HockeyLeagueConsitution

NsHL has been organized to be a benchmark amongst the FHL sim community. A conglomerate of experienced, FHL owners have pooled their knowledge, experience, and time in creating a league that will closely resemble the NHL model. The ideas, the constitution, the foundation of the league have all been brainstormed, organized, and implemented with hours of thought and study. This league wants GM's who think for themselves, will contribute creatively, and will strive to make the league better with positive ideas. Founded by business owners, business managers, and business students, the fiscal side of this simulation league will be as important as the actual game simulation itself, requiring owners to be responsible with the balance sheet. Winning the championship will be the epitome of pride and glory as the competition will be tough, the season length will be as long and as grueling as the NHL, and the action and participation will be unrivaled. Can you balance a solid roster, fill the seats, and make it to the Stanley Cup playoffs? Is it in you?

Note: The Constitution can be amended, changed, or updated at anytime at the discretion of the Board of Governors/Directors and with due notice to the league, it's GMs and all parties involved. Additions are in red

Article 1. LEAGUE POSITIONS/HIERARCHY

A. Hierarchy--The league will consist of a commissioner, a board of directors and/or governors a Players Association and active GM's.

1-BOD/BOG-The board of governors and directors will be consulted for all league matters and will be responsible for the following: rule changes, salary arbitration, policies, fines, suspensions, etc.) The members of the board will also chair different committees for the enhancement of the league. (Finance, arbitration and other committees)

a.Finance Committee-The Finance Committee will consist of a chairperson whom is on the Board of Directors. The committee will consist of the chairperson and between 2-4 other members of the league. The F.C. will be responsible for salary arbitration, (Any F.C. members whose players are up for arbitration are ineligible for voting)arena construction and/or expansion, relocation of teams, and directs the NsHL Bank One.

b.Scouting Committee/Roster Management- The Scouting Committee will be in charge of new prospects, generating draft lists, roster management(ie. making sure teams have salary minimums and maximums, player positioning, etc.), and NsHL re-rates. This committee will have 3-5 members and be headed up by the Commissioner.

2-The COMMISSIONER- will be responsible for daily operations. These operations include daily simulations, the posting of results, and daily league roster transactions. The commissioner is responsible for updating the league concerning new rules, regulations, and policies via email and/or message board posts. Any or all of these duties can be delegated to individuals assigned by the commish. The Commissioner is the chairperson for the Scouting Committee.

3-The Players Association (NsHLPA) is responsible for all player contracts and hold outs. This organization will negotiate with league GMs on the signing of contracts for all league players and the intentions of their clients (ie. contract extensions, hold-outs, contract demands, or arbitration hearings)

a. The NsHLPA will consist of 3 GM's who will act as players agents. No player agent will represent players in their own respective conference. Contact the NsHLPA Director to find out who your player agent is.

4-GM- Every GM has the obligation to enhance the league in any way they can. GMs are encouraged to "creative write", to send in daily line-ups, and to help-out if the commissioner and or BOD/BOG needs assistance. GMs must maintain and active status in the league. An active ICQ# is a must. Answering emails and being courteous to other GMs in the league is mandatory. Failure to do so will result in expulsion from the league. (At the BOD/BOG and commish's discretion). GM INVOLVEMENT can effect your players loyalty and coaches rating and will effect the rest of the league's gameplay. ALL NEW GMs have a probation period when joining the NsHL. All transactions, roster moves, etc. are subject to review from the BOD.

Article 2. LEAGUE PLAY(OVERVIEW)

A. The league will be using Sean Bate's fantasy hockey league software to run, simulate, and maintain stats, records, standings, etc.

*All GMs will be required to download the STHS Client from

B. Games will be simmed once daily by the Commissioner's office (5 or 7 times a week) at a standard time throughout the season. (To be determined by the Commissioner and his schedule)

C. Player re-rates/ratings will be based on the following:

1-Based on NsHL performance and will be re-rated by the BOD/BOG and or committee and overseen by the Commissioner. Re-rates will be developed prior to free agent signings.

