VanIslander
A 19-year ATDer on HfBoards
The all-time great Dan Bain and his Winnipeg Victorias won the Stanley Cup in 1896 and 1901.
AAA 2015
The draft likely begins in October
This is a history-oriented draft of players from all eras who were great and are to be honoured by being selected to play in an all-time context: It's a massive 'what-if' scenario where players from every era of hockey history, at the highest levels of competition, are drafted to play in epic counterfactual all-time competition. Any player from any league or era are eligible as long as they were not at all drafted in the ATD 2015 (that means add/drops are ineligible too) and MLD 2015. Player selection should be based on what they have done (the 'next best' draft, so to speak, the greatest all-time careers not honored by being picked in the main ATD 2015 draft or MLD 2015), and not what they will do in the future, though it's understood that there is a bit of historical hypothetical projection with players whose careers were cut short by injury or war.
The draft will last 25 rounds. You must draft 2 goalies, 6 defensemen, 12 forwards and a coach, with 4 additional picks to be used for whatever position(s) you want.
Trading is allowed. Trades must be equal in numbers, 2 picks for 2 picks, 1 player and a pick for 2 picks, and so on. Really lopsided trades can be vetoed.
Make ONE pick PER DAY, anytime during the day after 10:00 a.m. eastern time. If you miss a day, simply make up the pick when you can (e.g., two the following day).
Suggestion: POST A REASON OR STATISTIC OR DESCRIPTION WITH YOUR PICK to aid discussion and let us know a bit about the pick, as many may not be household names, especially from other eras.
Players could be traded if team needs change. At the end of the draft a team could pick up an undrafted UFA and simply discard a draft pick.
The number of teams that make the playoffs will depend on the number that qualify for the postseason. To qualify, a team must meet this all-time draft roster condition: Have on the team at least ONE player from each of the following all-time hockey periods:
1916 or earlier
1917-1942
1943-1965
1966-1979
1980-1994
1995-2004
2005-2014
in 2015 (ANY active/nonretired pro player with 300-plus games pro experience regardless of when he began his career)
The very first game ever played in a top pro league defines which time period for the required condition (so, an eighties player whose NHL or SEL rookie season started in 1979 would meet the 1966-79 time period requirement).
On another front, there will be an all-star team voted on after the regular season.
Sign-up list:
1. tony d - Rum River Renegades
2. BubbaBoot - City Point Clovers
3. VanIslander & Hedberg - Selkirk Fishermen
4. ResilientBeast - Edmonton Oil Kings
5. chaosrevolver - Belleville Bulls
6. seventieslord - TBA
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