OPENING DRAFT - now complete
20 round snake draft in random order after which all 31 teams must have 12F/6D/2G
After 20 rounds all unclaimed (OPEN) teams will be dropped and their players will go back into a 6 round snake supplementary draft with a cap of 24 teams in the league.
The supplementary draft will have a new random order.
Once into the 6 round supplementary draft managers can pass, but once passed that team can no longer draft.
Draft eligible players are NHL drafted players or players who have their rights held by an NHL team. (No undrafted College/CHL/KHL/Junior players)
Once the entry draft is completed, player trades and future draft picks can be traded. You must own the future pick you are trading.
1 hour time limit on drafting.
Will have active drafting weekdays between 10AM MST/12PM EST (noon) to 10 PM MST/ 12 AM EST (midnight) and will start an hour earlier on weekends.
If you miss a round you will be notified of your next pick but skipped over till picks are caught up. If 2 picks are missed the next will be autoed as well as any missed picks.
ROSTERS
No less than 22 players and no more than 26 total players can be on a single roster at any time.
No less than 2 goalies and no more than 3 goalies can be on a single roster at any time.
No less than 13F/7D can be on a single roster at any time.
All players will count towards scoring however only the top 12F/6D/2G will count towards the final total.
No salary cap.
No injury or holdout changes allowed. Once you draft a player you own him until the off season or unless you drop the player (see player drop and waiver claims rules).
TRADES
Final trades must be sent to me via PM or email by both trade partners at which time I will post the trade for approval.
Trades will be pre-approved by me as league commissioner however if 25% of the managers within 48 hours of trade dissent the trade is overturned. I will not be involved in approving any trades of team(s) I manage and will ask that another player do so.
Cannot trade between 2 same person owned teams.
Approved trades are effective as of trade request date when both parties send in the request.
Future points move but not current points.
Future draft picks can be traded but you must own your pick and have available roster spots open. A max of 2 future draft picks can be traded for or away in any draft year.
Trading deadline is at midnight Mountain time the day after the NHL trade deadline. (Gives players a chance to see who has been traded in the NHL)
Trading deadline expires after the NHL regular season ends.
PLAYER DROPS
You can drop any players in season you want so long as you do not go below roster minimums (22 players) and position minimums (13F/7D/2G) and no drops after the trade deadline.
Dropped players then become Free Agents (see rules on Free Agents below)
It is up to teams to watch the threads for drops and free agents.
Players dropped cannot be picked up by a team owned by the same person.
Unclaimed players return to the player pool and are available for the next player draft.
FREE AGENTS
Any player not drafted can be claimed by any other team at any time provided:
1. The team is not owned by the same owner as the team who dropped the player.
2. The team does not exceed the roster limit of 26 players.
Free Agent pickups are first come first served by notice on the player movement thread (to be created in advance of the 2017-18 season) AND by PM or EM to league commissioner (me).
A team has a maximum of 4 free agent pickups throughout the season.
The NHL trade deadline date will serve as the final date a free agent can be picked up.
OFF SEASON 4 ROUND ENTRY DRAFT NOTE THE TARGET DATE FOR THIS IS SEPT 25
You can drop any number of players once the season ends. Those players go back into the draft pool.
Your team must be at the roster minimum before the season begins.
A 4 round draft will take place in September. The date will be announced well in advance of the draft.
Draft order will be the reverse order of your rosters regular season points totals.
It is not a snake draft.
You must have as many roster spots open as draft picks you intend on making. Example, if your roster is 25 of 26 players you must drop 3 players to have 4 draft picks.
You may pass a draft pick. Once passed you may no longer draft.
If you do not submit your pick during your time slot you will be passed over and can submit your pick at anytime after your turn.
Once the draft is closed you may no longer draft players.
NEW MANAGERS/OWNERS
Each manager can own or manage up to 2 teams in one season.
The league will operate with the existing 21 teams total.
I will expand the league when each team owner is down to 1 team or there is a large demand for new teams.
Current available teams are:
Detroit, St.Louis
If anyone drops a team and that team is not picked up by a new team owner it will remain as OPEN and I will do any transactions for the team until such a time the team is picked up by a new owner.
SCORING
All players will count towards scoring however only the top 12F/6D/2G will count towards the final total.
Points and standings are located at hockeydraft.ca. You need a login and PW to view and daily updates will come by email to anyone who PMs me their email address.
Scoring for 2017/18 season is as follows:
Forwards
Goals - 1.0
Assists - 1.0
PPG - 0.2
PPA - 0.2
SHG - 0.3
SHA - 0.3
OTG - 0.5
Hat tricks - 3
Hits - 0.05
Blocks - 0.05
PIM - 0.1
Fights - 2.0
Defenseman
Goals - 1.1
Assists - 1.1
PPG - 0.2
PPA - 0.2
SHG - 0.3
SHA - 0.3
OTG - 0.5
Hat tricks - 5
Hits - 0.05
Blocks - 0.05
PIM - 0.1
Fights - 2.0
Goalies
Wins - 2.0
Shutouts - 2.0
Goals - 5.0
Assists - 3.0
Fights - 2.0
20 round snake draft in random order after which all 31 teams must have 12F/6D/2G
After 20 rounds all unclaimed (OPEN) teams will be dropped and their players will go back into a 6 round snake supplementary draft with a cap of 24 teams in the league.
