Season 9 offseason calendar

Here is a list of all events planned for this offseason, starting with new sign up post, including Entry Draft and UFA Frenzy (as well as a few surprises) all the way thru to the start of the season in late september/early october.

June 20 - S9 Offseason kickoff

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S9 Offseason kickoff

Here are a few offseason quick notes:

Trades are officially open. Once your deal is agreed upon, both GMs must send the request by email to the league admins for a panel review before approval/denial.

If you have a trade offer to a CPU team, send your request by email to the league admins for a panel review before approval/denial.

You can also catch one of the admins online on Discord to discuss what you had in mind.

RFAs automatically sign with your team to their NHL amounts. You can follow…

blinky

June 21, 2022 at 7:40 AM

June 20 - S9 Contract buyouts

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S9 Contract buyouts

As previously announced, VHA Teams will no longer be permitted to buyout a contract for free.

- Buyouts for players with a 2 year term (or more) will be 65% year 1 and 35% year 2

- Buyouts for players with a 1 year term will be 50% year 1 and 25% year 2

Having said that, you can still use your sub credits to lower the cost:

- a free buyout can be purchased with 30 sub credits

- a 50% buyout can be purchased with 15 sub credits

Buyouts cost is the same during the season and offseason.

If you want to…

blinky

June 21, 2022 at 7:18 AM

June 20 - S9 Salary Cap amount

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S9 Salary Cap amount

... has been set to:

$87M (excluding playoff bonus amounts)

blinky

June 21, 2022 at 7:14 AM

June 20 - S9 Transitional Tag - Tagging 1 of your UFA (Transitional Tag program)

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S9 Transitional Tag - Tagging 1 of your UFA (Transitional Tag program)

These teams have the option of using their Tag to retain one of the UFAs that finished the season on their own roster:

BOS

BUF

CBJ

CGY

CHI

DET

FLA

LA

MIN

MTL

NJ

NSH

NYI

NYR

OTT

PHI

PIT

SEA

SJ

STL

TB

TOR

VAN

VGK

WPG

WSH

#1) choose a UFA to tag

This UFA must be on your roster at the end of Season 8.

Send your off by email to the Admin Team to lock in your choice and begin negotiations.

Please use recent NHL deals to justify your offer.

Term: must be 2 years to 5 years in length

All offers come with a 2 year No Trade Claude…

blinky

June 21, 2022 at 7:28 AM

June 21 - S9 Draft order

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S9 Draft order

Here is the official draft order for the upcoming Entry draft:

Round 1

1 SJ

2 VGK

3 EDM

4 NSH

5 NJ

6 STL

7 COL

8 BUF

9 SEA

10 CBJ

11 BOS

12 TOR

13 DET

14 NYI

15 CHI

16 CGY

17 WSH

18 NYR

19 FLA

20 TB

21 LA

22 WPG

23 CAR

24 VAN

25 MTL

26 MIN

27 OTT

28 PIT

29 DAL

30 PHI

Rounds 2 to 5:

1 EDM

2 NSH

3 NJ

4 STL

5 SJ

6 VGK

7 COL

8 BUF

9 SEA

10 CBJ

11 BOS

12 TOR

13 DET

14 NYI

15 CHI

16 CGY

17 WSH

18 NYR

19 FLA

20 TB

21 LA

22 WPG

23 CAR

24 VAN

25 MTL

26 MIN

27 OTT

28 PIT

29 DAL

30 PHI

blinky

June 22, 2022 at 4:26 AM

June 24 - Official VHA S9 ratings release

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S9 ratings released

VHA league season 9 ratings for players 78OA and above are officially.... official and appearing in the latest spreadsheet available on our Discord channel.

All remaining players will be added throughout the summer.

blinky

June 24, 2022 at 7:35 AM

July 3 - S9 Sub rewards payday

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S9 sub credit rewards payout

Subbing has become one of the league"s keys to its success. Your sub helps your fellow GMs get their game played and in turn, as a token of appreciation, the league compensates you with a small reward in the form of a sub credit.

You sub once, you get a credit. You can turn that credit into draft picks. It's easy just like that.

Taking in consideration your report card grade, the league returns credits that can be use to purchase goodies, such as:

Regular season Hot streak - 5 credits

Regular…

blinky

July 3, 2022 at 10:06 PM

July 4 - Send out S9 report cards and crown VHA S8 GM of the Year winner

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S8 GM of the Year award goes to....

