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Hockey League Quick Outline
- Entry Fees: $150 – 1st year (includes $50 rolling deposit), $100 – 2nd year and beyond
- 12 teams per league for startups
- Daily rosters | Head-to-Head Points
- LIVE and Automated “Slow” Draft via Fantrax.com (extended clock & e-mail notifications if enabled by user)
- Draft runs from 10 am to 12 am ET daily. The clock pauses during the off hours however, draft selections can be made while the clock is stopped.
- The draft is divided into 2 parts:
- The first 3 rounds are the Minor League Draft
- The Free Agent Draft begins in the 4th Round
- All start-up leagues use a Serpentine draft
- Minor League Draft & Free Agent Draft flip positions
- All 2nd year and beyond leagues use reverse order drafts (based on the winners of the Draft Consolation bracket and Playoff bracket)
- Payments made safely and securely to LeagueSafe.com
- Registration required void where prohibited. Participation based on eligibility. Please read and agree to our Terms of Service prior to Empire registration
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
2021-22 Hockey League New Rules & Amendments
- Removing 3 Injured Reserve (IR) spots only for 2020-2021 season
- The IR spots where only for the 2020-21 season
Hockey League Fees
- 1st Year – $150.00 (includes a $50 rolling deposit)
- 2nd Year and beyond – $100.00
Hockey League Prize Pool
10-Team Leagues (Existing Leagues)
- Year 1 and Up – $775.00
12-Team Leagues
- Year 1 and Up – $97500
Hockey League Payouts
Our payouts provide everyone in the league a chance to make back some cash even in a lost season. We award payouts to the following:
- League Champion: 55% of the total league pot
- Runner-Up: 20% of the total league pot
- Regular Season Champion: 20% of the total league pot
- Third Place: 5% of the total league pot
Prize Pool is determined by the following::
LeagueSafe.com Collected Fees (minus)
Fantrax.com Hosting Services (minus)
Administration Fee took by DSE (Not to exceed $225 of the total pot) =
Total League Prize Pool
Hockey League Season Schedule
- The 2021-22 Fantasy “Regular Season” runs from TBD to TBD.
- The 2021-22 Fantasy Playoffs consist of the top 6 teams in the standings column.
- The 2021-22 Fantasy Playoffs start on TBD.
- The Regular Season schedule is randomly selected.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Hockey League Dynasty Rosters (Start-up Leagues ONLY)
- Zero positional limitations. You decide how many players to keep and draft at each position.
- FAAB waivers start from the conclusion of your draft until the end of our Fantasy Regular Season.
- Each year you are able to keep 25 players PLUS any Minor League or Veteran Credits you have earned during your tenure. NOTE: “Credit” information posted below.
Hockey League Dynasty Rosters
- Start at 35 + 3 Minors with growth every year to accommodate Minor League Draft signees.
- Zero roster limitations. You decide how many players to keep at each position.
- Add/Drops start accumulating as soon as your draft concludes until the end of our Fantasy Regular Season.
- Keep 25 players yearly in addition to earned player credits (players drafted in the minor league draft and players who accumulate 3 years of continuous service).
Hockey League Roster Grid
| Pos | Max Active |
|---|---|
| Center (C) | 4 |
| Left Wing (LW) | 4 |
| Right Wing (RW) | 4 |
| Defense (D) | 6 |
| Goalie (G) | 1 |
Hockey League Roster Size – Active/Minors
| League | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 35/24 | 35/27 | 35/30 | 35/33 |
| D2 | 35/21 | 35/24 | 35/27 | 35/30 |
| D3 | 35/21 | 35/24 | 35/27 | 35/30 |
| D4 | 35/18 | 35/21 | 35/24 | 35/27 |