2- Each team will receive two "NHL" re-rates. One is required to be used on a player 27 years of age and younger. One may be used on any player. (No age requirement) Teams will be able to re-rate these players on or before the start of each NsHL season which begins the Sunday after the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving (November). Re-rates are not transferrable and can not be carried over from season to season. (effective 6/10)

3- Teams will receive PDP's.(Player Development Points). Each team will receive 10 PDP's at the start of the season's 'camp' and 6 at mid-season's 'camp'. These points can be put into players ratings to boost performance. GM's can put no more than 2 points into any one category per player and a max of 6 into one specific player per PDP 'camp'. This is an enhancement to develop some of your younger players. PDPs will be emailed to the commissioner or designee at the specific times during the season. Team's failure to use PDPs will result in them losing them. There are no carryover points. Players 30 years of age and younger are eligible for PDP's. (effective 6/10)

4- New players entering the league each season that will be rated for the first time will be scouted by the BOD/BOG and/or commish. A rating will then be given to that player based on an array of information gathered by the ratings/player committee. (ie.pro performance, Hockey's future ranking, tsn.ca, forecaster.ca, and third party ratings, etc.) This process will also be utilized for players re-entering the NsHL after being out of the league.

D. Each Season will last one calendar year somewhat paralleling the NHL's schedule and off-season.

E. Season Itinerary(OVERVIEW-timeline of events-

1-Entry Draft-

a. There will be 7 rounds of the league's Entry Draft. Entry draft will be within a month following the NHL?s entry draft. (Draft list will be provided by the BOD/BOG and/or commish.) This will be an active online draft. Attendance is highly recommended.

b. All draftees will be added to team?s prospect lists and charged a nominal fee based per player ($1,500 per player) immediately after the draft.

c. The draft order process will be determined according to the team with the lowest overall point total at the end of the previous season. The team that wins the NsHL Cup will receive the 30th pick. The 29th pick will go to the team with the highest point total left.

i.Tiebreaker

-Sim Criteria

-Goal differential (PF minus PA)

-Conference Records

-TBD by BOG/BOD and/or commish

d. A lottery will determine who will receive the first pick of the Entry draft. The 14 non-playoff teams, or teams that have acquired these picks, are eligible for the lottery. The lottery will be done in accordance with the process the NHL uses.

i. No lottery eligible team can move up more than four positions in the draft order. A lottery eligible team, who has the 10th lowest point total, can only get up to the 6th overall pick in the lottery. Meaning that only the lowest 4 teams(point-wise) can receive the first overall selection in the Entry Draft

ii. The lottery will be executed by the Commish and/or the BOD/BOG.

2-Free Agency-

a. A UFA (unrestricted free agent) period will be created each season whereas teams can sign Group IV UFA?s as well as RFAs (restricted free agents) that teams have not chosen to re-sign. This will loosely resemble the timeline the NHL uses and the UFA signing period will begin sometime after all RFAs have either been signed or offers have been tendered on all RFAs and a RFA period is over. (Similar to the July 1st deadline in the NHL) Usually in mid-Sept

3-Pre-season-

a. The league pre-season will consist of 8 games (4 home and 4 away). Injuries will be turned down during this time as will fan loyalty (which drives attendance) Teams will have minimal revenues ($200,000 per home game) and will be able to start the season making a profit before the players salaries are taken into consideration (similar to the playoffs). Note: The Pre-season will start roughly around the same time as the NHLs opening night, or shortly thereafter.

4-Regular Season- The regular season will consist of 82 regular season games. Games will be simmed daily as in the NHL. Schedules will be posted at the start of the season.

5-Post Season-The top 8 teams from each conference will make the playoffs and the seedings/playoff tree and gameplay will be based on the NHL and its procedures. (LD/EX will be turned up slightly for the playoffs as will fan loyalty) Teams that tie(for playoff position) will follow the same tiebreaker system as the one the ENTRY DRAFT utilizes.(see Article 2 E.1.c.i for reference) Also, playoffs are pure profit as player salaries are paid for during the reg. season.

