Lind Hockey File Fantasy Pool

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The Lind Hockey File is proud to present our first ever fantasy hockey pool! The pool will be managed using the ESPN system, and will feature a keeper league of 6 teams with weekly head-to-head matchups in different stat categories. You will select 6 forwards (2C, 2LW, 2RW), 4 defensemen, and 2 goalies. There are also 5 bench spots you can use to make daily roster moves with. There will be no game limits to worry about, and waiver wire transactions are immediate [...]

Each week, your team will match-up against another team and your skaters will be counted for Goals, Assists, Plus/Minus, Special Teams Points, Game-Winning Goals, Faceoffs Won, Average Time on Ice, Shots on goal, Hits, Blocked Shots, and Defensemen Points, for a total of 11 stat categories. Goaltenders will compete for Wins, Saves, Shutouts, Goals Against Average, and Save Percentage, for a total of 5 stat categories. This generates a grand total of 16 stat categories, so each week your team will emerge with a combination of 16 wins, ties, or losses. After 26 weeks, the team with the best record becomes League Champion over the summer.

In advance of the 2010-2011 season, you will be given the option to retain 5 of your players, and the rest will be put back into free agency with the new draft prospects. Rosters will be determined via live draft, scheduled for September 8, 2009 at 12:30 PM Eastern Time. You will have 2 minutes (120 seconds) to complete each pick. Do not worry if you cannot make it for that date, as one of the benefits of using ESPN is that they allow you to rank all of your players as soon as you sign up, and then auto draft for you if you aren't around. As a plus, all of your players will already be ranked according to ESPN point predictions - adjusting that list is optional. And yes, trading draft picks is allowed.

So, if you are interested, use the contact form near the bottom of the page to send me an e-mail and let me know you want in. You will receive an invite shortly afterwards. Hurry though - the entire league consists of only 6 teams, and only 5 more remain!

- Josh Lind

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