LIFETIME HOCKEY LEAGUE CONSTITUTION
2014
Based on the Yahoo! Fantasy Hockey Website
COMMISSIONER
Mr. Sam Zambri
[email protected]
www.samzambri.com
Assistant COMMISSIONER
[email protected]
Mr. Tony Zambri
DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER
To assist in the smooth operation of the league and to settle any
possible disputes that may arise during the season. To discuss
any possible changes that may improve the quality and smooth
operation of the pool. To act as a liaison between the league and
the executive, he is also to preside at all league functions. He
also will have the authority to veto any transaction that he deems
is detrimental to the integrity of the league, and to take any
punitive measures that are needed to insure the competitive
spirit. League Point Caps will be recorded by the commissioner
and it will be his responsibility to inform the league of Updates on
our website (www.samzambri.com). The assistant commissioner
will assist in these decisions and be an advisor in any rule
changes or adjustments.
FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP
Each owner is only allowed one franchise and will be responsible
for his own franchise functions. You may sell your franchise at
anytime to someone else, but must have consent from the
Commissioner. A franchise can be sold at any price, and the new
owner must still be responsible for his yearly fee. If a franchise
cannot be sold and the owner would like to drop out, his players
will be put into Free Agency and will be dealt with as draft
selections on draft day with the last place team selecting first. If
an owner quits during the season, that team will remain intact
with no access available to that team until seasons end and then
no prizes will be awarded to that team.
LEAGUE DUES:
$125 Total per Team upfront
$100 per team, (Yearly Fee) Regular Season
$25 per team – Playoffs
*Note: You must pay for Playoffs whether you qualify or not. (Top
8 qualify)
Trades: No Fees for Trading
CASH will be the only accepted method of payment as we will be
paying out prize money.
DRAFT DAY TOOLS
Cost of team will be EXPECTED at the draft. Non payment will
result in freezing of your franchise until this money is received.
Laptops and Magazines are permitted on Draft Day.
COLLUSION
Collusion in any shape or form will not be tolerated and will be
dealt with in the strictest manner with any offending teams being
expelled by the league with new ownership being actively sought.
EXPANSION DRAFTS
Expansion will be determined on a vote by committee and rules
will be determined at that time.
WWW.SAMZAMBRI.COM
THIS IS THE OFFICIAL SITE OF OUR LIFETIME HOCKEY POOL. THIS WEBSITE WILL
INCLUDE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR. FEATURES
INCLUDE A DOWNLOAD SECTION OF OUR SPREADSHEET, NON-FREE AGENTS, DRAFT
ORDER, RULES AND BLOGS (UPDATED DAILY) AND MORE. ALSO A LIST OF CONTACTS,
CALANDER, LIVE SCORES, HISTORY, AND TRASH TALK.. THIS IS ALSO YOUR PLACE FOR
OFF SEASON UPDATES AND CONTACT.. KEEP YOURSELF UPDATED WITH THE LATEST ON
OUR POOL.
Point Cap
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POINT CAP
Our League is based on a “Point Cap” system. Players are worth as many
points they have accumulated the previous year. (Minimum of 25pts)
1- At the draft each team shall not exceed the 1200 POINT CAP for a 24 man
roster. 5 centers, 5 left wing, 5 right wing, 7 defensemen, 2 goalies. You
MUST stay under this point cap during the season even when trading,
signing free agents and using IR spots. You are responsible (by point cap)
for every player showing on your roster. Also, all teams are also responsible
to keep a Minimum Cap of 1000pts in order to stay competitive.
2- POINT CAPS for a player are determined by the points they got the year
before your current season. (Last year’s stats). They will all be listed in the
player stats on Yahoo! by clicking on the player.. Players Point Caps are only
determined by their total points with a minimum 25 pts. and Goalie Point
Caps are determined by their Wins x2 + SO x2 with a minimum of 25 pts.
(ex. 20wins and 2so = 44 Point Cap). Rookies (1st year on Yahoo!) are worth
25 points.
NOTE: League Point caps may rise or fall each new season according to the
market value of the league!
