ANNOUNCEMENTS: Updated Regularily

ANNOUNCEMENTS

- The season is underway and unfortunately there has been a boat load of injuries. Check out the section below to view all current injured NHLers.


- ADD DROPS are flying in a record rate. So far we have over 23 add drops this season.

- Remember that you are permitted 5 add drops for the season at $10 per Add/Drop

- TRIP UPDATE: Bullet has contacted CANTERBURY GREENS and has determined that the resort no longer accepts partial week rentals (only monthly) so it looks as though we will be looking elsewhere. There are a few of us researching similar destinations (4 hours away, local bars, golf, etc.). Please feel free to help out and search around.


Team Profile Pages

- In the left hand column, you will find TEAM PROFILE PAGES. Here, you can see Personal Information (contact me if something is incorrect), Team Rosters, Number of ADD DROPS remaining, Final Standings for each GM over the past 4 season and the Draft Picks owned.

Posted: October 13, 2010 @ 10:01am
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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Something to Consider...Draft Lottery Format



Recently, I came across a very unique and interesting approach to how some fantasy leagues conduct their draft lottery to determine who selects 1st overall.  This new approach might be something fun to implement into our league in the upcoming years.


Currently, our league gives the bottom 3 teams a chance to move up to select 1st overall and we use the following percentages:
  • 20th Place - 60% chance of selecting 1st Overall
  • 19th Place - 30% chance of selecting 1st Overall
  • 18th Place - 10% chance of selecting 1st Overall
The Possible NEW Process


How it Could Work
  • The Bottom Five Teams (16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Placed Teams) would be eligible to move up to select 1st overall.
  • I will use this past season's finish for an example only.
    • Each season the bottom 5 teams in the NHL have a chance of selecting 1st overall in the NHL Entry Draft and are entered into the NHL Lottery for a chance to win.


  • Teams 16-20th would be assigned an NHL team that finished in the respective position
    • 20th Burnsy = 30th Edmonton Oilers (same chance of selecting 1st)
    • 19th Homer = 29th Boston Bruins (via Toronto)
    • 18th Bubba (via Irwin) = 28th Florida Panthers
    • 17th Eppy = 27th Columbus Blue Jackets
    • 16th Boltsy = 26th New York Islanders


  • In essence this Lottery Draft would be very easily conducted as all we need to do is assign the bottom 5 teams the respective Bottom 5 NHL Teams each year and then whatever the outcome of the actual NHL Lottery Draft (always televised on TSN) would be the outcome of our pool's Lottery Draft




Here's how the actual NHL Draft Lottery operates:


Below are the chances of each of the bottom 5 teams in the 2010 NHL Draft Lottery this past season.  Each year, only 5 NHL teams have the chance to move up to select 1st.  The remaining 8 non-playoff teams can move up in the draft but not far enough to select 1st. For our purposes we would not include the remaining 8 non-playoff teams.


Edmonton Oilers (48.2% chance of selecting first)
Toronto (traded to Boston) (18.8% chance of selecting first)
Florida Panthers(14.2% chance of selecting first)
Columbus Blue Jackets (10.7% chance of selecting first)
New York Islanders  (8.1% chance of selecting first)


I thought this format was definitely interesting, easy to implement (easier than what it sounds) and gives us a great chance at getting together to watch the NHL Draft Lottery and have some beers to see who wins our lottery too.  The past 3 years we have performed the draft lottery each July at the Threshing Fest Parade and with Bubba moving we could try a new tradition.


These are just my thoughts, I am comfortable staying with the same format but if we wanted to try this new way then it would definitely be easy and fun.


I will add a poll to the website for everyone to place a vote to see if there is an interest.  We can discuss it further at this season's draft day as it's not a pressing issue.


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BEHIND THE LEGENDARY LEAGUE

Fantasy Hockey Keeper League was established in 2005-06 and represents hockey knowledge from Dresden, Thamesville, Bothwell, Florence, and Chatham.

All grown up and scattered across the world, 20 friends compete annually to be named the Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Champion.

LKKL Wager Tracker

Please feel free to send me any bets or wagers you might have with people in the pool regarding finishing ahead of them, bets on players production and anything else you can think of. You guys collect when you win.


Eppy - Bubba Bet:
Wager = $10
Details: Bubba bets Eppy that Vanek will finish the 2010-11 regular season with more points than Matt Duchene (note: if neither player plays 72 games then the bet becomes void)

Eppy - Irwin Bet:
Wager = $150
Details: Irwin bets Eppy that the leaf's make the playoffs in the 2010-11 season. Eppy say's the leafs do not.

Randy-Evans Bet
Wager: $20
Details: Evans must finish in the top 5 sometime in the next 5 years (Beginning 2009-10 season)

Bullet-Evans Bet
Wager: Loser Pays 2010-11 Entry Fee
Details: Evans must finish in the top 15 or he owes.
WINNER - EVANS

UPDATE: September 14th, 2010