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02-16-2009, 06:22 AM
Courtesy Alan Caldwell:
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Stretch run info
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:
Home (7): Swift Current, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Moose Jaw
Away (6): Swift Current, Medicine Hat, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Regina, Moose Jaw
Calgary:
Home (4): Saskatoon, Red Deer, Regina, Kelowna
Away (6): Red Deer, Prince George, Kamloops, Vancouver, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Chilliwack:
Home (6): Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver, Kelowna, Portland, Prince George
Away (6): Kelowna, Portland, Tri-City, Vancouver, Everett, Portland
Edmonton:
Home (5): Red Deer, Swift Current, Lethbridge, Kootenay, Red Deer
Away (5): Prince George, Prince George, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Red Deer
Everett:
Home (6): Portland, Kelowna, Vancouver, Tri-City, Vancouver, Chilliwack
Away (7): Tri-City, Seattle, Portland, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle
Kamloops:
Home (6): Vancouver, Spokane, Calgary, Portland, Vancouver, Kelowna
Away (5): Chilliwack, Prince George, Prince George, Vancouver, Kelowna
Kelowna:
Home (5): Chilliwack, Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Kamloops
Away (10): Portland, Vancouver, Everett, Chilliwack, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Calgary, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Spokane
Kootenay:
Home (5): Prince Albert, Regina, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Away (8): Swift Current, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Lethbridge
Lethbridge:
Home (4): Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Kootenay, Calgary
Away (8): Medicine Hat, Brandon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kootenay
Medicine Hat:
Home (9): Brandon, Lethbridge, Kelowna, Prince Albert, Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Red Deer, Calgary
Away (3): Lethbridge, Regina, Kootenay
Moose Jaw:
Home (7): Prince Albert, Regina, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Brandon
Away (7): Regina, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Brandon, Brandon
Portland:
Home (8): Kelowna, Seattle, Tri-City, Chilliwack, Everett, Everett, Seattle, Chilliwack
Away (8): Everett, Spokane, Seattle, Tri-City, Kamloops, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Seattle
Prince Albert:
Home (6): Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Brandon, Saskatoon, Regina, Saskatoon
Away (5): Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Saskatoon
Prince George:
Home (7): Edmonton, Edmonton, Kamloops, Kamloops, Calgary, Spokane, Spokane
Away (5): Tri-City, Seattle, Chilliwack, Vancouver, Tri-City
Red Deer:
Home (7): Saskatoon, Calgary, Kelowna, Prince Albert, Kootenay, Swift Current, Edmonton
Away (6): Calgary, Edmonton, Kootenay, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Edmonton
Regina:
Home (5): Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Brandon, Swift Current
Away (7): Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Calgary, Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Swift Current
Saskatoon:
Home (5): Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Brandon, Lethbridge, Prince Albert
Away (7): Red Deer, Calgary, Brandon, Brandon, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert
Seattle:
Home (10): Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Everett, Spokane, Tri-City, Tri-City, Prince George, Portland, Everett
Away (3): Spokane, Portland, Portland
Spokane:
Home (6): Seattle, Portland, Tri-City, Everett, Tri-City, Kelowna
Away (9): Seattle, Tri-City, Vancouver, Kamloops, Seattle, Kelowna, Prince George, Prince George, Tri-City
Swift Current:
Home (7): Brandon, Kootenay, Regina, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Moose Jaw, Regina
Away (5): Brandon, Edmonton, Red Deer, Brandon, Regina
Tri-City:
Home (7): Prince George, Everett, Spokane, Chilliwack, Portland, Spokane, Prince George
Away (7): Portland, Everett, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle, Seattle, Spokane
Vancouver:
Home (8): Kelowna, Spokane, Chilliwack, Tri-City, Calgary, Kamloops, Everett, Prince George
Away (7): Kamloops, Seattle, Everett, Everett, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Kamloops
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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 Swift Current Broncos at #4 Medicine Hat Tigers
West:
#8 Prince George Cougars at #1 Vancouver Giants
#7 Everett Silvertips at #2 Tri-City Americans
#6 Seattle Thunderbirds at #3 Spokane Chiefs
#5 Kamloops Blazers at #4 Kelowna Rockets
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"Magic" numbers for upcoming events.....