The supplementary draft will have a new random order.
Once into the 6 round supplementary draft managers can pass, but once passed that team can no longer draft.
Draft eligible players are NHL drafted players or players who have their rights held by an NHL team. (No undrafted College/CHL/KHL/Junior players)
Once the entry draft is completed, player trades and future draft picks can be traded. You must own the future pick you are trading.
1 hour time limit on drafting.
Will have active drafting weekdays between 10AM MST/12PM EST (noon) to 10 PM MST/ 12 AM EST (midnight) and will start an hour earlier on weekends.
If you miss a round you will be notified of your next pick but skipped over till picks are caught up. If 2 picks are missed the next will be autoed as well as any missed picks.
ROSTERS
No less than 22 players and no more than 26 total players can be on a single roster at any time.
No less than 2 goalies and no more than 3 goalies can be on a single roster at any time.
No less than 13F/7D can be on a single roster at any time.
All players will count towards scoring however only the top 12F/6D/2G will count towards the final total.
No salary cap.
No injury or holdout changes allowed. Once you draft a player you own him until the off season or unless you drop the player (see player drop and waiver claims rules).
TRADES
Final trades must be sent to me via PM or email by both trade partners at which time I will post the trade for approval.
Trades will be pre-approved by me as league commissioner however if 25% of the managers within 48 hours of trade dissent the trade is overturned. I will not be involved in approving any trades of team(s) I manage and will ask that another player do so.
Cannot trade between 2 same person owned teams.
Approved trades are effective as of trade request date when both parties send in the request.
Future points move but not current points.
Future draft picks can be traded but you must own your pick and have available roster spots open. A max of 2 future draft picks can be traded for or away in any draft year.
Trading deadline is at midnight Mountain time the day after the NHL trade deadline. (Gives players a chance to see who has been traded in the NHL)
Trading deadline expires after the NHL regular season ends.
PLAYER DROPS
You can drop any players in season you want so long as you do not go below roster minimums (22 players) and position minimums (13F/7D/2G) and no drops after the trade deadline.
Dropped players then become Free Agents (see rules on Free Agents below)
It is up to teams to watch the threads for drops and free agents.
Players dropped cannot be picked up by a team owned by the same person.
Unclaimed players return to the player pool and are available for the next player draft.
FREE AGENTS
Any player not drafted can be claimed by any other team at any time provided:
1. The team is not owned by the same owner as the team who dropped the player.
2. The team does not exceed the roster limit of 26 players.
Free Agent pickups are first come first served by notice on the player movement thread (to be created in advance of the 2017-18 season) AND by PM or EM to league commissioner (me).
A team has a maximum of 4 free agent pickups throughout the season.
The NHL trade deadline date will serve as the final date a free agent can be picked up.
OFF SEASON 4 ROUND ENTRY DRAFT NOTE THE TARGET DATE FOR THIS IS SEPT 25
You can drop any number of players once the season ends. Those players go back into the draft pool.
Your team must be at the roster minimum before the season begins.
A 4 round draft will take place in September. The date will be announced well in advance of the draft.
Draft order will be the reverse order of your rosters regular season points totals.
It is not a snake draft.
You must have as many roster spots open as draft picks you intend on making. Example, if your roster is 25 of 26 players you must drop 3 players to have 4 draft picks.
You may pass a draft pick. Once passed you may no longer draft.
If you do not submit your pick during your time slot you will be passed over and can submit your pick at anytime after your turn.
Once the draft is closed you may no longer draft players.
NEW MANAGERS/OWNERS
Each manager can own or manage up to 2 teams in one season.
The league will operate with the existing 21 teams total.
I will expand the league when each team owner is down to 1 team or there is a large demand for new teams.
Current available teams are:
Detroit, St.Louis
If anyone drops a team and that team is not picked up by a new team owner it will remain as OPEN and I will do any transactions for the team until such a time the team is picked up by a new owner.
SCORING
All players will count towards scoring however only the top 12F/6D/2G will count towards the final total.
Points and standings are located at hockeydraft.ca. You need a login and PW to view and daily updates will come by email to anyone who PMs me their email address.
Scoring for 2017/18 season is as follows:
Forwards
Goals - 1.0
Assists - 1.0
PPG - 0.2
PPA - 0.2
SHG - 0.3
SHA - 0.3
OTG - 0.5
Hat tricks - 3
Hits - 0.05
Blocks - 0.05
PIM - 0.1
Fights - 2.0
Defenseman
Goals - 1.1
Assists - 1.1
PPG - 0.2
PPA - 0.2
SHG - 0.3
SHA - 0.3
OTG - 0.5
Hat tricks - 5
Hits - 0.05
Blocks - 0.05
PIM - 0.1
Fights - 2.0
Goalies
Wins - 2.0
Shutouts - 2.0
Goals - 5.0
Assists - 3.0
Fights - 2.0
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