Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey/NHL season pages format
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This page provides a loose outline into articles of the various seasons of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Nomenclature
All articles should be named (year)-(year) NHL season, as well have a redirect article named (year)-(year) National Hockey League season (eg. 1959-60 NHL season and 1959-60 National Hockey League season.
[edit] Article sections
In each article, there should be a header that states the ordinal number of the NHL season (eg. 1917-18 is the first NHL season). Then, the sections follow:
- Regular season - this section should have a header paragraph describing the various politics of the NHL over the off-season or during the regular season. It may include milestones, records, and other interesting information.
- Regular season standings - the final standings for the season. It should be in a table that is relatively free of formatting. The columns to be included are, in this order:
- Team - Make a link to the team. However, do NOT link to the page of their current incarnation (eg. if you list Hartford Whalers, do not link to Carolina Hurricanes)
- Games Played (GP)
- Wins (W)
- Losses (L)
- Ties (T)
- Overtime Losses (1999-2000 onwards only) (OTL)
- Points (Pts)
- Goals For (GF)
- Goals Against (GA)
- Penalties in minutes (PIM)
- The standings are organized in the usual fashion, following the NHL tie-breakers at the time, if need be.
- Regular season leading scorers - this section counts the top ten scorers and ties (by points) for the duration of the regular season. The columns to be included are, in this order:
- Player - always make a link to the player article
- Team - you don't have to link to the team if you don't want to
- Games Played (GP)
- Goals (G)
- Assists (A)
- Points (PTS)
- Pentalties in minutes (PIM)
- Regular season leading goaltenders - this section counts the top ten goaltenders and ties (by GAA) for the duration of the regular season. The columns to be included are, in this order:
- Player - always make a link to the player article
- Team - you don't have to link to the team if you don't want to
- Games Played (GP)
- Minutes Played (MINS)
- Goals Against (GA)
- Shutouts (SO)
- Goals Against Average (GAA)
- Stanley Cup Playoffs - this section covers the playoffs, and should have a header similar to that of the regular season header. Since the playoffs are all in one year, you should have a line that says "All dates in (year)". Prior to the 1925-26 season, you should also make a small detail about the PCHA/WCHL playoffs as well. Then, there should be a subsection listing each round of the playoffs, and in each subsection, a subsection containing the series.
- Navigation - at the foot of the page, use an article series box to link to the previous and next season.
[edit] Playoff Series
The series headers should be presented as (city name) vs. (city name) with the higher seed first. Note that the team name must be in full only if that team has a cross-town rival (Canadiens, Maroons, Americans, Islanders, or Rangers) at the time. The order of the series should be the highest seed first. For example, with the present playoff system, the 1 vs 8 series is first and the 4 vs 5 series being last. Within conferences and divisions, present them in the order they are presented in the standings (typically Eastern/Wales first, followed by Western/Campbell).
Within each series section, you should have a bulleted list showing the date of the game, as well as the final score. It should be in the following format:
- (date) - (away team) (score) (home team) (score)
Highlight in bold the winner of the game, and if the game went in to overtime, indicate how many overtimes were needed: (OT) for a single overtime, (2OT) for two overtimes, and so on. For the teams, only use the city name unless the team has a cross-town rival at the time (even if the cross-town rival did not make the playoffs, are playing in another series, or were earlier eliminated). As well, link the date to its proper page. A link to the team pages is generally not necessary. Examples:
Finally, at the end of the list, indicate the winner of the series, the type of the series, and the series score, all on an italicized line. Examples:
- Montreal wins total-goals series 22 goals to 8
- Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3
[edit] Debuts and Last Games
Two different sections on the season page for players who made their debut and players who played their last game in that season. Players listed have to meet at least one of these notability guidelines:
- Is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Scored at least 400 career goals, 600 career assists, 1000 career points or played at least 1000 career games, or garnered at least 3000 career penalty minutes
- Scored at least 50 goals or 100 points in any given season
- Led the league in a major statistical category in one season or playoffs (Goals, Assists, Points (for defencemen, G/A/PTS for D-men), Wins, GAA, Save Percentage) or led multiple times in a minor one (i.e. Yanic Perreault's reign as faceoff leader or Dave Schultz winning four PIM crowns)
- Won a major award (Art Ross, Hart, Calder, Vezina, Selke, Byng, Norris, Jack Adams, Pearson, Smythe etc.)
- Played in Multiple all-star games... or was named to the First or Second Post-Season All-Star team (there are many players who played in one token all-star game (ie. Garth Butcher) who are not notable, if you do it twice that means you must have had some importance)
- Was the #1 overall draft pick
- Holds a notable record (i.e. Mike Sillinger, most teams played for in a career)
- For Goalies, won 250 games
- Has had his number retired by an organization
- If the player died during his last season, mentioned in the last games section only of his last season (unless he was notable for a reason above, he shouldn't be mentioned in the first games section)
- Was a team captain with the same team for at least five seasons.
- Is notable for some other major identifiable reason, used very rarely (i.e. Yutaka Fukufuji being the first Japanese-born NHL player)
[edit] Optional Sections
A page may optionally list the following:
- link to all-star game page
- trophies and awards presented
- playoff leading scorers
- playoff leading goaltenders
- leaders in other statistical categories
If you choose to list the awards, list at least the following (provided they exist), and provide links to their respective articles:
- Presidents' Trophy/Prince of Wales Trophy/O'Brien Trophy (for the regular-season champion)
- Art Ross Trophy
- Hart Trophy
- Vezina Trophy
- Maurice Richard Trophy
- Conn Smythe Trophy
- Bud Light +/- Award
- Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
You shouldn't need the Wales Trophy or the Campbell Bowl to be listed when they were presented to the playoff champions, or the O'Brien when it was presented as NHL champion - those can be inferred from the playoff results.
If you choose to list playoff leading scorers and goaltenders, list them in the same fashion as the regular season ones.
A sample article layout, based on the 2003-04 season:
== Regular season == === Standings === ==== Eastern Conference ==== ==== Western Conference ==== === Leading Scorers === === Leading Goaltenders === == Stanley Cup Playoffs== === Conference Quarterfinals === ==== Tampa Bay vs. New York Islanders ==== ==== Boston vs. Montreal ==== ==== Philadelphia vs. New Jersey ==== ==== Toronto vs. Ottawa ==== ==== Detroit vs. Nashville ==== ==== San Jose vs. St. Louis ==== ==== Vancouver vs. Calgary ==== ==== Colorado vs. Dallas ==== === Conference Semifinals === ==== Tampa Bay vs. Montreal ==== ==== Philadelphia vs. Toronto ==== ==== Detroit vs. Calgary ==== ==== San Jose vs. Colorado ==== === Conference Finals === ==== Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia ==== ==== San Jose vs. Calgary ==== === Stanley Cup Finals === ==== Tampa Bay vs. Calgary ====