- Vancouver will clinch the B.C. division and at least #2 seed in the West with 1.5 wins or Kelowna losses
- Tri-City will clinch home ice in the first round with 1.5 wins or Seattle losses
- Saskatoon will clinch home ice in the first round with 2 wins or Swift Current losses
- Kamloops will clinch a playoff spot with 2.5 wins or Portland losses
- Spokane will clinch home ice in the first round with 2.5 wins or Seattle losses
- Calgary will clinch first place in the Eastern Conference with 3 wins or Saskatoon losses
- Seattle will clinch a playoff spot with 3 wins or Portland losses
- Everett will clinch a playoff spot with 3.5 wins or Portland losses
- Medicine Hat will clinch a playoff spot with 3.5 wins or Regina losses
- Moose Jaw will be mathematically eliminated with 4 losses or Prince Albert wins
- Swift Current will clinch a playoff spot with 4 wins or Regina losses
- Vancouver will clinch first place in the Western Conference with 4.5 wins or Tri-City losses
- Brandon will clinch home ice in the first round with 5 wins or Swift Current losses
- Kelowna will clinch home ice in the first round with 5.5 wins or Seattle losses
- Lethbridge will clinch a playoff spot with 5.5 wins or Regina losses
- Chilliwack will be mathematically eliminated with 5.5 losses or Prince George wins
- Kootenay will clinch a playoff spot with 6 wins or Regina losses
- Prince George will clinch a playoff spot with 8.5 wins or Portland wins
- Portland will be mathematically eliminated with 8.5 losses or Prince George wins
- Red Deer will be mathematically eliminated with 9 losses or Prince Albert wins
- Edmonton will be mathematically eliminated with 10.5 losses or Prince Albert wins
- Regina will be mathematically eliminated with 10.5 losses or Prince Albert wins
Teams that have mathematically clinched playoff spots so far: Vancouver, Tri-City, Spokane, Kelowna, Calgary, Saskatoon, and Brandon. Vancouver & Calgary have clinched home ice in the first round already too.
All numbers last updated: after games of February 15.
Scout
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Stretch run info
Combining all my homestretch/playoff situation info into one post here which I will update regularly.....
================================================== ==================
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:
Home (7): Swift Current, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Moose Jaw
Away (6): Swift Current, Medicine Hat, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Regina, Moose Jaw
Calgary:
Home (4): Saskatoon, Red Deer, Regina, Kelowna
Away (6): Red Deer, Prince George, Kamloops, Vancouver, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Chilliwack:
Home (6): Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver, Kelowna, Portland, Prince George
Away (6): Kelowna, Portland, Tri-City, Vancouver, Everett, Portland
Edmonton:
Home (5): Red Deer, Swift Current, Lethbridge, Kootenay, Red Deer
Away (5): Prince George, Prince George, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Red Deer
Everett:
Home (6): Portland, Kelowna, Vancouver, Tri-City, Vancouver, Chilliwack
Away (7): Tri-City, Seattle, Portland, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle
Kamloops:
Home (6): Vancouver, Spokane, Calgary, Portland, Vancouver, Kelowna
Away (5): Chilliwack, Prince George, Prince George, Vancouver, Kelowna
Kelowna:
Home (5): Chilliwack, Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Kamloops
Away (10): Portland, Vancouver, Everett, Chilliwack, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Calgary, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Spokane
Kootenay:
Home (5): Prince Albert, Regina, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Away (8): Swift Current, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Lethbridge
Lethbridge:
Home (4): Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Kootenay, Calgary
Away (8): Medicine Hat, Brandon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kootenay
Medicine Hat:
Home (9): Brandon, Lethbridge, Kelowna, Prince Albert, Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Red Deer, Calgary
Away (3): Lethbridge, Regina, Kootenay
Moose Jaw:
Home (7): Prince Albert, Regina, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Brandon
Away (7): Regina, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Brandon, Brandon
Portland:
Home (8): Kelowna, Seattle, Tri-City, Chilliwack, Everett, Everett, Seattle, Chilliwack
