The National Strat-O-Matic Hockey League Newsletter League Established May 1, 1997 Volume #9, Issue #33 - September 8, 2006 ************************************************************************** Current League Officers: Commissioner: Doug Norris Vice-Commissioner: Eric Goodman Email the whole league: mailto:nshl at yahoogroups dot com NSHL Chat List: mailto:nshlchat at yahoogroups dot com Web Page Administrator: Brian Leahy League Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/nshlweb Files Adminstrator: Brian Leahy / Tom Vinacci League Files Site: http://www.highrantdistrict.com/SOM/NSHL ************************************************************************** DRAFT DAY IS UPON US! 2006 Draft Day commences tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. The Brooklyn Fourteenth are expected to make Russian wing Alexander Ovechkin the first overall selection after trading up to acquire the choice. Please show up promptly; a few minutes early, even. Snacks and beverages will be provided. PLEASE read the Frequently Asked Questions posted to the mailing list. Also, double-check your roster size as listed on the rosters; it will be what I use to determine when your team is complete with their draft. Draft Location: http://www.blades99.com/MISC/NSHLChat.htm Updated Rosters / Available Players: http://math.colorado.edu/~norrisdt/rosters.txt Updated Draft Order / Selections: http://math.colorado.edu/~norrisdt/2006draft.txt ************************************************************************** PREDRAFT TRADES HEAT UP! The Buffalo Bulldogs cleared up a bit of their logjam in nets this week, moving number-one netminder Nikolai Khabibulin to the Corner Creek Green Calves. Brad Isbister also joined the Calves in the deal, with the 38th overall selection in tomorrow's entry draft returning to Buffalo. With Mike Dunham the top returner in Corner Creek's goal, the Green Calves are very happy to get Khabibulin. On the other side of the coin, this now allows Buffalo prospects Marc-Andre Fleury and Kari Lehtonen to battle it out for the number-one job. In a move similar to the Quebec Nordiques' handling of Eric Lindros, the Minneapolis Massasauga traded defenseman Josef Melichar to both the Montreal Wanderers and the Hampton Roads Hounds. In the end, it was determined that the valid offer with Montreal existed prior to the Hounds transaction. ************************************************************************** 2004-05 REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE STANDINGS: NORTHEAST DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Long Island Berserkers 82 49 25 6 2 106 0.646 281 220 25-11- 4- 1 24-14- 2- 1 Corner Creek Green Cal 82 42 32 6 2 92 0.561 234 256 27- 9- 3- 2 15-23- 3- 0 Lyndonville Blades 82 41 31 10 0 92 0.561 230 179 16-18- 7- 0 25-13- 3- 0 Brooklyn Fourteenth 82 36 36 9 1 82 0.500 186 217 24-13- 3- 1 12-23- 6- 0 Buffalo Bulldogs 82 28 47 5 2 63 0.384 210 271 13-25- 3- 0 15-22- 2- 2 New York Lancers 82 17 52 9 4 47 0.287 174 272 10-25- 4- 2 7-27- 5- 2 ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road St. Michael's Privatee 82 46 18 14 4 110 0.671 272 202 26- 7- 7- 1 20-11- 7- 3 Quebec City Patriotes 82 48 21 9 4 109 0.665 324 217 27-11- 2- 1 21-10- 7- 3 Montreal Wanderers 82 41 25 10 6 98 0.598 231 198 22-12- 5- 2 19-13- 5- 4 Manayunk Bullies 82 30 37 12 3 75 0.457 222 239 18-18- 3- 2 12-19- 9- 1 Florida Hellcats 82 26 40 13 3 68 0.415 203 242 14-17- 8- 2 12-23- 5- 1 Stone Harbor Sound 82 18 52 11 1 48 0.293 159 276 10-23- 7- 1 8-29- 4- 0 NORTHWEST DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Fort Garry Fiddler Cra 82 48 22 11 1 108 0.659 254 180 27- 9- 5- 0 21-13- 6- 1 Seattle Rainiers 82 47 22 12 1 107 0.652 271 216 27-10- 4- 0 20-12- 8- 1 North Calgary Hawks 82 44 22 11 5 104 0.634 249 199 21-10- 6- 4 23-12- 5- 1 San Francisco Hedgehog 82 35 32 13 2 85 0.518 235 238 17-17- 5- 2 18-15- 8- 0 Seattle Sasquatch 82 35 37 7 3 80 0.488 230 236 19-17- 2- 3 16-20- 5- 0 Vancouver Whitecaps 82 19 56 5 2 45 0.274 194 321 8-29- 2- 2 11-27- 3- 0 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Houston Outlaws 82 58 17 6 1 123 0.750 350 181 31- 7- 3- 0 27-10- 3- 1 Topeka Tarantulas 82 49 19 12 2 112 0.683 288 204 24- 8- 8- 1 25-11- 4- 1 Capital City Cougars 82 41 29 10 2 94 0.573 258 225 23-10- 6- 2 18-19- 4- 0 Pittsburgh Sound Chase 82 42 34 3 3 90 0.549 264 253 20-19- 1- 1 22-15- 2- 2 Hampton Roads Hounds 82 24 44 9 5 62 0.378 234 310 10-24- 6- 1 14-20- 3- 4 Minneapolis Massasauga 82 10 64 7 1 28 0.171 92 293 2-32- 6- 1 8-32- 1- 0 ************************************************************************** INCENTIVE POINTS: Incentive points are not discretionary, and are assigned strictly per formula, without respect to extenuating circumstances. Incentive points may be appealed through the Review Board. CUMULATIVE INCENTIVE POINTS: ************************************************************************** ASSOCIATE LIST: SINCE GP Larry Spencer April 27, 2004 0 Ryan Barckert May 17, 2003 0 Steve Kramer December 13, 2004 0 Greg Ralls December 14, 2004 0 Andrew Smith November 19, 2005 0 J.J. Schrems May 1, 2006 0 If you're still an active associate at and aren't on this list at please get in contact with me. Thanks! Doug ************************************************************************** TRANSACTIONS: BRK - TRADE BRK07#4 and BRK07#7 to NCH for MON#5 and NCH#7. BUF - TRADE Brad Isbister and Nikolai Khabibulin to CGC for CGC#2. CGC - TRADE CGC#2 to BUF for Brad Isbister and Nikolai Khabibulin. MIN - TRADE Josef Melichar to MON for Ronald Petrovicky. - TRADE Daniel Tjarnqvist to SHS for SHS#4. MON - TRADE Ronald Petrovicky to MIN for Josef Melichar. NCH - TRADE MON#5 and NCH#7 to BRK for BRK07#4 and BRK07#7. SHS - TRADE SHS#4 to MIN for Daniel Tjarnqvist. ************************************************************************** League Governing Boards Responsibilities of the following governing boards are outlined in the Constitution. Review Board Tom Vinacci, Buffalo Bulldogs Patrick Shea, Long Island Berserkers Mark McNeil, Lyndonville Blades Constitutional Council Head: Patrick Shea (patrickjshea at verizon dot net) Doug Norris, Commissioner Eric Goodman, Vice-Commissioner Andy Bartalone, St. Michael's owner (vacant) **************************************************************************