Post by Derrick - Senators on Apr 7, 2008 10:11:42 GMT -5
CONSTITUTION
The NAFHL
Commissioner – Derrick
April 17, 2006
Modified: June 1, 2007
Modified: June 1, 2008
We, the owners, in order to form a more perfect league, establish justice, ensure sportsmanship, provide for greater defense, promote glorious offense, and secure the blessings of competition to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the NAFHL.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1) Administration of the League
2) Voting Procedures
3) Roster Requirements
4) Stat Categories / Summary of Settings
5) Trade Guidelines
6) Draft Procedures
7) Keepers
8) The “Minor Leagues” ("Farm System") / Waivers
9) The Playoffs
10) Expansion Procedures
11) Removing Teams from the League / Sportsmanship
12) Tentative League Calender
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1) Administration of the League
A) The league shall be known as the "NAFHL," established in the spring of 2006 for the entertainment of its participants. The league uses the achievements of selected National Hockey League players as the basis for competition among members of the league.
B) Each NAFHL season officially begins with the puck-drop of the first game of the NHL season in the fall and ends with the final buzzer of the NHL season in the spring.
C) Any league modifications, including rule changes, decided upon during the off-season take effect immediately, unless otherwise noted.
D) Each season uses “Yahoo Fantasy Sports” to manage each league. As members of this community, each manager must abide within the bylaws Yahoo Sports has placed before them in addition to the ones presented in this rulebook. Per Yahoo, these (numbered) rules include:
Even though fantasy games are meant to be a competitive experience for all involved, it's important to us that our users not lose sight of the rules of fair play and good sportsmanship.
To this end, each Public League fantasy team owner (Custom Leagues are controlled solely by the League Commissioner) agrees that, by joining the game, they will abide by the following regulations:
1. All league-related transactions will be executed with the intent of improving the owner's team and its standing within the league.
I) This does not include “ignorance of fact.” If any act is deemed reasonably suspicious, has a negative drawback, or in any way directly affects or alters another manager’s normal course of action, regardless of its “innocent appearance,” will not be allowed.
2. No owner may drop or "dump" players from their team for any reason other than improving their own team or its standing within the league.
II) These actions include, but are not limited to waiver priority manipulation. Meaning, the unlawful sending down of “minor leaguers”so that other managers (with a higher waiver priority) may claim them.
3. No owner will engage in any action that might be deemed to be collusive.
III) These acts include but are not limited to two or more managers agreeing to make moves that benefit one team, but not the other or the plotting against another manager or managers in any way, shape or form.
4. No owner will make any roster moves (including waiver claims, trade proposals, etc.) whose sole purpose is to hamper the play of other owners.
IV) These actions include but are not limited to the intentional benching of players to alter draft pick order or else otherwise impede on another managers opportunity to obtain equality through natural occurrence. “Forgetting” to set your line-up is not a valid excuse.
Any manager who benches any player or any amount of players for more than 2 consecutive days, or 3 individual days total, will be subject to forfeiture of the asset in question and subsequent punishment as stated in the rulebook.
5. No owner will take any action whose purpose is to; in anyway, interfere with fair play in a league.
V. These actions include but are not limited to the “streaming” of players in any fashion, be it by free agent signing, trade, or farm transaction. The Shadymark Clause, as amended on this 1st day of June in the year of 2008, states that “streaming” is defined as the unnecessary adding/dropping/calling up/sending down/trading of players on consecutive days or repetitively on individual days in order to maintain a maximum number of roster games played on the following day or days to come.
6. Any discrepancy not settled between managers and/or this league that is not clearly stated in this rulebook or any term that might be coined “vague” amongst the rules stated in this rulebook shall be decided on an individual basis as they apply at the discretion of the league Commissioner.
While Yahoo! does not remove teams from leagues after they have drafted, any failure to follow all of the items listed above might result in the limitation or removal of playing privileges for the offending owner. These restrictions might include:
1. The suspension of specific game privileges (trading, message board posting, etc.) for the remainder of the season.
2. The suspension of all playing privileges for the remainder of the season.
3. The complete deactivation and removal of the corresponding Yahoo! account.
4. Any other action that Yahoo!, at its sole discretion, feels is necessary to restore fair play to the league.
It is the responsibility of team owners to monitor activity within their leagues. As an owner, if you notice any suspicious or collusive activity in your league, please notify us at once so that we can investigate and take the appropriate action—if any is deemed necessary—against the offending teams and accounts.
E) This is a free league. There are no monetary prizes except for recognition and personal satisfaction at this time.
F) An "owner" or "manager” interchangeably refers to the actual human participants in the league. The "Commissioner" refers to the chief administrator of the league and is final arbiter of disputes between owners. The league currently has spots for no more than 12 owners, and the Commissioner will have the authority to qualify prospective new owners.
G) In regular season, your team will square off in a weekly matchup against another manager's to see who can compile the best stats across a number of different categories. A new weekly matchup begins every Monday and will consist of a set number of games based on your league's statistical categories. Each stat category counts as one game, with the win going to the team that finishes the week with the highest total in that category (the cumulative total after each Sunday's games). So, if in a given week, your team scores more goals than your opponent's, you would be credited with a victory. However, if your opponent's team ended the week with a better save percentage than your team, you would be charged with a loss. If the two teams end up tied in a given category, each will receive credit for a tied game. This weekly win-loss total will be added to a cumulative season record where each win counts for two points, each tie counts for one and each loss counts for none. The total of these points will be used to determine standings and playoff seeding.
