The Winningest Franchise In Hockey
by Derek Zona on Nov 29, 2011 4:30 PM MST
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PrintA very short time ago, the Edmonton Oilers were the losingest franchise in all of sports. Not only was the NHL team in last place, their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons held up the bottom of the standings. Even the Oilers-owned junior team, the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings, were in last place.
Fast forward two years and the Oklahoma City Barons are the top team in the entire AHL. The Oilers, though currently playing over their heads, have life. Even the Oil Kings sit comfortably in a playoff spot and have a roster filled with NHL draft picks and sure-fire 2012 picks.
Things are so good, thanks mostly to the Barons' early-season dominance, that the Edmonton Oilers are the winningest franchise in hockey. The second-place team is even more unexpected. It's like someone flipped professional hockey upside down.
Below is a list of all 60 NHL and AHL teams, sorted by combined winning percentage to eliminate Bruce McCurdy's hated and dreaded Bettman point.
| AHL Team | GP | W | PTS | W % | NHL Team | GP | W | PTS | W % | PTS | W % | ||
| Oklahoma City Barons | 21 | 15 | 31 | 0.714 | Edmonton Oilers | 24 | 12 | 26 | 0.500 | 57 | 0.600 | ||
| Toronto Marlies | 20 | 12 | 27 | 0.600 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 24 | 14 | 30 | 0.583 | 57 | 0.591 | ||
| Connecticut Whale | 19 | 11 | 25 | 0.579 | New York Rangers | 20 | 12 | 27 | 0.600 | 52 | 0.590 | ||
| Adirondack Phantoms | 19 | 11 | 23 | 0.579 | Philadelphia Flyers | 23 | 13 | 29 | 0.565 | 52 | 0.571 | ||
| Houston Aeros | 20 | 11 | 28 | 0.550 | Minnesota Wild | 24 | 14 | 31 | 0.583 | 59 | 0.568 | ||
| WBS Penguins | 21 | 11 | 27 | 0.524 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 24 | 14 | 32 | 0.583 | 59 | 0.556 | ||
| Portland Pirates | 19 | 10 | 22 | 0.526 | Phoenix Coyotes | 22 | 12 | 27 | 0.545 | 49 | 0.537 | ||
| Chicago Wolves | 18 | 9 | 20 | 0.500 | Vancouver Canucks | 23 | 13 | 27 | 0.565 | 47 | 0.537 | ||
| Rochester Americans | 20 | 10 | 23 | 0.500 | Buffalo Sabres | 23 | 13 | 27 | 0.565 | 50 | 0.535 | ||
| Milwaukee Admirals | 17 | 10 | 21 | 0.588 | Nashville Predators | 23 | 11 | 26 | 0.478 | 47 | 0.525 | ||
| Albany Devils | 20 | 10 | 23 | 0.500 | New Jersey Devils | 22 | 12 | 25 | 0.545 | 48 | 0.524 | ||
| Norfolk Admirals | 21 | 12 | 25 | 0.571 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23 | 11 | 24 | 0.478 | 49 | 0.523 | ||
| Manchester Monarchs | 22 | 12 | 25 | 0.545 | Los Angeles Kings | 24 | 12 | 28 | 0.500 | 53 | 0.522 | ||
| Hershey Bears | 19 | 9 | 23 | 0.474 | Washington Capitals | 22 | 12 | 25 | 0.545 | 48 | 0.512 | ||
| Grand Rapids Griffins | 19 | 7 | 15 | 0.368 | Detroit Red Wings | 22 | 14 | 29 | 0.636 | 44 | 0.512 | ||
| Rockford IceHogs | 19 | 8 | 17 | 0.421 | Chicago Blackhawks | 24 | 14 | 31 | 0.583 | 48 | 0.512 | ||
| Abbotsford Heat | 21 | 13 | 27 | 0.619 | Calgary Flames | 22 | 9 | 19 | 0.409 | 46 | 0.512 | ||
| Texas Stars | 19 | 8 | 17 | 0.421 | Dallas Stars | 24 | 14 | 29 | 0.583 | 46 | 0.512 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 22 | 10 | 22 | 0.455 | St. Louis Blues | 23 | 13 | 28 | 0.565 | 50 | 0.511 | ||
| Worcester Sharks | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0.353 | San Jose Sharks | 21 | 13 | 27 | 0.619 | 44 | 0.500 | ||
| Providence Bruins | 23 | 8 | 18 | 0.348 | Boston Bruins | 22 | 14 | 29 | 0.636 | 47 | 0.489 | ||
| St. John's IceCaps | 20 | 12 | 28 | 0.600 | Winnipeg Jets | 23 | 9 | 22 | 0.391 | 50 | 0.488 | ||
| San Antonio Rampage | 20 | 9 | 18 | 0.450 | Florida Panthers | 23 | 12 | 28 | 0.522 | 46 | 0.488 | ||
| Charlotte Checkers | 21 | 13 | 28 | 0.619 | Carolina Hurricanes | 25 | 8 | 20 | 0.320 | 48 | 0.457 | ||
| Lake Erie Monsters | 20 | 9 | 20 | 0.450 | Colorado Avalanche | 24 | 10 | 21 | 0.417 | 41 | 0.432 | ||
| Binghamton Senators | 21 | 7 | 16 | 0.333 | Ottawa Senators | 23 | 11 | 24 | 0.478 | 40 | 0.409 | ||
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 21 | 10 | 24 | 0.476 | New York Islanders | 21 | 6 | 16 | 0.286 | 40 | 0.381 | ||
| Hamilton Bulldogs | 19 | 6 | 14 | 0.316 | Montreal Canadiens | 24 | 10 | 24 | 0.417 | 38 | 0.372 | ||
| Springfield Falcons | 20 | 10 | 20 | 0.500 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 23 | 6 | 15 | 0.261 | 35 | 0.372 | ||
| Syracuse Crunch | 18 | 9 | 21 | 0.500 | Anaheim Ducks | 23 | 6 | 16 | 0.261 | 37 | 0.366 |
Unless the Barons somehow win a larger percentage of their games, this lofty perch is destined to be short-lived. Edmonton is still outplaying the percentages and working with 3 NHL defensemen. But the Barons, they've got something cooking in Oklahoma City. As long as the Oilers don't poach the talent due to injuries, the Barons could be in for a deep playoff run.
