At the start of every season most publications try and predict the season ending standings, something I would never want the task of doing. Â I decided to take a look back at the The Hockey News predictions for the 2011/2012 season compared to the final standings and for the most part they were way off. Â This is absolutely nothing against The Hockey News or our awesome local reporter who picked them, just wanted to look back. Â It’s almost impossible to predict how 30 teams will finish when their lineup in September will likely be completely different once the season starts and throughout.
I don’t think anyone could have predicted the Norfolk Admirals of all teams to win their last 28 games of the regular season for a historic finish. Â The list could go on but since I had posted the predictions back in October I thought I’d see how the results were.
Western Conference
| Predicted | Final Standings |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Checkers | Oklahoma City Barons |
| Peoria Rivermen | Toronto Marlies |
| Chicago Wolves | Chicago Wolves |
| Rochester Americans | Abbotsford Heat |
| Toronto Marlies | Milwaukee Admirals |
| Houston Aeros | San Antonio Rampage |
| Hamilton Bulldogs | Rochester Americans |
| Lake Erie Monsters | Houston Aeros |
| Texas Stars | Charlotte Checkers |
| San Antonio Rampage | Lake Erie Monsters |
| Rockford IceHogs | Peoria Rivermen |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | Rockford IceHogs |
| Abbotsford Heat | Grand Rapids Griffins |
| Oklahoma City Barons | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Milwaukee Admirals | Texas Stars |
Eastern Conference
| Predicted | Final Standings |
|---|---|
| Hershey Bears | Norfolk Admirals |
| W-B/Scranton Penguins | St John’s IceCaps |
| Portland Pirates | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
| Springfield Falcons | W-B/Scranton Penguins |
| Manchester Monarchs | Hershey Bears |
| Syracuse Crunch | Connecticut Whale |
| Worcester Sharks | Syracuse Crunch |
| Connecticut Whale | Manchester Monarchs |
| Binghamton Senators | Portland Pirates |
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Adirondack Phantoms |
| St John’s IceCaps | Springfield Falcons |
| Albany Devils | Providence Bruins |
| Norfolk Admirals | Worcester Sharks |
| Providence Bruins | Albany Devils |
| Adirondack Phantoms | Binghamton Senators |
I dare you to try and predict next seasons results and see how you do!
