From: wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson)
Subject: Re: NHL schedule (from nhl.c)
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 04:08:41 GMT

choman@realsoon.WPI.EDU (Charles Stanley Homan) wrote:
>I recently ran the 'nhl' program (the last version, as of 9/27) and got the
>following results for Montreal and Hartford:

[Boston has 9 games vs. Montreal, and 7 games vs. Hartford]

>Can this be true?  Do we really play an extra game against Montreal, and miss
>a game against the Failures?  Or is this a typo?

I have some news for you. Teams don't play 8 games within the division any
more. From the monthly FAQ:

)The season will begin on 10/6 and end on 4/15. Playoffs will begin on 4/18
)and end on or before 6/14. 24 NHL regular season games will be played in
)non-NHL cities during 92-93 season. Cities: Milwaukee (2), Sacremento (2),
)Cleveland (2), Indianapolis, Phoenix, Miami, Oaklahoma City, Dallas, Atlanta,
)Cincinnati, Providence, Birmingham, Hamilton (2), Saskatoon (2), Halifax.

)Here is a chart showing the number of games between the teams (84 games each):

)     N N N P P W   B B H M O Q   C D M S T T   C E L S V W
)     J Y Y h i a   o u a o t u   h e i t B o   a d A J a i
)       I R i t s   s f r n t e   i t n L   r   l m     n n
)     = = = = = =   = = = = = =   = = = = = =   = = = = = =
)NJ : - 7 7 7 9 7   4 4 4 3 4 4   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2
)NYI: 7 - 7 9 7 7   4 3 4 4 3 3   2 2 2 3 2 2   2 3 2 2 2 2
)NYR: 7 7 - 7 7 9   3 4 3 4 3 4   2 2 2 2 3 2   2 2 2 3 2 2
)Phi: 7 9 7 - 7 7   4 3 3 4 3 4   2 3 2 2 2 2   3 2 2 2 2 2
)Pit: 9 7 7 7 - 7   5 4 3 3 4 3   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 3 2 2 2 2
)Was: 7 7 9 7 7 -   3 4 4 3 4 3   3 3 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2

)Bos: 4 4 3 4 5 3   - 7 7 9 7 7   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2
)Buf: 4 3 4 3 4 4   7 - 9 7 7 7   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 3 2
)Har: 4 4 3 3 3 4   7 9 - 7 7 7   2 2 2 3 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 3
)Mon: 3 4 4 4 3 3   9 7 7 - 7 7   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 3 3 2 2
)Ott: 4 3 3 3 4 4   7 7 7 7 - 9   2 2 2 2 2 3   2 2 2 2 2 3
)Que: 4 3 4 4 3 3   7 7 7 7 9 -   2 2 2 2 3 3   2 2 2 2 2 2

)Chi: 2 2 2 2 2 3   2 2 2 2 2 2   - 9 7 7 7 7   3 4 5 3 4 3
)Det: 2 2 2 3 2 3   2 2 2 2 2 2   9 - 7 7 7 7   4 3 4 4 3 3
)Min: 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2   7 7 - 9 7 7   4 4 3 3 5 4
)StL: 2 3 2 2 2 2   2 2 3 2 2 2   7 7 9 - 7 7   4 3 3 3 4 4
)TB : 2 2 3 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 3   7 7 7 7 - 9   3 4 3 4 3 4
)Tor: 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 3 3   7 7 7 7 9 -   4 3 4 4 3 3

)Cal: 2 2 2 3 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2   3 4 4 4 3 4   - 7 7 9 7 7
)Edm: 2 3 2 2 3 2   2 2 2 2 2 2   4 3 4 3 4 3   7 - 7 7 7 9
)LA : 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 3 2 2   5 4 3 3 3 4   7 7 - 7 9 7
)SJ : 2 2 3 2 2 2   2 2 2 3 2 2   3 4 3 3 4 4   9 7 7 - 7 7
)Van: 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 3 2 2 2 2   4 3 5 4 3 3   7 7 9 7 - 7
)Win: 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 3 2 3 2   3 3 4 4 4 3   7 9 7 7 7 -

The only other thing I forgot to put in there way back when, is that the
extra 2 games within the division is decided by last year's division
standings: 1 vs. 2, 3 vs. 4, 5 vs. 6. So, Montreal (1st) plays Boston (2nd)
2 extra times. Dumb idea, but that's how it works. Extra games are a result
of neutral site games (i.e. non-conference teams were only supposed to be
played 2 times, not 3, and some neutral site games are between teams in the
same conference (although not many)).

Tom