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2) Voting Procedures
A) Each member of the NAFHL is entitled to one vote in any league decision.
B) Any potential rule change requires a 2/3 majority vote (including the acceptance of the Commissioner) to be made a rule. Any manager may make a poll to amend a rule.
C) Decisions on league expansion require 3/4 majority approval.
D) Each poll will be open for two weeks maximum. Every manager is required to vote in any poll calling for rule change, veto, or any other league wide decision unless otherwise stated.
E) Any poll whose outcome is undecided after the two week period will be nullified. Rule polls can then be started again, however trade veto polls that fit this description will result in the processing of the questioned trade.
F) The only exception to the rule stated above would be in the event of an inactive manager(s). Whereas, the inactive manager cannot be held responsible to vote due to inactivity, thus their vote would be nullified. Refusal to vote is not encouraged nor is it acceptable under this rule.
G. “Inactive” is defined as no league activity for more than one week and one day and/or the negligence of one’s team without prior notification of absence or resignation. 2.) “Negligence” is defined as the disregard of a team’s best interest by failing to set lineups, make minimum starts, and/or place players on the Injured Reserve consistently or when the player in question is out for a prolonged period of time. 3.) “Prolonged” is defined as an injury resulting in the absence or the presumptive absence of a player’s services for more than two weeks.
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3) Roster Requirements
A) The following are the roster positions: (14 Starters) 3 Centers, 2 Left Wings, 2 Right Wings, 1 Forward, 4 Defensemen, 2 Goalies, 5 Bench Players
B) At no point during the season or offseason may a team exceed the maximum roster limit for his/her roster and/or farm team.
C) Free agents can be signed to your active roster during the season through the Yahoo system. Free agents signing to the farm must be posted in the league message board. For all free agent signings, you must have an available roster spot for the free agent.
D) Rosters will remain locked from the end of the fantasy playoffs until that date in which keepers have been submitted. No Minor League player may be sent to the farm post playoffs. All minor leaguer transactions will resume after each list of protected players has been submitted. Minor Leaguers do not need to clear waivers during the off season.
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4) Stat Categories / Summary of Settings
A) Settings:
Teams in a League: 12
Maximum Roster Size (Active): 19
Maximum Roster Size (Farm): 19
Maximum Player Acquisitions: No Maximum
Maximum Trades: No Maximum
Trade Deadline: To Be Announced
Waiver Period: 2 days
Playoffs Date: To Be Announced
Starting Roster: 14
Bench: 5
Injured Reserve: 2
Minimum Goaltender Games per Team (each week): 3
Trade Offers Expire in: 10 days
B) Stat Categories:
Goals (G)
Assists (A)
Plus/Minus (+/-)
Penalty Minutes (PIM)
Power Play Points (PPP)
Shots on Goal (SOG)
Game Winning Goals (GWG)
Shorthanded Points (SHP)
Wins (W)
Goals Against Average (GAA)
Save Percentage (SV%)
Shutouts (SO)
C) The league will use the Yahoo head-to-head (H2H) scoring
D) The team roster and farm players are listed the website and will be updated weekly
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5) Trade Guidelines
A) No trades may be made during our fantasy hockey playoffs
B) Player trading, draft pick trading, and keeper slot trading are allowed and are encouraged.
C) When a trade between teams is agreed upon, parties involved make a post under the “Trades” section of the message board describing the trade. Each manager involved must also say “I accept”. The Commissioner must then confirm their approval of the trade’s terms.
D) If the Commissioner deems the trade to be “suspicious” or “unfair”, or the league expresses an undeniable concern, the Commissioner may conduct a poll where each manager is required to vote on whether or not the trade should be accepted. A 2/3 majority of those not involved in the trade must be reached for the trade to be denied.
E) Future consideration will only be allowed by the commissioner under certain circumstances.
F) Additionally, players can only be involved in one pending transaction at a time. So, even if a player has been offered to a number of teams, once any one of the trades has been accepted, no other teams can accept a deal containing the same player.
G) Each GM should be responsible for their trades. If you accept a trade offer, you can't reverse the trade. THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ACCEPT AN OFFER. Verbal agreements do not constitute “accepting a trade.” A trade has officially been accepted when all parties have posted “I accept” in the official thread posted on the NAFHL forum. All trades accepted through the Yahoo database first, need to be posted on the forum before they are acknowledged as a legitimate trade.
F) Responsible parties in each transaction have 24 hours to respond to a trade claim posted on the forum. If no response is given within that time frame, the trade is then nullified. During the 24 hour period other managers may not negotiate and/or attempt to trade for the players/assets involved in the pending trade(s).
H) If no rules governing rosters are broken, and the approval of all parties involved are accepted, the trade shall take effect immediately. The managers involve in the trade shall promptly proceed in offering and accepting the trade through Yahoo.
