a. Goal = 1pt

b. Assist = 1pt

c. Win = 2 pts (goalie)

d. OTL = 1 pt (goalie)

3. The combined scoring points for the top 12 forwards, 6 defensemen and 1 goalie will determine a Lifetimepool team’s total point.

4. The Lifetimepool team with the largest cumulative point total will be the annual champion.

Awards

1. Annual prizes to the best competitors will be distributed as 60% to the winner, 30% to second place and 10% to third

2. All prizes are in trust with Lifetimepool.com

Player Drafting

1. General Rules

a. Players available for draft may be:

i. Any age

ii. Participate in any league

iii. Play at position

b. The maximum time allowed to provide a pick is 3 minutes, if a pick is not provided in three minutes your pick will be temporarily forfeited. The team will be required to pick a player (or have one arbitrarily assigned) at the end of the draft.

c. Every team owner or representative must be available on the draft day to make their selections. If the team cannot communicate on the draft day justifiably he will be able to fill his roster with the remaining undrafted players at the end of the draft. Teleconferencing, instant messaging, and web-conferencing are all acceptable alternatives for communication on draft days.

d. Draft days will be determined by the general managers before start of the regular season.

2. Annual Drafting

a. Annually each team will be awarded 5 draft picks per season. Picks may be traded or retained for the draft.

b. Draft position is determined based on the previous year’s regular season positions. The lower in standings the higher the draft positions each round. The last place team of the previous regular season will be granted with the first draft pick of each round.

c. For every draft pick that a team possess they must drop a player from their roster into the public pool of players.

d. If you trade all your draft picks you are not required to expose or drop any players.

e. A goalie may only be drafted if the team previously submitted a goalie as a drop player.

3. Expansion Drafts

a. Expansion drafts will follow expansion rules.

4. Other Drafts (including Dispersal drafts, Goalies drafts)

a. Draft order will be awarded by a weighted lottery based on previous seasons

b. On an expansion year, the expansion team will have the heaviest weighted lottery position.

c. The following rounds will be in a snake format; with the last team picking in a round will pick first the following.

5. Draft Schedule

a. The draft order will be the following:

i. Expansion Draft (if necessary)

ii. Regular Season Draft

iii. Other Drafts (if necessary)

Trading

1. The trading deadline is the drop of the puck at the first face off at the NHL All-star game, or any date arbitrarily decided by the general managers at the beginning of the season.

2. Once trades are agreed upon by the teams, the trade must be communicated to the administrator by all parties. Text messaging, instant messaging, emails, telephone and documentation in writing are all acceptable forms of communication to present your trade.

3. Once a trade is submitted it will be posted to the public as pending deal.

4. If there is an overwhelming response due to an unethical trade, the option to veto the trade through a vote is available to any team. Based on league rules the trade will be voted on if requested by any team, and may be overturned if there is a minimum 60% vote by the general managers. The trade will be considered void. 

5. The trade will be posted for three days as pending, before it becomes official. Though transfers of players and points will be immediately. 

6. Trading players will include the complete transfer of all points accumulated that season.

7. Trades can be made for draft picks

8. There may not be any "conditional" deals made based on future uncertainties, all offers must be complete upon submission.

9. Future considerations may be included in a deal as only a player to be named later date.

a. Future Considerations must be submitted to the league by a league imposed deadline.

10. No players can be traded "on loan". If a player is traded from the team, they cannot be "traded" back from that same team for minimum one calendar year.   

Selling a Player

1. The transfer of players for money can be made only in the off-season.

Selling a Team

1. A team could be sold to anyone for any amount of money

2. An application from the interested manager must be submitted and upon league approval the transaction could be consummated.

3. If the league does not authorize the applicant then the selling will not be approved.

Expansion

1. The league requires a brief application from every prospective expansion team outlining their intentions.

2. All existing teams will be required to vote on expansion. If there is a minimum 60% approval the team will be granted expansion rights.

