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Old 11-11-2013, 04:23 PM   #554
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General problems in Expansion Drafts

Historic Mode 1.3.13:

There is a problem with the seeding of the Expansion teams in their first year of existance.

HINT: The NHL Draft Lottery was first done in 1995.
So the positions of the Expansion teams could be hard-coded in the game for the first Entry Drafts.

NHL 1991 Entry Draft:

FHM: San Jose is seed 1st in the first round.

REALITY: In the first round San Jose picked 2nd. Each following round San Jose picked 1st.

NHL 1992 Entry Draft:
FHM: Ottawa picks 15th in the first and following rounds.

REALITY: In the first round Ottawa picked 2nd -> Each following round Ottawa and Tampa Bay switched positions.

FHM: Tampa Bay picks 16th in the first and following rounds.

REALITY: In the first round Tampa Bay picked 1st -> Each following round Ottawa and Tampa Bay switched positions.

NHL 1993 Entry Draft:

FHM: Anaheim picks 19th.
REALITY: In the first round Anaheim picked 4th -> Stayed at the same positions (4th) for each following round.

FHM: Florida picks 23rd.
REALITY: In the first round Florida picked 5th -> Stayed at the same positions (5th) for each following round.

I just checked these three, did not check later or earlier Entry Drafts with first year teams.

UPDATE:
The order for the 1967 Draft (after the 6 Team Expansion) is completly wrong.
The 6 Expansion teams pick 7th to 12th instead of 1st to 6th. The order can be retrieved from the web and be hard-coded.

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