AltHL Community!
We have hit the mid-way point of the 2021 AltHL season. I have truly come to love all of our franchises. Believe it or not the AltHL project is a year old! It's success has spawned two spinoff leagues (and hopefully more). With that said i wanted to look ahead at some of the fun things on the horizon for the AltHL.
1.) 2021 AltHL All Star Game from Calgary, Alberta
Today is the 2021 AltHL All Star Game. And while we won't actually play a game I'd like to think the conferences could do a 3v3 tourney similar to the NHL. SInce we didn't decide where this All Star would be (we will in the future) - Calgary was randomly selected as our host this year. The All Stars were selected by their ranking (as of this post). In the star is their ranking so you can see how everyone is doing. A quick shoutout to Philadelphia for having the most All Stars including the top 3 defensemen and top goalie. McDavid went first overall in the draft to Minnesota and is the #1 ranked player at the break. The uniforms depict the template for all of the players. I just picked the logo of the top player for each team.
2.) The 2021 AltHL Playoffs
The playoffs are just 8 weeks away. It seems as if the race to the finish is going to be fierce. The parity in this league is a really good thing. The top 8 teams will make the playoffs. It will be 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5. The teams will be reseeded in the second round.
3.) The Adams Cup and the Canadian Shield
To keep tradition alive. The top ranked American team of the regular season will win the Adams Cup. The Canadian Shield will be awarded to Canada's top team.
4.) AltHL Farm League
Just for fun, tomorrow I am going to be posting about the standings of the AltHL, scores from Week 8, as well as the current standings of the AltHL Farm Leagues. As I put together the graphics I just wanted to make sure that no one wanted to change their minor league teams.
As of right now I don't have the minor league teams for SEATTLE, PHILADELPHIA, and DENVER. There is a real possibility that I just missed them way back then BUT if you want yours to be included just reach out to me. Thanks.
5.) AltHL Expansion
Everyone's favorite topic. A number of people have reached out to me about joining the AltHL. There are a number of factors to be considered before we do this. Therefore, TODAY, all I am asking for is that interested expansion owners should PM me ASAP (even if you have previously reached out to me). Depending on the number of interested people we will be solidifying our expansion plan. I have a number of expansion options that I will pose for voting and discussion. So for now, let's not do any speculation because it is very much dependent on our numbers. But as always, I promise there is a plan and please be patient. The goal is that the process will begin once we complete the AltBA's design process. My anticipated timeline suggests that our expansion teams should be finalized with designs and owners during our Alt Cup Championship week. If you have any questions please PM me. In the mean time, just get excited.
6.) Roster Moves
Darknes had reached out with a question about trading draft picks. Due to looming expansion there are a lot of variables in the air. Therefore I would say NO to trading draft picks (for this year).
6.) The AltHL World Cup
People have also been interested in dabbling in foreign markets for clubs. During the AltHL's offseason we will be developing 12 teams from around the world. Why 12? Next February there will be Winter Olympics. Our 12 clubs will be Legacy matched up with each of the Olympic hockey teams. Eventually the teams that we develop may be used for expansion purposes into the AltHL. But for now, it'll be fun to design them and see how they do at the Olympics and the World Juniors. There will be more about this in the offseason. But it is something to look forward to.
Remember through all of these projects the goal is to enrich our AltHL experience without watering down the product. So the moves that we make will require patience. Hope these updates bring a spark to your Sundays.
Last edited by Gritty (3/07/2021 2:34 pm)
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