3. Expansion Options:

a. Expansion Option 1:

i. Expansion teams will be required to pay 200 LTP expansion fee to enter the pool.  This does not include the annual fee.

ii. The expansion roster must be filled with 30 players and 3 goalies

iii. Their rosters will be filled with a combination of regular season draft picks, expansion drafts and roster drafting from a pool of undrafted players.

iv. The expansion team will be given the last pick in every regular season draft round.

v. In the expansion draft the expansion team will be able to select players from the existing teams. Every existing team can protect up to 20 players and 2 goalies; the remaining players are available to the expansion teams to draft from.

vi. Once a players is taken from a team, they can protect an additional 3 players on their roster

vii. Every team can lose a maximum of 2 players in the expansion draft, and will be compensated a draft pick for every lost player.

viii. Once the regular season draft and expansion draft is complete, the remaining roster spots must be filled with updrafted players until they reach their roster size.

b. Expansion Option 2

i. Expansion team does not have an expansion fee

ii. The expansion roster must be filled with 30 players and 3 goalies

iii. Their rosters will be filled with a combination of regular season draft picks, and roster drafting from a pool of undrafted players.

iv. The expansion team will be given the last pick in every regular season draft round.

v. Once the regular season is complete, the remaining roster spots must be filled with updrafted players until they reach their roster size.

Lifetimepool Cup

1. Is an annual challenge amongst LTP teams during the NHL playoffs

2. Point system is the equivalent to the existing rules

3. The point system per player will be the following:

1. Draft order will be awarded by a weighted lottery based on previous seasons

2. On an expansion year, the expansion team will have the heaviest weighted lottery position.

3. The following rounds will be in a snake format; with the last team picking in a round will pick first the following.

4. Every team will select 3 goalies

5. The point system per goalie will be the following:

 

a. Win = 2 pts (goalie)

b. OTL = 1 pt (goalie)

6. A goalie may only be drafted if the team previously submitted a goalie as a drop player.

7. A goalie may be traded or sold for other players or draft picks

 

