Author Topic: Fantasy Hockey 2008-09 (Read 2219 times)

ronnynat · « **Topic Start:** September 17, 2008, 07:06:51 AM »

Why not, right? Last year was my first year really following hockey, and the fantasy league I was in definitely helped me get to know the players. Surprisingly, it's one of the best fantasy sports. Definitely better than fantasy baseball, IMO.

Here's the info...

10 player head-to-head league.

Draft Date: October 2, 2008 7:30 PM ET (NHL season starts October 4)

Link: http://games.espn.go.com/fhl/tools/join?leagueId=15163
Password: ovechkin

First 9 are in!

ronnynat · « **Reply #1:** October 01, 2008, 12:50:50 PM »

The draft is tomorrow and and no one has signed up.

I'll leave it open in case no one saw this before. If four or five from here join, I'll open it up to the public so we can have a full league.

UMDNats · « **Reply #2:** October 01, 2008, 01:10:05 PM »

As big of a hockey fan as I am, I can't get into fantasy hockey.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #3:** October 01, 2008, 01:12:10 PM »

I played a few years ago and won my league but I haven't played since for whatever reason. I don't know nearly enough about the NHL like I do the NFL, MLB, and NBA. I mainly just watch Caps games until the playoffs.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #4:** October 01, 2008, 01:59:55 PM »

I'm in. It's only the second time I've signed up for any fantasy game and the first for hockey but I'll learn as I go.

I kept the same team name as baseball: D.C. Loxoscelidaes.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #5:** October 01, 2008, 02:08:33 PM »

Eh if you need more ill join, but i dont follow hockey and dont know any players.

I would be very happy if someone made a Fantasy Basketball League

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #6:** October 02, 2008, 10:20:06 AM »

Please do cmdterps44. We need teams from WNFF. Playing with random people in the internet world just isn't fun,

WNFF Wants You to Play Fantasy Hockey!!!

ronnynat · « **Reply #7:** October 02, 2008, 12:43:28 PM »

Come on! I know at least a couple more people want to do this. cmdterps, you and your brother should both join. Four from here would be SO much better than just two.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #8:** October 02, 2008, 01:00:25 PM »

We need ten teams by 5PM.

Your participation is needed. WNFF needs you!

Your participation is needed. WNFF needs you!

JOIN NOW!!!!

Link: http://games.espn.go.com/fhl/tools/join?leagueId=15163
Password: ovechkin

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #9:** October 02, 2008, 01:39:34 PM »

im down joining now, dunno bout my brother..

ps Ill make a basketball league lol but i dunno settings and whatnot

ronnynat · « **Reply #10:** October 02, 2008, 01:41:19 PM »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on October 02, 2008, 01:39:34 PM

im down joining now, dunno bout my brother..

ps Ill make a basketball league lol but i dunno settings and whatnot

Cool, cool. I'm gonna open it to the public at about 3:30 so we can fill the league. Hopefully a few more from here will join by then.

ronnynat · « **Reply #11:** October 02, 2008, 03:04:04 PM »

I opened it up to the public. People from here can still join, though. I'm gonna try to get my brother to join as well. I might have to auto pick my team.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #12:** October 02, 2008, 03:39:03 PM »

We need Seven More WNFF teams by 5PM!

Your participation is needed. WNFF needs you!

Thank you for your generous contribution cmdterps44! You community is proud of you. Don't forget. Recruit your friends and family.

Your participation is needed. WNFF needs you!

sportsfan882 and UMDNats you know you keep reading these posts. Join before its too late.

JOIN NOW!!!!

Link: http://games.espn.go.com/fhl/tools/join?leagueId=15163
Password: ovechkin

eckseid · « **Reply #13:** October 02, 2008, 04:02:48 PM »

I'm in the same boat as you ronny, where I didn't really follow hockey until last year, except for playoff's the year's before.

I mostly like fantasy football, but i'll give this a shot. No clue if i'll be able to make the draft tonight though.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #14:** October 02, 2008, 04:24:23 PM »

We need ~~Six~~Four More WNFF teams by 7PM!

