User:DMighton/Archive3

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Tier III Hockey
It comes down to league reputation. Just like when organizations used to field multiple Jr. B teams in various levels. It will be up to the leagues and more specifically the teams themselves. If you have a reputation around the junior ranks for being a great organization, you'll be able to recruit better players. Obviously some groups are still going to use traditional set ups with the top team in one league and the 2nd team in another (e.g. EJHL and EmpJHL or AJHL and MetJHL).

KIJHL
Thanks for taking care of the Columbia Valley Rockies. I'll make the Chase Chiefs when more info becomes available. SportingFlyer 07:05, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

There's not as much information out there online as far as I can tell but I'm up for them. I'm not going to be around much for the next two or three months though so it could be slow. SportingFlyer 07:42, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Western Ontario Hockey League
First, I thought you'd find this interesting ... List of WOHL alumni with links to hockeydb profiles. Second, I can't find the WOHL listed anywhere. Is it still on the to-do list, or am I looking in the wrong spot? Thanks ColtsScore 14:26, 12 June 2007 (UTC) Actually, I just found the WOHL at Western Junior B Hockey League. I've created redirects to the current article from "WOHL" and "Western Ontario Hockey League". ColtsScore 14:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Pacific International Junior Hockey League
I went ahead and made stubs for the rest of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League teams. I don't know how long they will last without some sort of interesting facts about the teams or their alumni, but it may save the images for a while longer. Could you take a look at them and see if you can flush out the articles at least a little? ~ Bigr  Tex  21:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

IHW
Hey Devan,

I began recrafting the look of the hockey wikia, so far I added a background and a couple little things; let me know what you think. That's just a beginning, there are more changes I want to make, including a real logo (but Belfour with a Sens puck in the eye has class, lol), images in the articles background and customize various other things like the search box; I'm not too sure how to do these all yet, though.

If you have suggestions or feedback...

Yannzgob 23:58, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

RE:Jadger/Goderich Pirates
Don't you think we should improve the infobox then? nothing on wikipedia after all is a finished product, we should always be improving on it. Most, if not all NHL and OHL teams have a mascot, so why not have a line in the infobox for it? I'm not sure where it would be warranted in the article of many longer articles than the Goderich team, which is why I think it would be best in the infobox. After all, unless there is some importance to the mascot (say, historical event or a newsworthy kidnapping of a mascot) I dont see a section being made up in team articles.

--Jadger 08:32, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Sports in Saskatchewan
Can you improve/edit/update this new article please? I see you have created an articles about hockey. TXS SriMesh | talk  06:08, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

SIJHL
Didn't mean to insult there. I know where the incorrect number of shots came from actually, it was incorrectly listed as such by the SIJHL. Not the fault of anyone on Wikipedia.

If there's something specific in terms photos one might need about the SIJHL I might have something to provide. Let me know. <Justinholmes (talk • contribs) 22:29, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, might be able to do that in a little while. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Justinholmes (talk • contribs) 18:42, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. It really was something else for nine fights to break out in a matter of seconds in that game. Meant to get those photos up earlier but life got in the way.

Glad it was appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Justinholmes (talk • contribs) 00:07, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Visiting Windsor
I'm in Windsor on Thanksgiving weekend. I plan to attend the Spitfires game vs. London on Monday. E-mail me if you're around. Flibirigit 03:50, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Replacement of: SIJHL Canada-US Map.png with SVG
I replaced Image:SIJHL Canada-US Map.png with Image:SIJHL Team Locations.svg, the latter being a scalable vector graphic. If there are any inaccuracies, or if any changes need to be made to the map, just let me know and I'll fix it. If you have any other maps similar to this one that need to be converted, let me know and I'll see what I can do. :) vıdıoman  (talk • contribs) 04:30, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


 * The other maps aren't bad, they're just out of date (as in their format and colour, not their content). They'll require zooming in, which will expose everyone to the jagged and inaccurate district boundaries I've made, but they won't be too much work. :) vıdıoman  (talk • contribs) 04:42, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I fixed the GMHL image; If they don't appear properly, click here to purge the image's cache. vıdıoman  (talk • contribs) 10:34, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


 * GOJHL Map -- Seems to be good, anyway we could get all of "Fort Erie" on the map or shrink the text in the Key to fit inside the key box?


 * If you click on the image and view it by itself, that text appears as it should. The text not fitting is a problem with how the svg is rendered. It isn't an image of text, but text itself, and if you look at the graphic by itself and use ctrl and + or -, it will change the size of the text. The only things that can fix that are either making the text smaller, and requiring people to click the image to read it (which we are supposed to generally avoid, but can be difficult to achieve on maps), or we can make it a png image of the svg (something else we try to avoid, but it can be done.) I'll look into both of those later today.


 * I'll look into any other maps once I finish these ones. My current maps should be able to handle the US teams, so it shouldn't be a problem. I'll fix the typoes right away. :) vıdıoman  (talk • contribs) 20:56, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Good job, I like them. After you do the OPJHL, if you are still interested, the Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League could use a map update... and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League might benefit from it.  Just a thought.  DMighton 20:06, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Thunder Bay Twins
Nice work on the Twins page. I have to say its quite well done. --Djsasso 05:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves
Yeah, I suppose I should pick up the rest of the defunct AJHL teams, including the Timberwolves. Thanks for the reminder! Resolute 15:05, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Finally done: Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves Resolute 04:06, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Article parameter on fairuse rationale template
Hi DMighton, I noticed that BetacommandBot is having fun with a number of your images. The images are missing the 'Article' parameter (indicating which article this images is used in). I already started filling it in at and. If you fill in the rest, that Bot shouldn't bother you. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 07:05, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Lacrosse in Newmarket
Please have a look at Talk:Ray Twinney Complex and comment if you are able to. Thanks. Flibirigit 18:21, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Revamp templates
Devan, I am proposing changing all templates in WikiProject Ice Hockey to the "collapsible navbox" format. These templates would have a hide/minimize option, but no image in the upper right corner. See examples at WikiProject Ice Hockey/Templates. Any ideas? Flibirigit 18:07, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I thought the collapsible templates were standard policy anyways... lol. Sounds like a good idea to me... we might as well get our foot up on this now.  DMighton 18:33, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've proposed this at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ice Hockey, and moved your comments there too. Flibirigit 18:44, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Northern Pacific Hockey League
Please have a look at Northern Pacific Hockey League. Do you know where it fits in the hierarchy of levels or junior hockey? Is there some kind of template for this league already? Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 23:57, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Prince Edward Island
As you have shown an interest in creating/editing articles about Prince Edward Island, you are cordially invited to join WikiProject Prince Edward Island which has newly been created. SriMesh | talk  04:27, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

