How to Play

How to Play Fantasy Cup Hockey Challenge

It's a FUN and EASY to Play. In 2009 we have continued with a few changes from last year. It's still the regular Box Selection Hockey Draft Contest, where you pick One (1) Player from each of the 16 groups on the entry form. You can register by using the entry ad in your newspaper or you can register online. You gain points for each goal (Shoot out Goals not included) and assist your roster of 16 players gains throughout the NHL Regular Season, but you only get their points if they are in your roster. The contest is FREE to enter but you can upgrade to the Slap Shot Service Package to get more interaction online.

Free Entries- You will have access to Three (3) online trades to be used throughout the year. You will also have access to purchase up to an additional 50 trades (for a fee), through the Online Service Centre. These trades can be used at your discretion. You will have limited access to view Player Stats, the Top 1000 weekly rankings. You can choose to upgrade your entry at anytime (for a fee) to get the extra online resources.

Slap Shot Service Package $12.95 each - For your subscription you will be granted full access to the online service centre which will give you access to detailed statistics, injury status, your daily rankings, and 20 initial trades as well as access to the 50 additional trades (for a fee). This package gives you the greatest ability to be connected with your entry.

The Current changes that are still in effect are as follows:

Goals = 2 points
Assists = 1 point
Plus/Minus rating has no point allocation, and is used solely in determining tie break situations for prizing.
All Entries will have access to trades.
Increased access to extra trades for all contestants (50 additional trades available for a fee to all contestants).
Player trading will have a Four (4) day Hold period this year, and you must trade within the same group.
Payments for Slap shot entries must be made by Friday October 23 2009, or the price of their package increases to $25.95 (up from the regular $12.95).
Subscribing to the Slap Shot Service package is $12.95, and this will be the only package available. If you choose to select and pay for this package after Friday October 23, 2009, the fee will be $25.95 each.

Those are the key changes for this year.

Some of the Key Dates you need to be aware of are as follows:

Registration Deadline is Friday October 9, 2009 at Midnight Pacific Time (PT). Some HOSTS may deem to extended that deadline to other dates.
Slap Shot Package payment deadline before price increase is Friday October 23, 2009. ($12.95 to $25.95 each)
The First week of published results in the newspaper and the first date Online Rankings will be the week of November 2 2009. (We do not show online rankings till we have recovered and added all mailed in entries forms).
Player Trading will begin Friday November 13, 2009 at 12 noon PT (Your roster of 16 players will be frozen from October 10, 2009 or the registration deadline date to November 13, 2009 regardless if you are a free entry or a Slap Shot Service package entry)
NHL Regular Season Starts October 1 2009
Last Day of the contest will be the last day of the NHL Regular Season. That day is Sunday April 11, 2010.
There will be a 2 week layoff during the time of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Weekly Top 1000 rankings and Total Player stats will be available online each Tuesday starting after November 4, 2009 at 12 noon PT. This will continue till the end of the contest at the discretion of the newspapers and CI Fantasy Sports.
Extra Trade purchases will be made available to all contestants on Friday November 27, 2009 at 12 noon PT. There are 50 extra trades available for purchase for a fee.

Begin studying the stats from last year, look at the recommendations from any panel of experts, and get prepared to play another exciting year of Fantasy Cup Hockey.

Now..."GET in the GAME!"

Get Ready to Play the Real contest Starting November 3rd, 2009. Login for Further details.