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From the commissioner...

Hello IceHL Fans!

What began as an ambitious idea to build and brand a hockey league from the ground up has turned into one of the most sought-after fantasy leagues on the web.

In 2008, we began a design-by-democracy process of creating a league from scratch on the Icethetics blog. Readers voted on every aspect from deciding which cities would get teams to what names logos each should use.

Two years after the project began, 20 fans breathed life into the league by taking part in our inaugural fantasy hockey season. As we begin our second year, I thought it appropriate to take a look back at how we got where we are and what happened during that inaugural season.

I hope you enjoy this yearbook and the upcoming IceHL season!

Chris Smith

IceHL Commissioner www.icethetics.info

P.S.: Try not to confuse me with the über-talented IceHL logo artist who shares my name and whose work you will see throughout this book. Enjoy!

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From the Ground Up...

The project was announced as “From the Ground Up” on Aug. 10, 2008. In that blog post, plans were laid out for Icethetics’ biggest undertaking to date. Designing an entire hockey league from scratch would be an arduous process, but readers would be able to give their input in every decision made, every step of the way.

NORTH AMERICA OR THE WORLD? After 69% of readers showed an interest in moving forward with the project, they were asked how the geography of the league should be deﬁned. There were 1,450 votes cast during the weeklong poll and 59% chose a North American league over a global one.

HOW MANY TEAMS? Voters were given the following options: 24, 27, 30, 32 or 36 teams for the new league. The poll, which began Aug. 18, ﬁnished with 1,186 votes cast, 34% choosing a 30-team league.

THE DIVISIONAL ALIGNMENT On Aug. 24, a poll was opened to determine how the North American continent should be divided up for cities to be assigned teams. Voters were given ﬁve options. The following alignment received the most votes with 33% of the 2,208 participants selecting it.

Visit icethetics.info to see the other options presented to voters.

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Selecting Cities

On Aug. 30, 2008, the league still lacked a name but it was full steam ahead as Icethetics readers began selecting the cities that would eventually host its 30 teams. In each of the six divisions, voters chose from 12 eligible cities. The top ﬁve in each were awarded franchises.

WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE Paciﬁc North South Central Northeast Southeast Vancouver Winnipeg Denver Chicago Montreal Washington Seattle Edmonton Salt Lake City Detroit Toronto Baltimore Los Angeles Calgary Dallas Minneapolis Quebec City Atlanta Anchorage Saskatoon New Orleans St. Louis Boston Tampa Portland Regina Houston Milwaukee New York Charlotte Las Vegas Yellowknife Phoenix Kansas City Ottawa Miami San Francisco Fargo Oklahoma City Cleveland Hartford Raleigh Kelowna Omaha Colo. Springs Sudbury Halifax Nashville San Diego Sioux Falls San Antonio Indianapolis Buffalo Orlando Spokane Bismarck Albuquerque Cincinnati Philadelphia Hampton Roads Boise Cheyenne Wichita Grand Rapids Pittsburgh Birmingham Missoula Lincoln Little Rock Columbus Providence Greenville

Alaska

Cities are listed in order of votes received.

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Selecting Team NamesEASTERN CONFERENCE

The process of choosing names for the 30 new teams began on Sept. 6, 2008. Readers posted their suggestions directly to the blog one division at a time. After a week of nominating names, readers rated 20 of the best, with the highest-rated getting the nod.

Atlanta ARSENAL Rating: 3.2/5 Suggested by sean12445 | Also considered: Atlanta Arrowheads, Atlanta Burn, Atlanta Chiefs, Georgia Grinders

Baltimore BLUE CRABS Rating: 3.4/5 Suggested by Canis | Also considered: Baltimore Bats, Baltimore Claws, Baltimore Railriders, Maryland Majors

Boston COLONIALS Rating: 3.8/5 Suggested by motleybrent | Also considered: Boston Battalion, Boston Pride, Boston Revolt, New England Liberty

Chicago HITMEN Rating: 3.5/5 Suggested by BK | Also considered: Chicago Blizzard, Chicago Gale, Chicago Gangsters, Illinois Lions

Detroit MOTORHEADS Rating: 2.9/5 Suggested by raj_b99 | Also considered: Detroit Boxers, Detroit Diesel, Detroit Drift, Michigan Cobras

Hamilton STEELCATS (Toronto) Rating: 3.0/5 Suggested by Marc | Also considered: Ontario Tomahawks, Toronto Raiders, Toronto Skyliners, Toronto Tritons*

Milwaukee LAGERS Rating: 2.9/5 Suggested by llp02 | Also considered: Milwaukee Foxes, Milwaukee Frost, Milwaukee Malts, Wisconsin Rails

Minnesota MAMMOTHS (Minneapolis) Rating: 3.5/5 Suggested by Srini | Also considered: Minneapolis Timber, Minnesota Meltdown, Minnesota Rush, St. Paul Freeze

Montreal OLYMPIQUES Rating: 3.5/5 Suggested by Marty | Also considered: Montreal Dukes, Montreal Legacy, Montreal Mystique, Montreal Rockets

New York GUARDIANS Rating: 3.0/5 Suggested by ardrvd420 | Also considered: Long Island Avengers, New Jersey Revolution, New York Freedom

North Carolina NIGHTHAWKS (Charlotte) Rating: 3.8/5 Suggested by mburmy | Also considered: Carolina Current, Carolina Wildcats, Charlotte Cannon, Charlotte Trax

Quebec ARMADA (Quebec City) Rating: 3.3/5 Suggested by Burzum | Also considered: Quebec Celtiques, Quebec Ice, Quebec Voyageurs, Quebec City Sailors

St. Louis ARCHERS Rating: 3.9/5 Suggested by Michael | Also considered: Missouri Madmen, St. Louis Gatekeepers, St. Louis Rapids, St. Louis Soul

Tampa Bay BARRACUDAS Rating: 3.8/5 Suggested by Canis | Also considered: Florida Rockets, Florida Suns, Tampa Bay Navigators, Tampa Bay Tridents

Washington SENTINELS Rating: 3.3/5 Suggested by rugbysevens | Also considered: D.C. Destroyers, D.C. Power, D.C. Smash, Washington Commanders

* A run-oﬀ poll was held between Hamilton Steelcats and Toronto Tritons.

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Selecting Team NamesWESTERN CONFERENCE

Alaska HUSKIES (Anchorage) Rating: 3.7/5 Suggested by logocruncher | Also considered: Alaska Aurora, Alaska Mystery, Anchorage Axmen, Anchorage Ice

Boulder BEASTS (Denver) Rating: 3.2/5 Suggested by a snowballs chance | Also considered: Colorado Chill, Denver Dreadnoughts, Denver Dynamite

Calgary CAVALRY Rating: 3.4/5 Suggested by Chris | Also considered: Alberta Highlanders, Calgary Cattlemen, Calgary Colts, Calgary Rustlers

California WAVE (Los Angeles) Rating: 2.9/5 Suggested by Reid Foose | Also considered: Long Beach Lizards, Los Angeles Flash, Los Angeles Golden Tides

Dallas OUTLAWS Rating: 3.5/5 Suggested by markcanderson | Also considered: Dallas Bandits, Dallas Giants, Fort Worth Blaze, Texas Twisters

Edmonton KODIAKS Rating: 3.7/5 Suggested by markcanderson | Also considered: Edmonton Blades, Edmonton Energy, Edmonton Wolverines

Houston HELLCATS Rating: 2.8/5 Suggested by Puddleglum81 | Also considered: Houston Bulls, Houston Galaxy, Houston Mustangs, Texas Raiders

New Orleans GATORS Rating: 3.5/5 Suggested by Mykl and Kevin | Also considered: Baton Rouge Boomers, Louisiana Pelicans, New Orleans Magik

Portland PIONEERS Rating: 3.8/5 Suggested by Warrior19 | Also considered: Oregon Cascades, Portland Explorers, Portland Shock, Salem Slash

Regina RENEGADES Rating: 3.6/5 Suggested by Canis | Also considered: Regina Bones, Regina Dukes, Regina Imperials, Regina Razorbills

Salt Lake City SCORPIONS Rating: 3.0/5 Suggested by seejay14 | Also considered: Salt Lake City Fog, Salt Lake Serpents, Utah Extreme, Utah Union

Saskatoon SHARPSHOOTERS Rating: 3.2/5 Suggested by a snowballs chance | Also considered: Saskatchewan Storm, Saskatoon Isotopes, Saskatoon Rapids

Seattle AVIATORS Rating: 3.6/5 Suggested by Mike | Also considered: Olympia Gods, Seattle Grind, Seattle Stealth, Washington Olympians

Vancouver LUMBERJACKS Rating: 2.9/5 Suggested by daebreak80 | Also considered: B.C. Captains, Vancouver Edge, Vancouver Orcas, Vancouver Tribe

Winnipeg WINTERHAWKS Rating: 3.8/5 Suggested by seejay14 | Also considered: Manitoba Mastodons, Winnipeg Grey Owls, Winnipeg Wizards

The readers who originally suggested the names that would eventually be selected have each been recognized here for the ﬁrst time. Hundreds of names were nominated by hundreds of readers over several weeks. Ultimately, it was the user ratings that created the league that would be named the IceHL on Sept. 21, 2008.