6-Off-season- Immediately following the Cup finals will be a roster/transaction freeze. The BOD/BOG and commish office will be closed. Player contracts negotiations will remain active at the discretion of the players association chairman although deals can?t be recognized until the roster/transaction freeze is lifted.

Article 3-TEAM ROSTERS

A. Size-

1. NsHL ROSTER-Each team will begin the regular season with a maximum of 23 players(not including injured players) and a minimum of 20. Each roster MUST HAVE a minimum of 3 LWers, 3RWers, 3 Centres, 6 Defensemen, 2 goalies, along with 3 additional players (position does not matter). TEAM ROSTERS WILL EXPAND TO 25 after the trade deadline. Playoff teams will be able to have as many players on their pro roster as deemed fit. (No limit).

2. Farm Rosters--Each farm team must have a minimum of 20 players. (Same minimum requirements that the "Big League Rosters" must have.) Each NsHL can have a maximum of 50 players on both rosters and a total of 100 players within their organizational system (including prospects). These are real NHL, AHL, or ECHL players. Players 20 years of age and younger may be sent back to "juniors"(team prospect list) without financial penalty before the player plays 10 NsHL games in the current season. Teams will not be able to call them back up for the remainder of the season. Prospects denoted with a *- are prospects that have been sent back to juniors. Eligibility :(Players sent down must have originated from their own team prospect pool)

B. Player Position

1. Players can only be moved to their natural positions as listed on www.tsn.ca. The Player Index will be the rule of thumb. Trying to switch a player whose position is NOT listed on www.tsn.ca will result in a $100,000 fine.

2. Position changes must be emailed to the commissioner's office and can be done so daily.

C. Salaries

1. Contracts are at the discretion of the NsHLPA. This will be considered his pro-contract. If a player is demoted to the minors (see exceptions Article 4 and waiver requirements), teams must pay the player 10% of his pro salary. Contracts may not exceed 20% of the totalCap amount.

2. Graduated salary scales or performance bonuses can be built into a players contract. Also, teams may wish to give "ADD ON" performance bonuses to their players. Be creative. A player that is treated well by a team's management may have a higher team loyalty. These "ADD-ON" bonuses can be given at the end of the season(after playoffs) for such things as special league awards, team MVP, team scoring leaders, etc. NsHLPA Agents and GMs are responsible for keeping track of all BONUSES.

3. Signing bonuses--When a player accepts the contract given by a team, the TOTAL amount of the signing bonus will be detracted immediately out of the teams cash account. Signing bonuses for players on teams who have no cash are prohibited.. Signing bonuses can not exceed the proposed yearly salary and are not calculated into the salary floor or cap.

4. During the season, players playing in half of the regular season games(41) will automatically receive a guaranteed pro contract(see below).

5. Guaranteed pro contract is a contract that pays a player his pro salary regardless of where (pros or minors) he plays. These contracts are typically given to veterans and players that have played in over half the pro games during the course of the season.

6. Contract buy outs- A team can buy out the contract of a player @ 75% of the players TOTAL pro salary. If the player has played less than 20 career pro games, a team can buy him out at 90% of his total minor league salary(10% of his pro salary). The NsHLPA's discretion is used in ALL contract buy outs. This is simply a guideline.

7. League minimum yearly salary-

a. $350,000- Rookies to age 25

b. $600,000-Players 26 and older(grandfather rule in effect-players making under this amount will be grandfathered. All NEW contracts must abide by league minimums.)

D-Players Age- Players' ages are set when they enter the NsHL (ie. become rated), every subsequent season that they are rated in the league, their age is incremented by one year. The age of a player entering the NsHL is calculated as the age of that player on or before Jan. 1st of the current NsHL season.

