2009/10 HFNHL Endorsements

[Brock]

HFNHL Endorsements

These will be added to HFNHL team’s revenue in order to help provide extra income for rising salaries. There are four different types of endorsement deals teams can choose from. No team is obligated to enter into an endorsement deal, it is simply a way for each team to try and earn extra revenue. The deadline for submission of endorsements is Sunday, November 22, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Please post a response with the team name and the endorsement(s) you would like to participate in. We apologize for the somewhat late notice and short response time needed, but the season will be starting soon and as a result these have to be in. It doesn't take much time to go through and select your endorsements.

1. Broadcast Deals: will allow each team the opportunity to make extra money by signing a T.V. deal with a major network. Extra revenue from this source will depend upon the quality of their respective club and the fans desire to watch them play.
2. Merchandise Deals: are run under a very simple principle. The better the team does, the more fans it attracts. The more fans a team attracts, the more merchandise a team will be able to sell.
3. Team Endorsements: are available to all clubs willing to gamble on the team’s upcoming season. They can be thought of as “Corporate Sponsorships†in which a company aligns itself with a team for exposure to the hockey public. Certain companies want to be associated with certain types of teams and some have different expectations (and revenues) than others.
4. Individual Endorsements: are essentially players endorsing specific products. The only difference between this and real life is the team gets the money not the player.
Teams are rewarded for their player’s individual accomplishments. Individual performances only apply to players and prospects that are with your team for the entire season.

Each team has the opportunity to enter into ONE Broadcast Deal, ONE Merchandise Deal, and any combination of TWO Team Endorsements or Individual Endorsements.

Commitment and Risk
To enter into an agreement you must make a commitment and pay the “Cost†fee before the start of the season. This money comes out of your team’s budget immediately. You may cancel your endorsement deal anytime BEFORE your 42nd regular season game is played, however you will only receive 50% of the “Cost†fee back. If you cancel an endorsement deal at any time during the season you CAN NOT sign the SAME deal again the following season. Please note any deals you participated in and canceled last season, as there will be a penalty assessed if you attempt to sign a deal your team is not eligible for. Please see the 2008/09 thread for this information, http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=578742

So these deals are not without risks, as teams last year actually lost money on their deals and it could happen again if GM’s don’t plan properly in anticipation of their team’s and players performances. The system is also designed so that the higher the risk, the higher the revenue.

Submissions & Payout
Each General Manager will be required to submit their Endorsement commitments before the regular season begins. At the end of the season, each General Manager who qualifies for any of their Endorsement Deals must submit a detailed account of which obligations were met, and the statistical proof of the achievement.


Broadcast Deals
Teams are allowed to apply for ONE of the following:

1. CBC “Hockey Night In Canada†Deal
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 90% capacity.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
Bonus: $500 000 (If team averages 95% capacity)
Teams:

2. OLN Deal
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 90% capacity.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
Bonus: $500 000 (If team averages 95% capacity)
Teams:

3. TSN “Total Sports Network†Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 85% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
Teams:

4. ABC Sports Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 80% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

5. Local Radio Network Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 75% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

Merchandise Deals
Teams are allowed to apply for ONE of the following:

1. CCM
Criteria: Team must either finish first in their division or have 55 wins.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000
Teams:

2. KOHO
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and have home ice advantage in 1st round.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000
Teams:

3. NIKE
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and win 1st round series.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

4. Bauer
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and win 1st round series.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

5. Synergy
Criteria: Team must improve by 20 points or more from the previous regular season
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Bonus: $1,000,000 (30 points or more improvement)
Teams:

Team Endorsements
Teams are allowed to apply for any combination of TWO Team Endorsements or Individual Endorsements

1. Ford Motor Company
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a .500 or better home record.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

2. GM Motor Company
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a .500 or better road record.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

3. Master Lock
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a penalty kill percentage of 87% or top 5 penalty killing unit.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
Teams:

4. Energizer Battery
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a power play percentage of 16% or one of top 5 power play units.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
Teams:

5. Pepsi Cola
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a winning record against their conference.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

6. Coca-Cola
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a winning record against their conference.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