G) No Regular or Minor League player may be traded directly from ones starting roster to another manager’s farm roster. Necessary waiver regulations still apply. Alternatively, no player may be traded, signed, or added to ones farm roster and/or starting roster unless there is a spot available prior to the time of acquisition.
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6) Draft Procedures
A) Twice per year (with the exception of the inaugural draft in the first season), a draft will take place. The drafts are: The Prospect Draft and the Waiver Draft.
B) Each draft is a message board. The Prospect Draft will begin prior to the Waiver Draft.
C) With the exception of season one, the drafting order for the prospect draft will be determined based on standings from the previous season. For example, if Team A finishes in last in the standings for season one, Team A will have the first pick in each round for the Prospect Draft in season two. If Team B finishes in second place in the standings for season one, Team B will have the second-last pick each round for the Prospect Draft in season 2. The order for the annual waiver draft (serpentine) will be determined as follows:
#1 - Winner of the Consolation Bracket
#2 - Runner-Up Consolation Bracket
#3 - 3rd Place Consolation Bracket
#4 - 4th Place Consolation Bracket
#5 - 5th Place Consolation Bracket
#6 - Last Place Consolation Bracket
#7 - League Champion
#8 - League Runner-Up
#9 - 3rd Place Winner's Bracket
#10 - 4th Place Winner's Bracket
#11- 5th Place Winner's Bracket
#12 - 6th Place Winner's Bracket
D) The team with the first pick in the draft will have 12 hours from the designated start time to make a selection. After that, each team will have 12 hours from the time the team ahead of them on the draft order makes its selection. After 12 hours, if a manager fails to make a selection, that team will be skipped and the next manager on the draft board will be on the clock. The manager who failed to make a selection will be automatically skipped for all selections until a selection has been made for the first skipped pick.
E) If you knows that your selection in a draft is upcoming, and you have doubt you will be able to make a selection in the 12 hour period, you may appoint another league manager to make your selection for you.
F) Trading draft picks while the draft is going on is allowed.
G) Each team starts with 3 selections in each hockey prospect draft (1 selection per round). The prospect draft order will be determined as described in 5.C. Only the prospects from the current year NHL Entry Draft and the three preceding year NHL Entry Draft are allowed to be drafted. For example, in 2006 Prospect Draft, prospect who was selected by an NHL team in 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003 are eligible to be drafted. This draft will take place every season. Keep in mind that all players drafted here must meet the eligibility requirements for a prospect: less than 150 NHL games experience and the age is 24 or under 24 (as at June 1 each year). Players selected in this draft this year will automatically be assigned to your Farm Team, and each will take up one of the nineteen roster spots on that team.
H) The Waiver Draft will be a nine round draft. Teams can draft the unprotected players from managers’ active rosters and all the Free Agents.
I) The Inaugural Draft (the draft beginning May 6th) is a 19-round draft where you may draft ANYONE who has already been drafted by or played with a NHL club. This means that you will be able to take guys ranging from Jagr, to Crosby, to Malkin. Also, keep in mind prospect eligibility when drafting. A prospect is defined as: a player with less than 150 NHL games experience and the age is 24 or under 24 (as at June 1 each year). YOU MAY TAKE PROSPECTS IN THE INAGURURAL DRAFT. So, for example, Sidney Crosby will be a prospect for this upcoming fantasy season, since he only has 81 career games played and is under the age limit. Keep in mind too that if he only plays in 68 NHL games next season, that will give him a total of 149 games played, which would mean that he would be a prospect the following year too. Crosby and other prospects have a special right: they can be moved to the farm team without having to clear waivers. Prospects are only prospects for so long though. Keep in mind that the entire farm team is kept for free each year
J) The Farm Draft will only occur during the Inaugural Season. This will be a sixteen-round draft to fill the remaining spots of your farm team. In this draft, both minor leaguers and prospects not taken in the Inaugural Draft or prospect Draft may be taken. All players taken will be automatically assigned to the farm. Keep in mind that players on the farm team will be kept for free each year. Once players on the farm team no longer meet the minor leaguer of prospect requirements, you will have 2 days to call them up to your active roster, trade them, or release them. Otherwise they are automatically released to the free agent pool where other managers are free to sign them on a first come first serve basis.
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7) Keepers
A) Each team must provide a “keeper” list of 10 players from the active roster on or before June 1. In other words, these are players that were on your final roster for the previous completed season that will be guaranteed to be on your starting roster for the start of next season unless drop, waived, or traded.
B) Each manager is entitled to 10 keepers each season. These numbers will only change if a manager trades keeper slots.
C) All players in the farm (as of June 1) are automatically protected.
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8) The “Minor Leagues” ("Farm System") / Waivers
A) Each team has a farm system which has a total 19 roster slots.
B) Any prospect, age 24 or younger (as of June 1) retains prospect status throughout the upcoming fantasy season. However, a prospect, defined as 150 games played or less, can lose prospect status should that player exceed 150 games played during the fantasy season.
C) Prospects can be called up to the active roster and back down to the farm system without needing to clear waivers until they reach 150 career games played.
D) No free agent signing is allowed before June 1. After keepers are submitted on June 1, any prospect not from the current year’s draft class, and with 10 games or less NHL experience may be signed to a mangers respective farm team providing there is an open roster spot. Open prospect signing will resume once the current years Prospect Draft has concluded.