6 LOGOLOGO DESIGNDESIGN COMPETITIONCOMPETITION

Icethetics has always been a haven for artists with new ideas for hockey logo and uniform design. At the center of their artistic endeavors has been the NHL, an organization very protective of its identity and that of its member clubs. Because of this, some of the most talented creative forces contributing to the site could never do more than put their work on display for fellow readers to admire.

They couldn’t really “own” it. Time for a change.

In part, the goal of the IceHL Project was to give Icethetics artists a creative outlet that wouldn’t infringe upon the legal property of another. They would add color and life to ideas generated by their community. Their work would be admired in a completely new and diﬀerent way.

On Sept. 21, 2008, Icethetics began accepting artwork to be considered to represent the 30 teams that had been created, one division at a time. Those interested were given three weeks from the date of each division’s announcement to develop and submit a visual brand to be voted upon by the community.

They were required to provide a primary mark, a secondary mark and a wordmark that could be used to uniquely identify an IceHL franchise. Dozens of designers entered outstanding work into the competition, which held no promise of a prize. They did it solely to be recognized by their peers for their talents.

The following pages of the IceHL 2011 YEARBOOK pay tribute the winning designs and honor those that fell just shy of the mark. YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Alaska HuskiesPACIFIC DIVISION

Dan Stover 28% 268 votes

Anthony Lardie Slavomir Kiss 18% 54% 177 votes 512 votes

Atlanta ArsenalSOUTHEAST DIVISION

Steven Pace 33% 276 votes

John Wriston Joe Legere 20% 47% 172 votes 397 votes

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Baltimore BlueSOUTHEAST Crabs DIVISION

Chris Smith 34% 311 votes

John Wriston 26% Joe Legere 244 votes 40% 363 votes

Boston ColonialsNORTHEAST DIVISION

Shawn Steadman 35% 301 votes

Chris Smith 27% Eric Poole 235 votes 38% 325 votes

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Boulder BeastsSOUTH DIVISION

Eric Poole 24% 214 votes

Shawn Sean Cox Steadman 23% 53% 204 votes 469 votes

Calgary CavalryNORTH DIVISION

Dave Delisle 23% 229 votes

Scott Robbins 16% Chris Smith 154 votes 61% 588 votes 10 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

California WavePACIFIC DIVISION

Chris Smith 33% 330 votes

Joshua Ross Taylor Frederick 12% 55% 124 votes 560 votes

Chicago HitmenCENTRAL DIVISION

Craig C. Wheeler 32% 295 votes

Ross Taylor Scott Robbins 27% 247 votes 41% 378 votes

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Dallas OutlawsSOUTH DIVISION

Scott Robbins 28% 214 votes

Chris Smith Rik Oko 52% 20% 400 votes 155 votes

Detroit MotorheadsCENTRAL DIVISION

Craig C. Wheeler 24% 255 votes

Chris Smith 19% Rik Oko 204 votes 57% 596 votes

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Edmonton KodiaksNORTH DIVISION

Rik Oko 24% 232 votes

Sean Cox Ross Taylor 13% 63% 125 votes 600 votes

Hamilton SteelcatsNORTHEAST DIVISION

Sean Cox 35% 346 votes

Ross Taylor 29% Chris Smith 290 votes 36% 355 votes

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Houston HellcatsSOUTH DIVISION

Rik Oko 39% 344 votes

Scott Robbins Chris Smith 42% 369 votes 19% 174 votes

Milwaukee LagersCENTRAL DIVISION

Eddie Ray 30% 293 votes

Craig C. Wheeler

Joshua 30% 289 votes Frederick 40% 394 votes 14 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Minnesota MammothsCENTRAL DIVISION

Anthony Lardie 31% 317 votes

Chris Smith Michael Ewalt 52% 17% 524 votes 170 votes

Montreal OlympiquesNORTHEAST DIVISION

Eddie Ray 31% 306 votes

Nick Marks Craig C. 29% Wheeler 288 votes 40% 403 votes

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New Orleans GatorsSOUTH DIVISION

Craig C. Wheeler 31% 330 votes

Chris Smith Scott Robbins 52% 17% 548 votes 176 votes

New York GuardiansNORTHEAST DIVISION

Rik Oko 35% 315 votes

Craig C. Wheeler Ross Taylor 23% 203 votes 42% 380 votes

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North CarolinaSOUTHEAST Nighthawks DIVISION

Scott Robbins 34% 322 votes

Emilis Acus 22% Nick Matarese 203 votes 44% 412 votes

Portland PioneersPACIFIC DIVISION

Ross Taylor 41% 382 votes

Jeﬀ Troy 17% 164 votes Chris Smith 42% 389 votes 17 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Quebec ArmadaNORTHEAST DIVISION

Jason Usher 29% 302 votes

Chris Smith Craig C. 17% Wheeler 187 votes 54% 565 votes

Regina RenegadesNORTH DIVISION

Craig C. Wheeler 28% 320 votes

Scott Robbins Ross Taylor 23% 48% 262 votes 545 votes

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Salt Lake CitySOUTH Scorpions DIVISION

John Wriston 35% 361 votes

Rik Oko 24% Scott Robbins 251 votes 41% 421 votes

Saskatoon SharpshootersNORTH DIVISION

Scott Robbins 31% 288 votes

Dave Delisle Eddie Ray 41% 28% 375 votes 253 votes

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Seattle AviatorsPACIFIC DIVISION

Anthony Lardie 28% 228 votes

Tim Schellenberg Craig C. 20% Wheeler 163 votes 52% 426 votes

St. Louis ArchersCENTRAL DIVISION

Ross Taylor 36% 326 votes

Craig C. Slavomir Kiss Wheeler 46% 18% 424 votes 167 votes

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Tampa Bay BarracudasSOUTHEAST DIVISION

Scott Robbins 31% 284 votes

Craig C. Chris Smith Wheeler 15% 54% 145 votes 495 votes

Vancouver LumberjacksPACIFIC DIVISION

Eddie Ray 38% 314 votes

Chris Smith 18% Emilis Acus 146 votes 44% 365 votes 21 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Washington SentinelsSOUTHEAST DIVISION

Scott Robbins 32% 236 votes

Scott Robbins 24% Rik Oko 175 votes 44% 325 votes

Winnipeg WinterhawksNORTH DIVISION

Mike Ivall & Ross Taylor 38% 365 votes

Scott Craig C. Robbins Wheeler 22% 40% 208 votes 380 votes 22 FANTASYFANTASY LEAGUELEAGUE

In the fall of 2009, a year after it began, the IceHL Project was put on hiatus. An overly complex uniform design competition helped lead to a diminished interest from readers in moving forward.

The IceHL section of Icethetics collected dust for almost another year before it was revived with a new goal in mind. The IceHL was intended as an artistic exercise from the outset. It was not initially meant to be a true fantasy league in which GMs drafted and traded NHL players while collecting stats.

But that didn’t mean it couldn’t be.

At the urging of a few enthusiastic readers, I decided to start an online fantasy league centered on IceHL teams. Icethetics readers could sign up to manage a team for the season, breathing a new kind of life into the project. The idea was much more popular than I had imagined.

In just a few days, more than 100 users signed up to join a league that, due to ESPN.com restrictions, could only have 20 teams. Owners were then selected at random and assigned the IceHL teams of their choice. They had a wide variety of fantasy hockey backgrounds, from the greenest rookies to the most experienced veterans. From my seat as IceHL Commissioner, it was huge fun to be a part of.

