Serbia's NHL Season 3 - overlander WINS!

[Serbia]

Serbia's NHL Season 3

Welcome to the 3rd installment of my NHL Season tournaments! My NHL Season 2 won multiple awards in this year's Primes voting, so here's your chance to be part of the next one!

CONSIDER CAREFULLY BEFORE JOINING!
This tournament will require a long-term investment by all participants. Everyone will be playing a minimum of 82 games, with a potential for as many as 110 played by the winner and/or runner-up. As such, this tourney will span much of the calendar year. Also, if you are a high ranking player who is afraid to lose points to lower-ranked players in 1v1 tournaments, then this league probably isn't for you.

SIGNING UP
All participants must select an approved map (more on that below) and an NHL team to represent. All games are 1v1, and each team will be following the full NHL schedule, meaning you'll play 82 regular season games. I will be expanding the playoff format from 8 teams in each league to 12 teams in each league (in order to prevent players from falling completely out of playoff contention by the midway point in the season).

Settings

1v1
Standard
Automatic
Sequential
Escalating
Chained
Sunny

Game Load

I will be sending out games weekly. Who you play will be based loosely on each team's actual schedule. I will create 3 home games per team each week. This means each player will play a minimum of 3 games a week, an average of 6, and as many as 10. It fluctuates because of the individual schedules, but all evens out by the end. The regular season will last approximately 14 weeks.

I shall be applying for a General Achievement Medal, to be awarded to the player who wins the President's Trophy, which goes to the team with the best regular season record.

A General Achievement Medal will be awarded for the President's Trophy (the team with the best regular season record).

Playoffs

The League is divided into two Conferences, and each Conference is divided into three Divisions. At the end of the regular season, each Division winner within their Conference will be seeded 1-2-3 based on record, with everyone else seeded based on record 4-15. The top 12 teams all qualify for the playoffs. In the Initial Round, teams 1-8 all have byes, while teams 9-12 will play a best-of-5 series. 9 plays 12, 10 plays 11. The losers will be eliminated, while the winners move on to play the 7th and 8th placed teams in the Wild Card Round. The 7th place player will play the lowest remaining seed, 8th plays the other seed. This will also be a best-of-5 series. Losers are eliminated, winners move on to the Conference Quarterfinals. From this point on through the Finals, all rounds are best-of-7. The highest remaining seed will play the lowest remaining seed in each round, and so on.

MAPS
All participants must select an approved "home map", from the list below. Maps may only be selected by ONE team. Maps are allowed or disallowed at my sole discretion. Once play begins, maps are locked in, and not permitted to be changed, with the exception of a replacement player; they will be allowed to either play on the map they are replacing for, or select a new available map from the list.