E) When you drop a player from your active roster, the player will be on the waiver-wire. Other teams can claim the players on the waiver wire in the priority of waiver priority. Waiver priority at the beginning of the season is in the reverse order of the order of the waiver draft. The Waiver period is 2 days.
F) If you want to assign the players from the active roster to the farm, you have to drop the players to the waiver wire first. If no one claims the player after 2 days, the player will be assigned to your farm team. You must make a room for the player in the farm. YOU NEED TO POST A MESSAGE TO DECLARE THE TRANSACTION IS FOR ASSIGNMENT NOT RELEASING TO THE FREE AGENT.
G) If you want to assign a prospect to the farm, you can just send the players to the farm directly. PROSPECTS DON'T NEED TO GO TO WAIVER WIRE and can be sent directly to the farm.
H) When recalling from the farm, teams can just drop a player from the active roster to the waiver wire or assign a player to the farm to give a spot for the recalled player.
I) There is no waiver system in the off season. During the off-season, assigning players to the farm doesn't have to go through the waiver wire.
J) Minor leaguers are defined as skaters with 200 or less NHL games experience, regardless the age. Goalies to be assigned to the farm need 150 or less NHL games experience in order to be considered a minor leaguer. Minor leaguers need to clear waivers before being sent to the farm.
K) No Minor Leaguer, Free Agent and/or unprotected player, may be signed until both the prospect draft and waiver draft have concluded and a Free Agent signing date has been established.
L) No Minor Leaguer may be traded directly to one’s farm team. All Minor Leaguers must actively occupy a roster spot on one’s roster before being attempting to be sent down to the farm team making that player subject to waivers.
M) Prospects are defined as skaters with 150 or less NHL games experience, age is 24 or under (as at June 1 each year) and goalies with 100 games or less NHL experience and age 24 or under.
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9) The Playoffs
A) Each team will play each other at least one time during the season. The top 6 teams who have the highest points in the regular season will go to the championship playoff. The bottom 6 teams will play in the consolation playoff.
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
WEEK ONE
Bye: 1st Place
Bye: 2nd place
P1: 3rd Place vs. 6th Place
P2: 4th Place vs. 5th Place
WEEK TWO
P3: 1st Place vs. Winner of P2
P4: 2nd Place vs. Winner of P1
Fifth Place Game: Loser of P1 vs. Loser of P2
WEEK THREE & FOUR
Championship Game: Winner of P3 vs. Winner of P4
Third Place Game: Loser of P3 vs. Loser of P4
CONSOLATION BRACKET
WEEK ONE
Bye: 7th Place
Bye: 8th Place
P1: 9th Place vs. 12th Place
P2: 10th Place vs. 11th Place
WEEK TWO
P3: 7th Place vs. Winner of P1
P4: 8th Place vs. Winner of P2
11th Place Game: Looser of P1 vs. Looser of P2
WEEK THREE & FOUR
Consolation Game: Winner of P3 vs. Winner of P4
Ninth Place Game: Loser of P3 vs. Loser of P4
B) During the playoffs, no trading or Free Agent signing is allowed. Only players from a manager’s farm team may be moved to and from each respective roster given a spot is available.
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10) Expansion Procedures
A) A 3/4 majority is required to approve the entry of expansion teams into the league (see 2C).
B) Once expansion has been approved, an expansion-draft format shall be devised by the Commissioner. The format must have majority approval from the league.
C) The expansion teams then choose names for their teams and the expansion draft is run prior to the upcoming season based on the accepted format.
D) All roster rules apply to expansion drafts.
E) If the league does decide to expand, an even number of teams must be added to the league
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11) Removing Teams from the League / Sportsmanship
A) Removing teams from the league requires a two-thirds vote from the entire league and approval of the Commissioner. The team(s) in question is/are allowed to vote on their own fate regardless of the reason for their potential removal.
B) The league must have proper cause for removing teams. Proper cause to remove teams includes but is not limited to:
1) Lack of involvement.
2) Poor relations with the Commissioner and other members.
3) Consistent disregard for the NAFHL's rules.
C) If a manager does wish to withdraw from the league; it is asked that it be done so at the conclusion of the season in progress.
D) Once a team is removed from the league, that manager will not be accepted back into the league except in the case of special circumstances.
E) While fantasy sports are usually extremely competitive endeavors, it is important to remember
that enjoyment of the game is more important than anything else. Sportsmanship is expected between managers at all times..
F) Every manager must commit to their team and to be competitive. Before the start of the season, if any GM is not showing up in drafts and without further notice, the GM will be replaced by other new comers.
G) During the season, if any GM is not active and without further notice, the team will be suspended and the GM will be banned in the league. Replacement will be found after the season.
H) Please keep notice and report to the league if you find any team is inactive for weeks.