7. Prudential Financial
Criteria: Team must finish in the top 5 in the league in points/payroll. Rewards lower tier teams for the most efficient use of their budget. Payroll will include all game expenses for the year on a per game average (as calculated within the financial report)
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Individual Endorsements
Teams are allowed to apply for any combination of TWO Team Endorsements or Individual Endorsements

Budweiser Beer
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a FORWARD who scores 40 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Molson Beer
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a FORWARD who scores 40 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Verizon
Criteria: Team must have a DEFENSEMAN who has at least 55 or finishes top 3 amongst defensemen in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

Nextel
Criteria: Team must have a DEFENSEMAN who scores at least 18 goals or finishes top 3 amongst defensemen in the regular season
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

Gatorade
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Coca-Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who has 35 or more assists in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

The Home Depot
Criteria: Team must have a GOALIE who has a goals against average of 2.20 or lower minimum 40 games played
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Tim Horton’s
Criteria: Team must have a GOALIE who has a save percentage of 91% or higher minimum 40 games played.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Southwest Airlines
Criteria: Team must have a player who scores 10 or more power play goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

Air Canada Airlines
Criteria: Team must have a player who scores 3 or more shorthanded goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

Mountain Due
Eligibility:
1/ the player must be 21 years or younger as of Sept 30th, 2009.
2/ the player must have played in less than 40 NHL games during their career
3/ the player must remain unsigned and on the team’s prospect list
Criteria: Must have a prospect who accomplishes one of the following:

FEL/SEL/SVK/KHL/SUI:
- Forward with 30 points or more.
- Defenseman with 20 points or more.
- Goalie that ranks top 3 in GAA or SV%
- Any player winning a major award or named to the all-star team or rookie all-start team.

CZE:
- Forward with 30 points or more.
- Defenseman with 15 points or more.
- Goalie that ranks top 3 in GAA or SV%
- Any player winning a major award or named to the all-star team or rookie all-start team.

AHL:
- Forward with more than 40 points in the AHL
- Defenceman with more than 30 points in the AHL
- Goalie who finishes in the top 5 in either GAA or SV %
- Any player winning rookie of the year, being selected for an all star team, or being selected for the all rookie team

CHL:
- Forward with more than 100 points or top 5 in league scoring.
- Defenceman with more than 60 points or top 5 in defenseman.
- Goalie who finishes in the top 3 in either GAA or SV %.
- Any player who wins one of the following awards: Most Outstanding Player, Defenseman of the Year, Goaltender of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Playoff MVP, or Overage Player of the Year

NCAA:
- Forward with more than 45 points or top 5 in scoring.
- Defenceman with more than 30 points or top 5 in defenseman scoring .
- Goalie who finishes in the top 10 in either GAA or SV %.
- Any player nominated for the Hobey Baker Award.

USHL:
- Any player who wins one of the following awards: Defenseman of the year, Goaltender of the Year, Forward of the Year, Rookie of the Year, or Player of the Year

WJC:
- Any player named to the all-tournament team or named the best forward/defenseman/goalie of the tournament.
- Any player winning the scoring title of their team.

Fee: $1 million
Revenue: $1 million per player qualified (limit of one award per individual player and to a maximum of $4 million)
* Top European League would only be the Swedish Elite League, Finnish Elite League, Russian Super League, Czech Elite League, Swiss Elite League or Slovakian Elite League
Teams:

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[Default101]

I do have one question and this always seems to comes up at some point. If a player like for example Phoenix will obviously be going for the Mountain Due, and Sanguinetti is already almost at the AHL total for a defenceman. If i have him on my team, and he is traded midway through the season, Will I gain his 1M under my endorsement becasue he achieved the milestone with my team, or will it go to whoever has him at the end of the year?

 

[Canuck09]

HFNHL Endorsements

Mountain Due
Eligibility:
1/ the player must be 21 years or younger as of Sept 30th, 2008.
2/ the player must have played in less than 40 NHL games during their career
3/ the player must remain unsigned and on the team’s prospect list
Criteria: Must have a prospect who accomplishes one of the following:

Is that supposed to be 2008 or 2009 for the cutoff date?

