Post by Troy on Sept 4, 2014 15:16:55 GMT -5
1. Farm Team Size:
1. Farm teams may have no more than nine (9) players.
Increasing to 10 players upon conclusion of 2024-25 fantasy season
2. Games Played Limit
1. Skaters on a farm team may have no more than 150 regular season games played in the NHL.
2. Goalies on a farm team may have no more than 99 regular season games played in the NHL.
3. Call-Up Time Frame:
1. Once a player exceeds the set NHL games limit, his team's GM must call him up to the regular roster within six (6) days. League Commissioner will provide monthly Games Played updates and will attempt to notify GMs once a player of theirs exceeds the games limit, but a prospect's rights can still be forfeited even if the Commissioner does not warn the prospect's GM, fails to post the monthly update, or mistakenly fails to include a player in the monthly updates.
4. In-Season Call-up Rules:
1. Prospects may be called up a maximum of three (3) times per regular season and one (1) time per postseason round.
1a. Prospects may be sent down after reaching the regular season or postseason call-up limits provided they have not reached the GP limit. The player may then not be recalled until the next postseason round begins, the prospect reaches the GP limit, or their SCKL season ends.
2. Prospect call-up counters carry over in trades and do not reset.
3. If a prospect was not drafted in the Prospect Draft, he may only be sent down during the season if all of the following criteria are met:
1) He was acquired via free agency or veteran draft during the season prior (Y-1),
2) Has played in 75 (49 for goalies) or fewer games in the NHL, and
3) Is in the minor leagues in real life (not on a conditioning assignment)
5. End of Season Send Downs
1. Farm-eligible players acquired via Prospect Draft and appearing on a farm team during the season may be sent down after the end of the fantasy season
2. Farm-eligible players who were added via free agency or veteran draft that season may be sent down after the end of the fantasy season so long as he appears on that team's roster at season's end AND meets one of the following criteria:
2a) He appeared on that team's roster for any 30 consecutive days, or
2b) He appeared on that team's regular roster for any 60 total days throughout the season
NOTE: days on roster after team's elimination from Playoffs/Lottery Odds Tournament will not count towards accrual, but the player may be added after team elimination to satisfy "appears on roster at season's end" condition
2c) If Farm GP limits are changing in the offseason, the player must meet the previous season's GP limit to be sent down via Rule 5.2. E.g. Skaters must have 82 or fewer GP to be sent down after the 2023-24 season.
3. Players who play their 150th NHL game of the season within 6 days of their fantasy team's end of season (i.e. elimination from Playoffs or Lottery Odds Tournament) or any point thereafter may be kept on the farm team at the end of the season provided they are on the farm at the end of team's fantasy season. This ensures managers will always have the full grace period to call a player up and will never be forced to call a player up during the offseason.
6. Free Agency Additions:
1. Players added from free agency will be placed on a team's regular roster and must follow all send down rules, specifically rule 4.2
2. Any player who is cut directly from a farm team will pass through waivers (manually done by the Commissioner). Any team may place a claim on the player.
The Prospect Draft
The Prospect Draft will take place before each season. It will begin after the NHL Entry Draft and end before the SCKL Regular Draft. See League Rules page for additional rules regarding the Regular Draft.
Prospect Draft picks may be traded.
Draft Order and First Pick Lottery:
1. A lottery involving all non-playoff teams will take place during the off-season. Teams will be assigned a group of numbers (1-100), and a random number generator will be used to determine the lottery number. The team whose number is drawn will receive the first pick in that season's Prospect Draft. The rest of the lottery teams will move down one spot if necessary.
2. Lottery numbers will be assigned as follows:
3. The four teams to miss the SCKL Playoffs will compete in the postseason Lottery Odds Tournament. This begins the same week as the playoffs. Round 1 matchups will be 7th place vs. 10th place and 8th place vs 9th place. All matchups will be one week long. Draft lottery odds will be impacted as follows:
4. After the first overall pick, draft order will be determined as follows:
Eligibility
1. Any player who has played 15 (10 for goalies) or fewer regular season NHL games but whose rights are owned by an NHL team is eligible for the Prospect Draft.
