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For your reading pleasure, and general amusement....I present another alternate sports timeline.

IRL, the National Hockey League went through a three month work stoppage in 1994 and 1995. This strike resulted in many games being lost, and the relocations of three teams (Quebec, Winnipeg, and eventually Hartford as well).

This timeline assumes that the lockout never happened. As such, the Quebec Nordiques remain in Quebec City (IRL moved to Colorado, becoming the Avalanche) and the original Winnipeg Jets never move to Phoenix. Also, the Hartford Whalers are able to come to an agreement with the State of Connecticut on a new arena, and therefore remain in Connecticut (IRL moved to Charlotte, becoming the Carolina Hurricanes).

Other Differences:

  • Playoff qualification rules are as follows: the top two teams in each division qualify, as well as two conference wild cards (each conference has only thirteen teams at this time).
  • The top two seeds get byes through the best-of-three wild card round. They then play the wild card series winners in two best-of-seven series. The conference finals and the Stanley Cup Finals are both best-of-seven.
Our POD is the 1997-98 NHL season. Note that for this scenario, I have decided that the actual conference finalists miss the playoffs.

1997-98

(season outline coming soon)
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