Hockey Prognosticating #3 (NHL) - Tampa Bay Open - Congrats CofR

[GirlySports]

Intro - We've had two weeks so far. Now the real fun starts.

Hockey Prognosticating – Tampa Bay Open

http://www.nuhs.edu/media/109559/tampa-downtown.jpg


What is Hockey Prognosticating?

In the game, participants pick the winners of a set of hockey games in a particular week and are placed in a knock-out system. Beat your opponent and move onto to the next round. It's easy, all you have to do is predict the winner of the match, the margin, and sometimes the score for a set of games listed.

Note:

- In case of a tie, a tie-breaker featuring winning margins or correct score will decide who moves on to the next round.


How to Sign-Up:

Just post here that you would like to play ("Im IN"). Entries will be based on ranking starting in Week 3 for this opening season. The first two weeks will be blind draw free-for-alls. Anyone can enter. :D

How to send in picks:

Picks can be sent in as soon as the "GAME LIST" is ready. Remember, you pick a winner in every game on the list! Picks should be sent by PM, so that your opponent does not know your picks. Picks should be titled: [HPT: Tampa Bay 1st Round]. Picks must be sent in by the deadline stated in the GAME LIST.

How the GAME LIST Works

EXPLANATION:

GAME LIST
EDMONTON at CALGARY MA1 PTS
VANCOUVER at WINNIPEG MA2

Game with MA after it's name - Pick the winner and the margin (Ex: WINNIPEG 2)
Game with PTS after it's name - Pick the whole score (Ex: CALGARY 6-3)

[GirlySports]

Fact Sheet

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Location: Tampa, Florida
Type: National Hockey League (NHL)
Date: October 6-13 2011
League website: http://www.nhl.com

Entry Deadline: Tuesday October 4 @ 9:59pm Mountain Time
Draw size: 8

HPT RANKING POINTS
Winner....500
Finalist....300
Semifinalist...180
1st Round....90

[GirlySports]

Entry List


using Sept 17 rankings
Player........................................Rank
1. Hockey.......................................2
2. PlayfulGenius................................3
3. CofR.........................................4
4. ineedanother.................................5
5. 3thirty.....................................NR
6. theClassic09................................NR
7. Cheerio.....................................NR
8. Montana Moe.................................NR

[GirlySports]

DRAW

Quarterfinals

00:00 | [1]Hockey vs BYE #MA:0-0
13:09 | ineedanother vs Montana Moe #MA: 7-5
13:13 | 3thirty vs CofR #MA: 2-3
11:11 | Cheerio vs [2]PlayfulGenius #MA: 3-6

[GirlySports]

Schedule of Play

HPT SCHEDULE

Oct 6,7,8 ~ Quarterfinal (22 games)
Oct 10,11,12 ~ Semifinal (12 games)
Oct 13 ~ Final (12 games)

[GirlySports]

Open for sign-up :)

I'll fill in the details later. The NHL starts on Thursday!
Points double from now on. 500 to the winner!

[ineedanother]

Im in. Hopefully I will remember to get my picks in on time.

[Hockey]

I'm in

[3thirty]

im in again, thanks for doing this!

[CofR]

In!

[PlayfulGenius]

I'm in again, NHL picks will be the most fun, I think.

[theClassic09]

I'm in! Should be fun :)

[PlayfulGenius]

Isn't there a minimal point total given for someone that plays but loses in the 1st round?

I'm referring to the previous ones, as you clearly have it labeled as such here.

[Cheerio]

I'll try it.. When will the pick sheet be released?

[GirlySports]

Isn't there a minimal point total given for someone that plays but loses in the 1st round?

I'm referring to the previous ones, as you clearly have it labeled as such here.

Yes, you got 45 points :)

I'll try it.. When will the pick sheet be released?

First one will be Tuesday night, for two rounds.
Then one The following Sunday morning, the the final will probably be Thursday the 13th.
Depends on how many people we get.

[GirlySports]

bump.. one more spot available as this will again be an 8 team tournament.

90 points guaranteed! sign-up now :)

[GirlySports]

Still looking for one more player, that player will face #1 seed Hockey.

Here is the draw. [1]Hockey at the top [2]PlayfulGenius at the bottom and everyone else slotted in randomly.

