Section30 wrote:

MyTeamIsDr.Pepper wrote:

I love the chiefs new look and the titans logo and colors! A lot of your images aren't loading unfortunately, such as the superior lakers uniforms (I would assume that's the uniform) and the entire saints page.

Thanks, and weird, they're all showing up on my end. I'll try posting them again to see if that helps.

That seemed to work, they all show up now!

Amazing what a little bit of extra black piping did for the Lakers. They look real sharp in those sweaters now. I dig the new Red Wing logo. Little bit of Blackhawks look there. Fargo is nice. I like that color combo. Hopefully we'll see that nice shield on a sweater someday too. Nice updates all around.

The 1959/60 Season has ended, here are the final standings.


Granite
Brainerd reclaimed the league title after a bit of a misstep last year, led by one of the most prolific young cores in all of the MAHL, the Jacks only look like they're on the up and up. One of the biggest surprises of this season was the rise of the Alexandria Norsemen. Historically the Norsemen have been a bottom feeder in the Granite League, but they seemed to have figured out something that works as they jumped up to second place this season. The Bearcats dropped to third place in their first year without Schmidt. Fergus Falls rounded out the playoff teams, finishing just above 500. The Pilots made a push near the end of the season, but fell just short of the playoffs. The Storm and Tornados both had another tough year, with both teams getting crushed for most of the season.

Iron Range
Hibbing made it 4 straight league titles, claiming the Quad City Trophy in the process. Virginia remained in second place and actually gave the Hounds a run for the top spot but came up 2 wins short. Chisholm finished in third and punched their ticket to their 4th straight playoffs. The final playoff spot went to the Grand Rapids Moose who had a bit of a bounce back season thanks to a breakout season by their young winger Didi Miller. Ely and Eveleth both had poor seasons for being two of the most successful teams in the MAHL. And finally the Soudan Miners finished in last place again and just looked out of place compared to some of the powers of the Iron Range.

Lake Superior
The biggest story of the season was the rise of the Cloquet Broncos, led by rookie phenom Brady Millen. Millen led the purple and gold to their first league title since 1926, back before he was even born. Le Bleus finished in second with Thunder Bay hot on their heels in third. The Hornets claimed the fourth and final playoff spot, keeping their heated rivals from Superior out. The Timberwolves finished in last place again and were the league punching bag all season long.

Northland
The defending champs picked up where they left off, reclaiming the Northland League title, their 5th in franchise history. The Stars dropped one spot to second, but looked very good throughout the season. Thief River improved to third place and Bemidji finished in fourth. Steinbach had a bit of a drop off after two great seasons to start off their time in the MAHL. The rest of the league was fairly evenly matched, with all of the teams looking like they might even be playoff teams if they were in another league, Baudette being the only exception, but even they looked better this year than they have since joining the league.

Twin Cities
The Millers repeated as champions and looked very good while doing so. The Victorias had a bounce back season, finishing just one win behind the Millers. Johansson and the Mavs had another good season. The Twin Cities Vulcans had a great season, clinching their first playoff birth in a decade. The Cake Eaters dropped down to fifth with the reemergence of the Vulcans, but Edina looked very good throughout the season and definitely are playoff caliber. People are beginning to wonder if the Twin Cities League needs to split up to allow teams like Edina, the St. Paul Saints, and West St. Paul to compete for the cup as well. The Bears and Bruins finished in 8th and 9th, this was Minneapolis's best season in recent memory. White Bear Lake dropped to tenth and Stillwater finished in the basement.

Valley
The Mankato Moose have claimed their first ever League Title, passing the Mustangs in the last month of the season, the Stangs finished in second. Red Wing made some improvements this year, improving to third place in the Valley. The final playoff spot was taken by the Rochester Robins. La Crosse had their first winning season since 1950, but just missed the playoffs. Austin just continues to drop off after their unprecedented championship run 4 years ago, finishing in 6th place. Albert Lea and Winona both had disappointing seasons yet again, finishing at the bottom of the table

Let me know what you think, comments are appreciated!

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I really like the new Power Rankings. Kinda college-esque, eh? Adds a lot of intrigue. And helps readers know where their favorite teams are stacking up.

Steelman wrote:

I really like the new Power Rankings. Kinda college-esque, eh? Adds a lot of intrigue. And helps readers know where their favorite teams are stacking up.

Thank you, that's where I got the idea from! I figured that if the league is going to grow to the size of college football I ought to incorporate rankings to help with who stacks up against who league wide.

Thehealthiestscratch wrote:

So what’s this mean for Grand Rapids? Has a fourth seed birth into the tournament but is not ranked. Also, i like the rankings to give a better idea of what teams are where in the league. Maybe present the gap between first and last in leagues by showing the largest goal difference in highlighted games during the year? Say a Hibbing vs Soudan score line. This would make it so you wouldn’t have to put in all the work with records to show the actual gap between teams in leagues. Idk just a rough idea.

So the rankings only go to the top 20, but the top 4 teams from each league still qualify for the playoffs. That just means that the Moose will still be in the playoffs as a lower seed, but teams like Edina and Superior wont qualify despite being ranked. The MAHL will seed non-ranked teams the same way they did it before the power rankings.

So I actually don't keep track of records, I simulate in a different way that doesn't involve actual games played. That's part of why I opted for the power rankings rather than bringing back records.6.2.5