The following pages of the IceHL 2011 YEARBOOK recount the inaugural season of IceHL fantasy hockey. Each team page features the team’s complete branding identity and details of its season including a draft recap and ﬁnal roster. YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

2010-11 IceHL Season

The IceHL online fantasy league was announced on Sept. 27, 2010, just 10 days before the start of the NHL season. This meant expediting the process of selecting general managers, determining league settings, and holding an Autopick Draft, which mostly left rosters to chance. The hope was that GMs could solve problems through trades and free agency. But as the season progressed, we saw the hasty setup lead to some unintended problems.

ROSTER REQUIREMENTS With the league limited to 20 of the IceHL’s 30 teams, each GM was given a 23-man roster with 18 starters. Amongst the starters were 9 forwards, 6 defensemen, an additional skater and 2 goalies. With the 5 bench spots, this put 460 players in the league at any given time which, a consequence of which was a diminished talent pool to some extent.

SCORING SYSTEM Players earned points for their team based on the following statistics:

Skaters Goals 3 Power Play Goals 1 Assists 2 Power Play Assists 0.5 Penalty Minutes 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 2 Game-Winning Goals 1 Hat Tricks 3 Goaltenders Wins 5 Saves 0.2 Losses -2 Shutouts 3 Goals Against -1

In the rush to assemble the league, the scoring was not fully researched and favored goaltenders so much that only the most talented scorers could keep pace.

DIVISIONAL ALIGNMENT & GENERAL MANAGERS The 20 teams were divided into four divisions after all of the inaugural GMs were named.

ROBBINS DIVISION SMITH DIVISION California Wave Jon Wold Boston Colonials Josh Hedland Chicago Hitmen Jason Martineau Calgary Cavalry Joshua Schroeder Houston Hellcats James Leggett Hamilton Steelcats Daniel Raposo Salt Lake City Scorpions Kyle Grossman Portland Pioneers Darryl Climan Washington Sentinels Simon Cable Vancouver Lumberjacks James Walker

TAYLOR DIVISION WHEELER DIVISION Alaska Huskies Steve Sonricker Montreal Olympiques Chris Stephens Edmonton Kodiaks Ed Power Quebec Armada Curtis Lanton Milwaukee Lagers Robby Ciarocca Seattle Aviators Andrew Ethier Regina Renegades Cody Reisig St. Louis Archers Ryan Laden Saskatoon Sharpshooters Brian Hagan Winnipeg Winterhawks Scott Kocienda

The divisions were named for Scott Robbins, Ross Taylor, Craig C. Wheeler and Chris Smith (the other one), all of whom contributed multiple winning logo designs to the project.

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2010-11 Season Summary

IceHL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Team General Manager Record AvgPF AvgPA 1 Alaska Huskies Steve Sonricker 16-3 122.4 92.4 2 St. Louis Archers Ryan Laden 14-5 127.3 102.9 3 California Wave Jon Wold 12-7 116.2 103.7 4 Hamilton Steelcats Daniel Raposo 11-8 114.1 103.3 5 Edmonton Kodiaks Ed Power 15-4 120.3 103.8 6 Seattle Aviators Andrew Ethier 13-6 114.8 96.9 7 Saskatoon Sharpshooters Brian Hagan 13-6 134.4 113.0 8 Houston Hellcats James Leggett 12-7 114.9 99.6 9 Quebec Armada Curtis Lanton 12-7 118.3 106.1 10 Washington Sentinels Simon Cable 11-8 106.5 105.7 11 Vancouver Lumberjacks James Walker 10-9 97.8 104.1 12 Salt Lake City Scorpions Kyle Grossman 9-10 107.8 105.8 13 Montreal Olympiques Chris Stephens 8-11 90.9 102.2 14 Milwaukee Lagers Robby Ciarrocca 7-12 99.4 107.1 15 Chicago Hitmen Jason Martineau 7-12 96.0 115.1 16 Calgary Cavalry Joshua Schroeder 6-13 101.1 109.4 17 Boston Colonials Josh Hedland 5-14 83.8 103.9 18 Portland Pioneers Darryl Climan 4-15 90.8 109.8 19 Regina Renegades Cody Reisig 3-16 71.7 114.5 20 Winnipeg Winterhawks Scott Kocienda 2-17 75.2 104.4 Key: AvgPF (Average Points For per Match-up), AvgPA (Average Points Against per Match-up)

IceHL PLAYOFF BRACKET After the 19-week regular season, the top 8 teams qualiﬁed for playoﬀ spots. #1 #8 #4 #5 #3 #6 #2 #7

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Steve Sonricker GENERAL MANAGER, ALASKA HUSKIES Steve’s Fantasy Application I’ve been playing fantasy hockey for 6 years now. I like to have no more than 2 teams a year since I want to actually focus on them and not just choose players at Slavomir Kiss random and hope 1 of my 15 teams turns out okay. Out of those 8 total teams, I’ve LOGO DESIGNER won 3 times and never ﬁnished outside the top 3 with any of the others.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS (#1) Rd 1 def. (#8) Houston Hellcats Rd 2 def. (#4) Hamilton Steelcats 16-3 Rd 3 def. (#7) Sask. Sharpshooters 1st OVERALL IceHL CHAMPION!

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 16 F Joe Thornton 25 G Henrik Lundqvist 369.6 25 G Henrik Lundqvist 56 G Pekka Rinne 359.2 56 G Pekka Rinne 296 G Corey Crawford 296.4 65 F Vincent Lecavalier 105 F Teemu Selanne 233.8 96 D Tyler Myers 16 F Joe Thornton 201.4 105 F Teemu Selanne 185 F Andrew Ladd 174.3 136 F Simon Gagne 336 F Drew Staﬀord 172.8 145 F Niclas Bergfors 65 F Vincent Lecavalier 166.6 176 D Mark Giordano 225 D Brent Seabrook 127.9 185 F Andrew Ladd 176 D Mark Giordano 123.4 216 F Ryan Malone — F Brandon Prust 114.5 225 D Brent Seabrook — F Eric Belanger 107.2 256 F J.P. Dumont 96 D Tyler Myers 105.5 265 D Ian White — F Bryan Bickell 103.5 296 G Corey Crawford 141 F Gregory Campbell 94.1 305 F Daniel Carcillo — D Marc Staal 88.5 336 F Drew Staﬀord 425 D Andrej Meszaros 86.9 345 F Martin Erat — F Michal Handzus 86.0 376 F Steve Bernier — F Mike Rupp 69.3 385 D Dan Hamhuis 265 D Ian White 64.7 416 D Ryan Wilson — F Patrick Eaves 63.8 425 D Andrej Meszaros — F Jake Dowell 60.6 456 D Jonathon Blum 401 D Tim Gleason 51.5 Players in grey not drafted by Huskies. 26 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Brian Hagan GENERAL MANAGER, SASKATOON SHARPSHOOTERS Brian’s Fantasy Application Dave Delisle I'm a fantasy hockey veteran and very familiar with both ESPN and Yahoo!'s LOGO DESIGNER interface and structure.

PLAYOFFS (#7) FINAL RECORD Rd 1 def. (#2) St. Louis Archers 13-6 Rd 2 def. (#3) California Wave 2nd OVERALL Lost Championship Final vs. (#1) Alaska Huskies

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 4 F Steven Stamkos 84 G Jonathan Quick 314.4 37 G Jaroslav Halak 4 F Steven Stamkos 282.3 44 F Martin St. Louis — G Sergei Bobrovsky 263.4 77 F Ales Hemsky 44 F Martin St. Louis 260.9 84 G Jonathan Quick 37 G Jaroslov Halak 254.4 117 F Alexander Frolov 317 F Dustin Brown 168.4 124 D P.K. Subban 197 D Dustin Byfuglien 166.6 157 F Magnus Paajarvi 324 F Brandon Dubinsky 165.5 164 F Nikolay Zherdev 82 F Jason Spezza 154.6 197 D Dustin Byfuglien 124 D P.K. Subban 134.3 204 F Sam Gagner 244 F Andrew Brunette 129.2 237 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic — F Artem Anisimov 117.5 244 F Andrew Brunette 183 D Matt Carle 86.6 277 G Jeﬀ Deslauriers — C Erik Christensen 75.1 284 F Alexander Steen 356 D Tom Gilbert 70.9 317 F Dustin Brown 217 D Kurtis Foster 70.5 324 F Brandon Dubinsky 164 F Nikolay Zherdev 67.4 357 D Jakub Kindl — F Torrey Mitchell 65.2 364 F Marek Svatos — F Andreas Nodl 63.2 397 D Kris Russell 428 G Ray Emery 61.4 404 F Luca Caputi — F David Desharnais 60.4 437 D Trevor Daley — D Jack Hillen 58.5 444 F Keith Tkachuk 353 F Oscar Moller 9.4 Players in grey not drafted by Sharpshooters. 27 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Daniel Raposo GENERAL MANAGER, HAMILTON STEELCATS I've been in fantasy hockey leagues since I was a teenager compiling stats from the newspaper every week back in the late ‘80s and ‘90s. I live in Canada, eat, Chris Smith sleep, breathe hockey. I've enjoyed this site ever since I found it about a year ago LOGO DESIGNER and would love to keep the IceHL going, think it's a great idea.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS (#4) Rd 1 def. (#5) Edmonton Kodiaks 11-8 Lost Semiﬁnals 3rd OVERALL vs. (#1) Alaska Huskies