| D6 | 35/15 | 35/18 | 35/21 | 35/24 |
| D7 | 35/12 | 35/15 | 35/18 | 35/21 |
| D8 | 35/9 | 35/12 | 35/15 | 35/18 |
| D9 | 35/6 | 35/9 | 35/12 | 35/15 |
| D10 | 35/6 | 35/9 | 35/12 | 35/15 |
| D11 | 35/6 | 35/9 | 35/12 | 35/15 |
| D12 & Beyond | 35/3 | 35/6 | 35/9 | 35/12 |
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Hockey League Scoring
| Scoring Group | Scoring Category | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Skaters | Assists (A) | Calculate Per Game, Cumulative: |
| From 0 to 3, award 1point(s) for every1A | ||
| From 4 to 99, award 2point(s) for every1A | ||
| Skaters | Blocks (Blk) | 0.4 |
| Skaters | Faceoffs Lost (FOL) | -0.1 |
| Skaters | Faceoffs Won (FOW) | 0.2 |
| Skaters | Empty Net Goals (ENG) | -1 |
| Skaters | Game-winning Goals (GWG) | 1 |
| Skaters | Goals (G) | Calculate Per Game, Cumulative: |
| From 0 to 3, award 3point(s) for every1G | ||
| From 4 to 99, award 5point(s) for every1G | ||
| Skaters | Hat Tricks (HT) | 10 |
| Skaters | Hits (Hit) | 0.2 |
| Skaters | Penalty Minutes (PIM) | -0.25 |
| Skaters | Plus/Minus (+/-) | 0.25 |
| Skaters | Points (Pt) | Calculate Per Game, Cumulative: |
| From 5 to 99, award 5point(s) for every5Pt | ||
| Skaters | Power Play Assists (PPA) | 2 |
| Skaters | Power Play Goals (PPG) | 3 |
| Skaters | Short-Handed Assists (SHA) | 2 |
| Skaters | Short-Handed Goals (SHG) | 3 |
| Skaters | Shots on Goal (SOG) | 0.2 |
| Goalies | Assists (A) | 3 |
| Goalies | Goals (G) | 10 |
| Goalies | Shootout Wins (ShW) | -3.5 |
| Goalies | Shootout Losses (ShL) | -3.5 |
| Goalies | Goals Against (GA) | Calculate Per Game, Cumulative: |
| From 0 to 3, award -1point(s) for every1GA | ||
| From 4 to 10, award -3point(s) for every1GA | ||
| Goalies | Losses (L) | -5 |
| Goalies | Overtime Losses (OL) | -3.5 |
| Goalies | Overtime Wins (OW) | -3.5 |
| Goalies | Power Play Assists (PPA) | 3 |
| Goalies | Saves (SV) | Calculate Per Game, Cumulative: |
| From 0 to 39, award 0.2point(s) for every1SV | ||
| From 40 to 99, award 0.3point(s) for every1SV | ||
| Goalies | Shutouts (SHO) | 15 |
| Goalies | Wins (W) | 5 |
| Goalies | Save Percentage (SV%) | Calculate Per Game, NonCumulative: |
| From 0.91 to 0.919, award 3point(s) | ||
| From 0.92 to 0.929, award 4point(s) | ||
| From 0.93 to 0.939, award 5point(s) | ||
| From 0.94 to 0.949, award 6point(s) | ||
| From 0.95 to 0.959, award 7point(s) | ||
| From 0.96 to 0.969, award 8point(s) | ||
| From 0.97 to 0.979, award 9point(s) | ||
| From 0.98 to 0.999, award 10point(s) |
Hockey League Scoring Example
| Rank | Player | Team | Position(s) | Total Points | Points/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | TBL | G | 402.8 | 9.59 |
| 2 | Philipp Grubauer | SEA | G | 394.7 | 9.87 |
| 3 | Connor McDavid | EDM | C | 387.05 | 6.91 |
| 4 | Leon Draisaitl | EDM | C,LW | 375.65 | 6.71 |
| 5 | Marc-Andre Fleury | CHI | G | 358.1 | 9.95 |
| 6 | Auston Matthews | TOR | C | 331.65 | 6.38 |
| 7 | Semyon Varlamov | NYI | G | 323.8 | 8.99 |
| 8 | Patrice Bergeron | BOS | C | 312.85 | 5.79 |
| 9 | Juuse Saros | NSH | G | 299.5 | 8.32 |
| 10 | Connor Hellebuyck | WPG | G | 298 | 6.62 |
| 11 | Mike Smith | EDM | G | 293 | 9.16 |
| 12 | Ryan O'Reilly | STL | C | 292.6 | 5.22 |
| 13 | Sidney Crosby | PIT | C | 286.9 | 5.22 |
| 14 | Aleksander Barkov | FLA | C | 285 | 5.7 |
| 15 | Mika Zibanejad | NYR | C | 284.1 | 5.07 |
| 16 | Tristan Jarry | PIT | G | 268.9 | 6.89 |
| 17 | Joe Pavelski | DAL | C,RW | 256.7 | 4.58 |
| 18 | Sebastian Aho | CAR | C | 254.5 | 4.54 |
| 19 | Anze Kopitar | LAK | C | 254.05 | 4.54 |
| 20 | Jordan Staal | CAR | C | 240.3 | 4.53 |
| 21 | Mikko Rantanen | COL | RW | 237.8 | 4.57 |
| 22 | Nathan MacKinnon | COL | C | 236.45 | 4.93 |
