red Deer
Away (8): Kootenay, Tri-City, Spokane, Prince George, Prince George, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Red Deer
Everett: (16 games total)
Home (9): Spokane, Seattle, Tri-City, Portland, Kelowna, Vancouver, Tri-City, Vancouver, Chilliwack
Away (7): Tri-City, Seattle, Portland, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle
Kamloops: (14 games total)
Home (6): Vancouver, Spokane, Calgary, Portland, Vancouver, Kelowna
Away (8): Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Chilliwack, Prince George, Prince George, Vancouver, Kelowna
Kelowna: (17 games total)
Home (7): Vancouver, Prince George, Chilliwack, Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Kamloops
Away (10): Portland, Vancouver, Everett, Chilliwack, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Calgary, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Spokane
Kootenay: (16 games total)
Home (7): Edmonton, Red Deer, Prince Albert, Regina, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Away (9): Red Deer, Swift Current, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Lethbridge
Lethbridge: (14 games total)
Home (6): Kamloops, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Kootenay, Calgary
Away (8): Medicine Hat, Brandon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kootenay
Medicine Hat: (15 games total)
Home (11): Saskatoon, Kamloops, Brandon, Lethbridge, Kelowna, Prince Albert, Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Red Deer, Calgary
Away (4): Prince Albert, Lethbridge, Regina, Kootenay
Moose Jaw: (16 games total)
Home (9): Regina, Calgary, Prince Albert, Regina, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Brandon
Away (7): Regina, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Brandon, Brandon
Portland: (18 games total)
Home (9): Spokane, Kelowna, Seattle, Tri-City, Chilliwack, Everett, Everett, Seattle, Chilliwack
Away (9): Seattle, Everett, Spokane, Seattle, Tri-City, Kamloops, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Seattle
Prince Albert: (14 games total)
Home (9): Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Brandon, Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Brandon, Saskatoon, Regina, Saskatoon
Away (5): Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Saskatoon
Prince George: (16 games total)
Home (7): Edmonton, Edmonton, Kamloops, Kamloops, Calgary, Spokane, Spokane
Away (9): Chilliwack, Kelowna, Spokane, Tri-City, Seattle, Chilliwack, Vancouver, Tri-City
Red Deer: (17 games total)
Home (9): Kamloops, Kootenay, Saskatoon, Calgary, Kelowna, Prince Albert, Kootenay, Swift Current, Edmonton
Away (8): Lethbridge, Kootenay, Calgary, Edmonton, Kootenay, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Edmonton
Regina: (15 games total)
Home (7): Swift Current, Calgary, Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Brandon, Swift Current
Away (8): Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Calgary, Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Swift Current
Saskatoon: (14 games total)
Home (5): Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Brandon, Lethbridge, Prince Albert
Away (9): Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Red Deer, Calgary, Brandon, Brandon, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert
Seattle: (16 games total)
Home (12): Portland, Chilliwack, Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Everett, Spokane, Tri-City, Tri-City, Prince George, Portland, Everett
Away (4): Everett, Spokane, Portland, Portland
Spokane: (19 games total)
Home (8): Edmonton, Prince George, Seattle, Portland, Tri-City, Everett, Tri-City, Kelowna
Away (11): Everett, Portland, Seattle, Tri-City, Vancouver, Kamloops, Seattle, Kelowna, Prince George, Prince George, Tri-City
Swift Current: (15 games total)
Home (8): Saskatoon, Brandon, Kootenay, Regina, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Moose Jaw, Regina
Away (7): Regina, Prince Albert, Brandon, Edmonton, Red Deer, Brandon, Regina
Tri-City: (16 games total)
Home (8): Edmonton, Prince George, Everett, Spokane, Chilliwack, Portland, Spokane, Prince George
Away (8): Everett, Portland, Everett, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle, Seattle, Spokane
Vancouver: (18 games total)
Home (10): Chilliwack, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Spokane, Chilliwack, Tri-City, Calgary, Kamloops, Everett, Prince George
Away (8): Kelowna, Kamloops, Seattle, Everett, Everett, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Kamloops
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Records each team needs to post down the stretch in order to attain 70 points in the East or 55 points in the West, which is approximately what will be needed to make the playoffs:
East:
Swift Current Broncos: 3-12-0
Medicine Hat Tigers: 3-12-0
Lethbridge Hurricanes: 4-9-1
Kootenay Ice: 5-11-0
Prince Albert Raiders: 8-6-0
Edmonton Oil Kings: 8-5-0
Regina Pats: 9-6-0
Red Deer Rebels: 13-4-0
West:
Seattle Thunderbirds: 0-15-1
Prince George Cougars: 4-10-1
Chilliwack Bruins: 10-5-1
Portland Winter Hawks: 11-6-1
(In the East, Moose Jaw cannot attain 70 points so I've removed them)
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Current playoff matchups if the season ended today:
East:
#8 Prince Albert Raiders at #1 Calgary Hitmen
#7 Kootenay Ice at #2 Saskatoon Blades
#6 Lethbridge Hurricanes at #3 Brandon Wheat Kings
#5 Medicine Hat Tigers at #4 Swift Current Broncos
West:
#8 Prince George Cougars at #1 Vancouver Giants
#7 Seattle Thunderbirds at #2 Tri-City Americans
#6 Everett Silvertips at #3 Spokane Chiefs
#5 Kamloops Blazers at #4 Kelowna Rockets
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"Magic" numbers for upcoming events.....
