Snoop Hogg Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 The Oilers should be delegated to this league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 22 hours ago, Drive-By Body Pierce said: After rumours earlier this month about a new professional hockey league which will feature a team in British Columbia, we finally have more details about this venture. Major League Hockey is what it'll be called and they plan to get underway this fall with 16 teams across North America. In Canada, they will have teams in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. Meanwhile in the United States, teams will be placed in Arizona, New York, California, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New England, Oklahoma, Texas and Florida. The league's format will be 3-on-3, to show the fast pace and intensity that the NHL uses in overtime, although for MLH, it'll be for a full game. Each team will play two 24-minute games each night with those being played on Friday and Saturday's. As for the rosters for Major League Hockey, they will be filled with NCAA and U Sports players, as well as those who play in junior leagues in Canada, the United States and Europe. Major League Hockey also added that each team is allow three "World Class" players. A "World Class" player is defined by someone who is a free agent either in North America, Europe or Russia and have major professional experience. The league also mentioned that female players will be considered to play. Each team will have 14 players on their roster (12 skaters, two goaltenders) and a 2024 Player Draft has already been completed by Major League Hockey's scouting staff. Rosters and draft results are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. "MLH teams can sign three WORLD CLASS players. These can be free-agents in North America, Europe or Russia with major professional-level experience. Teams will then fill out their roster with talented players from the NCAA or Canadian U Sports, plus major junior players in Canada, the United States and Europe. We're proud to announce that qualified female players will be considered equally." Now, as for financial backing of this new league, it's unclear where the money is coming from, but each of the 16 franchises will have a salary cap of $30 million, with teams earning an additional $100K for a victory. More details regarding Major League Hockey will be announced over the coming weeks and in the summer. The schedule, cities that teams will be playing in, logos/branding, arenas and ticketing are all questions that need to be answered before puck drops later this year. https://www.canucksdaily.com/nhl/news/new-professional-hockey-team-coming-to-british-columbia-new-details-emerge Do they not watch overtime in the NHL? So boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) 2 hours ago, stawns said: Do they not watch overtime in the NHL? So boring Think they have rules to prevent passing out of the offensive zone to regroup and maybe even a shot clock. Think of this as the basketball of hockey. Edited June 3 by 24K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 It'll be boring very quickly.... no contact hockey? no thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilgore Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) On 6/1/2024 at 10:41 PM, Drive-By Body Pierce said: Yeah, and also shorter games (24 minutes I think), and two per night on Fridays and Saturdays. They will just be a constant blitz from one side or the other. I am starting to feel like this is an attempted segway into a more skill focused and less violent version of the NHL. Okay, shorter games. I was wondering how that would work. playing 3 skaters at a time to cover the whole ice for 60 minutes would devolve into a sludge match. They'd be exhausted after one period. Still it will be a workout. Any player who thrives in that new league will have to be a fast hard working skater....Good luck keeping them though because those skaters are coveted in that other hockey league. So who travels, parks, and then pays to watch a 24 minute game? Edited June 3 by kilgore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Could be interesting, curious where they will play and what type of atmosphere they will try and develop. 30 million salary cap they should be able to get some decent talent, not sure why they would give Arizona a team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 2 hours ago, spook007 said: It'll be boring very quickly.... no contact hockey? no thanks. Kind of what I was thinking. Imagine if someone torches the league for a rediculous amout of goals in a no contact, no defence league. Then some NHL team signs him and he puts up 6 goals in a season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 10 hours ago, gwarrior said: Kind of what I was thinking. Imagine if someone torches the league for a rediculous amout of goals in a no contact, no defence league. Then some NHL team signs him and he puts up 6 goals in a season. The whole concept sounds weird. Its maybe for folks, who wants to see players fly up and down the ice and score 30-40 goals.... it'll become boring very fast... or at least for folks, who likes to watch hockey now. A bit like watching ASGs.... boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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