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Post by Bill on Mar 16, 2017 20:53:02 GMT -5
No way Lameque should be in the Allan Cup. Montague is by far a better team all together and making an absolute embarrassment of Lameque right now in the Semis
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Post by Doug Mathieson on Mar 17, 2017 0:43:18 GMT -5
Montague wanted their first year to be at AA They will possibly compete for the Allan Cup next year
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Post by Doug Mathieson on Mar 17, 2017 0:47:20 GMT -5
If Montague competes next year and represents PEI it could require a three team round robin for the Atlantic spot between Newfoundland PEI and New Brunswick
Or they could give the defending Atlantic champion a bye and have the other two teams playoff for the other spot in the final
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Post by southoftheborder on Mar 17, 2017 4:47:02 GMT -5
I would think either give the defending champ a bye assuming Grand Falls-Windsor wins the Herder again or possibly have the NESHL playoffs serve as the joint NB/PEI and the winner playing whoever wins the Herder this year.
Both of these give the Newfoundland entry gets the bye either way.
With the condition the CWSHL is in right now I would not necessarily assume the league will be around next year with Corner Brook (who sat out this year) planning on being a member of a lower level senior league and the future of the Gander team not looking to hopeful.
Could the departure of the AHL possibly give a few more people the idea that senior hockey may be a good investment in the St. John's area next year as the area seems to love its hockey and the AHL leaving would be a big void.
With the 2018 tournament being held in Saskatchewan that may make a team or two think twice about jumping to Senior AAA as that trip may be a little on the expensive side for any team to make from the Atlantic Provinces. From looking at recent hosts and the alternating east/west hosting format it the most likely host for 2018-19 would be either an Ontario (ACH) or possibly even Montague, PEI (as they would be playing at Senior AAA form 2017-18 and be eligible to host in 2018-19). Both New Brunswick and Newfoundland would have hosted it in the last few years 2017 and 2015. Alberta hasn't hosted since 2013. BC could be another possibility for 2018 as the province hasn't hosted since 2010 and the West Coast Heat are saying they will be back at the Senior AAA level for 2017-18 or even the Powell River Regals.
If it is given to Montague, what would happen to the host branch getting the unused spot assuming Quebec doesn't have a team entered? Hockey PEI would be the host branch. Logistics wise give three spots to the Atlantic region (host, regional champ, unused spot) seems to be the easiest fix. Or is the six team, two pools of three format written in stone (possibly lending to a five or even a four team tournament with having the Quebec spot not being used and the Pacific and Western regions playing off for one spot to cut down on expenses). I know there was a time or two where the east didn't even participate back in the 1990's so there would be precedent.
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Post by jimc on Mar 17, 2017 15:40:47 GMT -5
No team should be given a bye if the possibility for meaningful competition exists
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Post by Naitch2727 on Mar 18, 2017 9:58:13 GMT -5
No team should be given a bye if the possibility for meaningful competition exists Exactly...
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Post by NESHL on Mar 18, 2017 19:15:45 GMT -5
Theres a 90% chance the NESHL won't exist next year. All teams are having financial problems the attendances are way down except in Bouctouche this years Allan Cup hosts. The Restigouche Vikings are not coming back I know for a fact they applied to join another league and Lameque are very likely to fold since there closest rivals Vikings will be gone.
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Post by Jeff on Mar 18, 2017 19:51:59 GMT -5
The NESHL is making a joke out of the Montague and Lameque series. They changed the schedule on Montague 2 days before game 3 which was suppose to be 3 and 4 in Lameque on Saturday Sunday due to people having to work (which Montague accommodated for the the weekend before) and forced Montague to automatically lose game 3 due to having 5 or 6 guys able to make it on short notice. Tonight the Stallions went to Lameque and only lost 2-1 in the last few minutes with 11 skaters and missing most of their top guys. Roger Brun is a joke of a president and Lameque is a joke of a hockey team from Management right down to Nick Foran. Enjoy losing by 10 goals every game in Nationals and enjoy Montague still beating you this series after trying everything to make them lose.