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 19 D Duncan Keith 59 G Cam Ward 399.2 22 F Patrick Kane 259 G Kari Lehtonen 329.6 59 G Cam Ward 22 F Patrick Kane 195.1 62 D Christian Ehrhoﬀ 179 F Mike Ribeiro 185.6 99 F Tomas Holmstrom 342 F Logan Couture 172.2 102 F Olli Jokinen 339 F Matt Moulson 159.8 139 D Joni PItkanen 102 F Olli Jokinen 146.8 142 F Devin Setoguchi 62 D Christian Ehrhoﬀ 144.4 179 F Mike Ribeiro 142 F Devin Setoguchi 126.4 182 G Pascal Leclaire 222 F Saku Koivu 124.7 219 D Braydon Coburn 99 F Tomas Holmstrom 120.4 222 F Saku Koivu 19 D Duncan Keith 116.9 259 G Kari Lehtonen 139 D Joni Pitkanen 94.5 262 F Brayden Schenn — F Chad LaRose 94.3 299 D Derek Morris — D Vladimir Sobotka 83.8 302 F T.J. Hensick 253 F Josh Bailey 83.4 339 F Matt Moulson 417 G Rick DiPietro 64.0 342 F Logan Couture — F Justin Abdelkader 58.2 379 F Jason Williams — D Chris Campoli 55.7 382 F Ruslan Fedotenko 299 D Derek Morris 50.6 419 F Kyle Neuber — F Daniel Paille 39.6 422 D Josh Meyers — D Jared Spurgeon 33.4 459 F Michael Nylander — F Jacob Josefson 26.7 Players in grey not drafted by Steelcats. 28 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Jon Wold GENERAL MANAGER, CALIFORNIA WAVE Joshua Frederick I've been playing Yahoo! Fantasy hockey for about 4 years. I've won a league and LOGO DESIGNER gotten the best record in another league, and have always ﬁnished above .500.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS (#3) Rd 1 def. (#6) Seattle Aviators 12-7 Lost Semiﬁnals 4th OVERALL vs. (#7) Saskatoon Sharpshooters

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 1 F Alex Ovechkin 73 G Jonas Hiller 274.8 40 F Henrik Zetterberg 1 F Alex Ovechkin 239.7 41 D Zdeno Chara 32 F Patrick Marleau 217.7 80 F Derick Brassard 81 F Patrick Sharp 212.6 81 F Patrick Sharp 15 F Ilya Kovalchuk 180.6 120 F Scott Gomez 161 G Dan Ellis 175.6 121 F Claude Giroux 189 F Michael Grabner 161.0 160 G Marty Turco 43 F Nathan Horton 158.0 161 G Dan Ellis 201 D Keith Yandle 157.1 200 G Steve Mason 281 F Brad Boyes 146.7 201 D Keith Yandle 114 F Jason Pominville 142.5 240 D Alex Pietrangelo 284 F Alexander Steen 141.7 241 F Jarret Stoll 41 D Zdeno Chara 138.1 280 F Kyle Turris 80 F Derick Brassard 136.0 281 F Brad Boyes 434 G Brent Johnson 122.4 320 F Gilbert Brule 120 F Scott Gomez 104.6 321 F Doug Weight 303 F Brian Rolston 101.3 360 F Dainius Zubrus 160 G Marty Turco 97.4 361 F Peter Regin 313 F Tyler Bozak 96.3 400 F Akim Aliu — D Adam McQuaid 52.2 401 D Tim Gleason 274 D Carl Gunnarsson 50.3 440 D Brooks Orpik 135 D Anton Stralman 47.9 441 D Andrew MacDonald 219 D Braydon Coburn 44.6 Players in grey not drafted by Wave. 29 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Ed Power GENERAL MANAGER, EDMONTON KODIAKS Ed’s Fantasy Application Ross Taylor Been playing Yahoo! fantasy hockey for 3 years now, in at least 2 pools per year LOGO DESIGNER and follow it from start to ﬁnish no matter how I rank.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS (#5) Lost Quarterﬁnals 15-4 vs. (#4) Hamilton Steelcats 5th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 5 F Evgeni Malkin 276 G Tim Thomas 407.8 36 F Jonathan Toews 45 F Bobby Ryan 208.7 45 F Bobby Ryan 85 F Loui Eriksson 200.1 76 F Mikko Koivu 116 F Brenden Morrow 178.2 85 F Loui Eriksson 76 F Mikko Koivu 170.5 116 F Brenden Morrow 205 F Milan Hejduk 156.6 125 F Mikael Samuelsson 125 F Mikael Samuelsson 139.2 156 F Erik Cole 75 G Semyon Varlamov 125.2 165 F Mike Fisher 74 D Tomas Kaberle 115.1 196 D Marek Zidlicky 216 F Ryan Malone 114.7 205 F Milan Hejduk 165 F Mike Fisher 110.6 236 D Kyle Quincey 358 F Sergei Samsonov 105.3 245 D Niklas Hjalmarsson 362 F Kevin Porter 73.9 276 G Tim Thomas 316 D Carlo Colaiacovo 69.6 285 G Patrick Lalime 192 D Kevin Bieksa 68.6 316 D Carlo Colaiacovo — F Ben Eager 66.0 325 D Matt Carkner 141 D Brian Campbell 65.2 356 D Tom Gilbert 212 F Vaclav Prospal 62.6 365 F Scott Glennie — D Brad Staubitz 57.6 396 F Angelo Esposito — G Joey MacDonald 55.2 405 F Jared Staal 221 D Filip Kuba 41.7 436 G Chris Osgood 199 F Nazem Kadri 29.6 445 G Peter Budaj 337 F Daymond Langkow 2.0 Players in grey not drafted by Kodiaks. 30 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

James Leggett GENERAL MANAGER, HOUSTON HELLCATS Scott Robbins I've been playing fantasy hockey for a couple of years, and I've stayed LOGO DESIGNER with my teams right to the end of the season, even though many dropped out. I am U.K. based; I hope that wont be a problem.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS (#8) Lost Quarterﬁnals 12-7 vs. (#1) Alaska Huskies 6th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 12 F Zach Parise 29 G Ilya Bryzgalov 384.4 29 G Ilya Bryzgalov 399 G Michal Neuvirth 247.6 52 F John Tavares 69 F Matt Duchene 178.6 69 F Matt Duchene 92 D Nicklas Lidstrom 171.0 92 D Nicklas Lidstrom 229 F Martin Havlat 168.9 109 F Jakub Voracek 156 F Erik Cole 156.3 132 F Brian Gionta 132 F Brian Gionta 144.8 149 D Andrei Markov 152 D Brent Burns 142.6 172 D Niklas Kronwall 167 F Radim Vrbata 134.5 189 F Michael Grabner — F Derek Stepan 127.5 212 F Vaclav Prospal 350 F Michael Ryder 122.2 229 F Martin Havlat — F Tomas Kopecky 121.0 252 G Nikolai Khabibulin 273 F James van Riemsdyk 118.5 269 F Sean Avery 109 F Jakub Voracek 118.2 292 D Mattias Ohlund 144 F Steve Downie 112.7 309 D Andrew Ference 208 G Jonathan Bernier 110.0 332 F Chris Drury 269 F Sean Avery 87.3 349 F Tuomo Ruutu 252 G Nikolai Khabibulin 86.2 372 F Marc Pouliot 247 F Tyler Seguin 60.6 389 D Nicklas Grossman — F Mats Zuccarello 59.3 412 G Brian Boucher — D Marc Methot 41.6 429 G Mike Smith — D Steve Kampfer 29.9 452 D Matt Hunwick Players in grey not drafted by Hellcats.

