Hockey Demo League

Official Rules

1. The draft starts with each franchise using 5 million `dollars` for bidding on players at draft time. Starting with the previous year`s Champion, a player`s name is entered for bids. The highest bidder `signs` the player and relinquishes `X` amount of dollars. Minimum bids are 100K. Going clockwise, each team enters a player and bids continue in the same fashion. In the event of a franchise running out of money before their roster is filled, they are assigned a number relative to the order in which they ran out, 8-1. Once all but one of the franchises are out of money, a sequential draft takes place until all rosters are filled.

2. Teams consist of 10 players: 8 players and 2 `goalie` teams.

3. Weekly rosters include:

Starters 5 players and 1 `goalie` team
Bench: 3 players and 1 `goalie` team.

4. Rosters must be submitted before 10:00 p.m. Sunday night each week, or the previous week`s roster will be used. Any exceptions will be ruled on by the Commish with input from league members.

5. Games are scored on games each players team plays for a given week starting with Monday and ending with Sunday. Any discrepancies in game schedules will be decided by the Commish with input from league members.

6. Scoring
Players:
Goal .5 pt.
Assist .25 pt.
Power Play Goal bonus .25 pt.
Short Handed Goal bonus .5 pt.
Gamee Winning Goal bonus .5 pt.
Goalie Team:
Game Played .75 pt.
Shutout bonus .25 pt.
Win bonus .25 pt.
Goals allowed -.25 pt.

7. The season is 27 weeks long. The first 21 weeks are the regular season, and the last 6 weeks are the playoffs. Ties in the standings will be broken by:

Head-to-head results first
Record against playoff teams second
Total net goals last.

In the playoffs, the semi-final round will consist of 1st vs 4th place and 2nd vs 3rd place in a best of three game series with the winners advancing to the final Championship round. The final Championship round is also a best of three game series also. The final round will begin immediately the following week in the event of both series ending in 2-game sweeps.

A tournament for the teams that don`t qualify for the Playoffs will be called the `Toilet Bowl.` The semi-flush round will consist of 5th vs 8th place and 6th vs 7th place in a worst of three game series with the losers advancing to the final Full Flush round (which is also a worst of three game series).

In the event of a tie playoff game, sudden death overtime is resolved using total bench goals. These bench goals are only 1 pt (no PPG, etc). Only one point is awarded for the overtime team winner with the most total goals on the bench. Both teams involved in the tie shall receive a minimum of one point in the standings. If a team wins the overtime, it shall receive two points in the standings.

Total net goals is the first tie breaker in playoff rounds with position in regular reason standings the final tie-breaker. Final rosters at season end are set for playoffs with exception of injuries.

8. Transactions:

The cost for Add/Drops/Trades: $1.00
No trading is allowed after the All Star week.
A team may have an unlimited number of transactions each week. (The Tyler Pays For the All-Star Party Rule.)

9. A four player `injured reserve` can be used for players who are injured during the course of the season. Team Defenses are not allowed to be I/R`ed. Injuries are a best judgment decision of the franchise, but should be exercised in good faith. A free replacement transaction is allowed to replace the open roster spot. Once the injured player reappears in the box scores, he must either be put back in the lineup in the spot of his replacement, or be cut at the normal transaction fee.

10. Franchise cost is $35.00 per each of eight teams. Payoffs are as follows:

Season standings
1st $70
2nd $40
3rd $30
4th $20

Playoff

Champion $60
Runner up $20