This is a new league that needs 11 more members. Custom scoring to avoid the feeling of min-maxing. No counting shots or praying for a power play. And you can stop throwing in the towel week after week because you late drafted starting goalies. All you need is a well balanced team made up of the players you enjoy watching.
First draft is random order Snake. Scheduled the Sunday before the season opener, (Oct 10 3pm EST) but that's flexible. Roster size: 9 Forwards, 5 Defense, 2 Goalies, 6 Bench, 2 IR.
11 Skater Categories (max 60 starts/ wk):
Points (PTS)
Plus/Minus (+/-)
Game-Winning Goals (GWG)
Special Teams Goals (STG)
Hat Tricks (HAT)
Faceoffs Won (FOW)
Faceoffs Lost (FOL)
Time on Ice (TOI)
Shifts (SHFT)
Hits (HIT)
Blocked Shots (BLK)
3 Goalie Categories (max 9 starts/ wk):
Minutes Played (MIN)
Goals Against (GA)
Shutouts (SO)
Win, Lose, or Tie each category every week. Your team's weekly performance against 1 opponent's team's weekly performance. Your opponent changes every week. You face all opponent's 2 times each. The top 3 teams playoff for League Champion.
Hopefully the league is enjoyable enough we can all stick around year after year. Speaking of future years, each team gets 1 Keeper. Pick your favorite player to save for next year. All the rest will be eligible for the draft.