E- Injuries- With all contact sports come injuries and the NsHL will be no different. Players can be out anywhere from a few days to a whole season. In some rare cases, a player may experience a career ending injury. These cases will be dealt with by the commish/BOD/BOG or committee appointed for suspensions and injuries.

Article 4- TRANSACTIONS

A-Trades- Trades may involve the following: players, prospects, cash and draft picks. Any other commodities not mentioned are prohibited. (no trading for a bag of pucks....or a six pack.)

1. Must be confirmed by all GMs involved in the transaction/trade by email (Cc'd to commish)

2. Three way trades ARE acceptable

3.. Trades prohibited during transaction freeze time(ie. playoffs, off-season as deemed by the commish and/or BOG/BOD

4. Trade Deadline will be posted before the start of the season. (roughly 80% of the season is played)

5. Any trade is subject to review by the BOG/BOD and/or a trade commission, commish or designee(s)-Any trade involving more than $3,000,000 must be approved by the BOD.

B-Waivers-

1. A player from any team can be sent down to the minors. However, players may have to pass through waivers or may require NsHLPA approval (depending on contract)

2.. Exemptions-

a. Players 25 and under are waiver exempt. (They can pass freely between the farm and the pro rosters.

b. Players 26 and over are automatically waiver eligible after a player has played 15 NsHL games.

3.. ANY player can be placed on waivers at any time during the season and whenever transaction/trading freezes are lifted

4. A player eligible for waivers that has been sent to the minors will automatically be placed on waivers for a period of 48 from the time the team waives him.

5. A waiver priority list will be created by the simulator and remain active throughout the season. A team that picks a player off waivers will be sent to the bottom of the waiver priority list.

6. Teams signing a player off waivers will assume their current contract and pay the waiver fee (see waiver costs-next pg.) Players will also be placed directly on the pro roster.

7. All waiver requests will be submitted to the commish or designee.

a.. Waiver costs:

70OV and higher: $250,000 fee

61OV-69OV: $150,000 fee

60OV and below: $50,000 fee

C-Free Agent signings

1. Unrestricted Free Agent signing(see Article 5-Free Agency)

2. Restricted Free Agent signing (see Article 5-Free Agency)

D-Entry Draft-Will consist of seven full live rounds. The League will draft via our NsHL Official Chat room (see article 2.E.1)

E-Retirement- will be at the discretion of the NsHLPA. Retirement has two seperate guidelines:

F- Holdouts- Players who are not happy with their contracts at the request and guidance of their agent can hold out. The NsHLPA has the right to hold their clients out for adequate reasons.

Article 5-FREE AGENCY

A- Free Agents Groups and Eligibility.

1. Group I- Players are eligible to sign their first pro contract. Group I FAs are players listed in prospect pools OR are free agents introduced by the BOD placed in the Free Agent Pool. Group I players can be offered contracts up to the amount shown in the table below in coorelation to what round they were drafted in*. (ie. A player drafted in the 1st round can receive a maximum of $1,000,000 base salary.) (see table below) The NsHL Players Association will determine contract length(up to 3 years) and any signing bonuses, should their client warrant one.

ROUND-CONTRACT (maximum a player can receive)

* Group I free agents can only be signed and played if their NHL counterpart has played ONE regular season NHL/AHL/ECHL game.(proof may be required by teams wishing to get a prospect rated. Teams may activate their prospects when their NHL counterpart signs a PRO contract. However, if the player does not play ONE pro game, he must be returned to the prospect list. Signing bonuses will be honored in regards to these players.