Prospect Cuts
1. Draft-eligible prospects must be cut before the Prospect Draft begins or after the draft concludes.
2. Ineligible prospects may be cut as desired.
Rounds
1. The Prospect Draft will last three rounds.
2. The Prospect Draft rounds are non-snaking.
Time Limit
1. Teams have 24 hours to make their selections. If a team is on the clock for 24 hours and have not made their selection, the next team in line may make their selection, and the original team may then pick at any time.
Note: Please alert the next team in line after you have made your pick
Addendum 9.30.2014 - The Carlino Rule: As soon as the previous team makes their pick, the next team's clock will start. As commissioner, I will attempt to notify you that you are on the clock, but your 24 hours will begin regardless of whether or not I can remind you.
Off-Season Free Agency Freeze
1. In the time period following the end of the SCKL Playoffs until the completion of the Regular Draft, teams may not add players from free agency/waivers. They may still make trades.
---- UPDATE LOG ----
December 3, 2014:
- Updated timing of Prospect Draft - it was previously to take place after the Regular Draft but before the start of the NHL season
December 19, 2014:
- Added Rule 6.2 - Cut farm players being placed on waivers
- Updated Rule 5.1 [2/13/20: now Rule 5.2] in order to avoid prospects being picked up at the very end of the season with the sole purpose of stashing them on a farm team without having to sacrifice a roster spot for a significant period of time
January 2, 2015
- Added provisional draft lottery odds and rules for league expansion to 10 teams, as previously discussed by the league members
August 23, 2015
- Removed First Pick Lottery rules pertaining to expansion to 10 teams
- Updated First Pick Lottery numbers due to playoff expansion
March 21, 2017
- Updated First Pick Lottery numbers for use without expansion
August 31, 2018
- Added tentative rules to increase farm team player limit and prospect games played limits
July 1, 2019
- Updated tentative farm team size and prospect games played rules into permanence
October 21, 2019
- Added tentative farm team size increase (6 to 8)
- Updated draft lottery odds from 37/30/21/12 to 34/28/22/16 per league vote
- Added Lottery Odds Tournament rules
January 8, 2020
- Added call-up counter Rule 4.1 per emergency league vote
January 20, 2020
- Removed 50 game send down ineligibility rule in conjunction with call-up counter rule
- Reworded Rule 4 for clarity/conciseness after rule changes
February 13, 2020
- Added Prospect Cuts section allowing for draft ineligible prospects to be cut during the prospect draft to open a farm spot
- Renamed Rule 4 to "In-Season Call-Up and Send Down Rules" for clarity and separation from Rule 5 "End of Season Send Downs"
April 5, 2021
- Reworded Rule 4.1 for clarity regarding "fourth" call-up
- Updated farm team size from 6 to 8 players per league rule change after 2019/20 season
May 4, 2021
- Reworded rule 5.2 for clarity regarding players taken in the veteran draft
- Everything was italicized for some reason
September 15, 2022
- Added rule 5.3 after ruling on Mix And Nash It v. Raymond and Chance of Fleury's v. Seider
March 27, 2023
- Clarified aspects of rule 5.2.a (McDavid vs Goliath v. Jiricek)
- Clarified rules around player appearing on team's roster at fantasy season's end
- Included the term "any" 30 consecutive days
- Added Odds column to Lottery Numbers table
March 20, 2024
- Denoted rule 2.4.1b to clarify call-up counter resetting year-to-year
- Removed extra spaces in Update Log for formatting
March 26, 2024
- Added 5.2.Note2 to clarify end of season send down rules for seasons with farm rule changes
August 19, 2024
- Updated various references farm team size and prospect GP limits to reflect new rules for 2024-25 season
- Inverted italics/non-italics font - headers were non-italic and descriptions were italic
August 20, 2024
- Updated prospect draft GP eligibility based on league discussion (reworded threshold to say "x or fewer" rather than "less than x" for clarity)
August 22, 2024
- Cleaned up additional reference to prospect GP eligibility
- Moved "Eligibility" section before "Prospect Cuts" section
September 9, 2024
- Updated Rule 4.1 to reflect new call-up rules
1. Farm teams may have no more than nine (9) players.
Increasing to 10 players upon conclusion of 2024-25 fantasy season
2. Games Played Limit
1. Skaters on a farm team may have no more than 150 regular season games played in the NHL.
2. Goalies on a farm team may have no more than 99 regular season games played in the NHL.
3. Call-Up Time Frame:
1. Once a player exceeds the set NHL games limit, his team's GM must call him up to the regular roster within six (6) days. League Commissioner will provide monthly Games Played updates and will attempt to notify GMs once a player of theirs exceeds the games limit, but a prospect's rights can still be forfeited even if the Commissioner does not warn the prospect's GM, fails to post the monthly update, or mistakenly fails to include a player in the monthly updates.
