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Commissioner's Note

Commissioner's Note

  • Sep 18 10:53 PM
    Welcome to BSH Fantasy Hockey for 2011-12.

    As you might have already noticed, things are a little bit different already than they were a year ago. As we promised when we kicked off the league last year, we're switching to the "Champions League" format for this year -- and the 10 of us that have been initially invited to this league are the 10 that have been relegated from a year ago.

    So, that sucks. We're in Tier 2. But we also have the chance to move right back up next year, so that's what we're fighting for. Here's a look at how the whole format works:

    -- We now have three separate leagues of 20 teams = 60 total teams. The top league is the "Champions League," and this year it consists of the top 10 teams from BSH League #1 and BSH League #2 a year ago.

    -- The other two leagues are both on the same Tier 2 level. The top five from this league (Orange Division) and the top five from the other league (Black Division) at the end of the year will move up to the Champions League next season. The bottom 10 teams from the Champions League will move down to Tier 2 -- five to the Orange Division, five to the Black Division.

    -- The bottom 15 spots in each Tier 2 league will re-open next year and become first come/first serve. This is intended to weed out those who sign up and wind up never playing. Nothing is stopping you from signing up again next year, however, if you get one of those bottom 15 spots.

    -- As for this year, the bottom 10 spots in this league are open to the BSH community, as are all 20 spots in the Black Division. Ten of the 40 teams will move up to the Champions League next season, so it's not going to be easy.... but that's just more incentive to try and win.

    -- The winner of the Champions League gets some sort of prize (probably a tshirt from the BSH Store), but the winners of the Tier 2 leagues just get bragging rights (I guess) and the honor of moving up to the Champions League.

    The draft time will be officially determined when we fill the league. Obviously, it'll be at some point in the next two weeks. Also, I don't know why we did a rotisserie league last year but now we're in a head-to-head points format like we should be... so there's that. We'll finalize all the rules before the draft, in sync with the other two leagues.

    So, welcome. And good luck.