Play off format for next year
- Thread starter youngbob
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Simple scratch the CC (as its pointless), maybe start the league at the end of August, the league will finish a bit early so we can have a slightly longer PO campaign.
split the league up into seeded groups. so first group will be: 1 , 3, 5, 7 ,9 group 2 of course will be 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. play each other home and away. top 2 from each group go through.
semi final match up best of 3 series.
final being a best of 5 series.
Although it means the EIHL don't get their big show case event at the end of the year, so it will never happen.
split the league up into seeded groups. so first group will be: 1 , 3, 5, 7 ,9 group 2 of course will be 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. play each other home and away. top 2 from each group go through.
semi final match up best of 3 series.
final being a best of 5 series.
Although it means the EIHL don't get their big show case event at the end of the year, so it will never happen.
They could let the Arena teams just play away legs. not anyone else's problem they can t get ice. Why should they have an advantage ? They gain financially throughout the season with their capacities, enabling them to field expensive rosters. They want the penny and the bun. There needs to be some downsides for the arena teams, that will help to create a more level playing field.
They just want it all, they need the rest of the teams if they can t get ice, they can have an option to withdraw from the play off competition
They just want it all, they need the rest of the teams if they can t get ice, they can have an option to withdraw from the play off competition
Just to keep this level it's not just the Giants travel casts its other teams costs of having to travel to Belfast as well.
I'd bin the P /O weekend and the CC, and just have 3 game series until you get the winner with the higher placed team getting the two home games (home, away, home) . Then re-seed each round highest first etc
I'd bin the P /O weekend and the CC, and just have 3 game series until you get the winner with the higher placed team getting the two home games (home, away, home) . Then re-seed each round highest first etc
the cc over a weekend is a good idea,
maybe even have it like a charity shield kind of opening weekend thing, to get a buzz going for the season,
playoffs are meant to be series,
wouldnt be playoffs otherwise lol.
all this talk is good... but if nothing changes and it stays as is, then i feel a neutral arena is a MUST,
as nice as nottinghams arena is,
a home arena advantage is always going to prevail in a clutch game like that.
bring back the wembley final days!!!!!!!!
maybe even have it like a charity shield kind of opening weekend thing, to get a buzz going for the season,
playoffs are meant to be series,
wouldnt be playoffs otherwise lol.
all this talk is good... but if nothing changes and it stays as is, then i feel a neutral arena is a MUST,
as nice as nottinghams arena is,
a home arena advantage is always going to prevail in a clutch game like that.
bring back the wembley final days!!!!!!!!
Not sure about Wembley, as Scots may complain that its a long way, although they may not. A better idea would be to go back to the MEN. Reasonably central for most teams, unless the phoneix come back in.
On a seperate note, a new London based team would be good though, the handball or basketball arenas in the olympic park would be a good fit for ice hockey......
On a seperate note, a new London based team would be good though, the handball or basketball arenas in the olympic park would be a good fit for ice hockey......