ADT Canada-Russia Challenge
I see you beat me to it! I guess I gotta find a way to update Wikipedia driving to and from Ottawa for a hockey game, LOL. Flibirigit 09:41, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Fort Frances Canadians
Take a look at the most recent post to Talk:Allan Cup. Can you make a stub out of it? Flibirigit (talk) 06:38, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah... I think a decent stub could be made. Maybe when I get back from work tonight.  DMighton (talk) 09:26, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Here are two NHL alumni from the team. www.legendsofhockey.net Flibirigit (talk) 09:42, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Le Collège Français de Longueuil
The founding date for Le Collège Français de Longueuil doesn't make sense. Which one should we use? Flibirigit (talk) 18:48, 21 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Please see my comments and respond at Talk:Le Collège Français de Longueuil. Many thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 08:33, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: AJHL
I don't have the full list online, but I do have the 07-08 AJHL record book. Are there any specific seasons or teams you are looking for? Resolute 01:40, 31 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Basically just the entire list of standings... I am doing season article on the Ice Hockey Wikia... thought I would post the AJHL's. Can you e-mail it to me?   DMighton (talk) 01:43, 31 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll see what I can do, though it may be a few days. I'm very busy helping out with the Macs Tourney the next two days.  If I have to type it in myself, I might just add the standings myself on the Ice Hockey Wikia.  I hadn't even realized you had that up and running. Resolute 01:47, 31 December 2007 (UTC)


 * You wont find those seasons from the 60s. Back in the day, the president of the AJHL got into a tiff with the rest of the league, left, and took all of the records and stats with him.  The AJHL site itself didn't even have anything prior to 1969-70.  I'm surprised hockeydb.com has what they do.  I'll get you the three seasons from the 90s soon, probably tomorrow. Resolute 15:38, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The two missing years will probably be in a newspaper somewhere I imagine. DMighton (talk) 18:18, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I've added the three seasons from the AJHL guide for you. I might poke around from time to time, but not sure how much editing I'll do off the main Wikipedia in the near future.  Good luck with the project though! Resolute 02:59, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Just cos


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Blake Parlett
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 * I've replied to your question at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ice Hockey. If you have any other questions, feel free to leave them on my talk page. - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:43, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Delhi Travellers
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 * As long as the page is improved, it doesn't matter to me. -- Scorpion0422 00:58, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

AJHL standings
Yup, I will be updating them when the regular season completes. Kind of a tough year for the local teams though... One is going to miss the playoffs, while the other two are going to meet in the first round. And the Calgary Canucks are just going to get smoked by Okotoks... Resolute 14:55, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

America West Hockey League
I thought the AWHL article might be of interest to you. If you know anything about that, it needs major cleanup. It links to some articles you've contributed to. Also, please have a look at Talk:Great Falls Americans, and leave any comments there if you could. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 09:11, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Clarence Schmalz Cup
I have nominated Clarence Schmalz Cup, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Clarence Schmalz Cup. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Guy (Help!) 19:27, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Kept. DMighton (talk) 20:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Template:OHA-C
I have nominated Template:OHA-C, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Template:OHA-C. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Guy (Help!) 20:55, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Kept. DMighton (talk) 20:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Mate
I used mate as that is my accent, on the Osoyoos Spurs page. If you took offence by it, none was meant, it is just an expression of my native tounge. I am saying this because you responded also using the word 'Mate', as if you were offended. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.114.194 (talk) 04:40, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

EJHL
Hihi...thanks for your comments on the AfD...I went to try to find more resources (I keep forgetting that I can still use the online library's research system!) and I figured to start with the official website...the one on Boston Jr. Bruins goes to a link farm...I didn't want to remove it myself and make it look like I was trying to sabotage the article...I'm actually happiest when articles get fixed rather than being deleted! Anyway, I'll keep poking around for other stuff...maybe you can fix that link? Thank you!!  LegoTech &middot;(t)&middot;(c) 04:21, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Junior League
I know you are a fan of working on Junior Leagues and I stumbled on one I had never heard of and at first thought was probably a fake but it looks legit enough. Its article could definately use some work though. Thought you might be interested in looking at it. Continental Elite Hockey League. -Djsasso (talk) 21:59, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Jr D rumours
have you heard anything about the following rumours? first one being that the Central Elgin Express will not be icing a team this season...the other being that the Mt Brydges Bulldogs have applied to move to Jr C...do you know anything about it? Jru Gordon (talk) 20:57, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Lambton Shores Predators Logo
i have no idea how to add a logo to a page, but there is a Lambton Shores Predators Jr B logo at http://www.ohahockey.org/attachments/news_article/0071/4149/LSPsm_small.jpg Jru Gordon (talk) 14:58, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

League maps
Give me a list of what changes need to be made on my talk page and I'll update them. :)  vıd ıoman  20:02, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

They're updated. I was going to correct the date error for NOJHL but got an edit conflict. :P If any maps appear un-updated, try refreshing (ctrl+F5) or using the purge function. (WP:PURGE). If there are any errors let me know and I will fix them.  vıd ıoman  22:27, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

I corrected the GMHL map and will put the other leagues on my to-do list. :)  vıd ıoman  22:43, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Port Stanley back in SOJHL?
I've heard rumours that there will a team in Port Stanley for the 09-10 SOJHL (Jr D) season. It will NOT be linked to the old Central Elgin Express team, and Pat Elliott will not have anything to do with it. Have you heard anything about this?

--i talked to the daughter of a lady who did PR for both the Lakers and the Express when the teams were in Port Stanley, and she provided me with the above information Jru Gordon (talk) 21:03, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Merritt Centennials
A large number of the edits to that article were made by. Blueboy96 02:25, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Montreal Mens Hockey League
I have removed the prod tag from Mens/Montreal Hockey League, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the prod template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Articles for deletion. Thanks! . I wasn't going to remove the prod until I'd dug to see what other refs might be found to justify notability, but then it appeared that the page was deleted as I was writing the talk message. So I recreated the page/deleted the prod. MadScot (talk) 23:06, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Upper Canada Hockey Club
According to the policy for biographies of living persons, "Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living persons—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion." If the history is factual, then please find and include reliable sources for it. Gail (talk) 16:39, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I just woke up this morning to find about 20 edits to a page by random people. I thought it was just vandalism.  Jeez... well... I'll be back with some sources....   DMighton (talk) 16:42, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I also got the impression that some of today's edits were performed with an agenda to hide the club's past, but the article in its former state violated WP:BLP. I'll leave it up to you to add the history back with sources. Thanks! Gail (talk) 16:51, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I've begun. Yes... it is a notorious franchise... sadly... the current ownership has nothing to do with it... just the history of the franchise.  I will reflect that as I rewrite it.  And BLP... I was just being lazy... lol...  DMighton (talk) 16:57, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar!