| 23 | Brad Marchand | BOS | LW | 236 | 4.45 |
| 24 | Bo Horvat | VAN | C | 230.85 | 4.12 |
| 25 | John Tavares | TOR | C | 229.6 | 4.1 |
| 26 | Elias Lindholm | CGY | C,RW | 228.8 | 4.09 |
| 27 | Gabriel Landeskog | COL | LW | 227.9 | 4.22 |
| 28 | Vincent Trocheck | CAR | C | 225.85 | 4.81 |
| 29 | Alex DeBrincat | CHI | LW | 225.35 | 4.33 |
| 30 | Mark Scheifele | WPG | C | 222.5 | 3.97 |
| 31 | Alex Nedeljkovic | DET | G | 217.3 | 9.45 |
| 32 | Vitek Vanecek | WSH | G | 216.4 | 5.85 |
| 33 | Cam Talbot | MIN | G | 213.6 | 6.47 |
| 34 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | NYI | C | 205.9 | 3.81 |
| 35 | Tomas Hertl | SJS | C | 204.7 | 4.09 |
| 36 | Jake Guentzel | PIT | LW | 204.05 | 3.64 |
| 37 | Jack Campbell | TOR | G | 202.3 | 9.2 |
| 38 | Chris Driedger | SEA | G | 202.1 | 8.79 |
| 39 | Christian Dvorak | ARI | C | 200.55 | 3.58 |
| 40 | Max Pacioretty | VGK | LW | 200.2 | 4.17 |
| 41 | Alex Ovechkin | WSH | LW | 199.25 | 4.43 |
| 42 | Jonathan Huberdeau | FLA | LW | 198.2 | 3.6 |
| 43 | T.J. Oshie | WSH | RW | 197.45 | 3.73 |
| 44 | Jacob Markstrom | CGY | G | 197.4 | 4.59 |
| 45 | Nicklas Backstrom | WSH | C | 195.3 | 3.55 |
| 46 | Mark Stone | VGK | RW | 195.1 | 3.55 |
| 47 | Brayden Point | TBL | C | 194.85 | 3.48 |
| 48 | Mitchell Marner | TOR | RW | 194.15 | 3.53 |
| 49 | Kirill Kaprizov | MIN | LW | 193.4 | 3.52 |
| 50 | Tyler Toffoli | MTL | RW | 193.3 | 3.72 |
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Hockey League Minor League Draft
- Minor League Draft will take place during the first 3 rounds of the yearly startup or free-agent draft.
- Players with GREEN ‘M’ (Minors Eligible) are the ONLY players available for the Minor League Draft (first 3 rounds of the draft). Any owner who makes an illegal pick will be given (1) mulligan and allowed to swap the player out. If you time-out and the system auto-picks an illegal player, you will be allowed to re-make your selection at the end of the 3rd round. A DSE admin will pause the draft and swap out the player before the 4th round begins.
- Players drafted in the Minor League Draft will accumulate credits for your team as they would in the previous Amateur Draft (read below for credit information)
- Round 4 is the Free Agent portion of the draft following the 3 round Minor League Draft.
- Players previously made unavailable as N/A will NOW be eligible in your Minor League or Free Agent draft.
- Players who previously were added to the database will now only be available starting each new offseason, Minor League, or Free Agent draft once the database is unlocked.
- No NEW players will enter the database unannounced or randomly selected by our host site, Fantrax.com.
- Each roster will be given 3 additional Minor League slots yearly to accommodate Minor League Draft selections.
- For startup leagues, the Free Agent draft’s reverse order will be used for the Minor League draft in Year 1 only.
- Said player will earn you a credit toward your following off-season drop total.
- EXAMPLE: Each year, you can keep 25 players IN ADDITION to any credits you have accumulated. Having 2 Minor League Draft players on your roster at the end of the season allows you to keep 25 players (25+2=27), thus rewarding you for drafting well and building your team via the draft.
- These “Minor Leaguers” earn you a credit EVERY season they remain on your roster. Once traded, they lose that credit until they become 3-year tenured players on another team after their 3rd full season on the new roster.
Hockey League Free Agent Draft
- The Free Agent Draft order will be the same throughout the entire draft for existing leagues. Start-up Dynasty Leagues use a serpentine or snake draft for their first year.