12) League Calender
(all dates are approximate)
Trade Deadline: March 8th
End of Season: April 8th
Keeper Submission: June 1st
Prospect Draft: July 1st
Waiver Draft: August 1st
Free Agent Signing: September 1st
Final Roster Submission: September 19th
Start of Season: October 4th
The NAFHL
Commissioner – Derrick
April 17, 2006
Modified: June 1, 2007
Modified: June 1, 2008
We, the owners, in order to form a more perfect league, establish justice, ensure sportsmanship, provide for greater defense, promote glorious offense, and secure the blessings of competition to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the NAFHL.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1) Administration of the League
2) Voting Procedures
3) Roster Requirements
4) Stat Categories / Summary of Settings
5) Trade Guidelines
6) Draft Procedures
7) Keepers
8) The “Minor Leagues” ("Farm System") / Waivers
9) The Playoffs
10) Expansion Procedures
11) Removing Teams from the League / Sportsmanship
12) Tentative League Calender
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1) Administration of the League
A) The league shall be known as the "NAFHL," established in the spring of 2006 for the entertainment of its participants. The league uses the achievements of selected National Hockey League players as the basis for competition among members of the league.
B) Each NAFHL season officially begins with the puck-drop of the first game of the NHL season in the fall and ends with the final buzzer of the NHL season in the spring.
C) Any league modifications, including rule changes, decided upon during the off-season take effect immediately, unless otherwise noted.
D) Each season uses “Yahoo Fantasy Sports” to manage each league. As members of this community, each manager must abide within the bylaws Yahoo Sports has placed before them in addition to the ones presented in this rulebook. Per Yahoo, these (numbered) rules include:
Even though fantasy games are meant to be a competitive experience for all involved, it's important to us that our users not lose sight of the rules of fair play and good sportsmanship.
To this end, each Public League fantasy team owner (Custom Leagues are controlled solely by the League Commissioner) agrees that, by joining the game, they will abide by the following regulations:
1. All league-related transactions will be executed with the intent of improving the owner's team and its standing within the league.
I) This does not include “ignorance of fact.” If any act is deemed reasonably suspicious, has a negative drawback, or in any way directly affects or alters another manager’s normal course of action, regardless of its “innocent appearance,” will not be allowed.
2. No owner may drop or "dump" players from their team for any reason other than improving their own team or its standing within the league.
II) These actions include, but are not limited to waiver priority manipulation. Meaning, the unlawful sending down of “minor leaguers”so that other managers (with a higher waiver priority) may claim them.
3. No owner will engage in any action that might be deemed to be collusive.
III) These acts include but are not limited to two or more managers agreeing to make moves that benefit one team, but not the other or the plotting against another manager or managers in any way, shape or form.
4. No owner will make any roster moves (including waiver claims, trade proposals, etc.) whose sole purpose is to hamper the play of other owners.
IV) These actions include but are not limited to the intentional benching of players to alter draft pick order or else otherwise impede on another managers opportunity to obtain equality through natural occurrence. “Forgetting” to set your line-up is not a valid excuse.
Any manager who benches any player or any amount of players for more than 2 consecutive days, or 3 individual days total, will be subject to forfeiture of the asset in question and subsequent punishment as stated in the rulebook.
5. No owner will take any action whose purpose is to; in anyway, interfere with fair play in a league.
V. These actions include but are not limited to the “streaming” of players in any fashion, be it by free agent signing, trade, or farm transaction. The Shadymark Clause, as amended on this 1st day of June in the year of 2008, states that “streaming” is defined as the unnecessary adding/dropping/calling up/sending down/trading of players on consecutive days or repetitively on individual days in order to maintain a maximum number of roster games played on the following day or days to come.
6. Any discrepancy not settled between managers and/or this league that is not clearly stated in this rulebook or any term that might be coined “vague” amongst the rules stated in this rulebook shall be decided on an individual basis as they apply at the discretion of the league Commissioner.
While Yahoo! does not remove teams from leagues after they have drafted, any failure to follow all of the items listed above might result in the limitation or removal of playing privileges for the offending owner. These restrictions might include:
1. The suspension of specific game privileges (trading, message board posting, etc.) for the remainder of the season.
2. The suspension of all playing privileges for the remainder of the season.
3. The complete deactivation and removal of the corresponding Yahoo! account.
4. Any other action that Yahoo!, at its sole discretion, feels is necessary to restore fair play to the league.
It is the responsibility of team owners to monitor activity within their leagues. As an owner, if you notice any suspicious or collusive activity in your league, please notify us at once so that we can investigate and take the appropriate action—if any is deemed necessary—against the offending teams and accounts.
E) This is a free league. There are no monetary prizes except for recognition and personal satisfaction at this time.
F) An "owner" or "manager” interchangeably refers to the actual human participants in the league. The "Commissioner" refers to the chief administrator of the league and is final arbiter of disputes between owners. The league currently has spots for no more than 12 owners, and the Commissioner will have the authority to qualify prospective new owners.
G) In regular season, your team will square off in a weekly matchup against another manager's to see who can compile the best stats across a number of different categories. A new weekly matchup begins every Monday and will consist of a set number of games based on your league's statistical categories. Each stat category counts as one game, with the win going to the team that finishes the week with the highest total in that category (the cumulative total after each Sunday's games). So, if in a given week, your team scores more goals than your opponent's, you would be credited with a victory. However, if your opponent's team ended the week with a better save percentage than your team, you would be charged with a loss. If the two teams end up tied in a given category, each will receive credit for a tied game. This weekly win-loss total will be added to a cumulative season record where each win counts for two points, each tie counts for one and each loss counts for none. The total of these points will be used to determine standings and playoff seeding.