2. Group 2- Players who are 30 years of age or younger with an expired NsHL contract. These players have been offered a tendered minimum bid from a team for 110% of their original contract. (This bid is due before the RFA deadline set by the league. If a team fails to give a RFA a tendering offer[110% of expired contract], the player becomes a Group 3 Unrestricted Free Agent and receive NO compensation) If a team tenders a 110% offer, ANY team in the league can bid on that player above and beyond the 110% salary increase. (see bid process and Article 5.C.1)

4. Group 3- Players age 31 and over who have an expired NsHL contract. These players are unrestricted and can be bid on by ANY team in the league. These players will be bid on AFTER the re-rates have taken place and weeks before pre-season begins. Teams will receive monetary compensation from the league for these players. (see table below)

3. Group 4- Players 30 years of age or younger and are not tendered qualifying offers from their respective clubs. These players will be grouped with Group 4 UFAs for bidding at a set time established by the league and can be bid on by any team. Teams will NOT receive compensation for losing these players.

Player Rating* Compensation

*-ratings will be based on the players rating at or prior to the RFA(July 1st deadline). (CURRENT RATING)

B- Arbitration- Players who are Group II Free Agents 26 years of age or older who have been offered a qualifying contract offer but do not wish to sign it can file for salary arbitration. These special Group II Free Agents are making below market value per season and feel they are justified for a significant (33% increase or better) raise. Arbitration must be filed by the NsHL Players Association(NsHLPA) to the Chairman of the Finance Committee. Once filed, the player agent must send salary requirements to the arbitration committee(made up of Finance Committe members). The GM holding the rights to the player can bargain for his salary position as well. The Arbitration Committee will set the salary based on all parties inputs. (A compromise) This will be achieved by a democratic vote and a 100% approval of the salary within the committee. (see board of directors page on website)

**ARBITRATION CAN BE AVOIDED IF A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TEAM AND THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION CAN BE REACHED BEFORE THE SET ARBITRATION DATE. (Very similar to the NHL)

C- Free Agent Process(Table of Events and Specifics)

1. Restricted Free Agents- After the end of the playoffs, the league will take a summer break.

After the break, the first process that will be done after the Entry Draft is the signing/tendering of offers to all teams Group I and 2 Free Agents.By this time, all re-rates will have been completed by the league or 3rd party affiliate.

Teams will submit there offers to the NsHLPlayers Association. During this time, the transaction freeze is lifted and teams are free to trade. A certain amount of time will be given for teams to tender offers to their RFA's.

After the tendering deadline, all teams can bid (see bidding process) on other teams RFA's that have been given TENDERED OFFERS(10% raise).

If an RFA signs with a new team, the old team is entitled to compensation.(see table below) The team that previously owned the rights to the player is entitled to sign the player for 95% of the winning bid. This signifies the players loyalty to his previous team.

If the team that previously owned the players rights does NOT wish to match the current offer at 95% of the winning bid, the team giving up the RFA is entitled to receive compensation(see table below) for losing the RFA.

COMPENSATION CHART FOR RFA's

New Salary Compensation

Compensation must be paid within the same number of years as picks rewarded plus two. (E.g.. If the compensation is two first and one second round draft picks, for a total of three picks, the compensation must be paid to the club within 5 years.)

After teams have offered or signed RFA?s(tendering period) and teams have been given their compensation if they have lost RFAs, a firm deadline will allow all non-tendered RFA?s to become unrestricted free agents and allow teams to get compensation for their lost UFA?s, should they be eligible.(Article 5.3.d)

2. Unrestricted Free Agency- After the RFA deadline, all Group 3 and 4 UFAs will be listed on the website as eligible for a bidding process.(see bidding process) Teams will be given a list of all players eligible and grouped into categories deemed fit by the BOD/BOG and/or commish. Team with the highest bid will attain the services of that player.

D-Bidding Process- The bidding process is the auction in which general managers bid on free agents. All eligible free agents will be grouped so that each group has a similar distribution of players which will be based on overall rating. The number of groups depend upon the quantity of players eligible for bidding. The Director of the NHLPA will release the groups prior to the beginning of the specific bidding process along with the opening bid for all players. (This will vary and ,in the case of UFAs, is at the discretion of the BOD/BOG and/or the Commish)

The NsHLPA Director will negotiate starting bid salaries and contract lengths for all unassigned players. This information will be posted on the message board. You will deal directly with the NsHLPA when submitting sealed bids to those players you are interested in. After a series of negotiations with your team, the agent decides what is best for his client. You will be notified when your bid has been accepted and the player signs the contract. Contact Mark Kopsack for any questions about this process.