Maps

Classic - alaskanassassin, Buffalo
13 Colonies - frank_tank, Winnipeg
8 Thoughts
Africa
Alexander's Empire
American Civil War
Ancient Greece
Archipelago
Arctic - TOBIASAN, St. Louis
Asia
Atlantis
Australia
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Balkan Peninsula
Bamboo Jack - Tripitaka, Florida
BeNeLux
Berlin 1961
Brazil
British Isles - Drakkon, Phoenix
Cairns Coral Coast
Cairns Metro
California - uckuki, San Jose
Canada - Serbia, Detroit
Caribbean Islands - Gilligan, Dallas
Castle Lands
CCU - soccerghost, Carolina
Central America
Charleston
Chicago
Chinese Checkers
Crossword - amazzony, Calgary
Discworld
Draknor - Level 1
Dust Bowl
Egypt: Valley of the Kings - Grandilof, Chicago
Europa
Europe - slats789, Los Angeles
Europe 1914
Extreme Global Warming
First Nations North America
First Nations South America
Fractured America
Fractured China - windy81, NY Islanders
France
France 1789
Germany
Gilgamesh
Golfe Du Saint-Laurent
Great Lakes - RedBaron0, Philadelphia
Greenland
Haiti
Halloween Hallows
High Seas
Holy Roman Empire
Hong Kong - Seamus76, New Jersey
Iberia
Iceland - Butters1919, Toronto
Imperium Romanum
Indian Empire
Indochina
Ireland
Italy - Wizz00, Nashville
Japan
King of the Mountains
Kingdom of Denmark
Land and Sea
London
Macedonia
Madness
Malta - whitestazn88, Vancouver
Mexico
Middle Ages - william tennant, Ottawa
Middle East
Midgard - KingRat, Tampa Bay
Midkemdil
Mongol Empire
Montreal
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
North America
NYC - stuboy, Colorado
Oasis
Oceania
Philippines
Poker Club
Portugal
Puget Sound
Quad Cities
Rail Africa - freyme, Washington
Rail Australia
Rail Europe
Rail USA
San Francisco - rjhankey, Columbus
Scotland - CFC Bazza CFC, Anaheim
Seige!
Solar System
South Africa 1885
South America
Soviet Union - deanof7, Montreal
Space
Sydney Metro
Tamriel - Dukasaur, NY Rangers
Texan Wars
Thailand
The Citadel
Three Kingdoms of Korea - overlander, Edmonton
Transsib 1914 - ckyrias, Pittsburgh
Triple Alliance - Vaicius, Boston
U.S. Senate
Unification Germay
Unification Italy
USA - vykingsfan64, Minnesota
USA Great Lakes
USA New England
USA Rockies
USA Southeast
USA Southwest
USApocalypse
Vancouver
Wales
WWI Ottoman Empire
WWII Australia
WWII Eastern Front
WWII Iwo Jima
WWII Western Front

EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
New Jersey Devils - Seamus76, Hong Kong
New York Islanders - windy81, Fractured China
New York Rangers - röde orm Dukasaur, Tamriel
Philadelphia Flyers - RedBaron0, Great Lakes
Pittsburgh Penguins - ckyrias, Transsib 1914

NORTHEAST DIVISION
Boston Bruins - Vaicius, Triple Alliance
Buffalo Sabres - alaskanassassin, Classic
Montreal Canadiens - deanof7, Soviet Union
Ottawa Senators - william tennant, Middle Ages
Toronto Maple Leafs - Butters1919, Iceland

SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Carolina Hurricanes - soccerghost, CCU
Florida Panthers - Tripitaka, Bamboo Jack
Tampa Bay Lightning - KingRat, Midgard
Washington Capitals - freyme, Rail Africa
Winnipeg Jets - frank_tank, 13 Colonies

WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago Blackhawks - Grandilof, Egypt: Valley of the Kings
Columbus Blue Jackets - rjhankey, San Francisco
Detroit Red Wings - Serbia, Canada
Nashville Predators - Tupence Wizz00, Italy
St. Louis Blues - TOBIASAN, Arctic

NORTHWEST DIVISION
Calgary Flames - amazzony, Crossword
Colorado Avalanche - VicFontaine stuboy, NYC
Edmonton Oilers - overlander, Three Kingdoms of Korea
Minnesota Wild - vykingsfan64, USA
Vancouver Canucks - dfp2dep GhoStedar whitestazn88, Malta

PACIFIC DIVISION
Anaheim Ducks - CFC Bazza CFC, Scotland
Dallas Stars - Gilligan, Caribbean Islands
Los Angeles Kings - slats789, Europe
Phoenix Coyotes - Drakkon, British Isles
San Jose Sharks - uckuki, California

Reserves

[Serbia]

[Tripitaka]

In with Bamboo Jack please!

I'll get back to you on the team if that's ok.

[Gilligan]

In with Bamboo Jack please!

I'll get back to you on the team if that's ok.

Only for you I'd bet

Stars for me, Poison Rome!