 * Haha. ;) You deserve the barnstar, and good work with the infobox. :) TheAE  talk /sign 03:56, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Thedford Dirty Dogs
Do you have any information if another team in WOAA history has had a regular season losing streak similar or longer than the Dogs 70 games? Frontsfan2005 (talk) 16:56, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I know it is a modern record.. no team in at least the past 11 seasons could have possibly had this long of a losing streak. In fact, in the last nine seasons only Brussels has had a winless season.  The problem is... not much info prior to 1999.  I've found that the K-W Record covered the league in the 1950s.... and it was pretty huge back then... but I haven't found a papers for the 90s yet.  DMighton (talk) 17:05, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Page moves
Hey. Just thought I'd get your opinion on some page moves that I want to make, as for the most part, you have the most edits on these pages. Basically, I want to move St. Catharines Falcons Jr. B to St. Catharines Falcons (1968–), London Nationals Jr. B to London Nationals (1950–), Sarnia Legionnaires Jr. B to Sarnia Legionnaires (1969–) and Sarnia Legionnaires to Sarnia Legionnaires (1954–1970) with a disambiguation page at Sarnia Legionnaires. The reason is pretty simple. Having the Jr. B monkier in the article name implies that that is their official team name, while in reality, it is only trying to differentiate from articles that already exist at the team name. In the case of St. Catharines and London, OHA teams exists, and I would say that they are more notable being a higher level league so they should stay where they are. However, with Sarnia it's a similar level league, thus the desire to make a disambiguation page at the team name. Anyways, with most team articles on Wikipedia now being differentiated by the paranthesis/year monkier, it only makes sense to move the pages. Would you agree? – Nurmsook!  talk...  18:54, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * For sure, the only reason I didn't it in the past was because we weren't sure about actual founding dates... but now we are... another one is Durham Huskies Jr. A... should be Durham Huskies (1996–2001). There are a few teams in the Major Intermediate A Hockey League and OHA Senior A Hockey League that have a similar problem.  DMighton (talk) 20:55, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

AJHL
Yeah, I can work on updating the stats. I know that initially, I used T/OTL as that was how the AJHL itself did it in their media guide. They like to swap formats, it seems, as time goes on. Resolute 14:40, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * It is a format I certainly would favour. I hate rewarding failure.  I would very much prefer the old W-L-T format, but c'est la vie.  Personally, I find shootout wins to be as repugnant as overtime losses in the rewarding of points. Resolute 15:21, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm also glad the Brier is in Calgary to start March. With both the Flames and Hitmen on the road, I'll be able to catch a few AJHL playoff games in Calgary and Okotoks. Resolute 15:24, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Or you could watch the Brier ;) Our other game on ice. -Djsasso (talk) 15:51, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Haha... with Lacrosse season so soon? I don't know.... lol  DMighton (talk) 18:18, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * What can I say, I'm a curler...and stuck in a city with a QMJHL team that just self destructed this year...they rule the league for the last few years and I show up and they are last overall. *sigh* -Djsasso (talk) 18:21, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Curling is fun... it's been a few years though. How do you think we Windsorites feel?  We've been trying to chase those pesky Spitfires out of town for years... not going to their games, ignoring them, turning a blind eye to hazing incidents, turning a blind eye to Jeff Kugel (search on youtube)... and hell, we nicknamed them "The Spits"!.. and what do we get as our just reward?  The #1 ranked team in the country... Damn Spitfires.... lol...


 * The situation with the Mooseheads is not good.... but then again... I grew up an Owen Sound Platers fan... disappointment is a way of life up there. DMighton (talk) 19:03, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Template loop
Doing regular Wikignoming on Category:Template loop warnings I saw your page User:DMighton/BCHL Userbox. If you don't need this page any more, because the template BCHL exists now, you could nominate it for speedy deletion by putting db-u1 on top. If you'd like to keep it you could fix the loop easily by moving the second and third parts to a documentation page.

Debresser (talk) 19:40, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Create User:DMighton/BCHL Userbox/Doc
 * 2) Paste starting from (just leave out the words "noinclude" themselves)
 * 3) Change the pasted text for


 * Thanks for the heads up... I just nominated it for speedy delete... DMighton (talk) 20:32, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Chinook hockey league
I'll see what I can come up with during my research. As an aside, it is rather sad to see that there are now just two eligible leagues for the Allan Cup. At this rate, the trophy is probably going to end up being retired soon. Anyway, since you've done a lot of work with senior leagues, you might be interested in a discussion Alaney and I have had at his talk page where we are looking at the history of hockey. You might be able to provide a good overview of the rise and fall of senior hockey. Resolute 13:48, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Keystone Cup
I know very little about hockey so I may be missing something. I did notice that several of the teams don't have articles. But it seems to me that there should be succession boxes for the highest award in Junior B just as there is for the highest award in Junior A. Since the Sockeyes had a box for the Centennial Cup it seemed logical to me to put one for the Keystone Cup under it. I'm inclined to put it back and start putting in the others, but it won't be right now as I am headed to bed. I don't think our not having done so before is a persuasive argument in itself, unless you're saying Junior B level teams are less notable? Yngvadottir (talk) 21:00, 20 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your response! Sounds good to me--I'd been told the difference between A and B was "level" and hadn't realized that amounted to "size of market."  I agree that teams that win either championship should thus be notable enough to have pages. So what comes first?  Redlinks for those that don't yet have one?  I'm not sure I see why succession boxes shouldn't be there until there are articles, since there is no deadline it seems to me the creation of the articles can happen at the same time as the insertion of succession boxes on pages of teams that already have articles.  So my thought is to work on both the redlinks and the infoboxes in between the other stuff I do on Wikipedia (I'm a relatively low-time contributor).  I don't think I'm a good person to make the articles for the teams--as I say, I don't know much about hockey.  But I have the impression redlinks are acceptable flags that an article is needed.  Unless the relevant Wikiproject doesn't like them?  I know some don't.  Let me know if it should be done in a particular order/manner, such as if redlinks for those teams are going to be bad. Yngvadottir (talk) 17:33, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Calgary Cup
Unfortunately, no. I have the articles from each game, but not a full roster. Prolly wouldnt be too hard to find. Resolute 03:55, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Canada rosters
No problem. Yeah, it did take quite a while. RandySavageFTW (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Discussion on diacritics
You are welcome to join the discussion on diacritics here.