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Ryan Laden GENERAL MANAGER, ST. LOUIS ARCHERS

Played ESPN fantasy hockey last year. Had two teams. Finished tied for Slavomir Kiss ﬁrst in one league and second place in the other. This is a very cool idea LOGO DESIGNER and I would be honored to take part.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS (#2) Lost Quarterﬁnals 14-5 vs. (#7) Sask. Sharpshooters 7th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 8 F Henrik Sedin 8 F Henrik Sedin 240.5 33 F Brad Richards 48 G Niklas Backstrom 227.8 48 G Niklas Backstrom 33 F Brad Richards 207.8 73 G Jonas Hiller 52 F John Tavares 200.1 88 D Shea Weber 128 F David Backes 185.6 113 F Jason Arnott 349 F Tuomo Ruutu 156.3 128 F David Backes 248 F Patrik Berglund 144.7 153 F David Perron 72 F Alex Burrows 144.4 168 G Antti Niemi 193 F Jussi Jokinen 141.8 193 F Jussi Jokinen 288 F Andy McDonald 141.2 208 G Jonathan Bernier 88 D Shea Weber 139.7 233 D Roman Hamrlik 89 F Dustin Penner 134.4 248 F Patrik Berglund — F Scottie Upshall 104.9 273 F James van Riemsdyk 172 D Niklas Kronwall 104.2 288 F Andy McDonald 429 G Mike Smith 101.6 313 F Tyler Bozak 233 D Roman Hamrlik 97.7 328 F Mikkel Boedker 113 F Jason Arnott 94.0 353 F Oscar Moller — F Mark Letestu 78.6 368 D Randy Jones — D Bryan Allen 55.4 393 D Johnny Oduya — D Milan Jurcina 49.0 408 D Ron Hainsey 393 D Johnny Oduya 42.4 433 D Philip Larsen — G Martin Gerber 29.2 448 D Rostislav Klesla 153 F David Perron 21.4 Players in grey not drafted by Archers. 32 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Andrew Ethier GENERAL MANAGER, SEATTLE AVIATORS Last year I joined fantasy hockey for the ﬁrst time on Yahoo! and won my competitive head-to-head league. This year I have joined another league, play in the EA Sports Hockey League on the PS3, and also have a team in the EAUHL. Craig C. Wheeler LOGO DESIGNER

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS (#6) Lost Quarterﬁnals 13-6 vs. (#3) California Wave 8th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 9 F Daniel Sedin 42 F Corey Perry 317.3 32 F Patrick Marleau 9 F Daniel Sedin 295.4 49 F Daniel Alfredsson 249 G Dwayne Roloson 235.6 72 F Alex Burrows 38 F Ryan Getzlaf 199.0 89 F Dustin Penner 129 F Shane Doan 175.4 112 F David Booth 3 F Nicklas Backstrom 173.0 129 F Shane Doan 392 G Brian Elliott 141.0 152 D Brent Burns 289 F Sergei Kostitsyn 139.5 169 F Steve Sullivan — F Steve Ott 127.1 192 D Kevin Bieksa 112 F David Booth 120.2 209 F Bill Guerin — F Anthony Stewart 115.5 232 D Adrian Aucoin 198 D Joe Corvo 111.6 249 G Dwayne Roloson 151 F T.J. Oshie 94..0 272 D Luca Sbisa — F Nathan Gerbe 90.8 289 F Sergei Kostitsyn 271 F Shawn Horcoﬀ 80.7 312 D Jordan Leopold — D Travis Hamonic 80.1 329 D Jaroslav Spacek — F Cody McCormick 77.9 352 F Jack Skille — D Steve Montador 74.1 369 F Adam Henrique — F Matt Calvert 60.9 392 G Brian Elliott 232 D Adrian Aucoin 58.4 409 F Brian Boyle — D Mike Weber 51.8 432 F Mattias Tedenby 328 F Mikkel Boedker 34.6 449 G Johan Hedberg — D Keaton Ellerby 30.9 Players in grey not drafted by Aviators. 33 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Curtis Lanton GENERAL MANAGER, QUEBEC ARMADA I've been involved in Fantasy Hockey since 1995, both as a participant and a Craig C. Wheeler commish. I eat and breathe hockey. I love new challenges and ﬁnd myself LOGO DESIGNER intrigued by this league. Bring it!

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 12-7 Did Not Qualify 9th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 17 F Eric Staal 23 F Jarome Iginla 257.0 24 G Martin Brodeur 17 F Eric Staal 239.9 57 G Craig Anderson 57 G Craig Anderson 233.2 64 F Phil Kessel 24 G Martin Brodeur 191.2 97 D Tobias Enstrom 64 F Phil Kessel 190.3 104 C Derek Roy 177 F Joe Pavelski 183.3 137 F Taylor Hall 97 D Tobias Enstrom 139.8 144 F Steve Downie 344 F Teddy Purcell 137.0 177 F Joe Pavelski 354 F Daniel Cleary 136.5 184 D John-Michael Liles 409 F Brian Boyle 113.8 217 D Kurtis Foster 224 D Jack Johnson 113.3 224 D Jack Johnson 304 F Milan Michalek 104.3 257 D Michal Rozsival — F Jiri Hudler 99.1 264 F Mikael Backlund — F Darren Helm 85.2 297 F Fabian Brunnstrom — F Ryan Jones 81.8 304 F Milan Michalek — F Mathieu Darche 71.5 337 F Daymond Langkow 264 F Mikael Backlund 67.6 344 F Teddy Purcell 432 F Mattias Tedenby 60.3 377 F Maxime Talbot 231 F Eric Fehr 59.2 384 F James Sheppard — D Luke Schenn 55.8 417 G Rick DiPietro — D Jason Garrison 50.7 424 G Ty Conklin 146 D Ed Jovanovski 46.3 457 D Ruslan Salei — D Paul Mara 31.6 Players in grey not drafted by Armada. 34 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Simon Cable GENERAL MANAGER, WASHINGTON SENTINELS Rik Oko Four or ﬁve years of fantasy hockey experience — won once — but I've had trouble LOGO DESIGNER consistently ﬁnding a group of owners to stick it out through the entire season.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 11-8 Did Not Qualify 10th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 6 G Ryan Miller 6 G Ryan Miller 335.8 35 G Marc-Andre Fleury 35 G Marc-Andre Fleury 325.8 46 G Tuukka Rask 36 F Jonathan Toews 219.7 75 G Semyon Varlamov — F Jeﬀ Skinner 180.2 86 D Bryan McCabe 166 F Nikolai Kulemin 165.2 115 F Nikita Filatov — F P.A. Parenteau 151.7 126 F Guillaume Latendresse 195 F James Neal 135.7 155 F Kris Versteeg 155 F Kris Versteeg 135.6 166 F Nikolai Kulemin 46 G Tuukka Rask 121.0 195 F James Neal 235 F Matt Cullen 119.8 206 D Ryan Suter — D Cam Fowler 111.5 235 C Matt Cullen — F Kyle Brodziak 107.2 246 C Rob Schremp 206 D Ryan Suter 102.8 275 F Eric Tangradi 223 F Joﬀrey Lupul 93.1 286 F Cory Stillman 154 F Wayne Simmonds 93.0 315 F Matthew Lombardi 360 F Dainius Zubrus 87.6 326 F Jochen Hecht — F Sean Bergenheim 87.2 355 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson 86 D Bryan McCabe 78.3 366 F Craig Conroy 246 F Rob Schremp 76.7 395 F Keith Aucoin 435 D Jonathan Ericsson 51.4 406 D Chris Butler 416 D Ryan Wilson 50.1 435 D Jonathan Ericsson — D Deryk Engelland 47.6 446 D Matt Corrente — F Teemu Hartikainen 15.3 Players in grey not drafted by Sentinels. 35 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Kyle Grossman GENERAL MANAGER, SALT LAKE CITY SCORPIONS Scott Robbins Kyle’s Fantasy Application LOGO DESIGNER I have played fantasy hockey for 4 years now, and have really enjoyed it.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 9-10 Did Not Qualify 11th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 10 F Dany Heatley 71 G Carey Price 389.4 31 D Chris Pronger 90 F Danny Briere 203.9 50 F Paul Stastny 10 F Dany Heatley 192.7 71 G Carey Price 111 D Alex Goligoski 133.5 90 C Danny Briere 136 F Simon Gagne 115.0 111 D Alex Goligoski — D Kevin Shattenkirk 113.2 130 G Chris Mason — F David Legwand 112.8 151 F T.J. Oshie 148 F Dave Bolland 104.8 170 D Alexander Edler 130 G Chris Mason 104.4 191 F Alexei Kovalev 286 F Cory Stillman 104.3 210 D Jamie McBain 191 F Alexei Kovalev 103.8 231 F Eric Fehr 170 D Alexander Edler 90.8 350 F Tomas Fleischmann 370 F Chris Neil 82.0 271 F Shawn Horcoﬀ — G Curtis McElhinney 80.4 290 F Slava Kozlov 210 D Jamie McBain 79.9 311 F Troy Brouwer — F Ryan Shannon 79.8 330 F Marco Sturm — F John Madden 71.5 351 D Matt Gilroy 257 D Michal Rozsival 64.4 370 F Chris Neil — F Bobby Butler 60.0 391 F Alex Giroux 134 F Kyle Okposo 57.5 410 F Patrick O’Sullivan 243 F Mike Modano 39.1 431 F Miroslav Lazo 456 D Jonathon Blum 22.6 450 D Brett Ponich — D Sami Salo 21.8 Players in grey not drafted by Scorpions. 36 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