- Most Non-Playoff teams will have their position determined by order of finish in the postseason Draft Bracket.
- Draft Order Change: The majority of teams that do not make the playoffs will play in a consolation bracket to determine the Draft Order for the following season. The team with the worst record gets the 1 seed. The following seeds get the next lowest bracket slot. Reseeding will occur each round until a winner is determined. Refer to the Draft Bracket rules section for the league-by-league outline.
- The free-agent draft clock is 2 hours per pick. The Draft clock is on from 10 am EST to 12 am EST daily until the draft is completed.
- In the event, you miss a Free Agent draft selection the system will make a selection for you based on your queue first then by ADP for the current season.
Hockey League Post Draft
- You will be required to cut your roster down if you are over the league designated maximum. This will be done by a predetermined date set by the League Commissioner which usually is one week prior to opening day.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Hockey League Waiver Wire Rules
- In all leagues, we use the Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) style of waivers where every owner is given a $500 budget at the beginning of the season. All waiver claims process the next day at 9 AM ET.
- All Free Agent claims will be locked at 12:00 pm ET (noon) during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any Waiver claim made before the 12:00 pm ET cut-off that is processed by the system on either Tuesday at 9:00 am ET or Wednesday at 9:00 am ET will be reversed by the commissioner.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason, but will be unable to make claims.
- All undrafted players will go to waivers for 24-hours after the conclusion of your leagues’ Free Agent draft.
- All players will go-to waivers at the start of their respective games
- Waivers run daily at 9 am ET
- After the 9 am ET waivers all players will be available FCFS (first come, first serve) until the start of their game that day
- Any players whose team does not play on any given day will go-to waivers at the start of the last game of that day
- Rosters will be set to the league max for your specific league. Any excess players will need to be dropped as of this time if you are to avoid any illegal roster scenarios.
Hockey League Minors Eligibility Enforcement
- Any player with less than 42 games played will be eligible to stay on your Minor League Roster. Fantrax will update the status of your players every day and you will be notified on your league team page once a player has created an illegal roster for you based on their current NBA status. Players may NOT remain in your Minors if they have exceeded 42 games.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Hockey League Trades
- Trades must be done, once the league host (Fantrax.com) is ready, using the transaction feature only.
- Preseason trades may be completed once all teams rosters are officially ready (Fees paid, cuts made)
- Multi-player or lopsided trades may be made. Vacancies can be filled using one of your add/drops.
- The owner with the surplus above the league dictated roster max must drop, at minimum, one player to make room on their roster.
- Future picks can be traded.
TRADE DEADLINE: TBD at 11:59pm ET
Hockey League Tie Breakers
The following tie-breakers are used for Hockey Leagues: Regular Season Titles, Playoff Spots, and Playoff Seeding
- Most fantasy points for the entire season
- Head-to-head record vs. team(s) tied with
The following tie-breakers are used for Hockey Leagues: Playoff Bracket, and Draft Order Bracket
- Higher seed
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Hockey League Postseason
- All Free Agent claims will be locked at 12:00 pm ET (noon) during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any Waiver claim made before the 12:00 pm ET cut-off that is processed by the system on either Tuesday at 9:00 am ET or Wednesday at 9:00 am ET will be reversed by the commissioner.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason, but will be unable to make claims.
- 12-team leagues Championship Bracket: The 6 top teams will make the playoffs with the top 2 seeded teams receiving byes during the first week of the fantasy postseason.
- 10-team leagues Championship Bracket: The 6 top teams will make the playoffs with the top 2 seeded teams receiving byes during the first week of the fantasy postseason.
- 12-team league Consolation Bracket: The 6 worst non-playoff teams will participate in a playoff to determine the following season’s draft order. The team with the worst record gets the 1 seed and so on. Seeds 1 & 2 will receive a bye week.
- 10-team league Consolation Bracket: The 4 worst non-playoff teams will participate in a playoff to determine the following season’s draft order. The team with the worst record gets the 1 seed and so on. Seeds 1 & 2 will NOT receive a bye week.
12-team Consolation Bracket Seeding:
- 1st round:
- 1st and 2nd seed teams earn a bye
- 6th seed vs. 5th seed
- 4th seed vs. 3rd seed
- 2nd round:
- 1st seed vs. winner (4th 3rd)
- 2nd seed vs. winner (6th 5th)
The playoff spots will be given to the teams with the most wins, then by most total Fantasy points scored, then by the head-to-head record as a tie-breaker.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Hockey League Offseason
- The number of cuts for each team is different due to the number of Minor League credits kept on your roster PLUS any 3+ year tenured players.