4. In-Season Call-up Rules:
1. Prospects may be called up a maximum of three (3) times per regular season and one (1) time per postseason round.
1a. Prospects may be sent down after reaching the regular season or postseason call-up limits provided they have not reached the GP limit. The player may then not be recalled until the next postseason round begins, the prospect reaches the GP limit, or their SCKL season ends.
2. Prospect call-up counters carry over in trades and do not reset.
3. If a prospect was not drafted in the Prospect Draft, he may only be sent down during the season if all of the following criteria are met:
1) He was acquired via free agency or veteran draft during the season prior (Y-1),
2) Has played in 75 (49 for goalies) or fewer games in the NHL, and
3) Is in the minor leagues in real life (not on a conditioning assignment)
5. End of Season Send Downs
1. Farm-eligible players acquired via Prospect Draft and appearing on a farm team during the season may be sent down after the end of the fantasy season
2. Farm-eligible players who were added via free agency or veteran draft that season may be sent down after the end of the fantasy season so long as he appears on that team's roster at season's end AND meets one of the following criteria:
2a) He appeared on that team's roster for any 30 consecutive days, or
2b) He appeared on that team's regular roster for any 60 total days throughout the season
NOTE: days on roster after team's elimination from Playoffs/Lottery Odds Tournament will not count towards accrual, but the player may be added after team elimination to satisfy "appears on roster at season's end" condition
2c) If Farm GP limits are changing in the offseason, the player must meet the previous season's GP limit to be sent down via Rule 5.2. E.g. Skaters must have 82 or fewer GP to be sent down after the 2023-24 season.
3. Players who play their 150th NHL game of the season within 6 days of their fantasy team's end of season (i.e. elimination from Playoffs or Lottery Odds Tournament) or any point thereafter may be kept on the farm team at the end of the season provided they are on the farm at the end of team's fantasy season. This ensures managers will always have the full grace period to call a player up and will never be forced to call a player up during the offseason.
6. Free Agency Additions:
1. Players added from free agency will be placed on a team's regular roster and must follow all send down rules, specifically rule 4.2
2. Any player who is cut directly from a farm team will pass through waivers (manually done by the Commissioner). Any team may place a claim on the player.
The Prospect Draft
The Prospect Draft will take place before each season. It will begin after the NHL Entry Draft and end before the SCKL Regular Draft. See League Rules page for additional rules regarding the Regular Draft.
Prospect Draft picks may be traded.
Draft Order and First Pick Lottery:
1. A lottery involving all non-playoff teams will take place during the off-season. Teams will be assigned a group of numbers (1-100), and a random number generator will be used to determine the lottery number. The team whose number is drawn will receive the first pick in that season's Prospect Draft. The rest of the lottery teams will move down one spot if necessary.
2. Lottery numbers will be assigned as follows:
| Team | Numbers | Odds |
| 10th Place | 1-34 | 34% |
| 9th Place | 35-62 | 28% |
| 8th Place | 63-84 | 22% |
| 7th Place | 85-100 | 16% |
3. The four teams to miss the SCKL Playoffs will compete in the postseason Lottery Odds Tournament. This begins the same week as the playoffs. Round 1 matchups will be 7th place vs. 10th place and 8th place vs 9th place. All matchups will be one week long. Draft lottery odds will be impacted as follows:
| Place | Impact |
| Winner | +10% |
| Second | +5% |
| Third | -5% |
| Fourth | -10% |
4. After the first overall pick, draft order will be determined as follows:
- Non-playoff teams will be ordered based on regular season standings (i.e. independent of Lottery Odds Tournament results)
- Playoff teams will be ordered by a combination of regular season and playoff finishing spots. (E.g. 3rd and 4th place teams will be sorted based on regular season standings, regardless of who wins the 3rd Place playoff match.)