 

[Brock]

Is that supposed to be 2008 or 2009 for the cutoff date?

Nice catch. 2009.

 

[Brock]

I do have one question and this always seems to comes up at some point. If a player like for example Phoenix will obviously be going for the Mountain Due, and Sanguinetti is already almost at the AHL total for a defenceman. If i have him on my team, and he is traded midway through the season, Will I gain his 1M under my endorsement becasue he achieved the milestone with my team, or will it go to whoever has him at the end of the year?

While Abbas can perhaps answer this question best since he is handling the tracking of endorsements, I believe in the past neither team has gotten the endorsement. A player had to remain on your prospect list for the entire season; thus meaning neither the team trading a prospect or the team acquiring a prospect could receive the endorsement money.

 

[Wildman]

Any idea when the rating challenge will be done. I am asking cause it might play a role on what endorsement I sign up for.

 

[Brock]

Any idea when the rating challenge will be done. I am asking cause it might play a role on what endorsement I sign up for.

Yeah, all of us in the East are waiting I believe. Ville is returning from vacation today, or tomorrow and that's when he said he'd do his.

I know the West is completely finished.

 

[Ohio Jones]

I know the West is completely finished.

Except, presumably, for goalies, which I think everyone is patiently waiting on (recognizing that Ville was travelling).

Couple of things:

Because of the new simulator, people might want to be cautious about signing up for some categories since we're not 100% how they'll play out -- attendance, for instance.

Also, I'm pretty sure we determined that in previous years 55 assists was not a reaosnable target for an HFNHL defenceman in the FHL, and so were going to adjust this mark downwards (45 or 50 being alternatives). However, in the new sim I'm not sure what's reasonable anymore. Have we made an effort to scrub these categories against a full simulated season's performance with STHS to see how they bear out?

 

[MatthewFlames]

However, in the new sim I'm not sure what's reasonable anymore. Have we made an effort to scrub these categories against a full simulated season's performance with STHS to see how they bear out?

This is a good point Doug. Brock and I have just run a test season to determine if the stats work & what the league sliders should be, with some alarming results - which we'll publish later today - because there will be news about the a simple solution that we discovered as well. With the solution in place, the statistical performance of the players is remarkably NHL like, with the odd outlier and of course a reflection in an individual players stats of line-mates and overall team quality.

 

[Ohio Jones]

This is a good point Doug. Brock and I have just run a test season to determine if the stats work & what the league sliders should be, with some alarming results - which we'll publish later today - because there will be news about the a simple solution that we discovered as well. With the solution in place, the statistical performance of the players is remarkably NHL like, with the odd outlier and of course a reflection in an individual players stats of line-mates and overall team quality.

Ooh, sounds interesting. Looking forward to it.

 

[Brock]

Florida Panthers sign up for the following endorsements:

1. ABC Sports Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 80% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

2. CCM
Criteria: Team must either finish first in their division or have 55 wins.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000

3. Energizer Battery
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a power play percentage of 16% or one of top 5 power play units.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000

4. PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

Total Cost: $5,500,000
Potential Revenue: $12,500,000

 

[Default101]

Phoenix Coyotes EndorsementsS

Same as last year..

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

Mountain Due
Fee: $1 million
Revenue: $1 million per player qualified (limit of one award per individual player and to a maximum of $4 million)

Cost: $2,000,000
Potential Revenue: $6,500,000

 

[kasper11]

For the Devils....

2. OLN Deal
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 90% capacity.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
Bonus: $500 000 (If team averages 95% capacity)

2. KOHO
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and have home ice advantage in 1st round.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000
Teams:

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

1. Ford Motor Company
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a .500 or better home record.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Total Cost: $6,500,000
Potential Payout: $15,000,000

 

[ThrashersGM]

The Thrashers would like to sign up for the following Endorsements.

5. Synergy
Criteria: Team must improve by 20 points or more from the previous regular season
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Bonus: $1,000,000 (30 points or more improvement)

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

Total Cost: $2,000,000
Potential Revenue: $6,000,000

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

The St. Louis Blues commit to the following endorsement deals:

OLN (90% attendance) $2 million commit / $5 million payout
KOHO (home ice advantage in 1st round of playoffs) $2 million commit / $4 million payout
GM (road record of .500 or better) $1 million commit / $3 million payout
Mountaind Due (Prospect achievements) $1 million commit / $4 million payout

Total commitment of $6 million with a potential payout up to $16 million.