James Walker GENERAL MANAGER, VANCOUVER LUMBERJACKS I've played in a few fantasy hockey leagues before. Some have turned out better Emilis Acus than others. I watch tons of hockey, and I think it'd be neat to transfer that LOGO DESIGNER knowledge to something practical (well, more practical).

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 10-9 Did Not Qualify 12th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 2 F Sidney Crosby 168 G Antti Niemi 337.2 39 F Johan Franzen 2 F Sidney Crosby 195.7 42 F Corey Perry 79 D Lubomir Visnovsky 183.8 79 D Lubomir Visnovsky 39 F Johan Franzen 171.1 82 F Jason Spezza 359 F Justin Williams 159.8 119 F Wojtek Wolski 202 F Ray Whitney 154.3 122 D Michael Del Zotto 162 D James Wisniewski 139.6 159 F Jordan Staal — F Tyler Kennedy 130.9 162 D James Wisniewski 242 F Evander Kane 126.6 199 F Nazem Kadri 439 G Mathieu Garon 102.8 202 F Ray Whitney — F Nick Foligno 101.1 239 F Lars Eller — F Taylor Pyatt 94.4 242 F Evander Kane 157 F Magnus Paajarvi 92.2 279 D Thomas Hickey 119 F Wojtek Wolski 89.1 282 D Matt Niskanen 159 F Jordan Staal 84.8 319 D Toni Lydman — F Manny Malhotra 83.9 322 G Johan Backlund 267 G Martin Biron 73.6 359 F Justin Williams — F Viktor Stalberg 72.1 362 F Kevin Porter 319 D Toni Lydman 62.4 399 G Michal Neuvirth 397 D Kris Russell 61.9 402 F Drayson Bowman — F Jeﬀ Tambellini 49.1 439 G Mathieu Garon 122 D Michael Del Zotto 32.5 442 G Justin Peters 308 D Tom Poti 18.1 Players in grey not drafted by Lumberjacks. 37 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Chris Stephens GENERAL MANAGER, MONTREAL OLYMPIQUES

I’ve been in multiple fantasy baseball simulation leagues so I know how to run a team. I am a hockey nut however; Canadian-born and bred. Habs fan for life. I’m Craig C. Wheeler in fantasy hockey leagues every year. Thanks for the consideration. If it’s a bonus, LOGO DESIGNER I share the same name and last name initial as you!

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 8-11 Did Not Qualify 13th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 15 F Ilya Kovalchuk 306 G Ondrej Pavelec 235.6 26 F Marian Gaborik 21 F Rick Nash 190.8 55 F Marian Hossa 55 F Marian Hossa 164.9 66 F Travis Zajac 26 F Marian Gaborik 146.1 95 D Erik Johnson 175 F Antoine Vermette 136.5 106 F Nik Antropov 234 F Bryan Little 131.6 135 D Anton Stralman 186 F Blake Wheeler 119.7 146 D Ed Jovanovski 106 F Nik Antropov 118.9 175 F Antoine Vermette 66 F Travis Zajac 114.8 186 F Blake Wheeler 240 D Alex Pietrangelo 110.8 215 D Paul Martin 346 G Scott Clemmensen 98.8 226 D Francois Beauchemin 266 F Michael Frolik 97.5 255 F Paul Kariya 287 F Colin Wilson 93.4 266 F Michael Frolik — F Martin Hanzal 90.8 295 D Keith Ballard 95 D Erik Johnson 87.7 306 G Ondrej Pavelec — F Zenon Konopka 81.4 335 F Evgeny Grachev — F Jason Chimera 78.3 346 G Scott Clemmensen — F Marcus Johansson 75.5 375 F Derek Dorsett 375 F Derek Dorsett 74.8 386 F Zach Hamill 215 D Paul Martin 61.2 415 F Evgeny Artyukhin 226 D Francois Beauchemin 47.4 426 F Michal Repik — D Ladislav Smid 37.5 455 F Corey Elkins 260 D Marc-Andre Bergeron 22.1 Players in grey not drafted by Olympiques. 38 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Robby Ciarrocca GENERAL MANAGER, MILWAUKEE LAGERS

