CCHL Division Names Announced for 2022-23

 As we continue our re-alignment for the upcoming year to introduce our expansion teams, we also must have names for our divisions. 

Yes, we have the Corfield Conference and the Canosa Conference, but we need to name the divisions within those two conferences. 

There were several ideas that the executive committee had to vote on and you can see them below. 

The traditional:  Norris, Smythe, Patrick, and Adams

 

The All Time Greats:  Howe, Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux

 

The Fisticuff Four:  Probert, Williams, Clark, Nilan

 

The All Time Salad enshrinement:  Messier, Jagr, Iafrate, Lafleur

 

The shore shins club:  Ludwig, Carbonneau, Skrudland, Daneyko

 

The Anna Kournikova club:  Bure, Fedorov, Phillippoussis and Igelsias

 

We scored 50 once:  Leeman, Cheechoo, Brown, and Carson

 The reality is that as much as we’d love to name it after some of hockey’s greatest fighters or hairstyles, that was never going to fly.

Also naming it after Anna Kournikova’s lovers was likely also not a very great option, however fun that may have been. 

While scoring 50 goals in a single season is also a great feat, doing it once just really doesn’t justify having a whole entire division in the prestigious CCHL named after you either. 

The all-shins club was also one that was glossed over by the executive committee.  While there is bonus money given for shot-blocking, that’s where it begins and ends for our group when it comes to honoring the bravery put forth by these pseudo goaltenders. 

At the end of the day it came down to the All-Time Greats and the ever so traditional conference names, and when it came to the vote, it wasn’t even close. 

Our division names starting in the 2022-23 season will be the traditional Smythe, Norris, Patrick and Adams division, finishing first on all but one executive committee ballot (it was second on that one). 

Perhaps it is a sign of our collective ages, or a simpler time in the game of hockey, but the fondness displayed for these division names was very evident in the discussion. 

In a coin flip, it was determined that the Norris and Smythe (keeping the old Campbell Conference divisions together) will be played in the Canosa Conference, while the Patrick and Adams divisions will belong to the Corfield Conference. 

Personally, I love the choice and am excited for next week when we unveil the teams belonging to each division! 

Enjoy your week and make sure you keep on top of your lines.  This is the time of year, post-trade-deadline, where teams tend to cost themselves a lot of lineup bonus money.  The statistics are proving that this year is no exception to that as well.  Please stay on top of your lines to ensure the competitive balance is maintained in the drive for the playoffs!