Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “,….. proudly sponsored by Pete’s Auto Body.
Pete’s Auto Body; because we care about our community….
It’s Black Friday and US Thanksgiving Weekend.
Leave it to the Americans to turn an historic holiday into a massive day of shopping and consumerism.
And leave it to the National Hockey League to take full advantage of the holiday, scheduling 13 games for the day with the first one set for early in the afternoon.
I give the NHL credit, there are 5 Canadian teams in action today, including the Toronto Maple Leafs, and all 5 are on the road playing in the States.
Of course for a number of years, there’s been a theory that suggests that 80-85 % of the teams currently in an NHL Playoff position, as of Thanksgiving Weekend, will be in a playoff spot by the conclusion of the regular season.
I’ve done the math on this in recent years and it’s fairly accurate.
And from a Canadian standpoint, 4 of the 7 Canadian based teams had a playoff spot heading into the weekend; Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary in the West……and in the East, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
What could possibly go wrong with this theory ?
Enjoy US Thanksgiving Weekend
For Pete’s Auto Body, I’m Fred Wallace.