User talk:Eswany33
Plural vs. singular for playoff rounds in leagues
[edit]The usage varies from league, and even within a league such as the NHL using variations of Semifinals and Final. The USHL, as well as most leagues in the United States seems to prefer the plurals, as evidenced by the league's own descriptors seen here and other places. It is a bit inconsistent, but the USHL appears to use plurals for quarterfinals and semifinals, but singular for Conference Final and Clark Cup Final. Per WP:BRD, I suggest gaining a consensus at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ice Hockey for further input before changing again. Thank you, Yosemiter (talk) 02:55, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
I should also note, that Wikipedia itself uses the most common form of a name (see WP:COMMONNAME). So even when there is an official usage parameter given by an organization, it may not be the commonly used terminology in the general public. This is why despite the NHL using the name "Stanley Cup Final", you will find the pages under the name Stanley Cup Finals as in recent years it has been shown this what most media outlets refer to it as. In my basic Google News searches, it appears to be the same for the USHL, in that the independent media may say "semifinal game" or "semifinal playoff series", but usually just say "semifinals" when referring to the entire set of games as a whole. They likely do this to make the readership understand that there is more than one game in the semifinal for conciseness. As I said, before though, you are welcome to open a discussion with the group that has the most interest in the subject at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ice Hockey. Yosemiter (talk) 17:01, 20 April 2019 (UTC)