2010-11 Fantasy Hockey Sign-up

Post by **B. Stinson** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:30 pm

ESPN should be cutting the ribbon any minute now on 2010 Fantasy Hockey.

And so... sign-up is officially open for TBL fantasy hockey! Applications will be for the Octavian Hockey League, our tier-two league. It's a brand new league, so we have up to 14 teams available (3 places reserved for last year's relegated GMs. If you're one of those three relegated last year, just post here with everyone else if you wish to keep playing, otherwise your reserved spot will go public).

Just post here if you want to play with us this year! And if you don't have an e-mail address listed in your TBL profile, please post it here when you post your interest, so I have somewhere to send the invite.

Also note: Should the need arise, applicants will be favored according to TBL post-count. But with a full 14 teams to work with, I really don't think we'll be that full.

So, Let's get it on! Sign-ups are open!

Current Sign-ups, as of 19 September:

1. LoXish ... pending
2. Andyjayp ... pending
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3. joehelmer
4. timmy_t
5. visualdarkness
6. rottamies
7. Flying_Buffalo26
8. macdman
9. DJP19
10. Asimo
11. Open
12. Open
13. Open
14. Open

rottamies · Post by **rottamies** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:50 pm

I'd love to get in on this again this year.
So sign me up!

Post by **timmy_t** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:02 am

Can I sign up too?

Post by **B. Stinson** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:21 am

Yep, you're both noted.

Post by **B. Stinson** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:02 am

Fantasy hockey doesn't appear to be all that popular this year...

P.S. Archi and Danny, I sent you guys the invite for the MHL. Let me know if you don't get them, and I can forward the invite manually.

Post by **McQwak** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:20 am

Overall activity on TBL has dropped down. But it will turn over again after summer, I believe. I think many users who posted regularly last season would like to join. We can't do much but wait

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:29 pm

That's exactly what it is. Things are still pretty quiet around here. Wait another couple weeks and you'll see the activity around here pick up.

Post by **archibalduk** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:19 pm

Yeah, things will pick up later this month as we get closer to the season. And I'll post a news item this weekend highlighting all of the things going down at TBL for 2010/11

Post by **macdman** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:21 pm

may i join?

Post by **visualdarkness** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:03 pm

I'm back after a couple of months inactivity and would like to join! Hopefully I'll get better goalies this year. Was running a long time with Steve Mason hoping that he would turn things around and dropped him in the end just before he went hot for the first time of the season.

Post by **B. Stinson** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:02 am

Current OHL sign-ups and TBL post counts:

1. LoXish ... pending
2. Andyjayp ... pending
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3. timmy_t ... 546
4. visualdarkness ... 412
5. rottamies ... 85
6. macdman ... 17

*Our top two users will have priority regardless of post count, since they were two of our three relegated GMs last year. If they decide to play again this year, they'll be guaranteed a team.

Flying_Buffalo26 · Post by **Flying_Buffalo26** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:24 pm

It's long ago I was in here, but I am looking forward to the new season and would like to participate... I'd like to know if it's possible to leave the fantasy league during the year? I think i posted my email at my profile, if not pls let me know,
Thanks

Post by **B. Stinson** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:42 pm

Flying_Buffalo26 wrote:It's long ago I was in here, but I am looking forward to the new season and would like to participate... I'd like to know if it's possible to leave the fantasy league during the year? I think i posted my email at my profile, if not pls let me know,
Thanks

Yes, it's certainly possible to stop playing during the year. However, our main goal is to keep the league active so it remains fun and competitive; we (me especially) wouldn't want people planning to leave in the middle of the season.

That would mean I'd have to hunt someone down in the middle of the year to take over an already existing team for only the remainder of the season. That may not be too attractive, or fun, to a lot of people... which runs the risk of no one wanting to take the spot, and everyone else being stuck with a dead team in the league. Plus, I can see there being a few complaints from other GM's regarding the competitiveness of anyone who doesn't plan to be there at the end.

Flying_Buffalo26 · Post by **Flying_Buffalo26** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:46 pm

B. Stinson wrote: Yes, it's certainly possible to stop playing during the year. However, our main goal is to keep the league active so it remains fun and competitive; we (me especially) wouldn't want people planning to leave in the middle of the season.

That would mean I'd have to hunt someone down in the middle of the year to take over an already existing team for only the remainder of the season. That may not be too attractive, or fun, to a lot of people... which runs the risk of no one wanting to take the spot, and everyone else being stuck with a dead team in the league. Plus, I can see there being a few complaints from other GM's regarding the competitiveness of anyone who doesn't plan to be there at the end.

Obviously It's not my purpose to leave the league halfway into it. Anyways, I am sure that you can understand that sometimes you can't put into it too much time, this year will be a pretty tough one, got to study a lot.

However, the worst thing that can happen is that I won't have so much time, but I will try to be there as much as possible/necessary...

I would still appreciate to participate,

THanks for your fast reply and regards

Post by **B. Stinson** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:57 am

1. LoXish ... pending
2. Andyjayp ... pending
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3. timmy_t ... 563
4. visualdarkness ... 427
5. rottamies ... 88
6. Flying_Buffalo26 ... 48
7. macdman ... 17
8. Open
9. Open
10. Open
11. Open
12. Open
13. Open
14. Open

Post by **joehelmer** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:21 pm

I would like to join.

Post by **B. Stinson** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:17 am

Good news, I've sent all of you an invite to the Octavian Hockey League using the email provided in your profiles.

I figured I'd throw out the idea of giving priority to TBL post count. There's only a couple weeks left before the draft, and plenty of spots left to be had, so I really doubt we'll need it. So, sign-up will now be first-come-first-served.

Sign-up will close a few days before the draft on the 3rd of October, or when the league is full.

DJP19 · Post by **DJP19** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:34 pm

I'd love to join if I can.

Post by **timmy_t** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:05 pm

My email was wrong in my profile.

I fixed it. Can you resend my invite? (if I'm invited of course...)

Post by **B. Stinson** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:45 am

DJP19, you're in.

And invite resent to frantz, with a 't'.

Asimo · Post by **Asimo** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:10 am

i'd love to be in on this too

Post by **B. Stinson** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:13 pm

Everyone up to and including Asimo have been invited.

Only four more spots left! (six, if we don't hear from Andyjayp and LoXish). First come, first served!

Asimo · Post by **Asimo** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:57 am

B. Stinson wrote:Everyone up to and including Asimo have been invited.

Only four more spots left! (six, if we don't hear from Andyjayp and LoXish). First come, first served!

hey thx a lot for the invite!! i've got another friend that wants in.....

Justin.rego@hotmail.com

thanks again!!

Post by **B. Stinson** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:39 pm

I appreciate the extra interest, however, being so heavily based here at TBL, I'd prefer to keep the leagues restricted to TBL users only. I think it just keeps things more appealing and fun for the other GM's when everyone contributes to the activity here in the forums.

Post by **macdman** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:15 pm

B. Stinson wrote:I appreciate the extra interest, however, being so heavily based here at TBL, I'd prefer to keep the leagues restricted to TBL users only. I think it just keeps things more appealing and fun for the other GM's when everyone contributes to the activity here in the forums.

Agreed. ty.