Your participation is needed. WNFF needs you!

Thank you for your generous contribution Eckseid and Sportsfan882! Your community is proud of you. Don't forget. Recruit your friends and family.

Your participation is needed and you can auto-draft.. WNFF needs you!

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #15:** October 02, 2008, 09:18:43 PM »

lol, well my team was drafted, was watching the good counsel / dematha game.

p.s. Im looking around and cant find: how do we get points for this?

eckseid · « **Reply #16:** October 02, 2008, 09:19:30 PM »

Lol, no clue how good my team is. Ah well, atleast I got one Caps player, Nylander.

ronnynat · « **Reply #17:** October 02, 2008, 09:35:09 PM »

I'm definitely happy w/ my auto draft. I got two goalies in the first three rounds. That's huge. Ever other position has players coming out of no where and doing well each year.

Thanks to everyone that joined!

Quote from: cmdterps44 on October 02, 2008, 09:18:43 PM

p.s. Im looking around and cant find: how do we get points for this?

Each scoring category (even PIM) is just the combined total of all your players. W/ defensemen (the toughest guys to choose once you get past the best ones), you usually want to get the guys who get the most assists and penalties.

You'll get the hang of it in no time. I liked it so much last year that I started about 6 more teams after the first one.

ronnynat · « **Reply #18:** October 02, 2008, 09:37:11 PM »

Brodeur was picked first over Ovechkin and Crosby.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #19:** October 03, 2008, 07:22:48 AM »

Can we do one of those vote/polls to add an IR to the team roster settings?

I'd like the bench to be 5 + 1 IR. Juggling that DL slot was one of the more interesting aspects to me in the baseball fantasy season.

ronnynat · « **Reply #20:** October 03, 2008, 02:45:02 PM »

Quote from: thom202 on October 03, 2008, 07:22:48 AM

Can we do one of those vote/polls to add an IR to the team roster settings?

I'd like the bench to be 5 + 1 IR. Juggling that DL slot was one of the more interesting aspects to me in the baseball fantasy season.

Unfortunately, there's no option to do that. I don't remember that being an option in any of the leagues I played in last year either. One positive about that is it makes people be more active and pay attention to when players are getting off the DL. Hockey players are tough, though. They usually don't stay out too long unless they're are REALLY hurt.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #21:** October 05, 2008, 10:18:07 AM »

Has anyone noticed there isn't a Box Score tab like in ESPN Fantasy Baseball? Does it get live updates like baseball? Not too big of deal, I just clicked through the Scoreboard tab to see how the first day went but it is odd.

ronnynat · « **Reply #22:** October 05, 2008, 01:13:17 PM »

Quote from: thom202 on October 05, 2008, 10:18:07 AM

Has anyone noticed there isn't a Box Score tab like in ESPN Fantasy Baseball? Does it get live updates like baseball? Not too big of deal, I just clicked through the Scoreboard tab to see how the first day went but it is odd.

Yeah, they do live box scores.

Here's yours for this week: http://games.espn.go.com/fhl/boxscorefull?leagueId=15163&teamId=3&scoringPeriodId=2&seasonId=2009&mode=h2h&view=matchup&version=full

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #23:** October 11, 2008, 10:45:13 PM »

Why does the team with higher PIM number win the category? Why would you want higher penalty minutes? This doesn't make sense to me. :stupid:

Even after reading this I still don't buy it.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Fantasy-Hockey-Prospectus

ronnynat · « **Reply #24:** October 11, 2008, 11:28:11 PM »

Quote from: thom202 on October 11, 2008, 10:45:13 PM

Why does the team with higher PIM number win the category? Why would you want higher penalty minutes? This doesn't make sense to me. :stupid:

Even after reading this I still don't buy it.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Fantasy-Hockey-Prospectus

I asked the same question last year. It does give enforcers a higher fantasy rating, so that's pretty cool.