Make Player Moves

On your depth chart, you'll list 14 starters, along with up to 15 backups. These starters include:

3 offensive lines, consisting of a RW, LW and C
2 defensive lines, each with 2 defensemen
1 goalie

You will also list up to 15 backups, who will play if any of your starters misses a game. Players are limited by their actual playing time in the NHL each week, so your reserves will play an important role for your team! But it is NOT necessary to turn in a new depth chart every week - injured players are automatically replaced by your designated backups. However, when you do want to make a change, there is no charge to do so.

On your depth chart, you'll also include a short list of free agents you want. Each week we'll hold a free agent draft of available players. Every team that submits a new depth chart will add a player to his roster, with the team that has the worst record choosing first, second worst drafting second, etc. You will be able to use free agents as soon as you acquire them. You can get a free agent every week if you want. Trading is another great way to build your team. Or if your team is doing well you can stay put for as long as you like - new depth charts are not required every week!

Head to Head Games

Get More Realism in your Fantasy Game

Your Scoresheet Hockey team will play three head-to-head games each week. Every Monday, we calculate offensive and defensive "points" for your players by applying our formulas to their actual stats from the NHL games the previous week.

Virtually everything your players do on the ice will earn points for your Scoresheet Fantasy Hockey team. When your player scores a shorthanded goal in the NHL, it counts more for your team than a regular goal ... power-play goals count less! Empty net goals don't count against your goalkeepers, and penalty minutes do count. Plus/minus is also included, except for power-play situations.

In each Scoresheet Fantasy Hockey game, your team will use 14 players. You determine who will play by filling out a depth chart before the week begins. On your depth chart, you will designate a first, second and third line for your offense. Players on the first line will earn more points for you (by getting more 'ice time') than players on your second line and second line more than the third. The same applies to your first and second defensive lines, meaning your coaching decisions will have a huge impact on how well your team does! You can change your depth chart each week, or leave it for as long as you like. There are no fees for trading, free agents, or changing depth charts.

At Scoresheet, we do not offer the cash prizes some 'contests' do. To offer big prizes we'd have to raise prices, and more importantly, we'd have to completely change our game. Cash prizes require a 'pool' type format, meaning there is no real draft. (In a 'league type game', owners would just collude - make unfair trades - to put together a super team). To us, the fun of playing fantasy sports is being in a real league, where a player can only be on one team in each league, where trading with other team owners is part of the fun, and where you compete directly with the other teams in your league. And let's face it, in those 'contests', the vast majority of players win nothing.

We have put many years into making our fantasy sports games as fun as possible, and strongly feel that offering a very small chance of winning a cash prize is not nearly as desirable as providing the very best game on the market for a very reasonable price.

Scoresheet Hockey Scoring System:

For All Players:
         1.00  Goal               1.50  Short-handed goal
         0.70  Power play goal    0.50  Assist
(+ or -) 0.10  Each +/-          -0.05  Each penalty min.

For Goalies Only:
         0.06  Shot against       0.01  Minute played
        -0.60  Goal allowed

Your first line players (both offensive and defensive) earn full point totals.

Second line offensive and defensive players only earn 80% of full value

Third line offensive players only earn 60% of full value (they get less 'ice time').

So, along with deciding who to start and who is on the bench, your coaching decision of who plays on what line does play a big part in how many points your team scores.

Trading

Trading is another great way to build a team, and it's a lot of fun. We'll supply you with the phone numbers and addresses (including e-mail addresses) of the other owners in your league. We're also happy to include your trade offers in our weekly mailings to your league. We do monitor all trades for fairness, and will not let owners deal unfairly. This opportunity to make real trades with other owners can be one of the most fun aspects of Scoresheet Hockey. And the joy of trading is totally lost in other game systems where owners can simply pick up any players they want, even if those players are already on another team in their 'pool'.