There were 5 items in your list. Here they are in random order:


ineedanother
theClassic09
3thirty
CofR
Cheerio

Timestamp: 2011-10-05 02:41:48 UTC



Quarter Finals

Games Counted: 0
Games Remaining: 22

00:00 | [1]Hockey vs BYE
00:00 | ineedanother vs theclassic09
00:00 | 3thirty vs CofR
00:00 | Cherrio vs [2]PlayfulGenius

QUARTERFINAL GAME LIST
(Saturday games have more importance than Thursday games)

MONTREAL AT TORONTO MA22
PHILLADEPHIA AT BOSTON MA21
PITTSBURGH AT VANCOUVER MA20

OTTAWA AT DETROIT MA19
NY RANGERS AT LOS ANGELES MA18 (in Stockholm)
BUFFALO AT ANAHEIM MA17 (in Helsinki)
TAMPA BAY AT CAROLINA MA16
NASHVILLE AT COLUMBUS MA15
CHICAGO AT DALLAS MA14

BUFFALO AT LOS ANGELES MA13 (in Berlin)
NY RANGERS AT ANAHIEM MA12 (in Stockholm)
TAMPA BAY AT BOSTON MA11
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW JERSEY MA10
CAROLINA AT WASHINGTON MA9
FLORIDA AT NEW YORK ISLANDERS MA8
NASHVILLE AT ST. LOUIS MA7
COLUMBUS AT MINNESOTA MA6
DALLAS AT CHICAGO MA5
DETROIT AT COLORADO MA4
PHOENIX AT SAN JOSE MA3
OTTAWA AT TORONTO MA2 PTS2
PITTSBURGH AT CALGARY MA1 PTS1

All picks PM'd to GirlySports by THU Oct 6 4:30PM MDT

[Hockey]

Woohoo #1 seed!!

So does this mean I don't have to make picks if no one else signs up?

[Cheerio]

How does the scoring work? (for individual games)

[GirlySports]

Woohoo #1 seed!!

So does this mean I don't have to make picks if no one else signs up?

Yup that's right. But I do hope someone signs up so send picks just in case.

How does the scoring work? (for individual games)

Just pick the winner and the margin for each match, for the last two games the correct score, you play your opponent PlayfulGenius.. most correct winners between the two of you wins.

How the GAME LIST Works

EXPLANATION:

GAME LIST
EDMONTON at CALGARY MA1 PTS
VANCOUVER at WINNIPEG MA2

Game with MA after it's name - Pick the winner and the margin (Ex: WINNIPEG 2)
Game with PTS after it's name - Pick the whole score (Ex: CALGARY 6-3)

[GirlySports]

bump

got a few entries already, thanks :)

also looking for one more player by tomorrow!

[PlayfulGenius]

When are our picks due?

[GirlySports]

When are our picks due?


by 4:30pm Mountain Thursday

[Cheerio]

Yup that's right. But I do hope someone signs up so send picks just in case.



Just pick the winner and the margin for each match, for the last two games the correct score, you play your opponent PlayfulGenius.. most correct winners between the two of you wins.

How the GAME LIST Works

EXPLANATION:

GAME LIST
EDMONTON at CALGARY MA1 PTS
VANCOUVER at WINNIPEG MA2

Game with MA after it's name - Pick the winner and the margin (Ex: WINNIPEG 2)
Game with PTS after it's name - Pick the whole score (Ex: CALGARY 6-3)

But do you get 1 point for winner and 1 point for margin? or 1 point for margin+winner and 0 if you don't get both?

[GirlySports]

no points system.

Just count wins, that is the first level. If you get more winners correct than your opponent, you win.

IF wins are tied.. then if you get more margins correct than your opponent, you win.

IF number of correct margins are tied, then it goes to a shootout. First margin correct wins. For example if you got MA2 correct and your opponent didn't get a margin correct until MA5, you win. (The games are weighted from 22 to 1)

IF shootout is a tie then we go to PTS which is more complex so I won't explain it until it happens :)

[GirlySports]

Montana Moe is tentatively in... which would make 8 :)

[Montana Moe]

What the hell, I'm in.

[GirlySports]

Quarter Finals

Games Counted: 0
Games Remaining: 22

00:00 | [1]Hockey vs Montana Moe
00:00 | ineedanother vs theclassic09
00:00 | 3thirty vs CofR
00:00 | Cherrio vs [2]PlayfulGenius


Got picks from 6, waiting for ineedanother and theclassic09

[PlayfulGenius]

What the hell, I'm in.

Good Man, Mr Moe!