Article 6-Prospects and Futures-

A-Prospects- Prospects are the property of the team that drafted them. Each team is assessed $1,000 per season to maintain the rights to these players. Teams will be assessed this fee at the start of the season. Prospects have the following properties:

1. Can be traded in any transaction for picks, cash, players or other prospects.

2. Can be rated after its NHL counterpart has signed a pro contract with an ECHL, AHL, or NHL team. The player, however, can not play in the NsHL if he has not played one professional hockey game. (NHL, AHL, or ECHL). Must be submitted prior to the start of pre-season-1st week of November(which will be after the start of the NHL regular season).

3. For a prospect to become rated, he will have to accept a contract as stated by Group I Free agents.(see table Article 5.A.1)

4. Unrating players will be necessary to keep your roster fresh with young talent. A player 20 years of age and younger can be sent to your team's prospect list. Once a player is sent to juniors, he cannot be re-rated until the following season. He will remain Group I status RFA. Anyone 22 years and older can be bought out of their contract at anytime per buy out policy. That player will be placed in the Unassigned list and will become a Group IV UFA. Players 20 years of age and younger can be sent to juniors with no buy out. Deactivating of prospects must be done through the NsHLPA rep and the Commissioner's Office.. WARNING: Financial and development of players may be effected.

5. Any prospect that is over 30 years of age must be taking out of teams prospects lists as they are no longer considered prospects. Should any of these players play in the NHL and qualify for an NsHL rating, they will be considered group 3 Free Agents and be placed in the unassigned list.

B- Draft Picks- 7 rounds of draft picks will be given to each team. Each pick has the following properties:

1. Can be traded for players, cash, prospects or other picks.

2. Teams can acquire compensatory picks (or cash) for keeping Group 4 Unrestricted Free Agents after the RFA signing deadline. (see Article 4 A.4)

3. Teams obtaining Group 2 restricted free agents must have the picks to give up for the bidding to be valid.(see table in Article 5.C.1)

Article 7-Financials

A-Fiscal Responsibility- All GM's need to keep their teams out of debt. Teams make money from ticket/concession sales(see below) as well as team and player endorsements(see endorsements). During the regular season and playoffs, these factors are based on attendance at home games as well as other performance factors. Teams must make enough to cover their expenses (mainly player and coaching salaries). If at the end of any season, a team?s balance is below 0$, that team will be given 7 days to make transactions with more wealthier teams to acquire the cash to bring the team back into the black. If after 7 days, the team is unable to come up with the cash, the league will hold and auction of that teams players, starting with the highest paid player first. If a GM is found to be blatantly financially irresponsible(at the Commissioner's and/or BOD/BOG's discretion), the GM may be removed from NsHL.

B-Arena Expansion-New Arena Finances-(Finance Committee)

1. Arenas can be no larger than 22,000 seats.

2. Arena Expansion-Any team can expand their arena ONE time only at the capacity of 1,000 seats. This will cost a team $10,000,000 up front to do so. This can add revenue and concessions to an organization and may also bring endorsement money to the team. (Organizations can make anywhere from $1-6 million dollars a year more adding on). A request must be submitted to the chairman of the Finance Commitee(BOD/BOG member).

3. Building a new arena(Proposal must be submitted to the chairman of the Finance Committee)

a. Advantages-Fan Loyalty, Increased Revenue through endorsements, concessions, etc.

b. Disadvantages-Upfront costs

To build a new arena you will need the following:

Seating Capacity--Up-Front Costs----Per Year for 10 years

18,500       $15,000,000                 $2,000,000/season
20,000       $25,000,000                $2,000,000/season
22,000        $40,000,000                 $2,000,000/season

For the teams first year in the new arena, teams with new arenas will be guaranteed sellouts. 2nd year, teams will be guaranteed capacity to 95%. This is due to fan loyalty and a new arena. During this time frame, ticket prices can only be raised $5 for the first two seasons above what your original ticket prices were. A price cap of $40 max. for both seasons while fan loyalty is up is also in effect.) After the 3rd year, the sim will regulate your home attendance.

