Pee Wee A 19-20

[BetterThanGetlaf]

are this weekends scores correct? the ones that have been posted

Which ones surprised you ?

Ducks 4 and SDIA


And while not really surprising Condors are probably going to drop in the next 3 games. I thought if they beat Wave they might be really strong.


any idea who is going to be 6-7-8

[lcadad]

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Listened to all 3 episodes.  Smart, funny, plenty of "hot takes" as the kids like to say. 

[BladesofSteel66]

SDIA is a fake team...  Pretenders. 

[BladesofSteel66]

are this weekends scores correct? the ones that have been posted

Which ones surprised you ?

Ducks 4 and SDIA


And while not really surprising Condors are probably going to drop in the next 3 games. I thought if they beat Wave they might be really strong.


any idea who is going to be 6-7-8

Have you NOT read my POWER RANKINGS?!?!?  All your answers are there.

[BladesofSteel66]

Was I wrong?!?!?

[trans4761]

SDIA is a fake team...  Pretenders.

my guess is they were short some players (the one that i got admonished for praising)
Changes that team

[AlexJ312]

Was I wrong?!?!?

Not at all!!!!

[HockeyDad73]

Running through some potential scenarios with this years playoff seedings I just now noticed GR plays an extra game.  16 reg games vs everyone else's 15.


This happened last year in SQBB where they were 1 point shy of a playoff spot and could have bumped a team that earned a spot but played 1 less game.  Teams were told they picked a game at random at the beginning of the season and will "unveil" that pick when the season is over.  Unveil to whom I have no idea.  Win or lose the game is dropped, potentially affecting their qualifying for playoffs or seeding (like it will this year especially if they drop their loss to Bakersfield).


How is it the GR is awarded this luxury of an extra game?  Do their clubs always get an extra game and I am just now noticing?  I'm calling BS.


Also, teams like Wave 1 only play their regular 15 while most other clubs played at least 1 exhibition game and at least 1 team (looking at you Kings 2) will have played 2.


So GR could potentially come out of this season undefeated and top seed if that loss is discarded at the end of the season.

/rant off

[Rats13]

With 21 teams getting a 15 game schedule someone would need to play an extra game.  How the decide who plays that game and the random dropped game I have no idea but I somehow there some grand conspiracy at the PWA level.  My experience has been mostly seems like SCAHA drops the teams and ices slots into a scheduling system and it is what it is.  We've been on teams with 2 home games all season.  Going to away games twice in one season to the same team.  I'm sure it's a big job to balance but i'm not certain they care that much.  My 2 cents

[HockeyDad73]

With 21 teams getting a 15 game schedule someone would need to play an extra game.

I fully understand that part but it's just 2 years in a row with the same club makes me suspect.


My seeding predictions:



1   Wave (1)        29 pts
2   Goldrush        28 pts   (Max 30 - Bakersfield Loss Dropped)
3   Empire HC        25 pts   (Max 27 - Win vs Condors)
4   Jr Condors        24 pts   (Max 26 - Win vs Empire)
5   SDIA           23 pts   (Max 25 - Win vs Ducks3)
6   Jr. Kings (2)    21 pts
7   Jr. Ducks (3)   21 pts   (Max 23 - Win vs SDIA)
8   Jr. Ducks (4)   19 pts


Wave 1   vs  Jr. Ducks (4)
Goldrush   vs   Jr. Ducks (3)
Empire HC   vs   Jr. Kings (2)
Jr Condors   vs   SDIA



So some potential for minor changes but i'd say it's going to be pretty close.

[BladesofSteel66]

Running through some potential scenarios with this years playoff seedings I just now noticed GR plays an extra game.  16 reg games vs everyone else's 15.

Also, teams like Wave 1 only play their regular 15 while most other clubs played at least 1 exhibition game and at least 1 team (looking at you Kings 2) will have played 2.


So GR could potentially come out of this season undefeated and top seed if that loss is discarded at the end of the season.

/rant off

LMAO!!!!!  You mean GR played 16 and STILL didn't have to play the 2 best teams (Wave1, EHC)  lolololololololz!

[BladesofSteel66]

With 21 teams getting a 15 game schedule someone would need to play an extra game.

I fully understand that part but it's just 2 years in a row with the same club makes me suspect.

No, the schedule is a guarantee as such for all teams/clubs:  a combination of 20 games TOTAL (pre, exb, season).  That's what you pay to get.  Having 21 teams means nothing for 15 or 16, that's nonsense. 


GR got 4 preseason and 16 season.  Some got 4 pre, 1 exb, 15 season....  it all balances out.  I get it.... not balanced for playoffs.  I hear you...   
I have even been part of a season where there was 5 pre, 15 season and 0 exb.  FYI it is the 20 game number SCAHA cares about fulfilling. 

[BladesofSteel66]

With 21 teams getting a 15 game schedule someone would need to play an extra game.

Wave 1   vs  Jr. Ducks (4)
Goldrush   vs   Jr. Ducks (3)
Empire HC   vs   Jr. Kings (2)
Jr Condors   vs   SDIA

So some potential for minor changes but i'd say it's going to be pretty close.

Unless there was a major change, that is not how playoff work.  It is round-robin 1,4,5,8 in Pool A and 2,3,6,7 in Pool B.  Top 2 records from each Pool after Pool-play advance to a semi (single-elimination) then a championship. 


Top 4 that are probably going to be in the semis (Wave1, EHC, Goldrush, and winner of SDIAvCondors)

[HockeyDad73]

Good to know.  I just assumed.

[BetterThanGetlaf]

Running through some potential scenarios with this years playoff seedings I just now noticed GR plays an extra game.  16 reg games vs everyone else's 15.

Also, teams like Wave 1 only play their regular 15 while most other clubs played at least 1 exhibition game and at least 1 team (looking at you Kings 2) will have played 2.


So GR could potentially come out of this season undefeated and top seed if that loss is discarded at the end of the season.

/rant off

LMAO!!!!!  You mean GR played 16 and STILL didn't have to play the 2 best teams (Wave1, EHC)  lolololololololz!

Realistically GR is probably in for a very rough play offs. They haven't played many "hard games" so it looks good in the standings but it might be just smoke and mirrors. But when the season started no one knew who was really going to be strong and who was just a lot of hot air.