[GirlySports]

haven't heard from theclassic09

anyone want to be an alternate? :)

[GirlySports]

So looks like we're short one. Hockey gets his BYE back (since if would be unfair for him to lose his bye and someone else get the bye so ineedanother plays Montana Moe)

Quarter Finals

Games Counted: 0
Games Remaining: 22

00:00 | [1]Hockey vs BYE
00:00 | ineedanother vs Montana Moe
00:00 | 3thirty vs CofR
00:00 | Cherrio vs [2]PlayfulGenius

Differences will be posted in a moment.

[GirlySports]

Differences for the first 9 games (Thursday/Friday)

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/degenerasian/TampaQuarterfinals.jpg

ineedanother vs Montana Moe - 2 differences
3thirty vs CofR - 3 differences
Cheerio vs PlayfulGenius - 4 differences

[Cheerio]

Cheerio not Cherrio :)

[PlayfulGenius]

Cheerio not Cherrio :)

PlayfulGenius 1
Cheerio 0

:)

[GirlySports]

Cheerio not Cherrio :)

I'll change it on the next screen shot :)

PlayfulGenius 2
Cheerio 0

[3thirty]

glad we both missed those first two:bag:

[Cheerio]

So if Pittsburgh wins, I'm out?

[GirlySports]

So if Pittsburgh wins, I'm out?

noooo we're going all the way to the end of Saturday. There's 22 games!
If Pittsburgh wins, you're down 3-0.

[Hockey]

So if Pittsburgh wins, I'm out?


Looks like you need to start cheering for Vancouver. Being down 3-0 is just to hard to come back from ;)

[GirlySports]

Yup it can be hard to come back. Depends on how many differences there are.

And just for fun, here were Hockey's picks.

TORONTO 1
PHILLADEPHIA 2
VANCOUVER 1

DETROIT 3
LOS ANGELES 2
BUFFALO 1
TAMPA BAY 1
NASHVILLE 2
CHICAGO 4

[GirlySports]

After Thursday

Quarter Finals

Games Counted: 3
Games Remaining: 19

02:00 | [1]Hockey vs BYE #MA:0-0
01:00 | ineedanother vs Montana Moe #MA: 1-0
00:01 | 3thirty vs CofR #MA: 0-0
00:03 | Cherrio vs [2]PlayfulGenius #MA: 0-1

[GirlySports]

After Friday

Quarter Finals

Games Counted: 9
Games Remaining: 13

06:00 | [1]Hockey vs BYE #MA:0-0
04:02 | ineedanother vs Montana Moe #MA: 2-1
03:04 | 3thirty vs CofR #MA: 1-1*
03:05 | Cherrio vs [2]PlayfulGenius #MA: 0-2

Saturday Differences

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Montana Moe is down 2 and there are only 2 differences. So he must win both to force a margin tiebreaker.

3thirty is down 1 and there are 3 differences.

Cheerio is down 2 and there are 6 differences.

[PlayfulGenius]

Cheerio picked PIT to beat our Flames, he should disqualified on principle.

[Cheerio]

Cheerio picked PIT to beat our Flames, he should disqualified on principle.

I also picked the Canucks. I'm trying to give you a chance

[GirlySports]

With the Ducks win, ineedanother is into the semifinals to face Hockey.
/Sorry Moe

The other two games are still up for grabs!

[PlayfulGenius]

Cheerio needs 3/4 remaining just to force a tie-break... let's see if we can close this out. A Flames win and I'm lookin' good :)

[GirlySports]

Cheerio needs 3/4 remaining just to force a tie-break... let's see if we can close this out. A Flames win and I'm lookin' good :)

Boston has won and Minnesota is up 3-0. This could get very close.
Also the Toronto margin (MA2) could be very important as the Sens are charging back.

[GirlySports]

Toronto 1

That margin might become very important for both CofR and Cheerio.

[GirlySports]

3thirty and CofR will be tied since they split all their differences. Will be decided by correct margins.

Cheerio and PlayfulGenius are also tied right now with

Detroit-Colorado and Pittsburgh-Calgary the two differences left.

[GirlySports]

Quarter Finals

Games Counted: 22
Games Remaining: 0

00:00 | [1]Hockey vs BYE #MA:0-0
13:09 | ineedanother vs Montana Moe #MA: 7-5
13:13 | 3thirty vs CofR #MA: 2-3
11:11 | Cheerio vs [2]PlayfulGenius #MA: 3-6

An exciting night as a long 22 game round ends in 2 ties!

3thirty and CofR tie 13-13 but CofR wins by 3 correct margins to 2.
PlayfulGenius holds off a final day charge by Cheerio as they tie 11-11 but PlayfulGenius wins by 6 correct margins to 3.