Away (8): Everett, Spokane, Seattle, Tri-City, Kamloops, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Seattle
Prince Albert:
Home (6): Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Brandon, Saskatoon, Regina, Saskatoon
Away (5): Moose Jaw, Kootenay, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Saskatoon
Prince George:
Home (7): Edmonton, Edmonton, Kamloops, Kamloops, Calgary, Spokane, Spokane
Away (5): Tri-City, Seattle, Chilliwack, Vancouver, Tri-City
Red Deer:
Home (7): Saskatoon, Calgary, Kelowna, Prince Albert, Kootenay, Swift Current, Edmonton
Away (6): Calgary, Edmonton, Kootenay, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Edmonton
Regina:
Home (5): Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Brandon, Swift Current
Away (7): Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Calgary, Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Swift Current
Saskatoon:
Home (5): Kootenay, Moose Jaw, Brandon, Lethbridge, Prince Albert
Away (7): Red Deer, Calgary, Brandon, Brandon, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert
Seattle:
Home (10): Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Everett, Spokane, Tri-City, Tri-City, Prince George, Portland, Everett
Away (3): Spokane, Portland, Portland
Spokane:
Home (6): Seattle, Portland, Tri-City, Everett, Tri-City, Kelowna
Away (9): Seattle, Tri-City, Vancouver, Kamloops, Seattle, Kelowna, Prince George, Prince George, Tri-City
Swift Current:
Home (7): Brandon, Kootenay, Regina, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Moose Jaw, Regina
Away (5): Brandon, Edmonton, Red Deer, Brandon, Regina
Tri-City:
Home (7): Prince George, Everett, Spokane, Chilliwack, Portland, Spokane, Prince George
Away (7): Portland, Everett, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle, Seattle, Spokane
Vancouver:
Home (8): Kelowna, Spokane, Chilliwack, Tri-City, Calgary, Kamloops, Everett, Prince George
Away (7): Kamloops, Seattle, Everett, Everett, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Kamloops
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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 Swift Current Broncos at #4 Medicine Hat Tigers
West:
#8 Prince George Cougars at #1 Vancouver Giants
#7 Everett Silvertips at #2 Tri-City Americans
#6 Seattle Thunderbirds at #3 Spokane Chiefs
#5 Kamloops Blazers at #4 Kelowna Rockets
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"Magic" numbers for upcoming events.....
- Vancouver will clinch the B.C. division and at least #2 seed in the West with 1.5 wins or Kelowna losses
- Tri-City will clinch home ice in the first round with 1.5 wins or Seattle losses
- Saskatoon will clinch home ice in the first round with 2 wins or Swift Current losses
- Kamloops will clinch a playoff spot with 2.5 wins or Portland losses
- Spokane will clinch home ice in the first round with 2.5 wins or Seattle losses
- Calgary will clinch first place in the Eastern Conference with 3 wins or Saskatoon losses
- Seattle will clinch a playoff spot with 3 wins or Portland losses
- Everett will clinch a playoff spot with 3.5 wins or Portland losses
- Medicine Hat will clinch a playoff spot with 3.5 wins or Regina losses
- Moose Jaw will be mathematically eliminated with 4 losses or Prince Albert wins
- Swift Current will clinch a playoff spot with 4 wins or Regina losses
- Vancouver will clinch first place in the Western Conference with 4.5 wins or Tri-City losses
- Brandon will clinch home ice in the first round with 5 wins or Swift Current losses
- Kelowna will clinch home ice in the first round with 5.5 wins or Seattle losses
- Lethbridge will clinch a playoff spot with 5.5 wins or Regina losses
- Chilliwack will be mathematically eliminated with 5.5 losses or Prince George wins
- Kootenay will clinch a playoff spot with 6 wins or Regina losses
- Prince George will clinch a playoff spot with 8.5 wins or Portland wins
- Portland will be mathematically eliminated with 8.5 losses or Prince George wins
- Red Deer will be mathematically eliminated with 9 losses or Prince Albert wins
- Edmonton will be mathematically eliminated with 10.5 losses or Prince Albert wins
- Regina will be mathematically eliminated with 10.5 losses or Prince Albert wins
Teams that have mathematically clinched playoff spots so far: Vancouver, Tri-City, Spokane, Kelowna, Calgary, Saskatoon, and Brandon. Vancouver & Calgary have clinched home ice in the first round already too.
All numbers last updated: after games of February 15.
Scout