This will be my second year of fantasy hockey, but I’ve been playing fantasy Joshua Frederick football for ages. I'm also a huge hockey fan, so there’s no doubt I'll be following LOGO DESIGNER the league as the year goes on.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 7-12 Did Not Qualify 14th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 11 F Alexander Semin 18 G Roberto Luongo 371.4 30 F Mike Richards 91 F Milan Lucic 197.7 51 D Sergei Gonchar 11 F Alexander Semin 180.2 70 F Patrik Elias 70 F Patrik Elias 171.7 91 F Milan Lucic 110 F David Krejci 151.1 110 F David Krejci 211 D Kris Letang 144.2 131 D Stephane Robidas 150 F Tyler Ennis 134.5 150 F Tyler Ennis — F Curtis Glencross 133.8 171 F Mason Raymond 449 G Johan Hedberg 133.8 190 D Andy Greene 251 D Erik Karlsson 129.5 211 D Kris Letang 310 F Rich Peverley 123.4 230 F Benoit Pouliot — F Pascal Dupuis 113.8 251 D Erik Karlsson 171 F Mason Raymond 109.0 270 D Fedor Tyutin 230 F Benoit Pouliot 95.4 291 F Matt Stajan 131 D Stephane Robidas 87.4 310 F Rich Peverley — F Joel Ward 85.4 331 F Andrew Cogliano 51 D Sergei Gonchar 77.5 350 F Michael Ryder 291 F Matt Stajan 76.9 371 F Robert Lang — F Shawn Thornton 76.4 390 F Miroslav Satan — F Ryan O'Reilly 73.2 411 F Mark Olver 190 D Andy Greene 58.9 430 G Mike Morrison 368 D Randy Jones 30.0 451 G Todd Ford 218 G Michael Leighton 7.4 Players in grey not drafted by Lagers. 39 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Joshua Schroeder GENERAL MANAGER, CALGARY CAVALRY I've been playing various fantasy hockey leagues for a decade and have Chris Smith organized oﬃce pools for the last three years or so. No problem for me to LOGO DESIGNER keep committed to fantasy sport.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 6-13 Did Not Qualify 15th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 3 F Nicklas Backstrom 40 F Henrik Zetterberg 215.0 38 F Ryan Getzlaf 200 G Steve Mason 211.6 43 F Nathan Horton 78 F Alex Tanguay 178.3 78 F Alex Tanguay — G Jose Theodore 151.4 83 F Tim Connolly 180 F Ville Leino 142.4 118 F Jamie Langenbrunner 158 F Andrei Kostitsyn 131.2 123 F Mike Knuble 241 F Jarret Stoll 129.4 158 F Andrei Kostitsyn 238 F Todd Bertuzzi 126.7 163 D Pavel Kubina 123 F Mike Knuble 123.7 193 D Joe Corvo — F Mike Santorelli 117.5 203 D Dennis Wideman 83 F Tim Connolly 116.5 238 F Todd Bertuzzi 311 F Troy Brouwer 111.6 243 F Mike Modano 394 G Jean-Sebastien Giguere 94.8 278 D Henrik Tallinder 118 F Jamie Langenbrunner 89.0 283 D Ville Koistinen — F Marty Reasoner 86.9 318 G Henrik Karlsson 323 D Cody Franson 78.0 323 D Cody Franson — F Tim Jackman 76.2 358 F Sergei Samsonov — F Nate Thompson 70.3 363 F Maxim Aﬁnogenov 163 D Pavel Kubina 67.4 398 G Brett Leonhardt 334 D Eric Brewer 58.2 403 F Fredrik Modin — D Sean O'Donnell 54.4 438 D Shaun Heshka — F Evgeni Dadonov 45.8 443 D Greg Amadio 309 D Andrew Ference 45.5 Players in grey not drafted by Cavalry. 40 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Scott Kocienda GENERAL MANAGER, WINNIPEG WINTERHAWKS Scott’s Fantasy Application Craig C. Wheeler Been playing fantasy hockey the last 5 years or so as well as being involved in LOGO DESIGNER many mock drafts on popular hockey forums. It’s a hobby for me and a ton of fun.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 2-17 Did Not Qualify 16th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 18 G Roberto Luongo 98 G Miikka Kiprusoff 323.6 23 F Jarome Iginla 103 F Thomas Vanek 210.3 58 D Mark Streit 30 F Mike Richards 190.4 63 F Marc Savard 258 F R.J. Umberger 166.1 98 G Miikka Kiprusoff 298 F Jamie Benn 163.9 103 F Thomas Vanek — F Frans Nielsen 127.6 138 F Alexei Ponikarovsky — F Lauri Korpikoski 111.5 143 D Jay Bouwmeester — F Antti Miettinen 108.6 178 D Zach Bogosian 343 F Lee Stempniak 105.8 183 D Matt Carle 145 F Niclas Bergfors 92.6 218 G Michael Leighton 338 F Brandon Sutter 82.0 223 F Joffrey Lupul — D Dan Girardi 78.9 258 F R.J. Umberger — G Jhonas Enroth 77.4 263 F Dustin Boyd 377 F Maxime Talbot 69.2 298 F Jamie Benn 143 D Jay Bouwmeester 66.3 303 F Brian Rolston — D Zbynek Michalek 53.5 338 F Brandon Sutter 178 D Zach Bogosian 47.8 343 F Lee Stempniak — D Kevin Klein 42.8 378 F Owen Nolan 63 F Marc Savard 30.8 383 D Jeff Schultz — D Scott Hannan 29.8 418 F Andy Hilbert 383 D Jeff Schultz 24.4 423 D Nick Leddy 12 F Zach Parise 17.7 458 D Derek Peltier 58 D Mark Streit 0.0 Players in grey not drafted by Winterhawks. 41 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Josh Hedland GENERAL MANAGER, BOSTON COLONIALS Been playing for four years, most notably on Yahoo! Fantasy. Last year I Eric Poole joined a keeper league with a few buddies over on ESPN.com. Finished top 2 LOGO DESIGNER three years running, unfortunately winning none.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 5-14 Did Not Qualify 17th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 7 D Drew Doughty — G James Reimer 207.8 34 C Anze Kopitar 34 F Anze Kopitar 198.0 47 D Dan Boyle 194 F Ryane Clowe 179.0 74 D Tomas Kaberle — G Devan Dubnyk 149.0 87 D Kimmo Timonen 47 D Dan Boyle 139.9 114 F Jason Pominville — F Matt D’Agostini 136.0 127 D Sheldon Souray — F David Jones 134.1 154 F Wayne Simmonds 7 D Drew Doughty 117.6 167 F Radim Vrbata — F Pierre-Marc Bouchard 97.8 194 F Ryane Clowe 270 D Fedor Tyutin 73.9 207 D Dennis Seidenberg 373 F Christopher Higgins 73.2 234 F Bryan Little — F Jared Boll 69.4 247 F Tyler Seguin — F Linus Omark 68.7 274 D Carl Gunnarsson — D Theo Peckham 68.6 287 F Colin Wilson 196 D Marek Zidlicky 67.0 314 F Jason Blake — F Brandon McMillan 65.1 327 G Josh Harding — F Marcel Goc 62.2 354 F Daniel Cleary 330 F Marco Sturm 44.6 367 F Jiri Tlusty — F Mathieu Perreault 42.0 394 G Jean-Sebastien Giguere — F Erik Condra 33.4 407 F Kenndal McArdle — F Blake Geoﬀrion 27.4 434 G Brent Johnson — G Nathan Lawson 14.4 447 G Alex Auld — D Ty Wishart 14.0 Players in grey not drafted by Colonials. 42 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Darryl Climan GENERAL MANAGER, PORTLAND PIONEERS Darryl’s Fantasy Application Chris Smith I have been in fantasy leagues for a few years. I even won LOGO DESIGNER once. Super interested in this one!

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 4-15 Did Not Qualify 18th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 13 D Mike Green 28 G Tomas Vokoun 258.2 28 G Tomas Vokoun 53 F Ryan Kesler 244.7 53 F Ryan Kesler 388 F Mikhail Grabovski 173.5 68 F Ryan Smyth 93 F Scott Hartnell 161.4 93 F Scott Hartnell 133 F Rene Bourque 156.9 108 F Stephen Weiss 108 F Stephen Weiss 144.8 133 F Rene Bourque — F Blake Comeau 138.1 148 F Dave Bolland 68 F Ryan Smyth 137.5 173 D Ryan Whitney 268 F Mark Recchi 134.5 188 D Cam Barker — F Brad Marchand 127.7 213 D Jason Demers — F Dominic Moore 101.9 228 F Kristian Huselius 207 D Dennis Seidenberg 87.2 253 F Josh Bailey — F Chris Kelly 86.6 268 F Mark Recchi — F Daniel Winnik 78.5 293 F Zach Boychuk — G Jason LaBarbera 77.2 308 D Tom Poti 453 G Andrew Raycroft 77.2 333 F Jere Lehtinen 13 D Mike Green 74.1 348 D Christoph Schubert — D Andrej Sekera 70.8 373 F Christopher Higgins — F Cody McLeod 60.8 388 C Mikhail Grabovski — F Travis Moen 59.2 413 F Nino Niederreiter 213 D Jason Demers 58.6 428 G Ray Emery — D Cory Sarich 54.0 453 G Andrew Raycroft — D Ben Lovejoy 47.1 Players in grey not drafted by Pioneers. 43 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Jason Martineau GENERAL MANAGER, CHICAGO HITMEN Scott Robbins I’ve been playing in fantasy leagues for about six years now. Have won a few on LOGO DESIGNER Yahoo. Recently hosted my own with 20 guys in it at my house. Enjoy it very much.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 7-12 Did Not Qualify 19th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 14 F Pavel Datsyuk 27 G Jimmy Howard 321.4 27 G Jimmy Howard — F Clarke MacArthur 167.9 54 D Dion Phaneuf 14 F Pavel Datsyuk 163.0 67 F Mike Cammalleri 214 F Patrice Bergeron 159.2 94 F Patric Hornqvist 147 F Chris Kunitz 144.4 107 D Brian Rafalski 94 F Patric Hornqvist 141.4 134 F Kyle Okposo 67 F Mike Cammalleri 135.6 147 F Chris Kunitz 445 G Peter Budaj 126.8 174 G Jonas Gustavsson 107 D Brian Rafalski 112.9 187 D Victor Hedman — F Cal Clutterbuck 110.3 214 F Patrice Bergeron — F Paul Gaustad 98.7 227 D John Carlson 227 D John Carlson 96.3 254 D Craig Rivet 54 D Dion Phaneuf 94.1 267 G Martin Biron 374 D Brett Clark 86.3 294 F David Clarkson — F Matt Hendricks 85.5 307 F Shawn Matthias — F Jeﬀ Halpern 73.8 334 D Eric Brewer — F Brandon Yip 73.8 347 G Vesa Toskala 294 F David Clarkson 73.7 374 D Brett Clark 437 D Trevor Daley 73.3 387 F Kyle Beach 187 D Victor Hedman 70.5 414 D Sean McMorrow — F Chris Thorburn 64.9 427 F Hans Benson 448 D Rostislav Klesla 33.6 454 F James Wright 282 D Matt Niskanen 33.5 Players in grey not drafted by Hitmen. 44 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Cody Reisig GENERAL MANAGER, REGINA RENEGADES

I have played fantasy hockey every season since 2006 and have been the most active in each of my leagues. I’ve won all but one year and love to play, even Ross Taylor give all my friends advice on picking their teams. I’m a big fan of this project LOGO DESIGNER and even if I’m not chosen, wanna see how it pans out.