[GirlySports]

SemiFinals

Games Counted: 0
Games Remaining: 12

00:00 | [1]Hockey vs ineedanother
00:00 | CofR vs [2]PlayfulGenius

Semifinal GAME LIST (MONDAY - WEDNESDAY)

COLORADO vs BOSTON MA12
CAROLINA vs NEW JERSEY MA11
MINNESOTA vs NY ISLANDERS MA10
PHOENIX vs DALLAS MA9
VANCOUVER vs COLUMBUS MA8
TAMPA BAY vs WASHINGTON MA7
CALGARY vs ST LOUIS MA6

FLORIDA vs PITTSBURGH MA5
MINNESOTA VS OTTAWA MA4

COLORADO vs COLUMBUS MA3
BOSTON vs CAROLINA MA2
VANCOUVER vs PHILADELPHIA MA1 PTS1

All picks PM'd to GirlySports by MONDAY Oct 10 10:30AM Mountain

[PlayfulGenius]

Amazing... I almost choked up that lead... my confidence is at an all-time low... advantage CofR

[Hockey]

All Monday games are early, like 10:00am pst early. So the deadline should be changed.

[GirlySports]

oh yeah i forgot it's a holiday! thanks! deadline is 10:30am mountain

[Hockey]

Now that I told you im probably gonna forget to send in my picks

[GirlySports]

Just send them now :)

[Cheerio]

So close, yet so far

[CofR]

Just sent my picks in. Looking forward to this next round, lots of good games.

[GirlySports]

Eveyone's in! will post the differences in about an hour :)

[GirlySports]

SEMIFINAL DIFFERENCES

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/degenerasian/TAMPAOPENSEMIFINAL.jpg

4 differences between Hockey and ineedanother so tiebreakers could come into play.

7 differences between CofR and PlayfulGenius so that's straight forward. 4 out of 7 wins!

[PlayfulGenius]

CofR is up 2-1 against me with 4 differences left.

Hockey is up 1-0 on indeedanother with 3 left.

[GirlySports]

The Washington win by shootout really puts CofR in the driver's seat with a 3-1 lead. If Tampa Bay had won the shootout, it would have been 2-2 plus PlayfulGenius would have had a 3-1 MA advantage.

Hockey is also in good shape winning both of his differences today.

Semifinals After Monday

Games Counted: 7
Games Remaining: 5

05:03 | [1]Hockey vs ineedanother #MAs 1-1
05:03 | CofR vs [2]PlayfulGenius #MAs 2*-2

[GirlySports]

The Sens furious comeback keeps the Genius alive.. down 1 with 2 differences tomorrow that he must win.

After Tuesday.

Games Counted: 9
Games Remaining: 3

06:04 | [1]Hockey vs ineedanother #MAs 2-2
06:05 | CofR vs [2]PlayfulGenius #MAs 2-4

[GirlySports]

Carolina and Philly win.. Hockey and CofR advance to the final!

Games Counted: 12
Games Remaining: 0

07:05 | [1]Hockey vs ineedanother #MAs 3-2
07:06 | CofR vs [2]PlayfulGenius #MAs 2-5

It's a very quick turnaround...the Final is all 10 of Thursday's Games.
I think from now on, every tournament will have a Thursday final.

FINAL GAME LIST (Hockey vs CofR)

TAMPA BAY vs NY ISLANDERS MA10
COLORADO vs OTTAWA MA9
LOS ANGELES vs NEW JERSEY MA8
PHOENIX vs NASHVILLE MA7
EDMONTON vs MINNESOTA MA6
WINNIPEG vs CHICAGO MA5
ST LOUIS vs DALLAS MA4
CALGARY vs MONTREAL MA3
VANCOUVER vs DETROIT MA2
WASHINGTON vs PITTSBURGH MA1 PTS

All picks PM'd to GirlySports by Thursday Oct 13 @ 4:30pm Mountain.

[Hockey]

So we meet again CofR....

[CofR]

Same wager as last time? :)

[GirlySports]

FINAL Differences!

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/degenerasian/TAMPAFINAL.jpg

This will be very close I think. 4 differences (and only 6 MA differences).

Good luck!

[GirlySports]

Colorado, New Jersey and Washington have won.

Congrats to our champion CofR!

[Hockey]

Much like the Canucks I can't win when it matters.

[3thirty]

at least I lost to the champ in the first round, due to a pittsburgh empty netter :( lol

[GirlySports]

yup you lost on the stupid Toronto collapse too.
That's how close these games can get.