- Any expansion teams will receive the first picks in Rounds 2 and 3. A lottery will be held to determine which team gets the first pick in Round 2, and the other team will receive the first pick in Round 3
Eligibility
1. Any player who has played 15 (10 for goalies) or fewer regular season NHL games but whose rights are owned by an NHL team is eligible for the Prospect Draft.
Prospect Cuts
1. Draft-eligible prospects must be cut before the Prospect Draft begins or after the draft concludes.
2. Ineligible prospects may be cut as desired.
Rounds
1. The Prospect Draft will last three rounds.
2. The Prospect Draft rounds are non-snaking.
Time Limit
1. Teams have 24 hours to make their selections. If a team is on the clock for 24 hours and have not made their selection, the next team in line may make their selection, and the original team may then pick at any time.
Note: Please alert the next team in line after you have made your pick
Addendum 9.30.2014 - The Carlino Rule: As soon as the previous team makes their pick, the next team's clock will start. As commissioner, I will attempt to notify you that you are on the clock, but your 24 hours will begin regardless of whether or not I can remind you.
Off-Season Free Agency Freeze
1. In the time period following the end of the SCKL Playoffs until the completion of the Regular Draft, teams may not add players from free agency/waivers. They may still make trades.
---- UPDATE LOG ----
December 3, 2014:
- Updated timing of Prospect Draft - it was previously to take place after the Regular Draft but before the start of the NHL season
December 19, 2014:
- Added Rule 6.2 - Cut farm players being placed on waivers
- Updated Rule 5.1 [2/13/20: now Rule 5.2] in order to avoid prospects being picked up at the very end of the season with the sole purpose of stashing them on a farm team without having to sacrifice a roster spot for a significant period of time
January 2, 2015
- Added provisional draft lottery odds and rules for league expansion to 10 teams, as previously discussed by the league members
August 23, 2015
- Removed First Pick Lottery rules pertaining to expansion to 10 teams
- Updated First Pick Lottery numbers due to playoff expansion
March 21, 2017
- Updated First Pick Lottery numbers for use without expansion
August 31, 2018
- Added tentative rules to increase farm team player limit and prospect games played limits
July 1, 2019
- Updated tentative farm team size and prospect games played rules into permanence
October 21, 2019
- Added tentative farm team size increase (6 to 8)
- Updated draft lottery odds from 37/30/21/12 to 34/28/22/16 per league vote
- Added Lottery Odds Tournament rules
January 8, 2020
- Added call-up counter Rule 4.1 per emergency league vote
January 20, 2020
- Removed 50 game send down ineligibility rule in conjunction with call-up counter rule
- Reworded Rule 4 for clarity/conciseness after rule changes
February 13, 2020
- Added Prospect Cuts section allowing for draft ineligible prospects to be cut during the prospect draft to open a farm spot
- Renamed Rule 4 to "In-Season Call-Up and Send Down Rules" for clarity and separation from Rule 5 "End of Season Send Downs"
April 5, 2021
- Reworded Rule 4.1 for clarity regarding "fourth" call-up
- Updated farm team size from 6 to 8 players per league rule change after 2019/20 season
May 4, 2021
- Reworded rule 5.2 for clarity regarding players taken in the veteran draft
- Everything was italicized for some reason
September 15, 2022
- Added rule 5.3 after ruling on Mix And Nash It v. Raymond and Chance of Fleury's v. Seider
March 27, 2023
- Clarified aspects of rule 5.2.a (McDavid vs Goliath v. Jiricek)
- Clarified rules around player appearing on team's roster at fantasy season's end
- Included the term "any" 30 consecutive days
- Added Odds column to Lottery Numbers table
March 20, 2024
- Denoted rule 2.4.1b to clarify call-up counter resetting year-to-year
- Removed extra spaces in Update Log for formatting
March 26, 2024
- Added 5.2.Note2 to clarify end of season send down rules for seasons with farm rule changes
August 19, 2024
- Updated various references farm team size and prospect GP limits to reflect new rules for 2024-25 season
- Inverted italics/non-italics font - headers were non-italic and descriptions were italic
August 20, 2024
- Updated prospect draft GP eligibility based on league discussion (reworded threshold to say "x or fewer" rather than "less than x" for clarity)
August 22, 2024
- Cleaned up additional reference to prospect GP eligibility
- Moved "Eligibility" section before "Prospect Cuts" section
September 9, 2024
- Updated Rule 4.1 to reflect new call-up rules