One last item for those of you that take delight in the Habs' misery, how about that Canadiens franchise?
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I’m not clear on this, but weren’t Hamilton (Montreal) and Binghamton (Ottawa) in the AHL finals last year? Why are they suddenly so bad?
by Ca$h-Money! on Nov 29, 2011 5:16 PM MST via iPhone app reply actions
Roster turnover. The Senators have 4 or 5 guys from that team on the NHL squad and their top scorer, Ryan Keller, is in Oklahoma City now.
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Theres so much turnover in the AHL that you cant really compare that well from year to year. If you look at OKC, theres less than 10 that were regulars last year. That may be an extreme example, but between promotion, trades, guys bolting to europe and buyouts, theres constant change.
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The Barons are way outperforming thanks to percentages as well. They’re nowhere near as good as their record implies.
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Just wait until they get Omark, Hartikainen, Teubert and Barker back!
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I’m liking the inclusion of Barker on that list!
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by Scott Reynolds on Nov 29, 2011 7:14 PM MST up reply actions
i’d definitely take him on my AHL team.
by Passive Voice on Nov 29, 2011 7:18 PM MST up reply actions
Down with the Bettman Point!
Down with Bettman!
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Unless you go with a winner takes all (OT until someone wins), it’s the best of a group of lousy options.
Personally speaking, I’m all for it.
In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!
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I’d like to see a 3-point system, even if it’s just because I think that if one game can be worth 3 standing points why aren’t all of them?
3 pts reg win + 0 pts reg loss = 3
2 pts OT/SO win + 1 pt OT/SO loss = 3
Reward the teams that can close the deal.
Teams that can close the deal are rewarded by not letting their opposition gain a point. The problem with switching to a 3-2-1 system is that it’s unnecessarily convuluted.
It completely changes the value the standings and how people/teams look at them. In hockey everywhere, if you win you get 2 points in the standings, why change that?
People were confused enough when they had RT in the standings, never mind a record like 11-1-10-2 where column 1 is 3 points, column 2 is 3 points and column 4 is 1 point.
In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!
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Oh, come on. You’re not gonna see it presented like that. It’ll be RW-OW-OL-RL. That’s how it’s done in Europe, no?
Also, it’s not going to be more complicated than W-L-T-OL or W-L-OL-SL (like the CHL).
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I’m saying Europe figured out that the three-point system is the way to go if you’re doggedly determined to a) evict ties and b) reward losing.
Presenting the points as 3-2-1-0 is self-evident.
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Just because they decided to do it doesn’t mean it’s the way to go.
In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!
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Of course it will be more complicated, especially initially.
People are used to looking at W as 2 points. Now you are going to have wins as either 2 points or 3 points.
If you want to eliminate ties, the most effective way to do it is play until someone wins. That’s how they do it in the playoffs.
Most playoff OT games (since the lockout) are decided in the first 10 minutes anyways. Not only that, but playoff games (where there must be a winner) see less ties in terms of games played than Regular season games.
In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!
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If you want to eliminate ties, the most effective way to do it is play until someone wins.
Agreed. But I think the NHL is more likely to put the ties back then extend the games at random and mess with their tidy 2hr 30min games.
This is why I was looking at fixes for the standings based on a game format that I don’t believe will change, at best I could see a 10min OT but even then they would still need either a tie or a shootout loss column.
People are used to looking at W as 2 points. Now you are going to have wins as either 2 points or 3 points.
I also agree with you here, however I think you are over simplifying or maybe complicating a simple thing, there is a very definitive difference between a Regulation Win and an OT/SO Win. To me it’s less complicated than the ROW and a more accurate measure of team quality/rank.
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