IVY League standings

[adamw]

I've always wanted the NHL to do 4 points for a regulation win, 3 points for an OT win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss (and 0 points for a loss before the shootout.)  I wonder if that would incentivize teams to be more aggressive to try to score.  Probably not.

I would prefer to see every game worth 5 points:
5 - Regulation Win
4 - Overtime Win
3 - Shootout Win
2 - Shootout Loss
1 - Overtime Loss
0 - Regulation Loss

Somebody did this for a while.  Was it the WCHA about 15 years ago?

Hockey East, in 1994-95, and 1995-96.

[Trotsky]

I've always wanted the NHL to do 4 points for a regulation win, 3 points for an OT win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss (and 0 points for a loss before the shootout.)  I wonder if that would incentivize teams to be more aggressive to try to score.  Probably not.

I would prefer to see every game worth 5 points:
5 - Regulation Win
4 - Overtime Win
3 - Shootout Win
2 - Shootout Loss
1 - Overtime Loss
0 - Regulation Loss

Somebody did this for a while.  Was it the WCHA about 15 years ago?

Hockey East, in 1994-95, and 1995-96.

Was that when they did the split season with the WCHA?  No, that was probably earlier.

[adamw]

I've always wanted the NHL to do 4 points for a regulation win, 3 points for an OT win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss (and 0 points for a loss before the shootout.)  I wonder if that would incentivize teams to be more aggressive to try to score.  Probably not.

I would prefer to see every game worth 5 points:
5 - Regulation Win
4 - Overtime Win
3 - Shootout Win
2 - Shootout Loss
1 - Overtime Loss
0 - Regulation Loss

Somebody did this for a while.  Was it the WCHA about 15 years ago?

Hockey East, in 1994-95, and 1995-96.

Was that when they did the split season with the WCHA?  No, that was probably earlier.

That was the first few years after the split - 85, 86, 87

[Trotsky]

I've always wanted the NHL to do 4 points for a regulation win, 3 points for an OT win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss (and 0 points for a loss before the shootout.)  I wonder if that would incentivize teams to be more aggressive to try to score.  Probably not.

I would prefer to see every game worth 5 points:
5 - Regulation Win
4 - Overtime Win
3 - Shootout Win
2 - Shootout Loss
1 - Overtime Loss
0 - Regulation Loss

Somebody did this for a while.  Was it the WCHA about 15 years ago?

Hockey East, in 1994-95, and 1995-96.

Was that when they did the split season with the WCHA?  No, that was probably earlier.

That was the first few years after the split - 85, 86, 87

It all runs together.

[French Rage]

I've always wanted the NHL to do 4 points for a regulation win, 3 points for an OT win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss (and 0 points for a loss before the shootout.)  I wonder if that would incentivize teams to be more aggressive to try to score.  Probably not.

I would prefer to see every game worth 5 points:
5 - Regulation Win
4 - Overtime Win
3 - Shootout Win
2 - Shootout Loss
1 - Overtime Loss
0 - Regulation Loss

Somebody did this for a while.  Was it the WCHA about 15 years ago?

Hockey East, in 1994-95, and 1995-96.

Was that when they did the split season with the WCHA?  No, that was probably earlier.

Wait, what?

[adamw]

I've always wanted the NHL to do 4 points for a regulation win, 3 points for an OT win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss (and 0 points for a loss before the shootout.)  I wonder if that would incentivize teams to be more aggressive to try to score.  Probably not.

I would prefer to see every game worth 5 points:
5 - Regulation Win
4 - Overtime Win
3 - Shootout Win
2 - Shootout Loss
1 - Overtime Loss
0 - Regulation Loss

Somebody did this for a while.  Was it the WCHA about 15 years ago?

Hockey East, in 1994-95, and 1995-96.

Was that when they did the split season with the WCHA?  No, that was probably earlier.

Wait, what?

First few years of Hockey East, they had what was known as an "interlocking schedule" with WCHA.

[French Rage]

I've always wanted the NHL to do 4 points for a regulation win, 3 points for an OT win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss (and 0 points for a loss before the shootout.)  I wonder if that would incentivize teams to be more aggressive to try to score.  Probably not.

I would prefer to see every game worth 5 points:
5 - Regulation Win
4 - Overtime Win
3 - Shootout Win
2 - Shootout Loss
1 - Overtime Loss
0 - Regulation Loss

Somebody did this for a while.  Was it the WCHA about 15 years ago?

Hockey East, in 1994-95, and 1995-96.

Was that when they did the split season with the WCHA?  No, that was probably earlier.

Wait, what?

First few years of Hockey East, they had what was known as an "interlocking schedule" with WCHA.

Wuzzat?

[Give My Regards]

I've always wanted the NHL to do 4 points for a regulation win, 3 points for an OT win, 2 points for a shootout win and 1 point for a shootout loss (and 0 points for a loss before the shootout.)  I wonder if that would incentivize teams to be more aggressive to try to score.  Probably not.

I would prefer to see every game worth 5 points:
5 - Regulation Win
4 - Overtime Win
3 - Shootout Win
2 - Shootout Loss
1 - Overtime Loss
0 - Regulation Loss

Somebody did this for a while.  Was it the WCHA about 15 years ago?

Hockey East, in 1994-95, and 1995-96.

Was that when they did the split season with the WCHA?  No, that was probably earlier.

Wait, what?

First few years of Hockey East, they had what was known as an "interlocking schedule" with WCHA.

Wuzzat?

Schedules that interlocked.



It was a scheduling agreement between Hockey East and the WCHA.  Each team would play some larger number of games against teams in its own league and some smaller number of games against teams from the other league.  I'd have to look up how many of each; I think it was four games against each team in your own league and one against each team from the other one.  All of these games counted as league games in the standings for each league.

I think eventually both leagues became less than enamored with the additional travel costs, and the agreement was dissolved.

[French Rage]

Wow, crazy.

[Trotsky]

I think eventually both leagues became less than enamored with the additional travel costs, and the agreement was dissolved.

Fuel went up.  Tickets went up.  Everybody said screw it.

[Jim Hyla]

I think eventually both leagues became less than enamored with the additional travel costs, and the agreement was dissolved.

Fuel went up.  Tickets went up.  Everybody said screw it.

When HE started they only had 5 teams, although it jumped to 7 before the first game. WCHA had 6 teams, quickly going to 8, so it made sense to work together with game scheduling. As time went on both leagues expanded further and the necessity for rigid interlocking scheduling became less important. Look at what happened when the Big Ten started, too few teams in the league, too many OOC games needed.