Fantasy Sports
According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA), nearly 20 million people in the United States and Canada are now “actively playing” fantasy sports games. The basic idea is the same in every sport: participants assemble a team of real-life players and accumulate points based on their actual performances, often competing for cash and prizes. We’ll help you find the leagues that suit your needs, and show you analysis sites that will give you an edge over the competition.
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Fantasy Hockey, like the NHL itself, is often overlooked in the United States. Hockey’s small fan base does not lack passion, however, and with our help it’s easy to find devoted Fantasy Hockey communities.
- Depending on which league you play in, penalty minutes can be counted as a positive, a negative, or not at all. Be sure to check the rules before you draft a power forward or hard-hitting defenseman.
- Don’t be afraid to gamble on younger players in the draft. Many of the top NHL players developed into stars at any early age.
For fantasy hockey games …
ESPN Fantasy Hockey
has all of the neat features of other ESPN fantasy games, including complete team stats and the usual assortment of great commentary.
Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Hockey
offers both free and premium games, custom web addresses for independent paid leagues, as well as archived stats and easily accessible team roster pages.
NHL.com Fantasy Hockey
has some of the best features of any fantasy game site anywhere. To begin with, the game is free to play and the site contains player rankings, a live draft room, and great player bios. But best of all, gamers get to watch each of their players perform, as the site offers post-game highlights of the players on one's roster.
The Sporting News’ Ultimate Fantasy Hockey
is a premium fantasy league that lets you choose a 12-man team under a salary cap. As the year progresses, the value of a player will rise and fall with his performance, much like a stock. If you’re able to buy low and sell high, you can generate money to spend on other players. Users can create private leagues or join public leagues, both of which are eligible for $19,000 in prizes.
For fantasy hockey analysis …
Dobber Hockey
offers guides on drafts, weekly moves, choosing goaltenders, and identifying prospects. It also includes information on line combos, injuries, schedules, and advice on choosing rules for your league. Much of the content requires a subscription.
Puck Junkie
offers a regularly updated fantasy point predictor, which predicts a player’s end-of-season totals in 33 different stat categories. It also has articles on top picks, sleepers, and prospects. The point predictor and articles require a subscription, but it does have a fantasy blog available free of charge.
HockeyDraft
offers news and commentary on various topics, and the blog section is active and informative, with consistent posts as well as links to other blogs.
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