NSHL Constitution

There is an extremely SPECIFIC way to send in your game lineup and line combinations to the commissioner. Here it is.... (followed by an example)

NOTES :

• comments in ( ) should be taken out
• stuff in < > should be replaced by jersey numbers
• Players are represented by their jersey numbers, please use only ONE space between each player regardless of whether the previous player's jersey number is one digit or two.
• there must be 20 players listed in the rosters.

So, here is what a correct game roster would look like.....

begin lines
9 98 99
17 37 12 20
10 15 29 24
77 28 6 4 2 3 5
35 32

98 37 29 77 4
99 17 10 28 2
9 20 15 5 6
98 37 77 4
99 10 28 2
9 15 5 6
99 17 10 77 4
9 20 15 28 2
99 17 10 77 6
9 17 10 77 4
99 20 15 28 2
9 17 10 77 6
24 37 77 4
99 17 28 2
9 10 5 6
9 77 4
99 28 2
37 5 6
35

Please note the following important points about creating your line up that come into effect in NSHL9:

1. Double shifting is acceptable on any line.

2. Triple shifting is not acceptable on any lines.

3. Players cannot be dressed in the line-up at a position other than their designated position. A player's designated position cannot be changed once a season begins, and it must be demonstrated that the player has sufficient pro (e.g., NHL) experience at the requested position.

4. Forwards can play any forward position on any line, and can play defence on special teams only (PP and PK).

5. Defensemen can only play on defence on even strength lines, but may play any forward position on special teams (PP and PK).

Players can be sent to the minors, and of course, recalled from the minors at any time. This is done manually by the commissioner, so all you need to do is give instructions on what moves you want to do. Just listing a guy's number in your lineup won't do it!

Also, jersey numbers can change when players are traded, or recalled.

Everytime there is player movement, you must let me know what number the player is to be assigned! Goalies' number cannot be changed if they have already played a game as it will affect their stats.

It is so important that you BE CAREFUL when preparing your game lineup and lines. Putting a players number in there that hasn't been recalled from the farm won't work! An extra space won't work! Listing an injured player won't work! When your lines come up "invalid," I'll let the computer pick your lines for you. If this happens a lot, I'll beat you up.

A note about the farm team. While on the farm, a player can experience an increase or decrease in his ratings. This is completely random, and can't be controlled by the commissioner. It just happens!

Starting after NSHL5, there will be limit as to how many players a GM can "hide" from the re-rate, as determined by the final regular season standings, and outlined here:

• Teams 1 - 6 : Maximum 4 player protections (as of the trading deadline)
  
• Teams 7 - 12: Maximum 6 player protections
  
• Teams 13 -18: Maximum 8 player protections
  
• Teams 19 -24: Maximum x player protections,
  

Further to the situation with goalies..
Goalies who never dressed won't appear in the scoring file, and are not eligible to play the part of an "over the limit protection pawn".

Starting after NSHL7, each team will expose 25 players at the end of the season to be re-rated by the simulator. That's it! It doesn't matter who these 25 players are! You are limited only by the size of your farm team. Simple!

SKATERS:

St	Streak	The streak (+) or slump (-) the player is having.
Inj	Injured	The number of games the player is injured.
H	Stick Hand	Indicates the players stick hand.
PS	Position	Position the player can play (LW,RW,C equals forward-positions)
AG	Aggression	Hitting, forechecking and fighting.
QK	Quickness	This indicates the players skating speed.
PW	Power	Indicates the players strength and power.
FA	Fatigue	Players ability to play a long shift. Of dubious use.
IN	Injury	The players tendency to avoid being injured.
PN	Penalty	The Players tendency to get penalized.
SK	Skating	Players ability to stop, turn accellerate and skate.
PA	Passing	The Players passing ability.
PC	Puck Control	The Players ability to control the puck.
CK	Checking	Ability to backcheck and block shots. Dig in the corners.
SH	Shot	Players shooting and goal scoring ability.
Ttl	Total	The sum of all the attributes.

GOALTENDERS:

AG	Aggression	Goalie likeliness to play the puck and cut down the angles.
QK	Quickness	Goalie overall speed. Glove quickness and reaction ability.
PW	Power	Size in goal, a higher power goalie might be bigger and take more net.
FA	Fatigue	Same as above.
IN	Injury	Save as above.
PN	Penalty	Save as above.
SK	Skating	Ability to move around in his crease, side to side movement.
PA	Passing	Ability to play the puck and move it to his defensemen or forwards.
PC	Puck Control	How well the player controls rebounds and gathers the puck.

Starting before NSHL5, certain teams may qualify for extra training camp coupons, based on the regular season standings. Here's the skinny:

• Teams 1 - 8 : 0 bonus camps
  
• Teams 9 -16 : 2 bonus camps
  
• Teams 17-21 : 3 bonus camps
  

Players, draft picks, and your training camp coupons are all tradeable commodities.

The trading of future draft picks and/or camps is limited to 3 seasons. Just add three to the current season so determine the farthest into the future that you can trade a pick or camp from now on.

A "new" season will officially start immediately FOLLOWING the entry draft for that particular season. For example, as soon as the NSHL9 draft is completed, the upper limit for trading picks or camps will then become NSHL12. Hope this is clear.

As many as 4 times a season, you can elect "shake up the team". This has an effect on the streaks and slumps, but be warned. It's not necessarily a good thing! A shake up can have detrimental effects just as easily as positive ones. The shake up constraints are as follows:
Each team can elect to "shake-up" their team at any time during the season, with the following constraints:

• 1 Shakeup during your team's first 20 games.
• 1 Shakeup during your team's games 21 - 40.
• 1 Shakeup during your team's games 41 - 60.
• + playoffs.

Shake-ups are non-transferable, and cannot be traded, sold, or eaten.