A COPY of all the players POINT CAPS will be provided before Draft
Day!
Scoring & Positions
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PLAYER SCORING
Scoring will be divided into the following categories
1. Player points (1 point), Special teams player points (1/4 point), Goalies
points (win 2pts, SO 2pts)
BENCH PLAYERS
There are no Bench Players.
GOALTENDING SCORING
2 Goalies will be on your rosters and both will be active per team every night
. Goalie Point Caps are determined by their Wins x2 + SO x2. (ex. 25wins
and 2 SO = 54 Point Cap). Goalies points (win 2 pts and SO 2pts)
POSITION REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY
1- Position requirements are - 5 centers, 5 left wing, 5 right wing, 7
defensemen, and 2 goalies.
2- At the draft, position eligibility will be determined by Yahoo’s! team roster
listings, nothing else.
3- Changes of positions and multiple positions will be determined by Yahoo!
after the season starts. (Be aware that this may change by Yahoo! during
the season).
Draft & Protection
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THE DRAFT
Yearly Roster Protection & Eligibility
1- All teams must be present or represented at the draft which usually takes
place the last weekend of September in a pre arranged location and date
assigned by the commissioner. In the event that a team is not present, a
Draft Sheet must be sent to the Commissioner to draft with, if that is not
present, then their roster will be completed after the draft immediately by
the Manager from the remaining unsigned players .
2- The order of nominating players for drafting will coincide with the reverse
order of the previous year’s standings. Each team will be allowed as much
time as needed for drafting. Position requirements must be maintained
throughout the course of the draft and no team may exceed their point cap
of 1200 cap points.
3- If you reach your cap during the draft before your team is complete, you
must wait until EVRYONE has finished drafting to adjust your team with
remaining players.
4- All drafted players must be officially drafted by an NHL Team in order to
be eligible.
5- You will be able to slot eligible Rookies in during the Draft in case you
want to enter them into your Regular Roster. You MUST let the
Commissioner know this as it’s being done so it is confirmed on the
Spreadsheet at the Draft. Also, once the rookie is inserted in the Regular
Roster, he may not be used as a Rookie again!
Injured Reserve & Empty Spots
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INJURED RESERVE
1- A maximum of 4 players are allowed on the injured reserve position at
any one time. Also, any extra players that you acquire in a trade or free
agent signings are eligible to go to the Reserve.
2- When a player is on Injured Reserve, his cap points are still accounted
for. So if you pick up any free agents on IR (or NA) in the meantime, you
still must deal with the cap. You are capped for everyone on your roster,
healthy, injured or NA. (Like real life NHL)
3- Note: When you have a healthy player on reserve (for the injured
position) you will be unable to sign a free agent, but are compelled to use
that reserved player or release him.. All Players who return off IR must be
replaced on your team or released within 24 hours! Next Day. Also, all IR
players must be placed on the IR within 24 hours. (Only exception is if there
are no cap points available. In this case they may be left on your roster)
EMPTY SPOTS
1- Empty spots on your roster are NOT permitted in ANY position. All
positions on your rosters must have a player at all times and you must stay
under the cap doing so.
2- If any manager leaves an Empty spot for a day’s length, a warning is
issued and a Freeze will be put on their team.
Free Agents, Waivers & Outright Release
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FREE AGENTS
All N.H.L. players that are currently playing on N.H.L. teams that remained
unsigned after the draft are eligible free agents. The acquiring of these Free
Agents will begin at a specific time arranged by the Commissioner at the
start of the regular season. All free agent signings are subject to approval by
the commission. No off season Free agent signings permitted. Limited yearly
transaction limits apply.
WAIVERS
A waiver delay will be set before the player will be available for free agency.
Waiver priority will be in effect during the season. Any player released from
your team will be subject to waivers. If he is not claimed, he will be a free
agent. When two or more teams attempt to claim the player while on the
waiver period (usually 24hrs), the waiver priority will be in effect.
OUTRIGHT PLAYER RELEASE
ANY player on the active roster may be released provided that his position
can be filled. A player may be released off of your squad at any time. You
may release any extra players that you acquire in a trade. All releases are to
be recorded with and subject to approval of the commission.