FINAL RECORD PLAYOFFS 3-16 Did Not Qualify 20th OVERALL

DRAFT ROSTER FINAL ROSTER & FANTASY POINTS Draft Pos. Player Draft Pos. Player Points 20 F Jeﬀ Carter 121 F Claude Giroux 210.9 21 F Rick Nash 20 F Jeﬀ Carter 198.3 60 F Tomas Plekanec 61 F Chris Stewart 169.6 61 F Chris Stewart 60 F Tomas Plekanec 164.5 100 F Peter Mueller 412 G Brian Boucher 159.2 101 F Jordan Eberle 341 G Cory Schneider 156.6 140 F Brooks Laich 140 F Brooks Laich 134.7 141 D Brian Campbell 101 F Jordan Eberle 124.9 180 F Ville Leino 181 F Valtteri Filppula 109.4 181 F Valtteri Filppula 331 F Andrew Cogliano 101.3 220 F Cody Hodgson 301 D Anton Babchuk 100.9 221 F Filip Kuba 87 D Kimmo Timonen 99.7 260 D Marc-Andre Bergeron 314 F Jason Blake 96.2 261 G Antero Niittymaki 261 G Antero Niittymaki 92.2 300 D Dmitry Kulikov 300 D Dmitry Kulikov 71.0 301 D Anton Babchuk 280 F Kyle Turris 65.7 340 D Robyn Regehr 169 F Steve Sullivan 65.6 341 G Cory Schneider 447 G Alex Auld 63.0 380 D Mike Komisarek — F Jamal Mayers 55.8 381 F Enver Lisin 340 D Robyn Regehr 49.1 420 F Zach Hyman 329 D Jaroslav Spacek 43.5 421 F Nick Johnson — F Jon Matsumoto 6.8 460 F Boyd Devereaux 236 D Kyle Quincey 5.6 Players in grey not drafted by Renegades. 45 YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

Unused Teams 2010-11

Due to ESPN Fantasy Hockey rules, the online league was restricted to 20 teams. That meant these 10 IceHL clubs went unmanaged during the inaugural season.

46 THETHE FUTUREFUTURE

The resounding success of the IceHL’s debut season spawned even more interest for the 2011-12 season. In order to accommodate all 30 teams, the league will split into two ESPN Fantasy Leagues.

The 15 Eastern Conference teams will face each other in IceHL EAST while the 15 Western Conference clubs will be part of IceHL WEST. Fewer teams in each league, smaller rosters of just 16 players (12 starters) and a well- balanced and researched scoring system should combine to give the IceHL’s sophomore season a competitive edge over its ﬁrst — especially with 30 enthusiastic owners already in place.

IceHL fans are encouraged to visit www.icethetics.info and follow @theIceHL on Twitter for regular updates on the state of the league. In addition, many GMs post frequent updates to their team Twitter accounts and some even write articles on the IceHL Fantasy Blog at Icethetics.

As the new season begins, the ﬁnal pages of the IceHL 2011 YEARBOOK gaze into the future of the league, including the many changes to come. YEARBOOK IceHL 2011

2011-12 IceHL Season

On Aug. 31, 2011, the second IceHL fantasy hockey season was oﬃcially announced. Nearly 150 applications were accepted as the league looked for 17 new general managers. For the ﬁrst time, I decided to run a team while also serving as commissioner to both IceHL EAST and WEST.

DIVISIONAL ALIGNMENT & GENERAL MANAGERS With all 30 teams in use, the league will be aligned as it was originally designed. The 13 returning GMs are listed in bold. IceHL EAST IceHL WEST CENTRAL DIVISION PACIFIC DIVISION Chicago Hitmen Joey Langdon Alaska Huskies Steve Sonricker Detroit Motorheads Mike Kelly California Wave Jon Wold Milwaukee Lagers David Streeter Portland Pioneers Jonathan Bravard Minnesota Mammoths Matt Riegler Seattle Aviators Dave White St. Louis Archers Ryan Laden Vancouver Lumberjacks Sean Hallaren

NORTHEAST DIVISION NORTH DIVISION Boston Colonials Marc Brown Calgary Cavalry Josh Schroeder Hamilton Steelcats Aaron Diggle Edmonton Kodiaks Ed Power Montreal Olympiques Chris Stephens Regina Renegades David Wisa New York Guardians Rich Lunghino Saskatoon Sharpshooters Brian Hagan Quebec Armada Curtis Lanton Winnipeg Winterhawks Daniel Raposo*

SOUTHEAST DIVISION SOUTH DIVISION Atlanta Arsenal Eric Thompson Boulder Beasts Robert Brown Baltimore Blue Crabs Robert Erlichman Dallas Outlaws Ryan Haslett N. Carolina Nighthawks Brendan Anderson Houston Hellcats James Leggett Tampa Bay Barracudas Chris Smith New Orleans Gators Tim Stoeckle Washington Sentinels Simon Cable Salt Lake City Scorpions Kyle Grossman

* In the 2010-11 season, Daniel Raposo was assigned to Hamilton Steelcats.

SCORING SYSTEM & ROSTER REQUIREMENTS These are the revised scoring settings for the 2011-12 season.

Skaters Goals 3 Power Play Goals 1 Assists 2 Shorthanded Goals 2 Game-Winning Goals 2 Hat Tricks 1 Blocked Shots 1 Goaltenders Wins 5 Shutouts 3

Each GM gets a 16-man roster with 12 starters. Amongst the starters are 6 forwards, 4 defensemen, an additional skater and one goalie. With just 4 bench spots, GMs will be forced to make diﬃcult choices to keep a balanced roster. (Rosters are limited to a maximum of 10 forwards, 6 defense and 2 goalies.)

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2012 & Beyond...

As the IceHL grows in popularity and builds on its own unique history, change is inevitable. Discussed here are some of the changes in store for the future of the league in 2012 and beyond.

JERSEY DESIGN COMPETITION The next step as the IceHL Project is revived this fall will be the Jersey Design Competition. Full details on how this process will work will be explained at www.icethetics.info/icehl.

KEEPER LEAGUE Beginning with the 2012-13 season, the IceHL will become a keeper league. Returning GMs will be permitted to retain up to ﬁve players from their roster going into the draft. This adds an incentive for GMs not only to return but to carefully manage their rosters from year to year.

LEAGUE EXPANSION Currently, IceHL EAST and IceHL WEST each contain an odd number of teams. This means that every week during the season, at least one is forced to sit out without an opponent. To rectify this moving forward, two new teams will be added in 2012, one for each conference. Icethetics readers will once again be called on to make these decisions by casting their votes this winter.

Voters will be presented with the top 5 cities from each conference which fell just short of getting a team in the initial creation of the IceHL. For the EAST, that will include Ottawa, Hartford, Kansas City, Cleveland and Miami. For the WEST, it will include Las Vegas, San Francisco, Phoenix, Oklahoma City and Yellowknife. From there, naming and logo design will be conducted just as before.

RELOCATION In the summer of 2012, voters will decide whether to relocate up to two teams from each conference. The bottom 3 teams from the EAST and WEST will be put up for relocation. A 75% majority vote will be required to move a franchise. Also, the GM of any non-playoﬀ team in 2011-12 may suggest his club for relocation. In that case, only a 66% majority vote will be required to move the franchise. Any relocated teams will require rebranding. In the event more than two teams from the same conference reach the necessary majority, the two with the highest percentages will be relocated.

REBRANDING Also during the summer of 2012, voters will decide whether to rebrand as many as three teams from each conference. All teams not eligible for relocation will enter a multiple choice poll. Readers will note those teams they would like to see rebranded. The top 3 vote-getters from each conference will move on to individual polls. A 51% majority vote will be required to rebrand a franchise.

If a franchise is indicated for rebranding (either through relocation or basic rebranding), the process will work just as before. After a name is determined, logo designs will be accepted and voted on. The winning designs will be permanent. No team may be rebranded again until two seasons have elapsed.

LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION 2012 Between expansion, relocation and rebranding, new logos may required for as many as 12 teams (but no fewer than two) prior to the start of the 2012-13 season. Since the IceHL is a community project, new ideas and suggestions are always welcome. Please send yours to [email protected].