 

[Ohio Jones]

I'm pretty sure we determined that in previous years 55 assists was not a reaosnable target for an HFNHL defenceman in the FHL, and so were going to adjust this mark downwards (45 or 50 being alternatives). However, in the new sim I'm not sure what's reasonable anymore. Have we made an effort to scrub these categories against a full simulated season's performance with STHS to see how they bear out?

Looking at the test seasons, it appears that neither of the defenceman endorsement categories are reasonable, in that only one player in the entire league achieved either target (and no player achieved both). Perhaps these two endorsement deals should be changed to simply "... must have a defenceman in the top 5 in league goals sored" and "... in league assists".

 

[Ohio Jones]

The Columbus Blue Jackets commit to the following endorsement deals:

OLN (90% Capacity)
Cost: $2.0 M
Potential Payout: $5.5 M

Gatorade (Player 25 or younger with 35 assists)
Cost: $1 M
Potential Payout: $2.5 M

Mountain Due/Dew (Prospect achievements)
Cost: $1 M
Potential Payout: $4 M

Total Cost: $4 M
Maximum Potential Payout: $12 M

 

[Wildman]

Islanders Endorsement Deals

TSN “Total Sports Network†Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 85% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000

Synergy
Criteria: Team must improve by 20 points or more from the previous regular season
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Bonus: $1,000,000 (30 points or more improvement)

Southwest Airlines
Criteria: Team must have a player who scores 10 or more power play goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000

Mountain Due
Eligibility:
1/ the player must be 21 years or younger as of Sept 30th, 2009.
2/ the player must have played in less than 40 NHL games during their career
3/ the player must remain unsigned and on the team’s prospect list
Criteria: Must have a prospect who accomplishes one of the following:
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000

Cost: $4,500,000
Potential Endorsement Revenue: $12,000,000

 

[Canuck09]

The Oilers would like to sign up for the following...

CBC “Hockey Night In Canada†Deal
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 90% capacity.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
Bonus: $500 000 (If team averages 95% capacity)

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

Gatorade
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Coca-Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who has 35 or more assists in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

Cost: $4,000,000
Potential Payout: $10,500,000

 

[Hossa]

Canucks sign up for the following endorsements:

3. TSN “Total Sports Network†Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 85% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000

4. Bauer
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and win 1st round series.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

2. GM Motor Company
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a .500 or better road record.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000


Total Cost: $4,500,000
Total Revenue: $11,500,000

 

[PasiK]

IS the test season visible somewhere?

I just dont want to take risk and send endorsements yet without seeing from the results how the league settings are set.

 

[Ohio Jones]

IS the test season visible somewhere?

I just dont want to take risk and send endorsements yet without seeing from the results how the league settings are set.

The link can be found in this thread: http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=704628

... and also in a league-wide email you should have received. There are caveats about using this to project performance, since some things were affected by the sim process that would not occur during a regular season. You can read about it in the thread and email.

 

[PasiK]

The link can be found in this thread: http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=704628

... and also in a league-wide email you should have received. There are caveats about using this to project performance, since some things were affected by the sim process that would not occur during a regular season. You can read about it in the thread and email.

No, I have never received league-wide emails

 

[PasiK]

Broadcast Deals

4. ABC Sports Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 80% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

3. NIKE
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and win 1st round series.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

3. Master Lock
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a penalty kill percentage of 87% or top 5 penalty killing unit.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

Total cost: 4,500,000
Total revenue: 11,000,000

 

[Ohio Jones]

No, I have never received league-wide emails

Then you (and anyone else who isn't receiving them) need to go to our YahooGroups page (http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hfnhl/) and sign up with an email address. You can adjust your email preferences, so make sure you're set up to receive the emails in a way that suits your needs. you can also review past emails on this page.

(It's the same Group that hosts our league files, so you should be familiar with it).