Trail Talk Hockey - Season II

“Okie Dokey,
The season is almost upon us. Time to start thinking ice and blood. You folks who participated last year have first dibs (Artex, Tango, Phadey, Davies, Geezr, Sunshine, etc...) Hurry and reserve your spot. If you would like a change to scoring categories, post them on the league message board. We'll discuss there. League settings are below.

League ID#: 7290
Password: HIKE
Season: Full Season
Draft Type: Live
Draft Time: Friday, October 3 at 8:00 pm PDT
Draft Status: predraft
Maximum Number of Teams: 12
Maximum Players on a Team: 21
Maximum Moves: No maximum
Maximum Trades: No maximum
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head League
Waiver Time: 2 days
Last Trade Date: Wednesday, March 17
Trade Reject Time: 2 days
Minimum Games: 3
Roster Changes: Daily
Starting Positions: C, C, LW, LW, RW, RW, D, D, D, D, Util, G, G, IR, IR

Statistical Categories(F/D-man):
Goals
Assists
Plus/Minus
Penalty Minutes
Powerplay Points
Game-Winning Goals

Statistical Categories (Goalies): Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against Average
Save Percentage
Shutouts”

“Welcome aboard, Geezr!”

“I am in! Good luck to all!!!”

“Wow, that time already, eh? Very cool, looking forward to it! I'm signing up now. :-)”

“I couldn't believe leagues were already available. Football hasn't even begun yet and here we are already with hockey. Man, time flies.”

“Looking forward to all the fun!”

“I went to the Fantasy Hockey Home page but in the top left corner, it states that their are no leagues yet. I don't know where to go to sign up. :o(”

“Sunshine,
go here: http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/hockey/reg

Then click "Join Custom League".

Then enter the League ID#
Then enter the password
Click "continue"

This should take you to team registration stuff. Complete it and you're in.

I'll send you an invite email through the league email.”

“Thank you, Commissioner. *smooch*

I hope you're a butt man, cause that's all you're gonna see of me as I take the puck up the ice. :o)”

“Whoa, sunshine with the retort! The ice is gonna melt if it gets any hotter in here!”

“It's getting hot in here so take off.....”

“Keep talking dirty sweet cheeks. Me likey!”

“Sunshine, two minutes for roughing.




Rockman, two minutes for enjoying it.”

“I got no invite for FF, so why would I want to play FH :((((((”

“Hey Davies, Here's you invite. Check the boards, you freakzilla!”

“The season never ended...there were roller hockey matches for the hardcores.”

“Oh Yeah! But still it's hard to get through these 2 1/2 months! Penguins training camp starts on the 10th.”

“Hoping for a few more people to sign in. I'm looking for a bit more competition than I had last year on my way to the league title. ;-)”

“Geezr, if I remember correctly you came in the last place which allowed you into the playoffs. Sixth place for the season? :)”

“All I had to do was get in. From there I went on to win the playoffs, and the league title.”

“Geezr = Rudy. That was a memorable trek through the playoffs, nicely done.

You guys forget that I knew little about hockey last year but still made it to the playoffs. Now that I know more, I will be a force to be reckoned with. Beware, the Wicked Northmen.”

“Artex, this should be a great season.

Rockman, thanks for putting it together again.”

“We need more players in our league. Rockman has been doing an outstanding job at arranging all of the TT fantasy sports leagues, and last year's hockey league was a total blast! Signing up only takes a few minutes at the most, so head on over to yahoo's fantasy hockey page and sign up now!