[william tennant]

Totally in! Although I'm bummed that you have literally excluded my 9(!) favorite singles maps (Arm's Race, Austerlitz, Treasures of Galapagos, Jamaica, Northwest Passage, New World, Lunar War, Flanders, WWII Poland... what gives?!?!? How did you choose these? Puts me at a disadvantage!).

I'll take Ottawa Senators, please, Middle Ages.

[Drakkon]

IN! Phoenix Coyotes (Hopefully they are still around next year)
British Isles, since you won't let me pick Arms Race!
Thanks!

[Gilligan]

Derp. Gimme Caribbean Islands.

[slats789]

I'd like to play please.

LA Kings on Europe if still available.

Thanks!

[VicFontaine]

In with Bamboo Jack please!

I'll get back to you on the team if that's ok.

Only for you I'd bet

Stars for me, Poison Rome!

Did you read it? No Poison Rome

Since you (selfishly) stole Detroit, the greatest sports franchise of all time, from the rest of us REAL fans, I'll do everything I can to taunt you.

I'd like to choose the 1996 Colorado Avalanche, and my map will be Imperium Romanum.

[Serbia]

Totally in! Although I'm bummed that you have literally excluded my 9(!) favorite singles maps... what gives?!?!? How did you choose these?

In short, I choose simple game play maps, so that map specialists can't come in and dominate on a complex map. My theory being that with the playing field leveled with basic maps, the better players will rise to the top.

Since you (selfishly) stole Detroit, the greatest sports franchise of all time, from the rest of us REAL fans, I'll do everything I can to taunt you.

I'd like to choose the 1996 Colorado Avalanche, and my map will be Imperium Romanum.

I'm going to have to call your Wings Card into question here Vic! You want the stinkin' Avs, you can have 'em!

[VicFontaine]

Totally in! Although I'm bummed that you have literally excluded my 9(!) favorite singles maps... what gives?!?!? How did you choose these?

In short, I choose simple game play maps, so that map specialists can't come in and dominate on a complex map. My theory being that with the playing field leveled with basic maps, the better players will rise to the top.

Since you (selfishly) stole Detroit, the greatest sports franchise of all time, from the rest of us REAL fans, I'll do everything I can to taunt you.

I'd like to choose the 1996 Colorado Avalanche, and my map will be Imperium Romanum.

I'm going to have to call your Wings Card into question here Vic! You want the stinkin' Avs, you can have 'em!

Don't worry, if it ends up being you and I for the West Finals, I'll throw the game. I couldn't bare to beat the Wings.

[RedBaron0]

Let's go Flyers

Great Lakes

[alaskanassassin]

Bummer RedBaron just beat me to the Flyers.....oh well

Lets go with Buffalo Sabres, big fan or Ryan Miller!

And since none of my stud maps are here....Classic!

[Butters1919]

I'm in. Seeing as I will likely just miss the playoffs, I'll take Toronto. Give me Iceland as my map.

Look forward to losing to most of you!

[frank_tank]

winnipeg jets & 13 colonies plz

[uckuki]

in
Sharks, California

tx

[Tupence]

Dust Bowl please, Nashville Predators

[amazzony]

I didn't check but is Calgary Flames still available? If they are, then I'm in with Crossword. If not then you can put me down as a reserve.

[Serbia]

I didn't check but is Calgary Flames still available? If they are, then I'm in with Crossword. If not then you can put me down as a reserve.

They were available - now they're yours! Welcome back our reigning Stanley Cup Champion everyone!

[Grandilof]

In please, Chicago Blackhawks.

And maaan, no Third Crusade, damn. I will go with Egypt: Valley of the Kings then.

[VicFontaine]

Dust Bowl please, Nashville Predators

How appropriate.

[Seamus76]

NJ

Hong Kong

[Vaicius]

Serbia,
I'll take the Boston Bruins.
Thanks.

I will pick a map this week.

[vykingsfan64]

Minnesota Wild for me.
Map will be USA

[CFC Bazza CFC]

Anaheim Ducks and Scotland please.