Cheers LarRan (talk) 17:47, 8 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I do not discuss diacritics. DMighton (talk) 00:39, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

crosby handshake
I felt "neglected" was very neutral, as opposed to "avoided", for example. If I "neglected" to make my bed today, it's not malicious, just something that I never got around to. --Lvivske (talk) 17:11, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Personally, I'd rather not work on two wikis. Good community here and I just don't see the point of flipping to a rival website? --Lvivske 20:08, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Tom MacMillan
Ahh. That makes a lot more sense. yellowjournalism (talk) 19:49, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

CIS logo
Good day. I was looking at updating the Canadian Interuniversity Sport logo http://universitysport.ca/e/about/logo.cfm which was changed on June 10 http://www.universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=14371 and noticed that you uploaded the original File:CIS Logo.JPG and dealt with the licensing. I thought that perhaps you would be most familiar with this. It would be nice to keep or move the old logo to illustrate the difference and history as well. Double Blue (talk) 16:55, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Beagle
Yes, I did just want pictures of our beloved beagle on the beagle page. However, the pictures (maybe with the exception of bath time) were actually legitimate. She's an older beagle so I put a picture of her in the health section, because the section otherwise suggests that as beagles age they mostly deteriorate dramatically in health, and she is an example of a very healthy elderly dog. I put the picture of her at the bottom because it's talking about them being friendly dogs and popular because of their personalities and cute looks. Since you had a problem with that, I then tried to just put a gallery at the bottom for extra pictures. There are plenty of Wikipedia pages that implement the gallery function, and many users (like myself) come to Wikipedia looking for both information AND pictures - they are not unnecessary! Also, I am wondering why you took off the information about Brian from Family Guy and The Regal Beagle from Three's Company - not my contributions, but needlessy erased. You said they were uncited, but many of the other examples are not cited either, and with a short visit to the linked pages, you would see that the information is clearly accurate. I know that you think you are being helpful, but frankly you came off as thinking your opinion of the page is more important than mine or anyone else's, and that my wanting to put my pictures on the article was superfluous and unimportant. My "Wikipedia Police" comment reflects just that - you are a user just like me, so why should you repeatedly decide that my contributions are useless? P.S. That last "undo" wasn't even me! Hollakr (talk) 8 August 2009 —Preceding undated comment added 21:00, 8 August 2009 (UTC).

OJAHL and CCHL
Just wondering why you reverted my edit on those pages, they are tier II junior A leagues. There are only 3 tier 1 leagues, and they are the major juniors.

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MinRob (talk • contribs) 00:33, 5 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Tier I and Tier II have not existed in Ontario "officially" since 1980 when the Ontario Hockey League annexed from the Ontario Hockey Association. In 1970, Junior A was divided into Major Junior A and Tier II Junior A hockey across the country.  As a case example I will speak of the OHA.... in 1980, the OHL left the OHA and voided Major Junior A status in the OHA.  The NOJHL and OPJHL at that time went from being Tier II Junior A to just Junior A... the problem is, we hockey lovin' Ontarians never got the memo to stop calling it Tier II even though the leagues stopped calling themselves that.  Either way though... this situation happened nationwide.


 * In fact, the OHA, QMJHL, and WHL stopped using the term Major Junior A a long time ago... at least officially. They just call it Major Junior.  Within the OHA and Hockey Canada... they do not refer to Junior A hockey as Tier II, because the term is archaic.


 * Also, the term Tier I is going to be used for Junior A in the OHA in the future. The OHA is replacing Junior A, B, C, and D with Tier I, II, and III.... it is a part of a new system called tomorrow's game.  If you would like, go to CCHL, click on the logo, and look at the zoomed version... it says Tier I Hockey right on it.


 * I know, I know... this is really confusing... and I found it shocking at first too... I thought I knew it was called "Tier II"... but it was just a bad habit that never went away and never got corrected.


 * For the record... the ranks across the country are:


 * Nation-wide:


 * Major Junior (considered semi-pro by NCAA)


 * Quebec:


 * Junior AAA (Junior A)
 * Junior AA (Junior B)
 * Junior A (Junior C)


 * Everywhere else:


 * Junior A
 * Junior B
 * Junior C


 * Ontario (to be fully implemented within 2 years):


 * Tier I (formerly Junior A)
 * Tier II (... Junior B)
 * Tier III (... Junior C)


 * USA:


 * Junior A Tier I
 * Junior A Tier II
 * Junior A Tier III
 * Junior B Tier III
 * Junior C Tier III


 * I hope this helps.... any questions? I should note, I have discussed this with one of the guy who helps run the CCHL... this is no joke.  DMighton (talk) 01:21, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, that's all really interesting, especially considering that the OJAHL has Junior A in it's name! Hopefully the OHF/OHA will get this information online (I haven't been able to find it). I agree completely that the term Tier II is archaic and needs to die, to help prevent conclusion. You can see here that some OHL teams do still use "Major Junior A" though. This is likely just to meet regular standards expected by Ontarians (ie., not used by the league itself)MinRob (talk) 04:19, 15 October 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm honestly not shocked that the Owen Sound Attack still use Major Junior A when talking about themselves. I grew up watching the Platers... I now live in Windsor and watch the Spits... but I've noticed that people in Southwestern Ontario will still call the OHL "Major Junior A" or "Junior A" from time to time... and you often have to go to lengths to explain the Tier I/Tier II divide of 1970 and then the annexation of Major Junior in 1980 if you want to talk about the CCHL or OJAHL.  Most people in Southwestern Ontario seemed to have no clue that "Tier II" existed... or that there is a Junior A other than the OHL.  In the 1990s when we had the Collingwood Blues, Durham Huskies, and Shelburne Wolves.... some people caught on... I think the Orangeville Crushers have helped a lot of people involved in the Midwestern Conference of the GOJHL remember that there is still Junior A in the area... but the bottom line... most people find the Major Junior/Junior A/B/C/D thing really confusing... I think that the OHA, getting away from it, is in part trying to fix this confusion... as well as fix the unbalance that was created in the mid-90s by the bloated OPJHL and MetJHL... glorified Jr. B leagues... declaring themselves Jr. A.


 * Some aspects of "Tomorrow's Game" are already on the net... but a lot of it deals with the dissolution of the SOJHL and reorganization of the Jr. C level...  This article covers the plan near the end... basically... the OHA wants to reorganize into three distinct tiers.


 * The OJAHL thing has a back story. They announced their name without seeking approval from the OHA early in the summer... and it was later rejected by the OHA for a couple reasons... 1) it is too similar to the league's old name. 2) it says Junior A, when they are trying to get rid of A, B, C, D...  The CCHL Tier I Junior Hockey name was cleared first with the OHA, then announced... that is why it was announced so late in the summer.  The problem is... we were a month into the season already... with one league with no name... which is ugly... so it sounds like the OHA just let it slide for the remainder of the season... I wouldn't expect that name to be too permanent unless the OHA changes its mind on "Tomorrow's Game".