You must maintain your full roster of 24 at the end of the day.
Trades
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REGULAR SEASON TRADES
1- Positional requirements and point caps must at all times be maintained by
both teams immediately AFTER a trade has been consummated.
2- Future considerations are to consist of draft picks for upcoming entry
drafts only! (Commissioner will keep track of this)
3- Trading may begin immediately following the draft. The regular season
trading deadline will be determined on the website...
4- Due to the possibility of collusion and / or lopsided trades all trades will
be extremely scrutinized by the commission..
The Trading Theory
Trades between Managers will always be under scrutiny, and although Collusion will not be
tolerated, we must except that some trades are lost, and won with all Managers. A trust of
Hockey knowledge between Managers must be determined, and that all Managers are in it
to win it, so long term goals and short term fixes may be part of the thought process..
AUG 1st OFF SEASON TRADING
1- Off-season trading will commence on the 1st of August. All trades should
be recorded and e mailed to the Commissioner and be scrutinized by the
commission, and subject to approval in order to be official.
2- You can choose to trade players for other Players, Picks, or Rookies etc.
Your Roster might accumulate above the legal Roster size until Drop Day.
No off season free agent signings permitted.
TRADING DEADLINE
This date is determined on the site, and NO trades will be available after this
date.
Transactions
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LIMITED YEARLY TRANSACTIONS
In order to keep managers from making an obscene amount of moves every
night just to put free agents in and out of their line ups in order to get points
and then dropping them the next day in order to pick up another, we are
limiting our free agent signings to 40 per year.
NOTE: Any moves made inside your team (bench player moves) do not
count as a roster move.
Freeze Deadline
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FREEZE DEADLINE
1- Our Freeze Date for Season transactions is APR 1 @10am after the Trade
Deadline. At that time your team will be on hold from any Free Agent
transactions.
2- The ONLY exception to making a move AFTER that day, would be to put a
player on IR for the time being until the end of season.
3- At seasons end all players borrowed for the IR player MUST be put back
for the SAME player that you borrowed. Your team has to be in order no
later than 3 days before the start of the playoffs! . There should be NO IR
Spots left after this date.
4- If a player go’s on IR during the Playoffs, you cannot make any moves.
5- You may only continue your transactions within the 40 move limit issued
at the beginning of the season.
Drop Day
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DROP DAY
On this day ( 1st Tuesday after Labour day @ 12pm) all teams will be forced
to drop players in preparation for the Draft.
1- Teams must protect ONLY 15 Regular Roster Players and have no more
than 6 Rookies. This will leave 9 open Roster spots and any Rookie spots
that need to be filled. All teams will submit there Draft Rosters NO LATER
than this day!
2- Every team must have 9 empty spaces on they're Main roster after Drop
Day. No more or less..
3- Any Rookies marked in red on the Spreadsheet, must be dropped on this
Day, or put into your Regular Lineup at Draft Day!
(No dropping rookies at the Draft)
4- After all the drops from all teams have been submitted by the managers
and Drop Day ends, Trading returns to normal the following day at 9am, and
more that 9 open spaces on our Rosters may be excepted going into the
Draft.
5- Once your Drops are submitted, they are Official and cannot be changed,
or player trades accepted.
Rookies
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ROOKIES
1- A Rookie is constituted as a player who is drafted by an NHL team, is
under the age of 22, has not played more than 82 NHL games, and is listed
on your Rookie Roster.
2- Only on Draft Day can you draft a rookie player and list him as a rookie
on your Rookie Roster. Any players picked up from Free Agency during the
season cannot be placed on that list.
3- Rookies follow the Point cap System when inserted in your Regular
Roster. All 1st year players with no NHL games are also worth the minimum
25 points.
4- A Rookie can be placed into your regular season roster at anytime during
the year, but may NOT go back after that!
5- If a Rookie is involved in a trade with another team, he may be inserted
into the other teams Rookie Roster, and still be considered a Rookie, but if
he is traded off your Regular Roster, no one can use him in his Rookie
Roster, even if he constitutes the requirements of a Rookie.
