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
S9 Offseason kickoff
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…
June 20 - S9 Contract buyouts
S9 Contract buyouts
- 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…
June 20 - S9 Salary Cap amount
June 20 - S9 Transitional Tag - Tagging 1 of your UFA (Transitional Tag program)
S9 Transitional Tag - Tagging 1 of your UFA (Transitional Tag program)
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…
June 21 - S9 Draft order
S9 Draft order
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
June 24 - Official VHA S9 ratings release
S9 ratings released
All remaining players will be added throughout the summer.
July 3 - S9 Sub rewards payday
S9 sub credit rewards payout
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…
July 4 - Send out S9 report cards and crown VHA S8 GM of the Year winner
S8 GM of the Year award goes to....
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…
July 6 - Send out invites for S9 and accept applications for open GM positions
NHL 09 PC Online hockey at it's best - Season 9 is open for business
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!
CBA adjustments and release
July 24 - S9 Live Entry draft Rounds 1 to 3
S9 Entry Draft - Part 1 - Rounds 1, 2 and 3
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…
July 24 - S9 Live Entry draft Rounds 4 and 5
VHA S9 Entry Draft Day 2 - rounds 4 and 5
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.
…
August 8: Start of S9 UFA Frenzy
VHA UFA Frenzy
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…
August 31 to Sept 21 - IIHF U22 World Junior Tournament
wasserlasser.com/forum/index.php?thread/18959/August 31 - VHA S9 Injury limbo list release
Injury limbo and injury watch
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…
VHA S9 Rookie camp - cancelled
September 24 - VHA S9 package release
TBD
September 26 - VHA S9 Preseason
S9 Preseason
Preseason games are not mandatory but you should take this opportunity to try the game and make sure it works.
September 30 - Setting your 23 man roster, cap compliance, LTIR and waivers
S9 - 23 man roster
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…
October 3 - Start of the VHA S9 Regular Season