Post by Dave (PLK) on Mar 30, 2013 14:00:45 GMT -5
Website Check-In
NEW - Minimum once per week please
If you know you are going to be away...post it in the away thread.
Also, MAKE SURE you check for messages from other GMs (and respond, at least, with a no thanks) AND VOTE on any Polls that may be active.
Salary Cap and Floor for 2023/24
Using AAV at www.capfriendly.com
$125,000,000 (due to League reduction)
$80,000,000 (set floor)
This only counts against your (20-25) main roster players - during regular season and our playoffs (off-season, cap is not in effect
Penalty for exceeding cap - your team drops 2 places in the draft for each week penalized AND points accumulated by the player putting you over the cap will not count in the week(s) cap was exceeded (whether or not done in error)
Penalty for going below cap floor - a graduated system: warning issued by League the Sunday previous to start of season. If not compliant by start of season the club drops two places* in the third round for the first offence. This will be subsequently followed by two places* in the second round for the second offence and two places* in the first round for the third offence. If there is a fourth offence then a review of ownership will take place. (*for each week under)
Head to Head Weekly
Head to Head (Rotisserie/Category Based) Multiple Win
-Rosters locked in Monday for the week (1/2 hour before beginning of 1st scheduled game time).
-Fantasy teams compete against each other 1-on-1 and receive a Win, Loss or Tie for each scoring category in each Scoring Period.
-standings on Fantrax
Points Categories
Goals
Assists
Points
Special Team Points
+/-
PIM
Hits
Blocked Shots
Face Offs Won
GWG
SOG
SHTOI
W
MP
GAA
SV%
SO
ROSTER Requirements
-minimum 20, maximum 25 (at all times--if you go over or under you will lose any points accumulated the day(s) your roster is invalid).
--4 centres
--7 to 8 wingers
--6 to 7 defencemen
--2 goaltenders in line up per week, maximum
--0 to 5 bench
-Your team must reach a minimum 1000 (subject to change) games played total per season (including playoffs-even if your team is not in the playoffs), or your team will fall 7 spots in the next entry draft (before lottery, but will be inelligible for 1st overall)
NEW - You are required to be at MAXIMUM 80 players from 1 WEEK PRIOR to waiver draft until waiver draft begins, and then again for the start of the season.
Each GM is responsible for keeping accurate team spreadsheet at all times
Goaltending-Games Played
-maximum 110 games played (not starts) per season total (including Playoffs), all goaltenders on your team.
IF YOU HIT 110 anything after that will NOT BE COUNTED IN STATS
Injury Reserve
-no limit to number of players that can be put on IR, but once they are off IR in the NHL, they must be removed from your IR before next lock-in period. Player on IR still count against the CAP. Players on LTIR (min. 10 games or 24 days will be missed by player) DO NOT count against the CAP. Any player called up to replace a player on LTIR will count against the CAP.
Position Eligibility
-determined by Fantrax (can be manually changed by commish upon request, with backup info provided)
Waiver Eligibility/Free Agent Signing
Waivers apply to players owned by IFFHL Teams (ie PLK waives Chris Phillips to minors - the rest of the GMs may make a claim for him). Any unowned player can only be claimed via the league’s annual Waiver Draft. Players called up from minors are WAIVER EXEMPT
-Any player who is over the age of 21 and has played in more than 150 games (before Oct 1st of each season) must clear waivers to send down to minors.
-Any goaltender who is over the age 22 and has played in more than 75 games (before Oct 1st of each season) must clear waivers to send down to minors.
-Any player who is over the age of 28 (before Oct 1 of each season) must clear waivers to send down to minors.
-Once a player is put on waivers, that player must be subject to waiver wire based on 9 pm EST 3days from posting date.
-The waiver wire is subject to the waiver order. Reverse standing order of the previous season.
-Once a team has successfully claimed a player they will move to the bottom of the waiver
order.
-No GM is permitted to make two waiver claims in a twenty-four (24) hour period.
Waiver Draft
-Date to be determined during each year’s offseason.
-Will consist of 4 rounds and order will be reverse order of regular season standings
-Any player currently unowned by an IFFHL team is eligible. (and previously available to be drafted by NHL)
Entry Draft
-Date to be determined during each year's offseason.
-Will consist of 5 rounds
-Round 1 order to be determined per NHL order (bottom teams will be assigned corresponding NHL team per standings and lottery will be per NHL)
Draft will end at designated time and missed picks or trades will not be allowed after time expiry. (Admin will assign highest pick available to any missed picks at that time) (effective 2017/18)
NOTE: ANY PLAYERS DRAFTED IN ENTRY AND WAIVER DRAFTS NOT CLAIMED IN FANTRAX BY FIRST WAIVER LOCK WILL GO BACK TO FREE AGENCY...NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!