Below is a cut and paste of info you'll need to get into the league:

League ID#: 7290
Password: HIKE
Season: Full Season
Draft Type: Live
Draft Time: Friday, October 3 at 8:00 pm PDT
Draft Status: predraft
Maximum Number of Teams: 12
Maximum Players on a Team: 21
Maximum Moves: No maximum
Maximum Trades: No maximum
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head League
Waiver Time: 2 days
Last Trade Date: Wednesday, March 17
Trade Reject Time: 2 days
Minimum Games: 3
Roster Changes: Daily
Starting Positions: C, C, LW, LW, RW, RW, D, D, D, D, Util, G, G, IR, IR

Statistical Categories(F/D-man):
Goals
Assists
Plus/Minus
Penalty Minutes
Powerplay Points
Game-Winning Goals

Statistical Categories (Goalies): Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against Average
Save Percentage
Shutouts"”

“As Violin says, Fantasy sports is the Dungeon & Dragons for wannabes and ex-jocks. :)”

“LOL, that's a great way of putting it! :-)”

“C'mon guys! Sign up for the league! We need some more people.

League ID#: 7290
Password: HIKE
Season: Full Season
Draft Type: Live
Draft Time: Friday, October 3 at 8:00 pm PDT
Draft Status: predraft
Maximum Number of Teams: 12
Maximum Players on a Team: 21
Maximum Moves: No maximum
Maximum Trades: No maximum
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head League
Waiver Time: 2 days
Last Trade Date: Wednesday, March 17
Trade Reject Time: 2 days
Minimum Games: 3
Roster Changes: Daily
Starting Positions: C, C, LW, LW, RW, RW, D, D, D, D, Util, G, G, IR, IR”

“Sorry I am in The Hockey News League.

Go Blackhawks!!!!


8)”

“Hey Mike, my phone totally lost its signal. I don't know what's up. But dude, sign up!!!!”

“I know I know!!!!!!!!!


Let me think about it!


8)”

“What's there to think about? I gave you all the reason in the world. :-)”

“So you did!


Hummm if it would only be real!


8p”

“LOL! Hey man, what's life without dreams?”

“Yeah, come on CMB! This is better than the Hockey News league. With us, you get folks who like hockey and like hiking and drinking. Now, what's wrong with that?”

“Yeah! What Rockman said!”

“C'mon guys! Sign up for the league! We need some more people.

League ID#: 7290
Password: HIKE
Season: Full Season
Draft Type: Live
Draft Time: Friday, October 3 at 8:00 pm PDT
Draft Status: predraft
Maximum Number of Teams: 12
Maximum Players on a Team: 21
Maximum Moves: No maximum
Maximum Trades: No maximum
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head League
Waiver Time: 2 days
Last Trade Date: Wednesday, March 17
Trade Reject Time: 2 days
Minimum Games: 3
Roster Changes: Daily
Starting Positions: C, C, LW, LW, RW, RW, D, D, D, D, Util, G, G, IR, IR”

“I'm going to have to bow out of this year's league and defense of the title. I'll be away from the computer so much I honestly feel it won't be fair to those who really do have the time. I'll miss not being able to participate. Good luck to all.

May the best team win.

Go Wings”

“Alrighty, we have a grand total of 5 folks participating as of right now. I went ahead and opened the league up to anybody. Still we may not get enough. If not, then the league will be disbanded until another year. If that happens and you still want to play, I'm in another league with some really knowledgable sports guys and the league still needs a few folks to join. Different scoring but probably even more interesting. Let me know.”

“Tonight's the night!
Hey what's with the 'Pantscandy'??”

“It does appear that the Northern Californians actually like Pantscandy. Kinda creepy ain't it?

So the draft is complete. How do you guys think you faired (or is it fared?) Personally, I like my team considering I winged it. I was preranking before the draft and when I clicked finished it didn't take. Was surprised to see the league fill up. Looks like half are TTers and the other half are just pre-teens. Hopefully, all if not most will stick around for the duration of the season. That can be a problem when opening a league up to total strangers.”

“Alright folks, there has been a trade proposal offered in the league. Please pipe in, on the league board, if you're for it or against it.

Even though fantasy games are meant to be a competitive experience for all involved, it is important to us that we not lose sight of the rules of fair play and good sportsmanship.”