 * Keep in mind... across Canada... these leagues are still technically Junior A... but... in their own branch... just like with the QJAAAHL being called Jr. AAA... the CCHL and OJAHL are supposed to be called Tier I... at least in the future they are. For all intents and purposes... they are still Jr. A... but in the Ontario structure that is supposed to come into play... they will be called Tier I Hockey. DMighton (talk) 05:04, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for this, it's been great to hear more in detail as to what the future will look like.MinRob (talk) 18:41, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

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Yeah, I'll be updating the stats. I figure I'll do it after each round of the playoffs for the teams that get eliminated. Nice to see all three Metro Calgary teams in... it's been a rough couple years for the Royals and Canucks. Not that anyone has a prayer against Spruce Grove. I'm not sure there has ever been a Jr A team as good as they have been this year. Resolute 15:20, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

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Re:BC Junior B
"BC Junior B

Hey, I see you are updating the different KIJHL team articles with final standings... how would you feel about building up these articles? Writing blurbs, searching out past standings, making better templates to make the articles look sharper... as well... the PIJHL and VIJHL need the same treatment. I've taken on the job of doing this in Ontario... and I need some counterparts doing this in other provinces... if you would be willing, it would be great... DMighton (talk) 05:29, 19 February 2008 (UTC)"

Sure! I'm sorry it took me 2 WHOLE YEARS to answer you. I just checked my "talk" page on my page. Since you have messaged me about this, I keep updating info, making pages "sharper", updating stats, and I put more info on Junior "B" and "A" teams in BC/AB. I have also created lots and lots of new pages for teams in BC and AB (for example just last week I created the page of the Osoyoos Coyotes)!. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NuckGhostriderTPB (talk • contribs) 04:54, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject: Canadian sport
I see you have made significant contributions to articles on hockey. Would you be interested in helping out with WP:CSPORT? If you'd like you could take charge of that section of articles. HalifaxRage (talk) 01:52, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Category:Calgary Cowboys (WHA) players
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Nelson Cubs
Don't suppose you would have any sources with information on the Nelson Cubs eh? You seem to be the resident expert on Jr./Sr. hockey so I though I would ask you. Its up for deletion so any sources would be helpful. -DJSasso (talk) 00:43, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't, but do know someone who should... User:Fanofpucks... I'll send him an e-mail... see if he can help out. DMighton (talk) 00:46, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * It would help if Dolovis learned how to sandbox before creating new articles... I see his passion for this... but he seems confused. DMighton (talk) 00:50, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah he has a clear passion for the subject. But he doesn't seem to like to talk about his changes or plan ahead and seems to want to do it fast like there is some sort of award for being fast. He clearly had another name (or IP) before, since he seems to know alot about wikipedia for someone who only created their account on Mar 29th. Wonder if its anyone we used to know in the project. -DJSasso (talk) 00:58, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * It's possible he is a sock puppet... but then again... after the Rob Steadman incident when I first started on here years ago... I try to stay away from sock puppet situations as much as possible... somehow, they always make you like Wikipedia less. Even if he is... he has the potential to do a lot of good for Sr. hockey in particular... but he needs to learn etiquette and and a little patience. DMighton (talk) 01:08, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Definitely he could be a great asset to the hockey project because Senior hockey is an area were we don't have many people focusing. And yeah I dislike sockpuppet situations. I don't know if he is one or not. Just that he clearly has editing experience which could be a great help. We haven't had any new hardcore editors in awhile. -DJSasso (talk) 01:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * On my Ice Hockey Wiki I've got a couple really good ones... but they both have kinda shied away from Wikipedia for various reasons... Yannzgob, HockeyAl, and Fanofpucks... all very knowledgeable, but just not comfortable with some of the wikipedia notability rules for the most part. HockeyAl seems to be writing the bible on the MJHL right now on IHW... I am hoping he will bring a lot of it over here when he is done... Fanofpucks is a Senior Hockey History God.  But, he struggles with wiki-writing.... charts, templates confuse him and stuff... otherwise... I've never seen so much info from one person other than maybe Flibirigit... (another great guy who has kinda walked away from the Wikipedia thing.)  DMighton (talk) 01:24, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah HockeyAl used to be here but a number of his articles kept getting deleted and he had a real issue with formatting while here so I think he got scared away. I thought about helping over on yours a few times but I didn't see the point in splitting my time between two places when I have so little of it to begin with :P -DJSasso (talk) 11:36, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Notre Dame Hounds
I noticed you reverted some edits, but there is no point to having two articles for a team based in the same town with the same name. It is going to be expanded with information about various incarnations of the team across the many leagues. If you oppose, you can start a section on the talk page opposing this. Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 02:11, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I suggest you bring it to the Ice Hockey WikiProject. We normally don't do articles for Midget clubs.  DMighton (talk) 02:13, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I have opened the discussion at the ice hockey wikiproject. Please join, state your case.  DMighton (talk) 02:22, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Napean Raiders
I have the page on my watchlist now. He is blocked for the legal threats and any account he used from the same IP will also get blocked automatically. So he should be shut down for now. If we see more accounts coming back trying to do the same thing then I (or you) will take it to the sockpuppet investigation page and go from there. But he is clearly adding POV weasel words to that article and being disruptive. I don't necessarily think its a COI because no serious organization would let themselves look bad like that in public. So its probably a fan or maybe a kid on the team, but not the actual team or coach themselves. -DJSasso (talk) 16:25, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Alright, sounds good. I hate when people stoop this low... it's just hockey, you know?  I'll keep an eye out for sock or meat puppetry and see where it goes from here... but hopefully this is the end of it.  DMighton (talk) 16:28, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah I hate having to take it that far. I think I have only gone to sock puppet investigations maybe like 3 or 4 times in the 5 years I have been editing the site. 2 of them have been in the last month and were the same person. The one we were talking about a little while ago. They of course claim it wasn't them and was their nephew which is a variation on the common "It was my roomate" defence. And its a shame because they were creating alot of good articles before they went overboard. I voted keep in alot of deletion requests on their articles, yet they think I am out to get them because I disagreed with them. LOL they obviously have never seen the level of heated arguments that happen at wp:hockey. My disagreement with them was so minor it wasn't even funny. -DJSasso (talk) 16:40, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think I know who you are talking about... and yeah... it is unfortunate. I've only came across it a handful of times, I've never initiated the investigation, but I did point out one super obvious case a few years ago.  It is weird though, how no one really ever owns up to it.  In fact, they are mad at the person who catches them instead of themselves for such a silly mistake.  DMighton (talk) 16:48, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Exactly, especially since once you admit it, as long as you don't do it again, no one really cares. As for disputes, sometimes consensus is with you and sometimes it isn't. If I got all worked up and created a sock because people disagree with me that diacritics should be on all hockey articles, it would do more harm to my case than help. But people get too heated and then boom a blowup. People need to just learn to walk away from wikipedia for a week or whatever if they are too stressed by what is going on. Its supposed to be a fun hobby, not work. -DJSasso (talk) 16:52, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

