Post by Kevin on Dec 23, 2008 0:49:43 GMT -5
end of each season each team will be re-designated with in their own league to a different division with vis a draft. Each regular season division winner will represent each division and draft teams into their division. One team will be left over after three rounds of drafting. This team will be given to a division via lottery.
Entry Draft:
The draft class of each year will consist of any player, not already in the sim, that has been drafted or signed as an un-drafted UFA in the NHL in the year of the draft or previous.
- Off the Board Picks; any player who does not appear in a draft list published by a commish or GM in the league is considered to be an 'Off the Board Pick'. Any player who does not appear in a draft list prior to the draft will not be eligible for draft. They will have to be signed as an undrafted UFA.
Notes:
- A GM can release a draft list at any point during a Forum draft. However, the list has to be published to the main site before it can be drafted from. This means that if you wait until the last moment to send in a list (through email, forum PM or IM) the list might not get published during your drafting window. (That being said, the commish will do his best to make sure it is, but real life does sometimes get in the way.)
- GM's can only release one list during the course of the draft.
- GM created lists must include players already released in the master list. (To prevent lists of one being sent in just before a GM gets to pick.)
Contraction Draft:
Should the need arise, contraction drafts will consist of the players of the team in which contracted and all unassigned players. The draft order will be hand picked by the Commish based on need and will be a ladder draft. The 1st two rounds will only consist of the team with the top 5 picks, while the 3rdnd round and beyond will consist of all teams.
Expansion Draft:
Should the need arise, the expansion draft will be a ladder draft consisting of the new teams coming into the league. The order will be formed via a lottery. The players in the draft will consist of player the other team chose to expose. Teams can not lose more than 2 skaters and one goalie in the expansion draft. The rules for team protection/exposure are as follows:
- Team have to expose a minimum of 1 goalie, 2 defence, and 5 forwards.
- Team can protect a maximum of 1 goalie, 4 defence, and 9 forwards.
- Players 24 years of age and under are automatically protected and do not need to be included in a teams protection list.