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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I cannot think of anything more competative than relegation, you want to stop tanking for a pick? kick the bottom 2 or 3 teams out of the league and promote from the major jnrs. I give you that it isn't really practical in hockey but it would fix that aspect.
The only thing relegation and promotion is hostile to is big business sport, it is an ultra competative system though that ensures bitter death struggles at both end of the league.
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Promotion and relegation is not unheard of in hockey. And unlike some people here have argued, it does make the league more exciting/competitive for the reasons you stated. Promotion and relegation is an integral part of, for example, Swedish hockey culture. A few weeks ago SHL floated a proposal that would essentially close the league and allow them to choose who they wanted to include in the league based on, in part, financial criteria and location. The fans revolted and the SHL backed down.