WELCOME to 2024/2025

By Matthew Kershaw (Calgary Flames) On Wednesday 12th June 2024 / 11:17am

CONGRATULATIONS to the three-time Champion, the Tampa Bay Lightning!

Also, congratulation to the Western Conference Champion, Arizona Coyotes in their final season before moving to Utah.

Let's TRADE

Chicago Blackhawks claimed Matthew Benning off waivers

By Tony Kay (Nashville Predators) On Wednesday 3rd April 2024 / 3:53am

other teams putting in a claim: Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers 

Chicago Blackhawks claimed Jarred Tinordi off waivers

By Tony Kay (Nashville Predators) On Wednesday 13th March 2024 / 3:16pm

other Teams putting in a claim: New Jersey Devils; Colorado Avalanche;

Martinook Waiver

Kings claim Jordan Martinook

The following teams in order also had claims

Avalanche, Canadiens, Red Wings, Wild, Panthers

WAIVER CLAIM

By Matthew Kershaw (Calgary Flames) On Tuesday 28th November 2023 / 9:32am

AJ Greer:  Flames (Bruins)

Waiver Claims

By Matthew Kershaw (Calgary Flames) On Thursday 26th October 2023 / 11:28am

1/ Sonny Milano - Penguins (Avalanche)

2/ Blake Lizotte - Predators (Penguins, Sabres, Wild, Avalanche, Jets, Ducks)

3/ Michael McCarron - Sharks

Sim Schedule

By Matthew Kershaw (Calgary Flames) On Monday 23rd October 2023 / 9:41pm

I am on the road for the next 2+ weeks but I'll sim daily, doulbe headers where we have light days.  Good Luck, the season is underway

Successful Waiver Claims

By Matthew Kershaw (Calgary Flames) On Saturday 21st October 2023 / 2:59pm

1. Robert Bortuzzo - Sabres (Flames)
2. Sam Carrick - Predators
3. Josh Levio - Sabres (Flames)
4. Jesper Fast - Hurricanes (Sabres)
5. Zach Aston-Reese - Flames (Golden Knights)
6. Denis Gurianov - Golden Knights
7. Michael Amadio - Penguins (Sabres, Wild, Golden Knights)
8. Gavin Bayreuther - Flames
9. Noah Juulsen - Flames
10. Lucas Johansen - Blackhawks
11. Logan Brown - Winnipeg Jets
12. Joel Kirvivanta - Maple Leafs
13. Riley Tufte - Winnipeg Jets
14. Vincent Deharnais - Oilers (Sabres, Ducks)
15. Scott Wedgewood - Oilers (Wilds, Avalanche, Jets, Ducks, Blues, Blue Jackets)
16. Jonas Johanson - Flames (Jets, Canucks)
17. Hunter Shepherd - Jets
18. Calvin Peterson - Blackhawks

Waivers Rules Updates 2023/24

Sometimes only in real world situations do we spot the need for a rule to be officially added to our rules. That is what has happened in the situation w/ Jordan Martinook.

To provide clarity, to mimic the NHL situations as best we can, and to honor a previous president (even though there may be many situations where we didn't but should have) we have an updated set of rules.

These will apply back to the start of the 2023/24 HFNHL preseason.

In the next post, we'll start listing the players who go through waivers and have multiple claims and who those claimants are.

New Waivers Rules

8.1 Waivers 

All players 24 and younger will be exempt from waivers. All those 25 and older must clear waivers to be sent to the farm.

Priority

Priority during the Off-Season is set by the number of points during the previous regular season, worst to best. In the event that two or more teams have identical points the tie-breaker shall be average goal difference ('goals for' subtract 'goals against'), where the team with the worst goal difference shall have higher priority. In the event that two teams have identical records and Avg Goal difference, priority order will be set by the fewest goals scored having higher priority.

Priority does not change regardless of the number of selections any one team may make on the same day.

Priority during the regular season is set by order of reverse points, worst to best, starting once all teams in the league have completed one game day.

Waiver order is managed manually, DO NOT rely on the order within the sim, as this is often incorrect.

Claimed Players

Players claimed can be traded immediately following a claim, except in a situation where there are multiple claims on the same player.

Waiver No Trade

Where more than one team makes a claim, that player cannot be traded unless all other teams who were involved in the original claim have passed (in order of priority on the day of the claim).

If a team would take the player, the team with the original team has to either waive to the next claimant or keep the player.

This Waiver No Trade clause applies until the end of the playoffs of the current season.

A Waiver No Trade thread will be posted on the HFBoards and the player will be designated 'no-trade' within the sim.

Claims

While claims can be made in the web, all claims are only official with a corresponding email to SimGod.

Upcoming Schedule:

By Matthew Kershaw (Calgary Flames) On Monday 16th October 2023 / 12:20pm

Monday: Double Header (GD 19 ,20), all signed players promoted to PRO ROSTER
Tuesday: Set your rosters to 23 players
Wednesday: Set your rosters to 23 players, Sim Game Day 21
Thursday: Sim Game Day 22
Friday: Regular Season schedule added, Sim rolled over to regular season. Final day of pre-season Waivers
Saturday: REGULAR SEASON DAY ONE