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Notre Dame Hounds
I was going to post this on the talk page for the article, and I guess it could eventually get moved over there - what is the reasoning behind having the Midget AAA championships on the SJHL team page for years that the SJHL team wasn't in existence? Notre Dame had and has a Midget AAA team that runs exclusive of the SJHL team. If the team wasn't playing in the SJHL, they weren't an SJHL team, and if they were playing in a Midget AAA league, they weren't a junior team (which is what that article is about). Properly, shouldn't the succession boxes for those Telus Cup wins be on the school page (or whereever the boxes for the other championships are)? The SJHL players didn't port over to the midget team, it would be like any other team that ceased to exist in a league for a while. Canada Hky (talk) 21:48, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll be back in about 4 hours... I'll explain what's going on then. DMighton (talk) 22:13, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * A little later than expected, but I'm back. You are right that the current Midget AAA team is not the same as the SJHL club... in fact... it has been my position that the Midget AAA club should be completely separate from the SJHL article... but about a month or two ago... a few users argued that the Midget AAA team, due to its last two championships should be allowed to piggyback the SJHL article for some reason... I didn't agree with them... but no real consensus was really made on the matter.  Today I decided to be bold and remove the two nav boxes from 2009 and 2010... as I feel they belong on the high school's page.  I left the 1980 and 1986 ones.... mostly because I'm not sure what to do with them...  the original SJHL franchise folded in the 70s... and its only on there because they basically had the same ownership... but the 1986 championship team... as stated in the following Hockey Canada article is basically the same team, staff and players, as the Cent Cup winning team... they just applied as a team to get into the SJHL... and have had a team ever since... leaving a new Midget AAA team to be formed by the high school.  Read this article on the matter: http://www.notredamehounds.ca/news_item.aspx?news_id=439&team_id=


 * Either way... I've never been 100% sure what to do with this... I do agree that the current Midget AAA team has no business being on the Hounds SJHL page.... but there might be a case for at least the 1986 team. DMighton (talk) 05:57, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * That kind of makes sense. I see them as two different entities as well.  I'll see what I can dig up on it around here, I'm sure I've seen their history books in a library in the city.  To me - the same players don't mean its the same team.  It just means they moved up a level, but the Midget team can't be the Jr team (if anything, they probably did it because they could no longer be a Midget team as guys were aging out).  Canada Hky (talk) 12:39, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

re: AJHL playoffs
Unfortunately, I do not have any playoff brackets for past AJHL seasons. I have a guide somewhere that listed the finals match-ups, but that was it. Resolute 18:58, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * News coverage would be spotty at best... you would have to go through the stats pages and do it by hand pretty much, so any of the Calgary/Edmonton Sun, Herald or Journal would suffice. Maybe just send the AJHL an email and ask them? Resolute 22:35, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Heh... I'm not sure how you handle that much microfilming. I've got three binders of printed stories and stats collected over the years, but after about an hour on those damn machines my eyes go all buggy. Resolute 22:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Impressive... It may not help much, but there is some partial results online... i.e.: Full 1999 results at Hockey's Future. Resolute 22:59, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Campbell River Storm
This article is a mess. I just stumbled upon it. Since you are the resident junior guru I thought you might be able to clean it up or indicate if it should be prod'd for deletion. -DJSasso (talk) 01:52, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Hockey League Maps
I don't have time to do them tonight but I will try to get to them as soon as possible.  vıd ıoman  03:18, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

CJHL is done.  vıd ıoman  09:32, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

SIJHL is done. I used a new base map so let me know if there is anything I can do to improve it.  vıd ıoman  10:56, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

GMHL is done, in the same style as the SIJHL map. There is a thumbnail problem that is affecting everything from the commons right now, so the image will appear "crushed", even if you use ctrl+F5 to refresh the page. If you save a version with the image was 251 pixels then revert that it seems to fix the problem but I don't want to do that for every page. Hopefully it is fixed soon.  vıd ıoman  11:20, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

OPJHL is done - File:OPJHL Team Locations.svg. If you think it is too cluttered I can replace some of the names in the middle to numbers and put them into a column on the side.  vıd ıoman  12:02, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

RE: KIJHL
Thanks for letting me know that the KIJHL teams articles are looking great because of my work! And no problem, I already started working on PIJHL/VIJHL pages last day!

--NuckGhostriderTPB 07:06, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for updating the Fernie Ghostriders 93-94 season-by-season-record! I couldn't find where the Ghostriders we're knocked out of the playoffs acording to http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/1993-94_RMJHL_Season

And do you know a website that shows season records for the awhl?

--NuckGhostriderTPB 23:19, 26 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah... I did that research a couple weeks ago at the library... sadly, when I inputted the info I was looking at the wrong year for that bracket... lol Castlegar was still playing Jr. B I think that year....


 * http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_AWHL_Seasons for standings... but I got nothing for playoffs. Do you have a local library or archives?  I'm sure they are findable on microfilm... that is almost all I can do now for research!  DMighton (talk) 23:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I have a local library, but i've never done any research for hockey playoffs before. How would I get the info from my library?


 * I've given the BCHL/AJHL a shot for editing/updating pages. (Just updated the Victoria Grizzlies, and the Quesnel Millionaires for BCHL) NuckGhostriderTPB (talk) 09:30, 11 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Ask them what resources they have in microfilm or microfiche.... that is the best way... also ask them about interlibrary loans... for newspapers they don't have. DMighton (talk) 11:36, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

IHW message
Hey. I left you a message on the Ice Hockey Wiki. 75.176.69.71 (talk) 04:40, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Dakota Colllege
I copied the Dakota College at Bottineau men's ice hockey article, which was proposed for deletion. to the Ice Hockey Wiki. --Hockeyben (talk) 16:23, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Ottawa Help
I don't have any suggestions about other sources, but the Ottawa Citizen is available online through the news archives of Google. This is a search url for Frank McGee (you can click on Archives or custom range for dates) and here is the link for browsing the Citizen. Best of luck. &#x0298; alaney2k  &#x0298; ( talk ) 14:59, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

MJAHL
How do I talk to you on here. I am not very good at this. I am from Summerside, PEI, so I know a bit about the MJAHL. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Josh cat eyes (talk • contribs) 03:00, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
 * This is how we do it! lol DMighton (talk) 03:03, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

So you had some questions about the MJAHL. I suppose they likely are about the gaps in standings?--Josh_cat_eyes (talk) 03:15, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
 * There are gaps? I'm hitting the sack... I dropped you an e-mail with whatever e-mail address you left with wikipedia when you signed up... if you didn't get, e-mail me at the e-mail I just left on your talk page and I'll write you tomorrow.  In the mean time, you can check out my project if you are interested:  http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Canadian_Junior_A_Seasons_%28Post-1970%29