C. Ticket prices- affect fan loyalty and game attendance. Initial(to start the game), ticket prices have been researched by organization's marketing teams for optimal performance and revenue. Ticket prices can be changed throughout the course of the season.

D. Small, Medium, Large, and XL Market teams- In every professional sport, you always hear talk about small market teams, large market teams, etc. Well, to keep with the realistic gameplay of a true simulation, the NsHL will have small, medium, and large market teams.

1- Small Market teams- Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers

Nashville Predators Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers

Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers

MinnesotaWild Ottawa Senators

2-Medium Market teams- Vancouver Canucks Columbus BlueJackets Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils NY Islanders

Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks

4-XL Market teams- Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings

Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues

Colorado Avalanche L.A. Kings Dallas Stars

Chicago Blackhawks

E. Fixed Endorsements- 2009-2010 Season: XL teams will make Large Market endorsement monies. Small market teams will make medium market endorsement monies. Before the 2010-2011 season, revenue sharing comes into full effect. ALL TEAMS WILL MAKE 5.5 million in FIXED PRIME ENDORSEMENTS and there will be NO MORE MARKET SHARES.

1. XL Market(see diag. above) teams will receive $8,000,000 a year in fixed prime endorsments. These super high profile teams typically draw the most fans, sell the most merchandise, etc. These teams have a track record of winning or are situated in big cities with rich tradition. Fixed prime endorsements are distributed at the start of the pre-season. Discontinued

2. Medium Market(see diag. above) teams will receive $4,000,000 a year in ixed prime endorsments. These medium profile teams typically draw less fans than large market teams, and sell less merchandise, etc. Fixed prime endorsements are distributed at the start of the pre-season.

3. Small Market(see diag. above) teams will receive $2,000,000 a year in fixed prime endorsements. These small market teams typically sell less merchandise, have less media coverage, etc. Fixed prime endoresments are distributed at the start of the pre-season. Discontinued

F. Variable Endorsements-Teams will be able to earn endorsement money based on home attendance records.(see diag. 2 ) The higher a team is to their seating capacity, the more endorsement money they are entitled to. These checks are given at the end of the regular season. The Top 3 in each conference with the most fans total per season get a $500,000 bonus.

H. NsHL BankONE- Will have the capacity to loan money to teams that have changed GMs and our trying to turn things around with the organization. A team in bankruptcy may require a cash infusion to stay afloat. Thats why the NsHL BankONE has been created. Terms will generally be 3-5 years on all loans but each case will be different. Its a fail safe for GMs whos previous teams GMs had not done a satisfactory job fiscally and have consequently been fired for it. It gives the new organization a chance to turn things around. This will be run by the finance committee chairperson.

Article 8-Rating system-(SEE GRAPH 3 )

Overall is an absolutely useless and meaningless statistic.

Article 9-Coaching

A. The simulation will be played with coaching turned on. Each team must have a coach at all times. In the event that a team wants to fire a coach, a formal request of interest and salary requirements for an available coach must be made. To fire a coach, you must buy out his contract for 75% of his total contract. Coaches will be re-rated during the off-season based on team performance but most importantly, GM INVOLVEMENT. A GM's involvement in the NsHL community shows stability. A coach's rating can be effected positively or negatively within these parameters.

