Winter break

[BostonBart22]

With all the injuries mounting on our team and most other clubs, could it be visable to have a 2 week winter break , it would give players a chance to recover and the ones playing with niggles , especially if team can't afford to get replacements in...just saying.

 

[fridaysfingers]

With all the injuries mounting on our team and most other clubs, could it be visable to have a 2 week winter break , it would give players a chance to recover and the ones playing with niggles , especially if team can't afford to get replacements in...just saying.

No

 

[Gough60]

Sounds a practical idea. But Would probably only result in a congestion of fixtures as we find ourselves in at the moment leading to weekend & midweek games in far flug venues causing fatigue & possible injury.
Vicious circle.

 

[Diafol]

Or it would annoy fans who then have to shell out even more money to Nottingham hotels when the POFW date is put back.

 

[BostonBart22]

Or it would annoy fans who then have to shell out even more money to Nottingham hotels when the POFW date is put back.

Was looking to a future season as a trial..wouldn't hurt to start a season a week early and finish a week late to fit in a winter break, just ridiculous we are going down the road again of teams shortbenched through injuries and niggles and paying fans not getting to see full product on ice. .just saying

 

[Earnie]

Nice idea but the answer has to be NO.
The Leagues schedule is squeezed as it is . Can think about it for next year but highly unlikely to happen.

 

[The_Stick_]

I believe there is a 1 week break penned in for February - 11/12th I believe but I think GB will be playing on those dates

 

[MA18]

Given teams pay their players weekly I’d say it would be a non starter.
Outgoings remain the same but no income from those two week.

Todd has said before the schedule is what it is, they are professional hockey players and it’s what they are used to.

 

[Kevlar68]

If our players have minor injuries now and train but not play leaving them fitter for conti cup final I'm fine with that.
We have a real good chance at winning a European title if we have a almost fully fit squad.
I myself would save our players for that than risk bringing them back to soon for CC and league.

 

[Hodor]

Earlier start would be nice for the team in the CHL to get a couple of competetive games in, but I'm not sure the EIHL is guaranteed a spot any more.

 

[kingmo19.1]

£££££. Paying the players for 2 additional weeks, accommodation fees for 2 additional weeks! Non starter.

 

[lloyd_jeff]

It’ll never happen. The wage cap is a pathetic excuse for clubs to simply capitalise on their income, whilst promising competition.

 

[BostonBart22]

No such thing as wage cap to the bigger clubs...

 

[NathanG]

Out of curiosity, what is the wage cap? Is the figure published anywhere? Is it common knowledge?

 

[Rempel16]

Out of curiosity, what is the wage cap? Is the figure published anywhere? Is it common knowledge?

I’m pretty sure one of the Steelers / Panthers owners said that the wage cap was abolished this year… but Todd seems convinced…

 

[BostonBart22]

I’m pretty sure one of the Steelers / Panthers owners said that the wage cap was abolished this year… but Todd seems convinced…

No such thing, surely it would be on the eihl website somewhere, if devils or any other team got a transcript of it could they post it here please . Dated this season

 

[Kevin roog]

I’d be pretty pissed off if our wage bill is the same as Guildfords , surely there’s is a lot bigger,

 

[Wannabe2]

It’s not about money it’s about personnel, I would put money on our budget being bigger than Flames, that’s my opinion as I don’t know the true facts.

 

[Finny]

No such thing as wage cap to the bigger clubs...

Who are we classing as the bigger clubs?
Tradionally I'd say it was Sheffield, Nottingham, Belfast and us.

But those teams are currently 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th in the table.
Could the reason that Guildford and Coventry are in the top two be because there is a wagecap?

 

[Sheincar]

With all the injuries mounting on our team and most other clubs, could it be visable to have a 2 week winter break , it would give players a chance to recover and the ones playing with niggles , especially if team can't afford to get replacements in...just saying.

Not every club can afford to go 2 weeks without an income.