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2) Voting Procedures
A) Each member of the NAFHL is entitled to one vote in any league decision.
B) Any potential rule change requires a 2/3 majority vote (including the acceptance of the Commissioner) to be made a rule. Any manager may make a poll to amend a rule.
C) Decisions on league expansion require 3/4 majority approval.
D) Each poll will be open for two weeks maximum. Every manager is required to vote in any poll calling for rule change, veto, or any other league wide decision unless otherwise stated.
E) Any poll whose outcome is undecided after the two week period will be nullified. Rule polls can then be started again, however trade veto polls that fit this description will result in the processing of the questioned trade.
F) The only exception to the rule stated above would be in the event of an inactive manager(s). Whereas, the inactive manager cannot be held responsible to vote due to inactivity, thus their vote would be nullified. Refusal to vote is not encouraged nor is it acceptable under this rule.
G. “Inactive” is defined as no league activity for more than one week and one day and/or the negligence of one’s team without prior notification of absence or resignation. 2.) “Negligence” is defined as the disregard of a team’s best interest by failing to set lineups, make minimum starts, and/or place players on the Injured Reserve consistently or when the player in question is out for a prolonged period of time. 3.) “Prolonged” is defined as an injury resulting in the absence or the presumptive absence of a player’s services for more than two weeks.
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3) Roster Requirements
A) The following are the roster positions: (14 Starters) 3 Centers, 2 Left Wings, 2 Right Wings, 1 Forward, 4 Defensemen, 2 Goalies, 5 Bench Players
B) At no point during the season or offseason may a team exceed the maximum roster limit for his/her roster and/or farm team.
C) Free agents can be signed to your active roster during the season through the Yahoo system. Free agents signing to the farm must be posted in the league message board. For all free agent signings, you must have an available roster spot for the free agent.
D) Rosters will remain locked from the end of the fantasy playoffs until that date in which keepers have been submitted. No Minor League player may be sent to the farm post playoffs. All minor leaguer transactions will resume after each list of protected players has been submitted. Minor Leaguers do not need to clear waivers during the off season.
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4) Stat Categories / Summary of Settings
A) Settings:
Teams in a League: 12
Maximum Roster Size (Active): 19
Maximum Roster Size (Farm): 19
Maximum Player Acquisitions: No Maximum
Maximum Trades: No Maximum
Trade Deadline: To Be Announced
Waiver Period: 2 days
Playoffs Date: To Be Announced
Starting Roster: 14
Bench: 5
Injured Reserve: 2
Minimum Goaltender Games per Team (each week): 3
Trade Offers Expire in: 10 days
B) Stat Categories:
Goals (G)
Assists (A)
Plus/Minus (+/-)
Penalty Minutes (PIM)
Power Play Points (PPP)
Shots on Goal (SOG)
Game Winning Goals (GWG)
Shorthanded Points (SHP)
Wins (W)
Goals Against Average (GAA)
Save Percentage (SV%)
Shutouts (SO)
C) The league will use the Yahoo head-to-head (H2H) scoring
D) The team roster and farm players are listed the website and will be updated weekly
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5) Trade Guidelines
A) No trades may be made during our fantasy hockey playoffs
B) Player trading, draft pick trading, and keeper slot trading are allowed and are encouraged.
C) When a trade between teams is agreed upon, parties involved make a post under the “Trades” section of the message board describing the trade. Each manager involved must also say “I accept”. The Commissioner must then confirm their approval of the trade’s terms.
D) If the Commissioner deems the trade to be “suspicious” or “unfair”, or the league expresses an undeniable concern, the Commissioner may conduct a poll where each manager is required to vote on whether or not the trade should be accepted. A 2/3 majority of those not involved in the trade must be reached for the trade to be denied.
E) Future consideration will only be allowed by the commissioner under certain circumstances.
F) Additionally, players can only be involved in one pending transaction at a time. So, even if a player has been offered to a number of teams, once any one of the trades has been accepted, no other teams can accept a deal containing the same player.
G) Each GM should be responsible for their trades. If you accept a trade offer, you can't reverse the trade. THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ACCEPT AN OFFER. Verbal agreements do not constitute “accepting a trade.” A trade has officially been accepted when all parties have posted “I accept” in the official thread posted on the NAFHL forum. All trades accepted through the Yahoo database first, need to be posted on the forum before they are acknowledged as a legitimate trade.
F) Responsible parties in each transaction have 24 hours to respond to a trade claim posted on the forum. If no response is given within that time frame, the trade is then nullified. During the 24 hour period other managers may not negotiate and/or attempt to trade for the players/assets involved in the pending trade(s).
H) If no rules governing rosters are broken, and the approval of all parties involved are accepted, the trade shall take effect immediately. The managers involve in the trade shall promptly proceed in offering and accepting the trade through Yahoo.
G) No Regular or Minor League player may be traded directly from ones starting roster to another manager’s farm roster. Necessary waiver regulations still apply. Alternatively, no player may be traded, signed, or added to ones farm roster and/or starting roster unless there is a spot available prior to the time of acquisition.