- Kelowna will clinch a playoff spot with 0.5 wins or Portland losses
- Brandon will clinch a playoff spot with 1 win or Prince Albert loss
- Tri-City will clinch home ice in the first round with 3 wins or Kamloops losses
- Vancouver will clinch the B.C. division and at least #2 seed in the West with 4 wins or Kelowna losses
- Saskatoon will clinch home ice in the first round with 4 wins or Swift Current losses
- Kamloops will clinch a playoff spot with 5.5 wins or Portland losses
- Moose Jaw will be mathematically eliminated with 6 losses or Prince Albert wins
- Everett will clinch a playoff spot with 6.5 wins or Portland losses
- Calgary will clinch first place in the Eastern Conference with 7 wins or Saskatoon losses
- Spokane will clinch home ice in the first round with 7 wins or Kamloops losses
- Seattle will clinch a playoff spot with 7 wins or Portland losses
- Vancouver will clinch first place in the Western Conference with 8 wins or Tri-City losses
- Medicine Hat will clinch a playoff spot with 9 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Swift Current will clinch a playoff spot with 9 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Lethbridge will clinch a playoff spot with 10.5 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Chilliwack will be mathematically eliminated with 10.5 losses or Prince George wins
- Kootenay will clinch a playoff spot with 11 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Portland will be mathematically eliminated with 11.5 losses or Prince George wins
- Red Deer will be mathematically eliminated with 12.5 losses or Prince Albert wins
Teams that have mathematically clinched playoff spots so far: Vancouver, Tri-City, Spokane, Calgary, Saskatoon. Vancouver & Calgary have clinched home ice in the first round already too.
All numbers last updated: after games of February 10.
Scout
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Just combining all my homestretch/playoff situation info into one post here which I will update regularly.....
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When it comes to trying to predict the final order of standings, it's helpful to know how many home & away games each team has left to play, as well as the strength of their remaining opponents, etc. So, here are 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)
Brandon: (15 games total)
Home (8): Calgary, Swift Current, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Moose Jaw
Away (7): Prince Albert, Swift Current, Medicine Hat, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Regina, Moose Jaw
Calgary: (13 games total)
Home (4): Saskatoon, Red Deer, Regina, Kelowna
Away (9): Brandon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Red Deer, Prince George, Kamloops, Vancouver, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Chilliwack: (16 games total)
Home (7): Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver, Kelowna, Portland, Prince George
Away (9): Vancouver, Vancouver, Seattle, Kelowna, Portland, Tri-City, Vancouver, Everett, Portland
Edmonton: (13 games total)
Home (5): Red Deer, Swift Current, Lethbridge, Kootenay, Red Deer
Away (8): Kootenay, Tri-City, Spokane, Prince George, Prince George, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Red Deer
Everett: (16 games total)
Home (9): Spokane, Seattle, Tri-City, Portland, Kelowna, Vancouver, Tri-City, Vancouver, Chilliwack
Away (7): Tri-City, Seattle, Portland, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle
Kamloops: (14 games total)
Home (6): Vancouver, Spokane, Calgary, Portland, Vancouver, Kelowna
Away (8): Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Chilliwack, Prince George, Prince George, Vancouver, Kelowna
Kelowna: (17 games total)
Home (7): Vancouver, Prince George, Chilliwack, Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Kamloops
Away (10): Portland, Vancouver, Everett, Chilliwack, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Calgary, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Spokane
Kootenay: (16 games total)
Home (7): Edmonton, Red Deer, Prince Albert, Regina, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Away (9): Red Deer, Swift Current, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Lethbridge
Lethbridge: (14 games total)
Home (6): Kamloops, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Kootenay, Calgary
Away (8): Medicine Hat, Brandon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kootenay
Medicine Hat: (15 games total)
Home (11): Saskatoon, Kamloops, Brandon, Lethbridge, Kelowna, Prince Albert, Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Red Deer, Calgary
Away (4): Prince Albert, Lethbridge, Regina, Kootenay
Moose Jaw: (16 games total)
Home (9): Regina, Calgary, Prince Albert, Regina, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Brandon
Away (7): Regina, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Brandon, Brandon
Portland: (18 games total)
Home (9): Spokane, Kelowna, Seattle, Tri-City, Chilliwack, Everett, Everett, Seattle, Chilliwack
Away (9): Seattle, Everett, Spokane, Seattle, Tri-City, Kamloops, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Seattle
Prince Albert: (14 games total)
Home (9): Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Brandon, Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Brandon, Saskatoon, Regina, Saskatoon
