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Draft
Rules: Please read these rules completely.
- Each
team will draft 6 forwards, 3 defensemen, and 1 goalie.
- The
same players can be drafted in different series, but in each matchup
both teams cannot have the same player.
- After
every round new matchups are calculated and teams draft again.
- Teams
are "drafted" off of draft lists that are submitted to the
UFHL Headquarters. Each team will need to submit an ordered draft list
prior to each round.
- Drafting
order is determined by a Home Ice Advantage factor that is based on
regular season points.
Home
Ice Advantage:
- Which ever team
has more points in the regular season earns one Home Ice Advantage Pick
(this means they pick first).
- More Home Ice Advantage
picks are awarded depending on the lead that a team has over their opponent.
- 301-600 more
points = a second Home Ice Advantage Pick
- 601-900 more
points = a third Home Ice Advantage Pick
- 901 and more
points = a fourth Home Ice Advantage Pick
- Home Ice Advantage
Picks are limited to a maximum number of picks per round.
- First Round
- 4 Home Ice Advantage Picks Maximum
- Second Round
- 3 Home Ice Advantage Picks Maximum
- Third Round
- 2 Home Ice Advantage Picks Maximum
- Final Round-
The team with the most points picks first.
- Example A: Round
One. 5th Seed vs. 12th Seed.
- 5th seed has
a 753 point advantage over the 12th seed.
- 753 divided
by 300 = 2.51. The 5th seed would get 3 Home Ice Advantage Picks
over the 12th seed.
- The draft order
for this would be: 5th seed, 5th seed, 5th seed, 12th seed, 5th
seed, 12th seed, 5th seed, 12th seed, 5th seed, 12th seed, 5th seed,
12th seed, 5th seed, 12th seed, 5th seed, 12th seed, 5th seed, 12th
seed, 12th seed, 12th seed.
- Example B: Round
One. 1st Seed vs. 16th Seed.
- 1st seed has
a 2156 point advantage over the 16th seed.
- 2156 divided
by 300 = 7.18. While the first place team deserves an advantage,
7 Home Ice Advantage Picks would be extreme. Hence, there are maximum
Home Ice Advantage Picks in each round.
- The first seed
qualifies for 4 Home Ice Advantage Picks. The draft order would
be: 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 16th, 1st, 16th, 1st, 16th, 1st, 16th, 1st,
16th, 1st, 16th, 1st, 16th, 16th, 16th, 16th.
- Example C: Round
One. 8tht Seed vs. 9th Seed.
- 8th seed has
a 56 point advantage over the 9th seed.
- The 8th seed
receives one Home Ice Advantage Pick (they pick first).
- The draft order
would be: 8th, 9th, 8th, 9th, 8th, 9th, 8th, 9th, 8th, 9th, 8th,
9th, 8th, 9th, 8th, 9th, 8th, 9th, 8th, 9th,
- Justification for
Home Ice Advantage Picks and Round Maximums:
- This system
rewards the successful teams in a similar way that the entry draft
compensates teams that do not make the playoffs.
- In the past
people have criticized the UFHL playoff system because it did not
reflect the UFHL regular season beyond deciding who got to take
part in the post season. This system makes the regular season mean
something.
- This system is
intended to maintain a high level of competitiveness in the standings
right until the end.
- This system gives
an advantage to the more successful team, but in no way does it make
it impossible for an "underdog" to advance.
- Round maximums
are in place to keep the advantage realistic, and also because of
the nature of the playoffs. In the first round there are 16 NHL teams
to chose players from. However, in the finals there are only 2 teams
to pick players from. Hence, while a team with a 4 pick advantage
could be upset by a well managed "underdog" in the first
round (when there are far more teams and players to chose from), a
4 pick advantage in the finals would be difficult to overcome.
- One might say
that this makes it difficult for late seeds to win the Stanley Cup.
In the NHL it is also hard. However, it is not
impossible.
The
Playoff Seedings and appropriate Home Ice Advantage Picks will be posted
immediately following the end of the regular season.
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