League Champ = Playoff Winner - moves down to last pick
Entry Draft Eligibility
ONLY players drafted in current year NHL draft
Trade Rules
Post your trades in the "Trades Pending Approval" thread.
They will be voted on by trade panel and either passed-3 votes or rejected-3 votes. If approved, the trade becomes official.
Once a trade has been posted by BOTH GMs in Trades Pending Approval, both GMs have to agree to cancel that trade if one GM changes his mind. Once the deal has been approved by 3 Trade Panel Members, it is binding and CANNOT be cancelled.
Traded Players
New GMs will be assigned a trade advisor for 2 weeks to allow for understanding of rules and player value. In the event of a major disagreement in a possible trade, the new GM and trade advisor will discuss with league commissioners (with trade approval requirements this is no longer in effect)
-Any players involved in trades may be assigned to minors, or brought up to your main team - waiver free - provided this is done by the next lock-in period after the trade was made. Trades made become effective in the next lock-in period.
as of 2021
Entry Draft Picks Available for Trade - 2022 and 2023 (at end of 2021 entry draft)
Waiver Draft Picks Available for Trade - 2022 and 2023 (at end of 2021 waiver draft)
Trade Deadline
4 weeks prior to the beginning of OUR playoffs (for 2023 - Monday, February 6th).
Trade has to be accepted and posted by both teams by 6 pm eastern.
Trading re-opens the day following end of our playoffs.
PLAYOFFS
(new for 2023-24)
12 teams will make the playoffs
top 4 get a bye in round 1 (5vs12, 6vs11, 7vs10, 8vs9)
those 4 and 4 winners of round 1 make round 2 (highest vs lowest, etc)
4 winners of round 2 for round 3 (again, series1-highest vs lowest, series2-remaining 2 teams)
2 winners of round 3 for Final round
Beginning 2016 playoffs, the 2-week Championship Final will be 2 1-week lock-ins
Tie-Breakers for Standings
1. Most Wins-Season
2. Fewest Losses-Season
3. Head to Head Record
4. Fantasy Points per Game
Tie-Breakers for Playoffs
1. Head to Head matchup in regular season
2. Best Season Record
**Playoffs will be waiver-free**
-REVISED -
Waivers not in effect from beginning of playoffs, to beginning of new season
-SALARY CAP STILL APPLIES DURING PLAYOFFS
NEW - Minimum once per week please
If you know you are going to be away...post it in the away thread.
Also, MAKE SURE you check for messages from other GMs (and respond, at least, with a no thanks) AND VOTE on any Polls that may be active.
Salary Cap and Floor for 2023/24
Using AAV at www.capfriendly.com
$125,000,000 (due to League reduction)
$80,000,000 (set floor)
This only counts against your (20-25) main roster players - during regular season and our playoffs (off-season, cap is not in effect
Penalty for exceeding cap - your team drops 2 places in the draft for each week penalized AND points accumulated by the player putting you over the cap will not count in the week(s) cap was exceeded (whether or not done in error)
Penalty for going below cap floor - a graduated system: warning issued by League the Sunday previous to start of season. If not compliant by start of season the club drops two places* in the third round for the first offence. This will be subsequently followed by two places* in the second round for the second offence and two places* in the first round for the third offence. If there is a fourth offence then a review of ownership will take place. (*for each week under)
Head to Head Weekly
Head to Head (Rotisserie/Category Based) Multiple Win
-Rosters locked in Monday for the week (1/2 hour before beginning of 1st scheduled game time).
-Fantasy teams compete against each other 1-on-1 and receive a Win, Loss or Tie for each scoring category in each Scoring Period.
-standings on Fantrax
Points Categories
Goals
Assists
Points
Special Team Points
+/-
PIM
Hits
Blocked Shots
Face Offs Won
GWG
SOG
SHTOI
W
MP
GAA
SV%
SO
ROSTER Requirements
-minimum 20, maximum 25 (at all times--if you go over or under you will lose any points accumulated the day(s) your roster is invalid).
--4 centres
--7 to 8 wingers
--6 to 7 defencemen
--2 goaltenders in line up per week, maximum
--0 to 5 bench
-Your team must reach a minimum 1000 (subject to change) games played total per season (including playoffs-even if your team is not in the playoffs), or your team will fall 7 spots in the next entry draft (before lottery, but will be inelligible for 1st overall)
NEW - You are required to be at MAXIMUM 80 players from 1 WEEK PRIOR to waiver draft until waiver draft begins, and then again for the start of the season.
