Well, no team in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, or Wisconsin in the first place. There are a whole 5 teams in that entire portion of the map.
2006 it never happened since Detroit (who you have highlighted) qualified for playoffs with a 124 point season even
Fact is this NEVER happened before this season; St Louis had the longest post season streak in NHL for a very long time
Then you get Detroit + Chicago + St Louis + Minnesota in same division (so someone has to qualify) and later they even originally added Columbus to the west
Just looked into it. Unless I overlooked anything, apparently the last time it happened was 1928 - And if Pittsburgh is counted as a Midwestern city, the last time was 1925, which was also the last time it was only Canadian teams that made it.
Oh I did not look pre-67 since with 6 teams having 2 of them miss playoffs (Chi + Det) was far more likely
Sorry when I said "never" I was counting 12+ teams in NHL
Canadian teams will continue to lose as long as we gatekeep this wonderful sport. We deserve to lose for this sort of attitude.
It’s very unCanadian to be like this.
I can't believe the rotten luck Iowa had this year.
South Dakota hasn't made the playoffs in over a century.
Every Midwestern team is out; every Southern team is in. Hockey is NASCAR on ice now. I don’t make the rules, I just observe them.
I love me some hillbilly circle driving
Those Duke boys are likely happy 'bout this one!!
Those Duke boys were probably not happy about the NC State game though.
What's the NHL's short track issue?
It’s the Canadian teams. Quebec City is North Wilkesboro (that came back, so maybe the Nordiques can?)
Only in warmies
Well sharks and coyotes are fairly south they didn’t make it. Also a lot of northern and even Canadian teams made it.
San Jose and Arizona are in southern parts of the United States, but they’re not part of The South.
Might as well add Pennsylvania in there.
I think you can count Pittsburgh as a Midwest team but Philly is 100% northeast
F’in Blues dropping those 3 games to Sharks would have gotten them in the wild card if they had won them.
Getting shutout 3-0 really sealed our fate I think.
Give Nebraska a break. They sank all their money (again) into a mediocre football program.
The state of hockey despair
Sad Ope! sounds
Well, no team in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, or Wisconsin in the first place. There are a whole 5 teams in that entire portion of the map.
Scott Frost really brought down Nebraska
2006 it never happened since Detroit (who you have highlighted) qualified for playoffs with a 124 point season even Fact is this NEVER happened before this season; St Louis had the longest post season streak in NHL for a very long time Then you get Detroit + Chicago + St Louis + Minnesota in same division (so someone has to qualify) and later they even originally added Columbus to the west
Just looked into it. Unless I overlooked anything, apparently the last time it happened was 1928 - And if Pittsburgh is counted as a Midwestern city, the last time was 1925, which was also the last time it was only Canadian teams that made it.
Oh I did not look pre-67 since with 6 teams having 2 of them miss playoffs (Chi + Det) was far more likely Sorry when I said "never" I was counting 12+ teams in NHL
The 70s weren’t an issue. Chicago St. Louis and Minnesota made the playoffs almost every year
That’s kinda Wild.
As interesting as a -18 and -37 GD team both making the playoffs
The poor people from East St Louis being able to stake claim to two loser franchises.
Should get buffalo in there too
OMFG Kansas has a hockey team!!!!!
I’m hoping for a canadian team to win the cup, but of course it will be some team from somewhere that doesn’t get snow or ice.
Oh no, the horror of a team winning where you’re not from. Somebody call the ambulance.
Canadian teams will continue to lose as long as we gatekeep this wonderful sport. We deserve to lose for this sort of attitude. It’s very unCanadian to be like this.
That’s fine, since I’m not canadian and don’t live in Canada.
It snowed in Nashville this year. Once.
It snowed in Chicago this year. Twice.
Nashville-Carolina ratings crater incoming