I know that this topic has been discussed in the past and if I'm not mistaken the current number of games was actually decided on per vote about 2-3 seasons ago. But I would like to re-open this matter for discussion, because I think a change of the number of games we have in a season could be beneficial for the league.

I also know that for some people the regular season might be a bit boring, because they are just waiting for the post-season, when the really important stuff happens. But keep in mind that about 40% of the league don't make the playoffs, so for them the regular season is their whole season.

And this becomes of a concern if you look at the league-schedule: Right now, we have 50 games per season and they usually take about 4-6 weeks to be simmed. Then there is 3 weeks of Play-Offs and the Offseason which usually takes another 3 weeks at least.
So for a team that doesn't make the Playoffs, the season is over after about 5 weeks and they have to wait at least 5-6 weeks until the next season starts. For them, less than 50% of the time in this league is actually filled with games. And keep in mind that this group consists of about 40% of all SHL-players. And the situation looks even worse if you also take those teams into it that lost in the first round of the playoffs, now it's almost 60% of the league that has nothing to do here for about 50% of the time.

It's not just about the numbers though, it's also my personal experience/feeling. For me it always seems like the seasons are flying by too fast. We have a (necessary) waiting period where not a lof happens during the off-season, teams that don't make the playoffs or lose in the first rounds have some additional time off before that... And when the waiting is finally over and the next season starts, it only takes 4 or 5 weeks (or maybe 6 if you make the Playoffs and don't go deep) and then it's over again.
My main point is: The time-filled-with-games vs. times-where-there-are-no-games ratio is way off. And there are essentially two ways to fix this: Make the time where not a lot happens shorter, or make the season longer. And since we can't really make the off-season any shorter and the Playoffs can't be changed as well (it's normal that teams that lose early have some time off), I think option two would be best.

So to sum it up I think it would be better for the league if we had a longer regular season. An 82 games schedule would be really cool, but that's probably unrealistic and a bit too long. But something in the 60-70 games range could be really good for the league in my opinion.

Looking forward to your opinions on this