Post by CanucksGM(Commissioner) on Jan 20, 2012 16:30:09 GMT -5
Roster
Each franchise will retain the rights of a 35-Man Roster made up of only players within their franchises organization at the end of the 2012 season. You must start out with exactly 35 players. Once your 35-Man Roster is posted to the board entitled "Official 35-Man Rosters," this will be your roster throughout the season unless you make Free Agent Acquisitions and/or trades. Lastly, your 35 Man Roster must be under the assigned cap. The 35 players are broken into two parts, the 20-Man NHL Roster and 15-Minor Players.
20-Man NHL Roster
* You 20-Man NHL Roster can contain both NHL Players and minor league players.
* Only players on your 20-Man Roster can accumulate statistics for you during the in-season matchups.
* You do not have to have to fill all 20 spots.
* All players must have a contract listed - for prospects whose contract is not known, the default is $500K
20-Man Prospect Roster
* The 20-Man Prospect Roster can consist of up to 15 players who must be defined prospects (see below).
* These 20 players will not count against your salary cap.
* None of these players can accumulate stats.
Player Designations
For our purposes there are 3 types of players that receive the following designations at the beginning of a season (for example, a player who appears in a NHL game for the first time during 2012/13 is still considered a "prospect" until the 2012/13 season is over):
* Prospect- A player who has not played in more than 24 NHL games in a single season
* Entry-Level Player- A player that is under control through the 3-year entry-level contract (ELC). An entry level contract is always at the NHL minimum salary ($500K). Once a player plays in 24 games in a season, their first year of entry-level contract is used up. Two seasons after they use up the first year of their ELC, they will become a RFA.
* RFA- A player who has exceeded his ELC but has played in under 7 seasons or is under 27 years of age (whichever comes first). When a player is an RFA, you inherit any real life contracts they get until they become a UFA. Read Rule 6 for more info.
* NHL- A player that has exceeded their entry-level contract.
Each franchise will retain the rights of a 35-Man Roster made up of only players within their franchises organization at the end of the 2012 season. You must start out with exactly 35 players. Once your 35-Man Roster is posted to the board entitled "Official 35-Man Rosters," this will be your roster throughout the season unless you make Free Agent Acquisitions and/or trades. Lastly, your 35 Man Roster must be under the assigned cap. The 35 players are broken into two parts, the 20-Man NHL Roster and 15-Minor Players.
20-Man NHL Roster
* You 20-Man NHL Roster can contain both NHL Players and minor league players.
* Only players on your 20-Man Roster can accumulate statistics for you during the in-season matchups.
* You do not have to have to fill all 20 spots.
* All players must have a contract listed - for prospects whose contract is not known, the default is $500K
20-Man Prospect Roster
* The 20-Man Prospect Roster can consist of up to 15 players who must be defined prospects (see below).
* These 20 players will not count against your salary cap.
* None of these players can accumulate stats.
Player Designations
For our purposes there are 3 types of players that receive the following designations at the beginning of a season (for example, a player who appears in a NHL game for the first time during 2012/13 is still considered a "prospect" until the 2012/13 season is over):
* Prospect- A player who has not played in more than 24 NHL games in a single season
* Entry-Level Player- A player that is under control through the 3-year entry-level contract (ELC). An entry level contract is always at the NHL minimum salary ($500K). Once a player plays in 24 games in a season, their first year of entry-level contract is used up. Two seasons after they use up the first year of their ELC, they will become a RFA.
* RFA- A player who has exceeded his ELC but has played in under 7 seasons or is under 27 years of age (whichever comes first). When a player is an RFA, you inherit any real life contracts they get until they become a UFA. Read Rule 6 for more info.
* NHL- A player that has exceeded their entry-level contract.