Fantasy Hockey 2012-2013

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

Anyone up for adding something to the defensive side like Blocks?

I'd be up for that. COYW would be too, I'd imagine. Anyone against it?

Also, since there are only 10 gameweeks this season before the Fantasy Playoffs start, does anyone think that the Head-to-Head probably isn't the best way to go about it? The way it is at the moment, I play each team once but also play three teams twice, not very balanced.

Maybe a Rotisserie league would be better?

Shanannigan wrote: »

haven't received a pm yet.. do you have the league ID
/password for the league?

Will PM you shortly. The teams from last season should have received e-mails to the address registered last year.

tolosenc wrote: »

How are we going to determine draft order? And can we trade picks?

Draft order is random, assigned by Yahoo. No trading of picks.

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

Do we need do reach out for more players to make it competitive? Might be some alds in the Fantasy NFL/MLB who might give it a whirl.
Short enough season too!

As far as I know there are still two more to join (Shanannigan and Ping Chow Chi) which would bring us into double figures. I thought that 12 was a good number last season, but it'd be great if everyone who was in the league was active in it and didn't let it slide after a week or two.

Masked Man wrote: »

If your stuck for numbers I'd be interested. I'm not a Hockey regular but I've been active in 6 different fantasy leagues on boards. Don't feel under pressure to add numbers for me though.

Thanks, I'll get in touch if we need a number. Are you ok for a Sunday night draft?

Ok here is where we stand at the moment. There have been 13 people posting in this thread with an interest. Of those 13, 8 are currently registered:

MrJoeSoap (joined)
smackbunnybaby (joined)
malistheman (joined)
cena (interested)
shefellover93 (interested)
Izy (joined)
alanmcl12 (joined)
COYW (joined)
Coeus (joined)
Shanannigan (interested)
Ping Chow Chi (interested)
tolosenc (joined)
Masked Man (interested)

In addition to that, I have sent PM's to the below on the 8th:

Fiery mutant (interested)
Martyn1989 (no reply)
Phoenix (no reply)
Rented Mule (no reply)
robby^5 (no reply)
TechnoPool (interested)

I'm going to PM the remaining 7 that are marked as "interested" above with detailed instructions on how to join the league and instructions on how the draft/scoring works etc. Hopefully we'll have a few more members before the deadline in about 48hrs.

I've sent this PM to the remaining 6 interested parties...

Hi guys,

We currently have 9 teams registered for this years Boards.ie Fantasy NHL on Yahoo. I'm sending this out to the six of you who had indicated an interest but (as far as I know) have not yet joined. With the draft taking place on Sunday night it is very important that if you want to compete that you have your team registered before then. As we are not running a Head-to-Head league due to the shortened NHL season, everyone is welcome to join. The league will be a "Rotisserie" style, which is expained well here.

The first step is to go to the Yahoo Fantasy NHL page. This page should show you the below:



From here, click "Join A League" and you should be prompted to log in to your Yahoo account if you are not already. If you don't have a Yahoo account you will need to register one.

The next step in the process is to join the Boards.ie league. On the left of the below screenshot, you need to enter the league ID (36022) and the password (lockedout).



The next page allows you to pick a Team Name, a Logo, and to choose your e-mail preferences. You should choose these, click Save and Continue, and once this process is complete your registration in the league should be finalised. If your team name doesn't match your username then you can post in the Fantasy Thread to let us know who you are.

The Draft:

For those of you who are new to Fantasy Sports, the draft might seem quite daunting or confusing. But, honestly, it is probably the most fun part of the whole process. Unlike the Premier League Football league, each NHL player can only play with one fantasy team. So, if as predicted, Steven Stamkos goes to the team allocated first pick in the draft, no other team can choose him.

The draft positions are allocated 30 minutes before the draft. If there are 12 players in our league, then whoever gets 1st pick in the 1st round, will be 12th pick in the 2nd round, 1st again in the 3rd round and so on. This should neutralise any advantage held by having an early pick (I won last year despite having 12th pick in the first round).

The draft takes place at 21:30GMT this Sunday, 13th January, so you will need to be online to take part. If you cannot make it online but still wish to compete then you will "Autodraft" whereby the Yahoo computers will pick your team for you based on the highest ranked players available.

In the draft, you will need to fill the 16 spaces on your Fantasy team. These are:

• 2 x Left Wingers
• 2 x Centers
• 2 x Right Wingers
• 4 x Defencemen
• 2 x Goaltenders
• 4 x Bench (these can be from any of the above positions)

There is no set pattern or order you need to follow, if you feel a goaltender is going to be important to your quest for success, then you can pick a G first. The same goes for all the other positions.

As mentioned in the Fantasy Thread, the categories in which you will score points are:

Skaters:

Goals
Assists
Plus/Minus
Penalty Minutes
Powerplay Points
Shorthanded Points
Shots on Goal
Blocked Shots

Goaltenders:

Wins
Goals Against Average
Save Percentage
Shutouts

So it may be all well and good having a 60-goal sniper (though not this season, for obvious reasons!) but if he isn't blocking shots will he be letting the side down in that respect? It's all about achieving a strong balance between these categories.

The team roster changes will be made daily, on the day. It sounds like hard work, but you will be checking your scoring most days anyway so it will only take a few seconds on top of that!

If anyone has any questions on any of this, or issues joining the league, just drop me a PM or post in the thread itself. As I mentioned above, this really needs to be done before about 8pm on Sunday evening if you want to compete.

Cheers,
MJS

Masked Man wrote: »

Joined (no thanks to that pos yahoo log in), thanks for the invite. I'm Ice-O-Topes.

Nice name. Welcome.

Are you a hockey fan at all? Or just Fantasy Sports in general?