 * TTYL DMighton (talk) 03:20, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Ah, That's Why it Didn't Make Sense (London Nationals)
I was wondering why the team histories were merged in the sidebar, and I prefer to think the anon. editor wasn't vandalizing, but actually trying to help thinking that the page was about the one with a longer history. Doesn't change my own POV and opinion, mind. The London Nationals of 1968 became the London Knights and the Nationals ceased to exist; as it was the same club, same city, and same building, the separate page isn't really needed. The Kingston Frontenacs have a similar history that should remain only merged, but I'll do one at a time. CycloneGU (talk) 22:28, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't disagree... I honestly do the same thing with Jr. A and below... it's an old practice (separate articles) we are trying to get rid of... please join us at this link where we are discussing how to fix this.  We would like to start merging all teams that didn't change towns, but changed names.  There are probably a few dozen instances of this -- I can think of a few.  DMighton (talk) 23:03, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

O'Leary Eagles
Greetings DMighton, I just thought I'd let you know that I saw your article O'Leary Eagles in the New Articles list--  The information is presented clearly and is easy to understand. Happy editing! Hope your day is going well and you are having fun.Amy Z (talk) 20:00, 3 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Oh Thanks! DMighton (talk) 20:51, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Re: BC Jr. B
Thanks! And yes, I've been able to find some old Jr. "B" BC standings by using what I'm sure you've heard before, the "Internet Wayback Machine" (web.archive.org); and Google News Archives. It's unfortunately supper hard to find these old stats and standings, because Most Jr "B" Websites only show them from recent years, and never, never show the Playoff Results! And thanks for letting me know about that website again, I'll put up those Stats on it, shortly. NuckGhostriderTPB (talk) 23:36, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

WHOA! Sorry about this very late two-month reply! Anyways, I don't know if you heard this since you last left a message on my Talk Page, but the 100 Mile House Wranglers did end up selling all those tickets, and looks like they will be a part of the KIJHL for the 2012-13 season! They even have an official website, facebook and twitter now (100milewranglers.com). And still no word about Junior "B" in Williams Lake or Quesnel. --NuckGhostriderTPB 01:20, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Hey, just thought I should let you know of some new Junior 'B' news...the new franchise "Nanaimo Buccaneers" have been added to the VIJHL. "The Nanaimo Buccaneers will play their home games Thursday nights at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The team will play in the VIJHL's North Division along with the Oceanside Generals, Comox Valley Glacier Kings and Campbell River Storm … Phil Levesque said the Buccaneers name is a nod to history, as Nanaimo had a junior B hockey team in the 1970s called the Buckaneers."

ALSO, the "100 Mile House Wranglers" will NOT be in the KIJHL in the upcoming season. They were trying to buy the 2010's Keystone Cup champions, the Revelstoke Grizzlies, but to no prevail. Link 1 - Revelstoke Link 2 - 100 Mile House --NuckGhostriderTPB 23:13, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

UPDATE (about the VIJHL): I've e-mailed the VIJHL and this is what they told me..."We have had the Westshore Stingers bought out by some local business owners and they will be called the Westshore Wolves next season .......and the Nanaimo Bucs will also participate in the VIJHL next season..... so our club total will be nine teams 5 in the south and four in the north." --NuckGhostriderTPB 00:12, 8 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Same here! As the KIJHL is my local league, I want them to be a part of our league! What really pisses me off is that the KIJHL will allow to put new teams in big cities like the brand new teams in Kelowna, Kamloops and Penticton; which is so stupid, because almost EVERY small town team will have a better attendance record then the teams in bigger cities (like the Fernie Ghostriders and Kimberley Dynamiters (KIJHL) for example where for small towns, we get an almost packed 1200+ arena in the winter, while teams in big cities struggle to get 100). WHAT REALLY PISSES ME OFF IS, WHY THE HELL CAN'T THEY JUST PUT A TEAM IN 100 MILE HOUSE AS AN EXPANSION TEAM INSTEAD OF A RELOCATED TEAM, LIKE ALMOST THE REST OF THE BRAND NEW TEAMS IN THE KIJHL? (Sorry...a little mad...I might e-mail them an angry message soon lol) It really keeps looking like their only expanding to the West to bigger cities and they're ignoring the small cities North and East. And still no new info about junior 'B' in Williams Lake or Quesnel yet. --NuckGhostriderTPB 00:57, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