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6) Draft Procedures
A) Twice per year (with the exception of the inaugural draft in the first season), a draft will take place. The drafts are: The Prospect Draft and the Waiver Draft.
B) Each draft is a message board. The Prospect Draft will begin prior to the Waiver Draft.
C) With the exception of season one, the drafting order for the prospect draft will be determined based on standings from the previous season. For example, if Team A finishes in last in the standings for season one, Team A will have the first pick in each round for the Prospect Draft in season two. If Team B finishes in second place in the standings for season one, Team B will have the second-last pick each round for the Prospect Draft in season 2. The order for the annual waiver draft (serpentine) will be determined as follows:
#1 - Winner of the Consolation Bracket
#2 - Runner-Up Consolation Bracket
#3 - 3rd Place Consolation Bracket
#4 - 4th Place Consolation Bracket
#5 - 5th Place Consolation Bracket
#6 - Last Place Consolation Bracket
#7 - League Champion
#8 - League Runner-Up
#9 - 3rd Place Winner's Bracket
#10 - 4th Place Winner's Bracket
#11- 5th Place Winner's Bracket
#12 - 6th Place Winner's Bracket
D) The team with the first pick in the draft will have 12 hours from the designated start time to make a selection. After that, each team will have 12 hours from the time the team ahead of them on the draft order makes its selection. After 12 hours, if a manager fails to make a selection, that team will be skipped and the next manager on the draft board will be on the clock. The manager who failed to make a selection will be automatically skipped for all selections until a selection has been made for the first skipped pick.
E) If you knows that your selection in a draft is upcoming, and you have doubt you will be able to make a selection in the 12 hour period, you may appoint another league manager to make your selection for you.
F) Trading draft picks while the draft is going on is allowed.
G) Each team starts with 3 selections in each hockey prospect draft (1 selection per round). The prospect draft order will be determined as described in 5.C. Only the prospects from the current year NHL Entry Draft and the three preceding year NHL Entry Draft are allowed to be drafted. For example, in 2006 Prospect Draft, prospect who was selected by an NHL team in 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003 are eligible to be drafted. This draft will take place every season. Keep in mind that all players drafted here must meet the eligibility requirements for a prospect: less than 150 NHL games experience and the age is 24 or under 24 (as at June 1 each year). Players selected in this draft this year will automatically be assigned to your Farm Team, and each will take up one of the nineteen roster spots on that team.
H) The Waiver Draft will be a nine round draft. Teams can draft the unprotected players from managers’ active rosters and all the Free Agents.
I) The Inaugural Draft (the draft beginning May 6th) is a 19-round draft where you may draft ANYONE who has already been drafted by or played with a NHL club. This means that you will be able to take guys ranging from Jagr, to Crosby, to Malkin. Also, keep in mind prospect eligibility when drafting. A prospect is defined as: a player with less than 150 NHL games experience and the age is 24 or under 24 (as at June 1 each year). YOU MAY TAKE PROSPECTS IN THE INAGURURAL DRAFT. So, for example, Sidney Crosby will be a prospect for this upcoming fantasy season, since he only has 81 career games played and is under the age limit. Keep in mind too that if he only plays in 68 NHL games next season, that will give him a total of 149 games played, which would mean that he would be a prospect the following year too. Crosby and other prospects have a special right: they can be moved to the farm team without having to clear waivers. Prospects are only prospects for so long though. Keep in mind that the entire farm team is kept for free each year
J) The Farm Draft will only occur during the Inaugural Season. This will be a sixteen-round draft to fill the remaining spots of your farm team. In this draft, both minor leaguers and prospects not taken in the Inaugural Draft or prospect Draft may be taken. All players taken will be automatically assigned to the farm. Keep in mind that players on the farm team will be kept for free each year. Once players on the farm team no longer meet the minor leaguer of prospect requirements, you will have 2 days to call them up to your active roster, trade them, or release them. Otherwise they are automatically released to the free agent pool where other managers are free to sign them on a first come first serve basis.
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7) Keepers
A) Each team must provide a “keeper” list of 10 players from the active roster on or before June 1. In other words, these are players that were on your final roster for the previous completed season that will be guaranteed to be on your starting roster for the start of next season unless drop, waived, or traded.
B) Each manager is entitled to 10 keepers each season. These numbers will only change if a manager trades keeper slots.
C) All players in the farm (as of June 1) are automatically protected.
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8) The “Minor Leagues” ("Farm System") / Waivers
A) Each team has a farm system which has a total 19 roster slots.
B) Any prospect, age 24 or younger (as of June 1) retains prospect status throughout the upcoming fantasy season. However, a prospect, defined as 150 games played or less, can lose prospect status should that player exceed 150 games played during the fantasy season.
C) Prospects can be called up to the active roster and back down to the farm system without needing to clear waivers until they reach 150 career games played.
D) No free agent signing is allowed before June 1. After keepers are submitted on June 1, any prospect not from the current year’s draft class, and with 10 games or less NHL experience may be signed to a mangers respective farm team providing there is an open roster spot. Open prospect signing will resume once the current years Prospect Draft has concluded.