- CUTS are due 7 days after the final league payment is made. In the event any team is not cut down by 12 pm noon on the 7th day each team, not in compliance will lose $25 FAAB per day at Noon EST each day.
- Once any player reaches 3+ yrs of continuous service, they in turn will also give you a credit towards your CUTS.
- Rosters will expand to accommodate Minor League Picks every year as CUTS will expand to protect your team’s growth.
- DROPS will come from your final Regular Season Roster from the previous season ONLY.
- Your offseason cannot begin until CUTS and payment has been made.
- In the event, the last team pays within 3 weeks of the MLB season starting CUTS will be 48-hours after final payment is received and the draft clock will change from 2-hour to 1-hour per pick.
- In the event there are Orphan Teams from owners who leave the league, DSE will attempt to find new owners.
- Should it be necessary, DSE will sell teams via a Dispersal Draft in order to keep the league in-tact with the current number of teams.
Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to manage and maintain the integrity and longevity of its leagues by issuing judgments made by the Dynasty Sports Empire Administrative team. League changes, rulings, and outcomes may be overturned at any time if the Administration does not believe the said outcome was in the best interest of the league. Administration voting occurs and decides the outcome of any scenario that may be deemed inappropriate or not in the leagues’ best interest. Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to change, alter, or amend any league guideline at any time.
Fair Play and Conduct
While fantasy sports is usually an extremely competitive endeavor, it is important to remember that enjoyment of the game is predicated on a certain level of sportsmanship displayed by the participants. Occasionally, some team owners intentionally or unknowingly cross the line.
PRIZE-ELIGIBLE LEAGUE RULES
A: More than one team in the same league
One person can’t control more than one team in the same league. If two or more teams in the same league are under the same account, they must be controlled by different people sharing that account, but not sharing the teams. Violation of this will lead to the cancellation of the teams and expulsion from the game.
If an owner finds himself in this situation by accident, he/she should e-mail the League Office immediately and explain the situation.
B: Collusive transactions
Collusion occurs when one team makes moves to benefit another team, without trying to improve its own position. One-sided trades are an obvious example of this. Another example is when a player drop is made so another team can pick up that player. Teams found in violation of this policy will be canceled and their owners prohibited from participating in future Fantasy Games.
C: Impeding other owners
Certain transactions made solely to impede other owners are not allowed. Tanking games for the sole purpose of denying another player’s chance to make the playoffs is against the rules. In particular, cycling through players in free agency to put them on waivers and make them unavailable to other teams in your league is strictly prohibited and is grounds for expulsion from the game.
D: Roster Dumping
Owners that are found to have dumped their players to the player pool in an attempt to undermine the league may be subject to expulsion from the game. If you are giving up on the season, we ask that you maintain league strength by providing the other owners with the most competitive team you are able to field.
E: Owner interaction
Owners should always be polite and gracious when dealing with one another. Threats and obscenities are not only against the Rules, they are illegal in many jurisdictions. Owners that are found to have sent a threatening email to another owner will be warned and/or kicked out of the game completely. This extends to message board posts as well.
F: Offensive posts
Any posts of a derogatory nature are strictly prohibited, whether it is in a chat room, message board, or on a league’s bulletin board. This includes personal attacks and sexist or racist remarks. There will be a zero-tolerance level – if someone in your league is violating this policy, please contact the League Office.
G: Inactivity
In order to maintain the integrity of the league, the commissioner may contact owners of teams that remain inactive for extended periods of time. The commissioner will send a notification to the email of record. Shortly thereafter, if the team remains inactive, the commissioner reserves the right to reassign ownership of the inactive team.
REMEMBER:
The game is fun! Creating confrontation in your league inevitably leads to a bad game experience for all involved. Play hard, but play fair!
Dynasty Sports Empire acts as the League Manager for all Prize-Eligible Leagues. The League Manager has the power to rule on all aspects of Dynasty Sports Empire’s Fantasy Hockey game, including but not limited to League business, player trades, infractions of these rules, and disputes among franchise owners.
The League Commissioner will investigate all overall winners for collusion before awarding overall prizes and it has the right to disqualify owners or remove them from the league if deemed necessary.
The decisions of the League Commissioner shall be final and irreversible. The League Commissioner has the right to make any necessary changes to the game and rules as the season progresses. Any changes will be properly noted on the homepage of the league.
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