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Post by NESHL_fan on Mar 20, 2017 10:44:23 GMT -5
The league for the past few years has really catered to the Lameque hockey club. It appears that the league President Roger Brun is scared of the GM from Lameque Nada Savoie. Jeff is correct in saying that Lameque had switched the game from Sunday to Friday only few days prior, Wednesday evening, leaving Montague little time to scramble and get players ready. They could not get enough bodies due to work, guys in school and other things which forced them to forfeit game 3 and be fined $3000. Also, not to mention that PEI had a pre-season arrangement with the league to not play on Friday nights throughout the season due to out of province travelling.
Furthermore, according to the French newspaper (Acadie Nouvelle) the league has now decided this week that the format for the series will be 2-3-2 which it never was before, meaning Lameque will host game 5 on Friday night (again in violation of agreement made before the season) and PEI will be showing up with 2 lines.
The things that Lameque gets away with in this league is disgusting, I dont know if other teams in other provinces has this much power and say over their leagues but in NB its embarrassing and the league president should be ashamed of himself.
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Post by Jeff on Mar 25, 2017 14:04:04 GMT -5
The league for the past few years has really catered to the Lameque hockey club. It appears that the league President Roger Brun is scared of the GM from Lameque Nada Savoie. Jeff is correct in saying that Lameque had switched the game from Sunday to Friday only few days prior, Wednesday evening, leaving Montague little time to scramble and get players ready. They could not get enough bodies due to work, guys in school and other things which forced them to forfeit game 3 and be fined $3000. Also, not to mention that PEI had a pre-season arrangement with the league to not play on Friday nights throughout the season due to out of province travelling. Furthermore, according to the French newspaper (Acadie Nouvelle) the league has now decided this week that the format for the series will be 2-3-2 which it never was before, meaning Lameque will host game 5 on Friday night (again in violation of agreement made before the season) and PEI will be showing up with 2 lines. The things that Lameque gets away with in this league is disgusting, I dont know if other teams in other provinces has this much power and say over their leagues but in NB its embarrassing and the league president should be ashamed of himself. Have you seen the latest involving Montague and Lameque NESHL Fan??
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Post by NESHL_Fan on Mar 25, 2017 15:50:38 GMT -5
Yes I did...
Montague rolls into town with 3 lines and 4D and defeat Lameque 8-4 Friday night. Lameque protest the game saying they, Montague, have an illegal player. Montague has a player, Nick Parker, who is from Nova Scotia however has been going to school at UPEI for 4 years. League president Roger Brun, once again, sides with Lameque and declares Parker ineligible.
To make matters worse, game 6 was schedule for tonight in PEI and cancelled due to Lameque not having enough bodies. This is after Montague was forced to forfeit game 3 of the series after not being able to have enough players.
If this doesn't show how corrupt the league is then I don't know what to tell you...
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Post by thelionsden on Mar 25, 2017 16:26:30 GMT -5
If this is how they roll...they better show up at the Allan Cup with there ducks in a row. They came to NL last year with a couple of ineligible players...who were suspended for fighting and they didn't know the rules or at least said they never. This Tournament is a very high caliper of hockey and the fans are in for a treat.
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Post by IceMan_M on Mar 25, 2017 17:44:40 GMT -5
Jesus this sounds like an absolute farce of a league.
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Post by Doug Mathieson on Mar 25, 2017 20:53:43 GMT -5
The Montague webpage states that Lameque has forfeited game 6 and Montague wins the series Can you confirm NESHL_Fan
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Post by NESHL on Mar 25, 2017 22:14:56 GMT -5
Common now that would be the logic. See Lamèque put a protest on game five wich was played on friday accusing Montague player Nick Parker of being an illegal player. The league let Parker play 14 regular season games and all playoff games against Lamèque but all of a sudden he is illegal. What the fuck! Just when you tought the NESHL could't be more on Lamèque's side well they did it again. Corruption at its best this league is a fucking joke just to give you an idea couple years back Lamèque's gm super bitch Nada Savoie got maried down south and guess who was invited and went the fucking league president Roger Brun.
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