World Junior A Challenge
Hi there, you seem to be one of the main contributors when it comes to the World Junior A Challenge article (and articles of the particular editions of this tournament). I just want to let you know I added some, in my opinion, rather important info to the main article - the fact that Russia is represented my the national u-18 squad. I'm not sure about 2006,2007 and 2008 tournaments, but the recent 3 (2009 to 2011) did feature the u-18 squad. Maybe it should be researched whether 2006 to 2008 also featured the u-18 squad and also add this info to particular articles (2006 to 2011). --IJK_Principle (talk) 06:35, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I wasn't aware of that. Research on Russia hockey isn't easy when I can't speak or read the language.  Makes sense though, now they could send the MHL-B all-stars or something... sadly, as much as I love the tournament... it is poorly covered and a little boring... it needs 8 teams, a little more TSN coverage, and a little adversity...  I'm so sick of Canada vs. Canada and USA vs. Canada every year.  DMighton (talk) 12:41, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
 * It also has to be noted that for example in the Subway Super Series article Russia is named 'Russian Selects', while the FHR refers to them as the national junior (U20) squad (the SSS team is coached by the same coach as the team at the World Junior Champs, however the squad in SSS is not identical to the one in the Junior World Champs, very similar to how the squads at the Euro Hockey Tour are not identical to the ones at IHWC - both EHT and SSS are meant as tournaments to test players for the upcoming IIHF World Champs (junior or adult)).
 * About the fact that many materials are in Russian - sometimes Google Translate or a similar tool can help, but I understand it's not easy to find materials in other languages to use as citation material.
 * Also as I think about it - the Russian U18 squad at the WJAC is probably also a test squad - not featuring some players compared to the IIHF U18 Championships or/and the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. I'm not sure though.
 * About MHL-B: It is the lower tier of MHL, however I'm not sure it is quite correct to compare them to Canadian A Junior leagues. You see - the thing is: There was only the MHL a year ago. However because they reached the team limit for the league (32 teams, they won't add any more), they had to create a new league/division, so they can accept any new teams interested in joining the league but too late to be accepted into MHL before the 32 team cap is achieved. However some of the teams that joined later and had to go to MHL-B, may be MHL worthy - that's why there's a relegation/promotion system in place. So that any new junior teams have a chance to prove they are good enough to compete at the highest level by joining MHL-B and then acquiring promotion to MHL. It will take several years before this stabilizes and the weaker teams, that are currently in MHL, get demoted to MHLB, while others get to MHL. So the MHL/MHLB system truly will be similar to the CHL(Major junior)/Junior A system. Also of note is the fact that MHL is a whole-country league - every team plays every other team from the 32-team league at least once in regular season. While MHL-B is more like Canadian's CHL or Junior A leagues - it's regional, featuring 3 divisions at the moment whose teams only play between themselves in their division.
 * All in all it would probably be a good idea to send a team composed of MHL-B players to the WJAC instead of 17 year olds. These older (MHLB) players would probably be more competitive than the current U18 squad, I believe. --IJK_Principle (talk) 21:11, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
 * It should eventually balance out like that. Canadian Jr. A back in 1970 kinda did the same thing... what happened was there were about 13 Junior "A" leagues Canada-wide... the top 3 were promoted to "Major Junior A" in their entirety (OHA, QMJHL, and WCHL)... the other 10 or so (BCJHL, AJHL, SJHL, MJHL, TBJHL, NOJHA, SOJHL, CJHL, NBJHL, MJAHL) leagues were relegated to "Tier II Junior A"... Major had teams that were too weak for their new standard of play (St-Jerome, Rosemont, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Estevan, Flin Flon) and they generally were forced down into Tier II after a couple years... and teams that were too strong for Tier II (Guelph, Belleville, Prince Albert, Red Deer) were eventually pulled up to Major to balance it out... like they say, the creme will rise to the top... nowadays it is 3 Major Junior and 10 Junior "A" leagues... but there is a clear difference between the levels 42 years later... I like that the MHL is country-wide... and the MHL-B is partitioned... but we just can't do that here... we don't have the capital.  It is shocking and intriguing how the Russians have built their new system from head-to-two and I think both Hockey Canada and USA Hockey will find they have a lot to learn from them.  DMighton (talk) 21:40, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I did not know it was like this (promotion/relegation) between major junior and junior A back then, interesting info, thanks. About capital: Well the thing is most of the MHL teams are affiliated with a KHL team and thus the KHL team finances them, so they can travel (sometimes half across the globe) for a match and so on. I understand CHL teams are not backed up by capital from NHL teams and don't have a capability like this. It also is interesting that there was never a junior league in Russia or Soviet Union, MHL is the first ever attempt to created a junior league like this. During the Soviet times and in Russia before MHL was established, the juniors played in lower tier leagues - Pervaya Liga, Vtoraya Liga and so on. Thus they played against teams with sometimes much older guys on rosters and that wasn't so great for junior player's development. Pervaya liga for example is comparable to ECHL in that it is an adult league, but Tier III. Vtoraya Liga is like SPHL or Federal Hockey League (Tier IV). --IJK_Principle (talk) 22:52, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry... it wasn't promotion/relegation in the European sense... it was more like periodic expansion/contraction... if you were too dominant, you'd apply for expansion up a level... if you sucked, you'd apply to be let down a level... it wasn't uniform... it was more to fit the needs of the league. In the end, it serves the same purpose...  DMighton (talk) 00:34, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
 * So, kinda like the Swedish Elite League, minus their U-20 League... 15 year olds, if good enough, played with the men... wow.
 * Well... NHL teams used to own Jr. teams and even leagues... back in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s... if you signed to play for the Montreal Jr. Canadiens or any other team with that moniker like the Fort William Canadians... you had to sign something called a "C-Card"... it basically was a contract that said that if you play for our Jr. team, we own your rights if you go to the NHL. This was used until the draft was implemented.  Toronto had the Toronto Marlboros... Chicago and Montreal had the rights to the entire Central Junior A Hockey League... basically... if there was a team playing for the Memorial Cup and it had a Leaf on its jersey... or a Habs logo... or any other NHL club... all the players on that team were already amateurs locked into a pro contract.  An NHL team might own and fund an entire league, or they might own 20 teams across North America...  I think that all ended around 1968 or 69.  DMighton (talk) 00:42, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Wow, really interesting stuff, I really should read something about the history of North American club hockey, I know so little about it at the moment in seems, thanks. --IJK_Principle (talk) 13:11, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Re: Hockey pages
Hello, DMighton

I must apologize for my "WP:Edit War". I must have missed that message on my IP page. I was just following suit from previous pages I had seen. Now that I've noticed my mistake I will be sure to correct it next time.

Hopefully we can work together on other major junior, junior B,C,D pages in the future. SSFanJP (talk) 03:32, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Sarnia Sting and Sarnia articles
Hey there, Let me explain to you something before the Wikipedia begins to blackout. The old article title Sarnia, Ontario was already renamed into the new title Sarnia and there is also disambiguated title called Sarnia (disambiguation). Also, all those old Sarnia, Ontario related categories was already speedy renamed into Category:Sarnia per Categories for discussion/Speedy to match the main article. So, could you talk to user User:SSFanJP never edit the link to "Sarnia, Ontario" and leave the link "Sarnia" per main article to avoid redirects or pop-ups and reply me back ASAP. Thanks. Steam5 (talk) 04:01, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

Strathmore Wheatland Kings
Thanks for the help with writing the article! I really appreciate it. Now I will know for next time the general format — Preceding unsigned comment added by AndroidDrummer (talk • contribs) 06:21, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

WikiThanks
In recognition of all the work you’ve done lately! 66.87.2.33 (talk) 23:01, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Wichita Junior Thunder for deletion
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Weyburn Red Wings Logo
The logo shown for the Weyburn Red Wings of the SJHL has not been used for a number of years. If I send you the current logo, are you able to upload it for us. --142.165.102.193 (talk) 20:24, 4 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Sure... e-mail it to me... DMighton (talk) 21:02, 4 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Not exactly sure how to do that or where to find your address. 142.165.102.193 (talk) 22:08, 4 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Here... dvo _ 30 at yahoo dot com... DMighton (talk) 02:18, 5 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Image emailed. Thanks for your great work. --142.165.102.193 (talk) 14:07, 5 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I appreciate it. There were many hours logged in the microfilm room getting some of that stuff.  I didn't receive the e-mail... but I replaced the logo with the one listed at the 2010 logo on your website... is this the right one?  DMighton (talk) 21:47, 5 September 2012 (UTC)


 * That is the correct logo but not the best quality. I have tried to email you it again. If not, you can go to our website and at the very bottom of the 'Contact Us' tab on left side of page, you will see a link to the correct logo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.165.102.193 (talk) 15:02, 6 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Got it... there we go! DMighton (talk) 01:51, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

MHL Teams Picture
I Created that picture useing paint program and a picture of the maritimes that was not made by hockey canada

Pictou County Crushers
I was just wondering if it is okay to change the name of the name of the Pictou County Crushers to Weeks Crushers because that is there real name... Pictou County is used for the minor hockey in Pictou County and I know that because that is where I live at. Debdeb18 (talk) 22:28, 6 May 2013 (UTC) Okay that's fine I just figured I'd ask you before I went ahead and did it. Debdeb18 (talk) 22:56, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

I apologize for the sponser thing.. i forgot about it from when you told me a while ago. (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:46, 29 August 2013 (UTC)