From The Ground Up: Divisions
61 CommentsCheck the pollbar. You can now vote on your preferred divisional boundary alignment for the Icethetics fantasy league.
Since I can't offer higher resolution images within the poll, I'm offering them here with a list of cities available to each division. All divisions here are named by geography.
Here are some things to think about with regard to the divisional boundaries. The larger the division area, the fewer teams you get out of that area in a way. Remember, every division gets 5 teams. Smaller divisional areas have a better chance of getting a city you want, for example.
So, if you think there should be more Canadian teams and fewer southern teams, you'll probably want to pick D. If you want more eastern cities than western, go with C. A has the best geographical spread. B and E rely heavily on northern cities. Just a few observations. There are plenty of other ways to look at each setup.
Happy voting!
Reader Comments (61)
I went with "D"...it was really a second choice, but my first choice is so far behind in the voting that it would probably be a wasted vote.
If it was all up to me, though, I'd take Map E, split the Northeast into two divisions, and merge the Southeast and Southwest into one. Sorry if this offends anyone but the South should have few if any teams. There's just not that much interest down here.
I voted for B but I guess there's no chance it will catch up. I don't get why A is winning-- the Southeast and North divisions seem kinda weak. Of course B doesn't do anything different for Southeast, but I don't care about the Southeast. Sorry. I think B's Central div is better than A's North.
One thing I miss from the "old" NHL is the division and conference names from the league's history (Prince of Wales Conference; Adams Division; etc). Can we have some non-lame, same-as-every-sports-league names? Maybe the Gretzky Division? The Lemieux Division?
One thing I miss from the "old" NHL is the division and conference names from the league's history (Prince of Wales Conference; Adams Division; etc). Can we have some non-lame, same-as-every-sports-league names? Maybe the Gretzky Division? The Lemieux Division?
No, because this isn't the NHL or a derivative of it. I should be clear in that I'm not saying no to more unique division names. I'm saying no to naming them in any way that relates to the NHL.
awesome job chris -- may i note that i was the originator of the non-nhl cities idea. i think you should name a division after me.
C'mon people voting for "A"...
Please notice it DOESN'T include Hamilton or Thunder Bay. I think there would be very few Canadian teams in choice "A".
Vote "D".
Please notice it DOESN'T include Hamilton or Thunder Bay. I think there would be very few Canadian teams in choice "A".
Just wanted to point something out with regard to that. In D, there's a possibility of up to 10 Canadian teams in the league. With A, there could be 13. So while Hamilton and Thunder Bay aren't options in A, there are still more Canadian cities available in D with them being spread across 4 divisions instead of 2.
"Just wanted to point something out with regard to that. In D, there's a possibility of up to 10 Canadian teams in the league. With A, there could be 13. So while Hamilton and Thunder Bay aren't options in A, there are still more Canadian cities available in D with them being spread across 4 divisions instead of 2."
Although theoretically Map A has more Canadian options to choose, I highly doubt that in the NorthEast division there will be 5 Canadian teams picked. I even doubt there will be more then two, which sucks cause Halifax will get the short end of the stick there and Toronto and Montreal will probably be the two. Option D guaranties that there will be at least 9 Canadian teams, while option A has a possibility 13 at most and 0 at least. So in that regard I don't see why it would hurt to have Thunder Bay or Hamilton instead of maybe Sudbury and Cincinnati (although I don't know if Hamilton would be in that division). I am not really complaining because I have done all that I ca do and that is vote for what I think will be the most unique, I'm just pointing out that the argument of there is more in A is not altogether sound, because of the guaranty in D.
theoretically d wouldnt work
i just hope atleast a or b wins
I would love to see D, as it appears to be the only map with the possibility of including St. John's!
What ever one has Des Moines in it.
I'd take the Des Moines team.
I would like to stress again...
choice 'A' offers a whole division of "confederate" teams AND a whole division of "desert" teams,
... but NOT a whole division of Canadian teams! Boo hiss.
I don't think it's appropriate for a hockey league.