I'd like to welcome Perspecto as a new manager who will be taking over the Killer Koalas. Unfortunately, I had to relieve the previous manager for not adhering to Rule #6. Good luck to Perspecto. If you have any trade offers to make to him, now is the time.

Waiting for response from 2 managers who neglected to pick any keepers. Starting next season, there will be a new rule; anyone failing to have their keepers picked prior to the deadline will be immediately removed from the league and a new manager will take over. I'm not chasing after you all season. Oh, and it's not any of the new managers who joined late.

Note: The keeper deadline has been moved up to this coming Friday. Be sure to have your keepers selected before then.

2014-15 BLADES 2 RULES

BLADES 2 Head-to-Head Dynasty Fantasy Hockey (keeper league)

These BLADES rules are in addition to the Yahoo! Sports rules. You are expected to learn them and abide by them. Ignorance of the rules will not be accepted as an excuse. This league is publicly viewable and aims to be family-friendly. The BLADES and its commissioner reserve the right to add to this list and/or modify any existing rule at any moment for the good of the league.

1. No manager shall use the name of a real NHL or other professional/minor league team for their team name. Names of famous people, characters and works are also prohibited. Anything copyrighted will be rejected.

2. No vulgar terms or language shall be used in whole or in part as a manager’s team name or manager name.

3. Team names shall not be changed once the regular season commences. You may experiment with as many name changes as you want between the time you sign up, right up until the time of the first official games that count in the standings. At that point, the one you choose will be the one you keep all season. ONCE THE SEASON STARTS, ALL TEAM NAMES WILL BE LOCKED.

4. Team logos/avatars must be family-friendly and are subject to the same criteria as rule #2.

5. Good-natured trash talk will be allowed within reason but must be kept rated PG.

6. Any manager who neglects his/her team for an extended period of time risks losing their franchise and could have the team assigned to a new manager at any point during the season or at the very least, the following season. Examples of neglect include but not limited to; not responding to trade offers, not editing lineup regularly, not responding to league e-mails, etc. If you are going on vacation, please edit your lineups for the time that you will be away.

7. Draft positions will be determined by the final playoff finishes, not the regular season standings. Teams will select in reverse order of how they finished in the Championship round (THIS EXCLUDES THE CONSOLATION ROUND - see RULE #8 ). This means that the league champion is the last team to draft in the 1st round of every season, the runner-up selects second last, etc.

8. The #1 overall draft pick will be assigned to the team that finishes first in the consolation round (7th place overall). The #2 draft pick would go to the 8th place team, etc. The team that finishes last (16 team league) would have the #8 overall draft pick. The exception to this is Rule #9.

9. In the event that this league should expand by one or more teams, the new expansion team(s) shall draft first in the draft selection of its first season. The remaining order of the draft will be as usual once all expansion teams have selected their draft picks. An expansion team is defined as a team having not existed the previous season.

10. Managers will be allowed to select 6 players from their roster to keep for next year’s roster. Managers are only allowed to keep 1 goalie. The remaining 5 players can be any number of forwards and defencemen. Managers may also choose to not keep a goalie and select an extra F or D. Managers also have the option of keeping less than the allowable maximum and making up the difference in the draft selection.

11. All of the BLADES Commissioner’s decisions are final.

12. Failure to comply with any of these rules will result in having your team roster locked and possible banishment from the league.

13.To claim the BLADES fantasy league championship sticker banner, the winning manager must provide a shipping address to where I, the Commissioner, can send it. All costs will be assumed by me, the league’s Commissioner, including shipping and handling with the exception of possible custom’s duty fees. The prize awarded will be the one that is posted on this site, no substitutions. The BLADES Commissioner shall not be held responsible for the winning team’s manager failing to provide a valid shipping address. If no shipping address is provided, the winner agrees to waive his or her right to the prize and no prize shall be awarded. All personal information will be kept private and will not be used for any other purpose.

14. Joining this league means you understand and agree to these rules and conditions.

Welcome back everyone.

Please choose your 6 Keeper players (only one goalie allowed)