Each GM is responsible for keeping accurate team spreadsheet at all times
Goaltending-Games Played
-maximum 110 games played (not starts) per season total (including Playoffs), all goaltenders on your team.
IF YOU HIT 110 anything after that will NOT BE COUNTED IN STATS
Injury Reserve
-no limit to number of players that can be put on IR, but once they are off IR in the NHL, they must be removed from your IR before next lock-in period. Player on IR still count against the CAP. Players on LTIR (min. 10 games or 24 days will be missed by player) DO NOT count against the CAP. Any player called up to replace a player on LTIR will count against the CAP.
Position Eligibility
-determined by Fantrax (can be manually changed by commish upon request, with backup info provided)
Waiver Eligibility/Free Agent Signing
Waivers apply to players owned by IFFHL Teams (ie PLK waives Chris Phillips to minors - the rest of the GMs may make a claim for him). Any unowned player can only be claimed via the league’s annual Waiver Draft. Players called up from minors are WAIVER EXEMPT
-Any player who is over the age of 21 and has played in more than 150 games (before Oct 1st of each season) must clear waivers to send down to minors.
-Any goaltender who is over the age 22 and has played in more than 75 games (before Oct 1st of each season) must clear waivers to send down to minors.
-Any player who is over the age of 28 (before Oct 1 of each season) must clear waivers to send down to minors.
-Once a player is put on waivers, that player must be subject to waiver wire based on 9 pm EST 3days from posting date.
-The waiver wire is subject to the waiver order. Reverse standing order of the previous season.
-Once a team has successfully claimed a player they will move to the bottom of the waiver
order.
-No GM is permitted to make two waiver claims in a twenty-four (24) hour period.
Waiver Draft
-Date to be determined during each year’s offseason.
-Will consist of 4 rounds and order will be reverse order of regular season standings
-Any player currently unowned by an IFFHL team is eligible. (and previously available to be drafted by NHL)
Entry Draft
-Date to be determined during each year's offseason.
-Will consist of 5 rounds
-Round 1 order to be determined per NHL order (bottom teams will be assigned corresponding NHL team per standings and lottery will be per NHL)
Draft will end at designated time and missed picks or trades will not be allowed after time expiry. (Admin will assign highest pick available to any missed picks at that time) (effective 2017/18)
NOTE: ANY PLAYERS DRAFTED IN ENTRY AND WAIVER DRAFTS NOT CLAIMED IN FANTRAX BY FIRST WAIVER LOCK WILL GO BACK TO FREE AGENCY...NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!
League Champ = Playoff Winner - moves down to last pick
Entry Draft Eligibility
ONLY players drafted in current year NHL draft
Trade Rules
Post your trades in the "Trades Pending Approval" thread.
They will be voted on by trade panel and either passed-3 votes or rejected-3 votes. If approved, the trade becomes official.
Once a trade has been posted by BOTH GMs in Trades Pending Approval, both GMs have to agree to cancel that trade if one GM changes his mind. Once the deal has been approved by 3 Trade Panel Members, it is binding and CANNOT be cancelled.
Traded Players
-Any players involved in trades may be assigned to minors, or brought up to your main team - waiver free - provided this is done by the next lock-in period after the trade was made. Trades made become effective in the next lock-in period.
as of 2021
Entry Draft Picks Available for Trade - 2022 and 2023 (at end of 2021 entry draft)
Waiver Draft Picks Available for Trade - 2022 and 2023 (at end of 2021 waiver draft)
Trade Deadline
4 weeks prior to the beginning of OUR playoffs (for 2023 - Monday, February 6th).
Trade has to be accepted and posted by both teams by 6 pm eastern.
Trading re-opens the day following end of our playoffs.
PLAYOFFS
(new for 2023-24)
12 teams will make the playoffs
top 4 get a bye in round 1 (5vs12, 6vs11, 7vs10, 8vs9)
those 4 and 4 winners of round 1 make round 2 (highest vs lowest, etc)
4 winners of round 2 for round 3 (again, series1-highest vs lowest, series2-remaining 2 teams)
2 winners of round 3 for Final round
Beginning 2016 playoffs, the 2-week Championship Final will be 2 1-week lock-ins
Tie-Breakers for Standings
1. Most Wins-Season
2. Fewest Losses-Season
3. Head to Head Record
4. Fantasy Points per Game
Tie-Breakers for Playoffs
1. Head to Head matchup in regular season
2. Best Season Record
**Playoffs will be waiver-free**
-REVISED -
Waivers not in effect from beginning of playoffs, to beginning of new season
-SALARY CAP STILL APPLIES DURING PLAYOFFS