1- $1,000,000
2-$950,000
3-$800,000
4-$700,000
5-$650,000
6-$500,000
7-$475,000
8-$450,000
9-$400,000

$350,000-$551,076 4th Round Pick
$551,007-$757,729 3rd Round Pick
$757,730-$895,498 2nd Round Pick
$895,498-$1,102,152 1st Round Pick
$1,102,153-$1,377,689 1st and 3rd Round Picks
$1,377,690-$1,653,227 1st and 2nd Round Picks
$1,653,228-$1,928,765 Two First Round Picks
$1,928,766-$2,342,071 Two First Round Picks and a 2nd Rd. Pick
Over $2,342,072 Three First Round Picks
Each Additional $1,377,689 One additional 1st. Round Pick to a max of 5

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1. Catastrophic Retirement: An unplanned and sudden retirement of the NHL counterpart. Teams will be given one full season after the retirement of the NHL counterpart. Rule of thumb is players under the age of 35.
2. General Retirement- Players at the retirement age (35 years of age and higher) in the NsHL who's counterpart has retired from pro hockey will also be retired in the NsHL immediately. (if during current NsHL season, they may either retire them immediately or have the option to wait until the end of current NsHL season)

*-The NsHL will go by how the client and counterpart was drafted in the NHL.

Undrafted Free Agents signing their first pro contract can be signed at the maximum of 1st round compensation. (see table-right)

1. Large Market (see diag. above) teams will receive $6,000,000 a year in fixed prime endorsments. These high profile teams typically draw many fans, sell more merchandise, etc. Fixed prime endorsements are distributed at the start of the pre-season.

3-Large Market Teams- Boston Bruins, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

70OV and above: $1,000,000
64OV-69OV: $500,000
60OV-63OV: $250,000

G. AsHL Revenue-AsHL affiliates will earn $250,000 per playoff round for their NsHL franchises and $500,000 for winning the AsHL Cup

Easy Guide--Ways To Build Revenue

-Fixed Prime Endorsements-All teams will be getting 5.5 million per season after the 2010-2011 season
-Attendance Endorsements-% your arena is full at the end of the season. Endorsements can range from $900,000 to $5,000,000. Top 3 teams that have admitted the most fans TOTAL for the year will also get a $500,000 bonus.
Pre-season Revenue- Receive $200,000 per home game ($800,000 total) for the course of your pre-season game in revenue.
Make the Playoffs!!-All revenue received is pure profit as you do NOT have to pay player salaries in the playoffs. It's gravy, boys.
-Join the NsimHL Network-Build and maintain a website and receive $500,000 per season.
-AsHL Playoff Money-Receive $250,000 per round of revenue for your AsHL team. $500,000 extra for winning the AsHL Cup.
-Set Optimal Ticket Prices-You want to maximize your profits while filling your arena. Set ticket prices to get attendance endorsements while maximizing your revenue. If your prices are too high, fans won't come to games. If prices are too low, you won't make any money.
Compensation for Group III UFAs- Receive monetary compensation for losing UFAs to signing with other teams.
Parking Revenue- The NsHL BOD has negotiated with the Parking Authorities of all 30 NsHL franchises to come up with revenue sharing. (Avg. Attendance x 41 x $2= Parking Revenue). This can be as much as 1.8 million dollars!!

G. Parking Revenue: Each year, clubs will earn parking revenues as assessed by attendance (Avg. attendance x 41x$2=Revenue) This revenue may be changed in negotiations with the NsHL Parking Authority (NsHL Finance Committee).

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or $30,000,000 up front
or $40,000,000 up front
or $55,000,000 up front

G.The NsHLPA will monitor all players not playing in either the NHL, AHL, or ECHL. Players NOT playing in any of these leagues for an extended period of time will not be resigned and will be forced from the game to keep a loose affiliation to the NHL. Players falling into this category WILL BE allowed to finish up their NsHL contract before being taken out of the NsHL, however, it is up to the disgression of the GM if the team wishes to take the player out immediately.

Salary Cap-$67,000,000-Team salary can NOT exceed this. (2010-2011 Season)
Salary Floor-$32,000,000-Team salary can NOT go below this (2010-2011 Season)