Rules

Here are some rules:

POINTS

Goals = 2pts

Assists = 1pt

Shootout Goal = 1pt

Goalie Win = 1pt

Goalie Shutout = 3pts

Goalie Shutout & Win = 4pts

LINE-UPS: (3) Forwards / (1) Floater – can be any player on your roster / (2) Defenseman / (1) Goalie Staff

Transactions: ($2 each)

Since our week is now Tuesdays-thru-Mondays, transactions are first come, first serve via email or phone.  There will be no “bidding” anymore, as our week is the full seven days

 1) Once a player is dropped from a roster, the team who dropped said player cannot reacquire that same player for one full week.  Also, the player dropped is not eligible to be claimed by any other team until the following Monday transaction date

 2) Transactions from Tuesday PM (after the first NHL game has started) thru Monday are for players NOT in any team’s starting line-up (Michaeline Rule)

Fantasy Week starts on Tuesday, and runs thru Monday.  You take each player in your starting line-up, and count points for their first three games of the week….Any points thereafter do not count.

3. Each week an owner does not call/email their line-up by the 6pm CST deadline, the previous week’s line-up must be used, and a $5 fine will incur…up to the first three instances.  Each time thereafter, the fine is $10  ****COMMISH DOES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO “NOT” FINE A PLAYER IF LINEUP IS PROVIDED LATE FOR GOOD REASON***** ALSO, ONLY ON TUESDAYS, PRIOR TO “ANY” NHL GAMES BEGINNING, COMMISH WILL HAVE “FINAL SAY” & MAY ALLOW SUBSTITUTIONS TO ANY LINEUP ALREADY PROVIDED TO OPPONENT & COMMISH BEFORE LINE-UP DEADLINE OF 6PM CST.  

4.  COVID RULE – Any player in your starting lineup who is placed on the NHL COVID List, may be replaced by another player on your bench for the remainder of the week

4. A $5 fine will be imposed on any team who scores 0pts in any game during the year (Morelli Rule)

5. The top four (4) teams in each division will advance into the playoffs.  Quaterfinal round will be against team from other division (i.e. #1 vs. #4, #2 vs. #3)

6. All Playoff rounds are Best-of-Three series.  If series is tied after three games, the tie-breakers are as follows;

1) Total Points  2) Total goals by each team for the week  3) Highest goal scorer for each team for the week

 * Championship/3rd Place Game Week will go as long as needed, so that all teams in the starting line-ups play the required three games…..Meaning, if a team plays their third game on the following Monday or Tuesday, that will count as third game points *

Tie-breakers for advancing into the playoffs (if two or more teams tie for 4th place within a division) will be:

1. Head-to-Head

2. Most Wins

3. Total Points

If tie-breaker is only to separate placement within the division for playoff seeding, then criteria will be:

1. Most wins

2. Head-to-Head

3. Total Points

JOSH LOAHR RULE

* If two or more teams tie for the division title, only one team will be paid the entire first place payout.  Tie-breakers as followed:

1.  Head-to-Head

2. Most wins

3. Least amount of losses