Wednesday, June 29, 2011

I Hate the Off Season

I honestly do. You know why? Because all the energy I normally expend on the Everblades and the NHL teams I follow has nowhere to go.

It gets more and more bottled up, and next thing you know, I've turned the ECHL history into a handy dandy (technicolor) chart.

You read that right folks.


I turned all 23 years of the leagues history into one (long) chart.

I'm not sure if that makes me crazy or the biggest hockey nerd on Earth. Maybe it's both.

Where was I? Oh yes, the chart tracks the league from the first teams up until the season that's about to start. As the franchise relocates the color is changed. It's pretty interesting to see how many times some teams have changed locations and names. It's also funny to see some of the names. Oh man, Whoopee? The best.



(an easier to read version is here)

It's kind of amazing to see how unstable the ECHL has been at times. I have a little more respect for the league now. It's incredible how they have stuck in there. I also understand why the league seems less than enthusiastic about granting franchises. They have really been burned in the past.

Anyway, one thing is very obvious. The Blades have to make an announcement soon. It's pretty clear I'm going stir crazy.

3 comments:

  1. Wow, an ambitious project.. and interesting. On the other hand there is this
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009709/Palm-Beach-invaded-giant-7ft-long-lizards-residents-warned-guard.html?ITO=1490, kinda scary, eh! Just in case....LOL.

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  2. Haha, we've been dealing with the monitor lizards around here for some time now. We also have some really big iguanas roaming around too. And we can't forget the Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Lol, Florida is kind of a mess.

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  3. Florida ZOO, here we come Nov/Dec.. plus 4 games hockey... LOL.. something to look forward too, for sure.

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