6- You can only place a Rookie on your Rookie Roster through Draft, or
Rookie Roster trading.
7- An accumulation of more than 6 Rookies may occur during the Season
through trades, but a maximum of only 6 can be listed after Drop Day!
8- A rookie can also be inserted into your Regular Season Line up during the
Draft on your turn only, but the move MUST be stated at your selection as
well as the other player selected on that pick so the Spreadsheet can be
updated!
KHL Rules
Sam Zambri
THE KHL RULE
Unfortunately in today’s NHL, with player movements and contracts, losing a
player off your fantasy roster to another league can be havoc. In order to
correct the loss, this rule will protect that player if or until he returns to the
NHL.
1- Basically, the player who signs with a team other than an NHL team, will
be erased on your roster. Although, if he should return back to the NHL, no
matter with what NHL team, the rights to that player continue to belong to
the last owner to have him before he left.
2- If the player returns to the NHL or signs during the hockey season, the
Fantasy manager will be alerted ,and he will then have 24 hours to make a
decision to put him back on his fantasy roster, or leave him as a Free Agent.
3- If the player re-signs with a team, and returns to the NHL during the off
season, the Fantasy Manager will have to inform the Commissioner on the
upcoming Draft Day whether he will re-insert the player in his roster BEFORE
he selects his draft picks. (Note: He will still drop his usual 9 players before
Drop Day, then after re-inserting the player before he selects at the Draft,
he will then only need to continue drafting 8 players to fill his roster)
Playoffs
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PLAYOFFS
1- At regular seasons end, the top 8 teams will qualify for the playoffs pool
and a list of all your players on each team that have made the playoffs in
real life NHL will be published by the Commissioner and sent to everyone to
observe.
2- YAHOO! does not have a playoff pool, so another site will be assigned to
you to go too with daily stats and standings listed. All of your team’s players
that have made the playoffs in real life NHL will be the only players you have
to use in the playoff pool.
3- All IR Players were replenished back into Regular roster formats before
the Playoffs Started.. Not only must you plan a strategy for the Reg. season,
but also for the upcoming playoff run.
4- Some teams may have more players in the playoffs than others.
(Remember, its quality, not quantity).
PLAYOFF SCORING
Goalies- Wins: 1pt- SO: 1pts
Players- Goals: 1pt- Assists: 1pt (No Special Team Points for Playoffs)
Lottery
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LOTTERY PICK
1- In the Off season, a Lottery Pick situation will determine which position
the last 4 teams in the Final Standings will select in the upcoming Draft.
2- The purpose is to prevent collusion to finish low in the standings for Draft
purposes, and also for a little luck in moving into a better Draft position..
3- The selections will be made by the Commissioner and at least 2 other
Managers for authenticity, or by Live Video on our Website.
4- The selections will be made in 3 rounds, in the order of Last place, 2nd last
place, etc.. The votes will be labelled from the last team at 20-3-2-1 then
the next round at 15-3-2 then the last round at 10-2:
Round 1 (4 Teams, 26 Ball Total)
Team 1- 20 Balls
77%
Team 2- 3 Balls
12%
Team 3- 2 Balls
7%
Team 4- 1 Ball
3%
Round 2 (3 Teams, 20 Ball Total)
Team 1- 15 Balls
75%
Team 2- 3 Balls
15%
Team 3- 2 Balls
10%
Round 3 (2 Teams, 12 Ball Total)
Team 1- 10 Balls
83%
Team 2-
2 Balls
17%
Prizes
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ALLOCATION OF WINNINGS
The top 3 teams will share in the Jackpot for Regular Season after expenses
in the following manner,
1st Place...........70%
2nd Place .........20%
3rd Place ..........10%
Any ties will be then determined by Goals, Assists, then Team Points
The 1st place team in the Playoffs will win 100% of the jackpot at the end of
the final playoff game.
($25 multiplied by the amount of Managers that season.)
TROPHY
An engraving on our Lifetime trophy will also be acknowledged to the winner
of the regular season and will be in the possession of the Commissioner and
presented at each Draft..
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