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Denis Marc	Brodeur Martin	Biron Martin	Lundqvist Henrik	Giguere Jean-sebasti
Hasek Dominik	Dipietro Rick	Huet Cristobal	Mason Chris	Vokoun Tomas
Ward Cam	Gerber Martin	Joseph Curtis	Sedin Daniel	Savard Marc
Heatley Dany	Theodore Jose	Toskala Vesa	Sedin Henrik	Staal Eric
Lecavalier Vincent	Jagr Jaromir	Fleury Marc-andre	Kopitar Anze	Jokinen Olli
Kovalchuk Ilya	Spezza Jason	Ovechkin Alexander	Michalek Milan	Roy Derek
Stlouism Martin	Hossa Marian	Vanek Thomas	Demitra Pavol	Hemsky Ales
Datsyuk Pavel	Gomez Scott	Nylander Michael	Rolston Brian	Gagne Simon
Tanguay Alex	Sakic Joe	Kariya Paul	Huselius Kristian	Legwand David
Alfredsson Daniel	Langkow Daymond	Hejduk Milan	Williams Justin	Tkachuk Keith
Marleau Patrick	Afinogenov Maxim	Semin Alexander	Forsberg Peter	Liles John-michael
Richards Brad	Whitney Ray	Parise Zach	Nagy Ladislav	Plekanec Tomas
Drury Chris	Gonchar Sergei	Sundin Mats	Gionta Brian	Kovalev Alexei
Brunette Andrew	Cole Erik	Koivu Saku	Yashin Alexei	Backstrom Nicklas
Pronger Chris	Shanahan Brendan	Mcdonald Andy	Weight Doug	Knuble Mike
Straka Martin	Erat Martin	Whitney Ryan	Kotalik Ales	Sullivan Steve
Lidstrom Nicklas	Koivu Mikko	Naslund Markus	Rafalski Brian	Ruutu Tuomo
Stillman Cory	Visnovsky Lubomir	Markov Andrei	Fisher Mike	Modin Fredrik
Boyle Dan	Arnott Jason	Poti Tom	Zubov Sergei	Redden Wade
Tucker Darcy	Kozlov Slava	Souray Sheldon	Sturm Marco	Zhitnik Alexei
Modano Mike	Toews Jonathan	Preissing Tom	Parrish Mark	Fedorov Sergei
Blake Jason	Niedermayer Scott	Fedotenko Ruslan	Ehrhoff Christian	Recchi Mark
Mccabe Bryan	Timonen Kimmo	Seabrook Brent	Zubrus Dainius	Ohlund Mattias
Satan Miroslav	Guerin Bill	Burns Brent	Michalek Zbynek	Pothier Brian
Reinprecht Steve	Lang Robert	Zednik Richard	Brewer Eric	Spacek Jaroslav
Walker Scott	Chara Zdeno	Kuba Filip	Kubina Pavel	Selanne Teemu
Kaberle Frantisek	Prospal Vaclav	Klesla Rostislav	Krajicek Lukas	John Traveras
Mara Paul	Conroy Craig	Bourdon Luc	Daley Trevor	Allison Jason
Stuart Brad	Samsonov Sergei	Brisebois Patrice	Meyer Freddy	Frolik Michael
Zidlicky Marek	Schneider Mathieu	Tverdovsky Oleg
Vanryn Mike	Blake Rob	Angelo Esposito
Brassard Derick	Morris Derek
Nedved Petr	Calder Kyle
Turgeon Pierre	Gleason Tim
Perezhogin Alexander	Numminen Teppo
	Chistov Stanislav
	Modry Jaroslav
	Ozolinsh Sandis
Roma	Devils	Coyotes	Ferrari	Oilers
Khabibulin Nikolai	Leclaire Pascal	Bryzgalov Ilya	Fernandez Manny	Emery Ray
Kiprusoff Miikka	Lehtonen Kari	Nabokov Evgeni	Luongo Roberto	Miller Ryan
Niittymaki Antero	Turco Marty	Raycroft Andrew	Toivonen Hannu	Crosby Sidney
Malkin Evgeni	Thornton Joe	Cammalleri Mike	Iginla Jarome	Bouchard Pierre-marc
Gaborik Marian	Frolov Alexander	Cheechoo Jonathan	Briere Daniel	Staal Jordan
Bergeron Patrice	Zetterberg Henrik	Horton Nathan	Elias Patrik	Phaneuf Dion
Getzlaf Ryan	Kaberle Tomas	Perry Corey	Sykora Petr	Higgins Christopher
Havlat Martin	Murray Glen	Wolski Wojtek	Vyborny David	Radulov Alexander
Nash Rick	Doan Shane	Connolly Tim	Ribeiro Mike	Hartnell Scott
Bertuzzi Todd	Kunitz Chris	Dumont J.p.	Stoll Jarret	Ryder Michael
Penner Dustin	Wellwood Kyle	Horcoff Shawn	Morrow Brenden	Weiss Stephen
Carle Matt	Langenbrunner Jamie	Jokinen Jussi	White Todd	Brown Dustin
Bergeron Marc-andre	Lupul Joffrey	Kessel P	Pitkanen Joni	Bochenski Brandon
Carter Jeff	Bernier Steve	Boyes Brad	Dupuis Pascal	Bouwmeester Jay
Zherdev Nikolai	Boucher Philippe	Svatos Marek	Morrison Brendan	Hudler Jiri
Richards Mike	Jovanovski Ed	Weber Shea	Campbell Brian	Hunter Trent
Johnson Erik	Hainsey Ron	Latendresse Guillaum	Prucha Petr	Brule Gilbert
Ballard Keith	Torres Raffi	Comrie Mike	Handzus Michal	Arnason Tyler
Meszaros Andrej	Kobasew Chuck	Kastsitsyn Andrei	Salo Sami	Cajanek Petr
Olesz Rostislav	Martin Paul	Fritsche Dan	Ouellet Michel	Boynton Nick
Steen Alexander	Armstrong Colby	Ladd Andrew	Aucoin Adrian	Eaves Patrick
York Mike	Leopold Jordan	Suter Ryan	Sydor Darryl	Kronwall Niklas
Carter Anson	Rucchin Steve	Ranger Paul	Bourque Rene	Nilsson Robert
Hamrlik Roman	Holik Bobby	Beauchemin Francois	Sopel Brent	Miettinen Antti
Barker Cameron	Johnsson Kim	Upshall Scottie	Mccarthy Steve	Kaigorodov Alexei
Johnson Jack	Oneill Jeff	Backman Christian	Morrisonn Shaone	Little Bryan
Kalinin Dmitri	Schultz Nick	Campoli Chris	Belle Shawn	Lindros Eric
Fehr Eric	Grebeshkov Denis	Hutchinson Andrew	Berard Bryan	Staal Marc
Immonen Jarkko	Bolland Dave	Osullivan Patrick	Roenick Jeremy	Coburn Braydon
Leetch Brian	Johnson Mike	Malone Ryan	Semenov Alexei	Eminger Steve
Pock Thomas	Leclair John	Hamhuis Dan	Smyth Ryan	Green Mike
Ryan Bobby	Morozov Aleksey	Bell Mark	Vishnevskiy Ivan	Picard Alexandre
Schremp Rob	Nordqvist Jonas	Tyutin Fedor		Stewart Anthony
Stastny Yan	Palffy Zigmund	Pouliot Benoit		Vasicek Josef