Away (5): Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Saskatoon
Prince George: (16 games total)
Home (7): Edmonton, Edmonton, Kamloops, Kamloops, Calgary, Spokane, Spokane
Away (9): Chilliwack, Kelowna, Spokane, Tri-City, Seattle, Chilliwack, Vancouver, Tri-City
Red Deer: (17 games total)
Home (9): Kamloops, Kootenay, Saskatoon, Calgary, Kelowna, Prince Albert, Kootenay, Swift Current, Edmonton
Away (8): Lethbridge, Kootenay, Calgary, Edmonton, Kootenay, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Edmonton
Regina: (15 games total)
Home (7): Swift Current, Calgary, Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Brandon, Swift Current
Away (8): Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Calgary, Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Swift Current
Saskatoon: (14 games total)
Home (5): Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Brandon, Lethbridge, Prince Albert
Away (9): Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Red Deer, Calgary, Brandon, Brandon, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert
Seattle: (16 games total)
Home (12): Portland, Chilliwack, Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Everett, Spokane, Tri-City, Tri-City, Prince George, Portland, Everett
Away (4): Everett, Spokane, Portland, Portland
Spokane: (19 games total)
Home (8): Edmonton, Prince George, Seattle, Portland, Tri-City, Everett, Tri-City, Kelowna
Away (11): Everett, Portland, Seattle, Tri-City, Vancouver, Kamloops, Seattle, Kelowna, Prince George, Prince George, Tri-City
Swift Current: (15 games total)
Home (8): Saskatoon, Brandon, Kootenay, Regina, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Moose Jaw, Regina
Away (7): Regina, Prince Albert, Brandon, Edmonton, Red Deer, Brandon, Regina
Tri-City: (16 games total)
Home (8): Edmonton, Prince George, Everett, Spokane, Chilliwack, Portland, Spokane, Prince George
Away (8): Everett, Portland, Everett, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle, Seattle, Spokane
Vancouver: (18 games total)
Home (10): Chilliwack, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Spokane, Chilliwack, Tri-City, Calgary, Kamloops, Everett, Prince George
Away (8): Kelowna, Kamloops, Seattle, Everett, Everett, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Kamloops
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Records each team needs to post down the stretch in order to attain 70 points in the East or 55 points in the West, which is approximately what will be needed to make the playoffs:
East:
Swift Current Broncos: 3-12-0
Medicine Hat Tigers: 3-12-0
Lethbridge Hurricanes: 4-9-1
Kootenay Ice: 5-11-0
Prince Albert Raiders: 8-6-0
Edmonton Oil Kings: 8-5-0
Regina Pats: 9-6-0
Red Deer Rebels: 13-4-0
West:
Seattle Thunderbirds: 0-15-1
Prince George Cougars: 4-10-1
Chilliwack Bruins: 10-5-1
Portland Winter Hawks: 11-6-1
(In the East, Moose Jaw cannot attain 70 points so I've removed them)
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Current playoff matchups if the season ended today:
East:
#8 Prince Albert Raiders at #1 Calgary Hitmen
#7 Kootenay Ice at #2 Saskatoon Blades
#6 Lethbridge Hurricanes at #3 Brandon Wheat Kings
#5 Medicine Hat Tigers at #4 Swift Current Broncos
West:
#8 Prince George Cougars at #1 Vancouver Giants
#7 Seattle Thunderbirds at #2 Tri-City Americans
#6 Everett Silvertips at #3 Spokane Chiefs
#5 Kamloops Blazers at #4 Kelowna Rockets
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"Magic" numbers for upcoming events.....
- Kelowna will clinch a playoff spot with 0.5 wins or Portland losses
- Brandon will clinch a playoff spot with 1 win or Prince Albert loss
- Tri-City will clinch home ice in the first round with 3 wins or Kamloops losses
- Vancouver will clinch the B.C. division and at least #2 seed in the West with 4 wins or Kelowna losses
- Saskatoon will clinch home ice in the first round with 4 wins or Swift Current losses
- Kamloops will clinch a playoff spot with 5.5 wins or Portland losses
- Moose Jaw will be mathematically eliminated with 6 losses or Prince Albert wins
- Everett will clinch a playoff spot with 6.5 wins or Portland losses
- Calgary will clinch first place in the Eastern Conference with 7 wins or Saskatoon losses
- Spokane will clinch home ice in the first round with 7 wins or Kamloops losses
- Seattle will clinch a playoff spot with 7 wins or Portland losses
- Vancouver will clinch first place in the Western Conference with 8 wins or Tri-City losses
- Medicine Hat will clinch a playoff spot with 9 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Swift Current will clinch a playoff spot with 9 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Lethbridge will clinch a playoff spot with 10.5 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Chilliwack will be mathematically eliminated with 10.5 losses or Prince George wins
- Kootenay will clinch a playoff spot with 11 wins or Prince Albert losses
- Portland will be mathematically eliminated with 11.5 losses or Prince George wins
- Red Deer will be mathematically eliminated with 12.5 losses or Prince Albert wins
Teams that have mathematically clinched playoff spots so far: Vancouver, Tri-City, Spokane, Calgary, Saskatoon. Vancouver & Calgary have clinched home ice in the first round already too.
All numbers last updated: after games of February 10.
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