E) When you drop a player from your active roster, the player will be on the waiver-wire. Other teams can claim the players on the waiver wire in the priority of waiver priority. Waiver priority at the beginning of the season is in the reverse order of the order of the waiver draft. The Waiver period is 2 days.
F) If you want to assign the players from the active roster to the farm, you have to drop the players to the waiver wire first. If no one claims the player after 2 days, the player will be assigned to your farm team. You must make a room for the player in the farm. YOU NEED TO POST A MESSAGE TO DECLARE THE TRANSACTION IS FOR ASSIGNMENT NOT RELEASING TO THE FREE AGENT.
G) If you want to assign a prospect to the farm, you can just send the players to the farm directly. PROSPECTS DON'T NEED TO GO TO WAIVER WIRE and can be sent directly to the farm.
H) When recalling from the farm, teams can just drop a player from the active roster to the waiver wire or assign a player to the farm to give a spot for the recalled player.
I) There is no waiver system in the off season. During the off-season, assigning players to the farm doesn't have to go through the waiver wire.
J) Minor leaguers are defined as skaters with 200 or less NHL games experience, regardless the age. Goalies to be assigned to the farm need 150 or less NHL games experience in order to be considered a minor leaguer. Minor leaguers need to clear waivers before being sent to the farm.
K) No Minor Leaguer, Free Agent and/or unprotected player, may be signed until both the prospect draft and waiver draft have concluded and a Free Agent signing date has been established.
L) No Minor Leaguer may be traded directly to one’s farm team. All Minor Leaguers must actively occupy a roster spot on one’s roster before being attempting to be sent down to the farm team making that player subject to waivers.
M) Prospects are defined as skaters with 150 or less NHL games experience, age is 24 or under (as at June 1 each year) and goalies with 100 games or less NHL experience and age 24 or under.
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9) The Playoffs
A) Each team will play each other at least one time during the season. The top 6 teams who have the highest points in the regular season will go to the championship playoff. The bottom 6 teams will play in the consolation playoff.
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
WEEK ONE
Bye: 1st Place
Bye: 2nd place
P1: 3rd Place vs. 6th Place
P2: 4th Place vs. 5th Place
WEEK TWO
P3: 1st Place vs. Winner of P2
P4: 2nd Place vs. Winner of P1
Fifth Place Game: Loser of P1 vs. Loser of P2
WEEK THREE & FOUR
Championship Game: Winner of P3 vs. Winner of P4
Third Place Game: Loser of P3 vs. Loser of P4
CONSOLATION BRACKET
WEEK ONE
Bye: 7th Place
Bye: 8th Place
P1: 9th Place vs. 12th Place
P2: 10th Place vs. 11th Place
WEEK TWO
P3: 7th Place vs. Winner of P1
P4: 8th Place vs. Winner of P2
11th Place Game: Looser of P1 vs. Looser of P2
WEEK THREE & FOUR
Consolation Game: Winner of P3 vs. Winner of P4
Ninth Place Game: Loser of P3 vs. Loser of P4
B) During the playoffs, no trading or Free Agent signing is allowed. Only players from a manager’s farm team may be moved to and from each respective roster given a spot is available.
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10) Expansion Procedures
A) A 3/4 majority is required to approve the entry of expansion teams into the league (see 2C).
B) Once expansion has been approved, an expansion-draft format shall be devised by the Commissioner. The format must have majority approval from the league.
C) The expansion teams then choose names for their teams and the expansion draft is run prior to the upcoming season based on the accepted format.
D) All roster rules apply to expansion drafts.
E) If the league does decide to expand, an even number of teams must be added to the league
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11) Removing Teams from the League / Sportsmanship
A) Removing teams from the league requires a two-thirds vote from the entire league and approval of the Commissioner. The team(s) in question is/are allowed to vote on their own fate regardless of the reason for their potential removal.
B) The league must have proper cause for removing teams. Proper cause to remove teams includes but is not limited to:
1) Lack of involvement.
2) Poor relations with the Commissioner and other members.
3) Consistent disregard for the NAFHL's rules.
C) If a manager does wish to withdraw from the league; it is asked that it be done so at the conclusion of the season in progress.
D) Once a team is removed from the league, that manager will not be accepted back into the league except in the case of special circumstances.
E) While fantasy sports are usually extremely competitive endeavors, it is important to remember
that enjoyment of the game is more important than anything else. Sportsmanship is expected between managers at all times..
F) Every manager must commit to their team and to be competitive. Before the start of the season, if any GM is not showing up in drafts and without further notice, the GM will be replaced by other new comers.
G) During the season, if any GM is not active and without further notice, the team will be suspended and the GM will be banned in the league. Replacement will be found after the season.
H) Please keep notice and report to the league if you find any team is inactive for weeks.
12) League Calender
(all dates are approximate)
Trade Deadline: March 8th
End of Season: April 8th
Keeper Submission: June 1st
Prospect Draft: July 1st
Waiver Draft: August 1st
Free Agent Signing: September 1st
Final Roster Submission: September 19th
Start of Season: October 4th
So exciting.
You better make that pick or trade it! I'm excited to see if we can use up all the draft picks this year.