This year's recipient' gameplay style is among the strongest in the league. He is able to play either a wide-open offensive style or a lock-down defensive style depending on his opponent and the game situation.

He remains aware of who is on the ice at all time, and is one of the best in the league at using his players appropriately for their player type and OA level.

He made a concerted effort this season to have a more positive outlook whenever an opponent did something he did not like on the…

blinky

July 4, 2022 at 7:39 AM

July 6 - Send out invites for S9 and accept applications for open GM positions

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NHL 09 PC Online hockey at it's best - Season 9 is open for business

NHL 09 PC online league has openings!

wasserlasser.com/index.php?attachment/27313/


Teams currently available are:

Buffalo Sabres

Chicago Blackhawks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars

Detroit Red Wings

New York Islanders

Ottawa Senators

San Jose Sharks

All you need to join is a good internet connection and a good attitude.

You can find me on Discord. My handle is on my signature.

Feel free to leave a message here if you have any questions about the league!

blinky

July 6, 2022 at 6:09 AM

CBA adjustments and release

July 24 - S9 Live Entry draft Rounds 1 to 3

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S9 Entry Draft - Part 1 - Rounds 1, 2 and 3

This year's VHA Entry Draft will take place on Sunday July 24 - time TBD.

We will conduct 3 rounds of drafting.

This usually takes 2.5 to 3 hours, with occasional breaks.

****************** Please make an effort to attend *****************

In the event you can't attend, one of the admins will draft for you following your list.

Submit a draft list (and not just point at the NHL order) by friday July 22.

GMs that do not attend and do not send in their list on time will have their draft pick skipped…

blinky

June 27, 2022 at 11:43 PM

July 24 - S9 Live Entry draft Rounds 4 and 5

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VHA S9 Entry Draft Day 2 - rounds 4 and 5

Rounds 4 and 5 will take place on Sunday July 31 - 11AM ET.

This usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours, with occasional breaks.

****************** Please make an effort to attend *****************

In the event you can't attend, one of the admins will draft for you following **the NHL draft order**

There will be no lists and no skipped picks.

The draft will be held in our #draft-floor room on Discord.

Additionally to the 2022 draft class, some players not on any VHA team can be eligible to be drafted in VHA.

…

blinky

July 28, 2022 at 10:53 PM

August 8: Start of S9 UFA Frenzy

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VHA UFA Frenzy

VHA's UFA Frenzy is set to begin Sunday July 16 and should wrap up by July 24

Before each round

1) Before submitting offers, check your cap space (link TBD)

The sum total of your offers can never exceed your cap space amount.

Outstanding offers carry over to the next round, and are taken in consideration towards your total.

2) You may have high profile unsigned RFAs to consider

GMs should have a ballpark figure for these players and you are expected to have a reasonable amount leftover to sign these…

blinky

August 1, 2022 at 12:50 AM

August 31 to Sept 21 - IIHF U22 World Junior Tournament

August 31 - VHA S9 Injury limbo list release

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Injury limbo and injury watch

"injury limbo"

Players in "injury limbo" have either missed too many games last season or are expected to miss the entire next NHL season. Thus, they won't be eligible in VHA. Instead, they will be placed on LTIR (Long Term Injury Reserve) when your 23 man rosters are due. Their salary will be wiped from the team's payroll.

If any of these players are reporting to camp and cleared to play at any point, their limbo status will be removed and the GM will be able to reinstate the player (cap…

blinky

August 31, 2022 at 7:25 AM

VHA S9 Rookie camp - cancelled

September 24 - VHA S9 package release

TBD

September 26 - VHA S9 Preseason

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S9 Preseason

Server will be up on September 26 for a few days only.

Preseason games are not mandatory but you should take this opportunity to try the game and make sure it works.

blinky

September 17, 2022 at 12:05 AM

September 30 - Setting your 23 man roster, cap compliance, LTIR and waivers

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S9 - 23 man roster

The following events will occur in this order.

1) LTIR moves - Sept 23 to Sept 28

2) 23 man rosters - Sept 30


3) Waivers - Oct 1

4) Season starts - Oct 3

1) LTIR

Players listed in limbo status (here Injury limbo and injury watch ) will be moved to LTIR.

Their salary will come off the books.

Note that players listed in limbo will not be eligible to make your 23 man roster.

2) Deadline to submit your 23 man roster is Friday September 30, 10PM ET.

Your roster must include 23 players, either 14F 7D 2G or…

blinky

September 17, 2022 at 12:02 AM

October 3 - Start of the VHA S9 Regular Season