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Old 08-27-2011, 01:59 PM   #1
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Default Hockey Prognosticating #1 (QMJHL) - Quebec Open - Congrats HalifaxDrunk

Intro - Seeing the success of picking games in all sports on this board, I thought we should have a year-round hockey prognosticating competition. It'll be modelled similar to tennis where you, the player, can sign-up for any tournament you want, commit for that week, and accumulate points throughout the year. One tournament could have 16,32 or 64 players and a champion would be crowned and points awarded. There will be tournaments larger than others and we'll try to have Four Grand Slams as well. This will be called the HPT (Hockey Prognosticating Tour)

The hockey season in general runs from September to April (the end of the 1st round of Stanley Cup Playoffs which would be our year-end championships for the top ranked 32).

I want to find out who the best hockey prognosticator on CP really is. Is it you?
I know it's a bit confusing at first but do not fear, if you have any questions feel free to ask in this thread or sent me a PM.

We will start in the Q! A couple of warm-up weeks before the NHL starts. The QMJHL season starts on September 9. Think you know junior hockey? Enter this tournament. It's a good opportunity to score some early points before the NHL season starts.

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Hockey Prognosticating – Quebec Open




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. That means each participant plays a different participant and whoever predicted the winner of most matches correctly, moves on to the next round.

Note:

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


How to Sign-Up:

Just post here that you would like to play ("Im IN"). You can only play one tournament per week (in the case we one day have more than one tournament per week). Entries will be based on ranking starting in Week 4 for this opening season. The first three weeks will be blind draw free-for-alls. Anyone can commit.

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: Quebec 1st Round]. Picks must be sent in by the deadline stated in the GAME LIST.

How the GAME LIST Works

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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)
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Old 08-27-2011, 01:59 PM   #2
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Fact Sheet



Location: Quebec City, Quebec
Type: Ligue De Hockey Junior Majeur Du Quebec (QMJHL)
Date: September 9th-16th, 2011
League website: http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/

Entry Deadline: Wednesday, September 7 @ 9:59pm Mountain Time (or when there's 16 entries)
Draw size: 16

Code:
HPT RANKING POINTS  
Winner....250 
Finalist....150
Semifinalist...90
Quarterfinalist...45
1st Round...20
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Old 08-27-2011, 02:00 PM   #3
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Entry Lists


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1. CofR
2. MattyC
3. ineedanother
4. MrMike
5. Hockey
6. Drake
7. Bonded
8. Street Pharmacist
9. PlayfulGenius
10. Aeneas
11. HalifaxDrunk
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Old 08-27-2011, 02:01 PM   #4
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Tournament Draw

Final

Games Counted: 0
Games Remaining: 7

00:00 | Hockey vs HalifaxDrunk

Semi Finals

Games Counted: 5
Games Remaining: 0

01:02 | Aeneas vs [LL] Hockey #MAs: 0-0
00:02 | PlayfulGenius vs HalifaxDrunk #MAs:0-1

Quarter Finals

Games Counted: 5
Games Remaining: 0

00:04 | [1] MattyC vs Aeneas #MAs: 0-0
03:04 | [4] ineedanother vs [LL] Drake #MAs: 0-0
02:03 | [3] Hockey vs PlayfulGenius #MAs: 0-0
03:01 | HalifaxDrunk vs [2] CofR #MAs: 0-0

First Round

Games Counted: 8
Games Remaining: 0

00:00 | [1] MattyC vs BYE
01:04 | Drake vs Aeneas #MAs: 0-1
00:00 | [4] ineedanother vs BYE
00:00 | [5] MrMike vs BYE

03:00 | [3] Hockey vs BYE #MAs: 0-0
01:00 | PlayfulGenius vs Bonded #MAs: 0-0
04:00 | HalifaxDrunk vs Street Pharmacist MAs: 0-0
00:00 | [2] CofR vs BYE
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Old 08-27-2011, 02:01 PM   #5
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Schedule of Play
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HPT SCHEDULE 
 
Sept 9 ~ 1st Round
Sept 10 ~ Quarterfinals
Sept 11, 13, 14 - Semifinals
Sept 16 ~ Final
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Old 08-28-2011, 09:36 AM   #6
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I'm in, looks like a lot of fun!
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im in too. Hopefully I can understand this before the game starts haha
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Old 08-28-2011, 12:24 PM   #8
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I'll try my best to lead you through it as we go.

In general think of it like tennis. Pretend you are a tennis player going around from city to city signing up for tournaments. You enter a tournament and get drawn into a bracket.

Day 1: I give you a list of games, for example 6 games, and you play one opponent


NHL:
Calgary at Edmonton MA1 PTS
Vancouver at Winnipeg MA2
Montreal at Toronto MA3
Ottawa at Los Angeles MA4
NY Rangers at New Jersey MA5
Dallas at Colorado MA6

send me who you think will win in the 6 games and by how much. for the first game where it says PTS send me the correct score

in this example you'd send something like:
Calgary 6-3
Winnipeg 2
Toronto 1
Los Angeles 2
NY Rangers 1
Colorado 1

Winner is determined by:
Player who gets most winners correct.
if tied: player who gets most margins correct.
if tied: shootout, first person to get margins right starting with MA1

and so on...but don't worry bout that, that's for me to worry about.
You just have to send a list of picks and beat your opponent.


if you win you move onto the next day and the next game list and gain more HPT points... if you lose you are knocked out and have to wait for the next tournament to start.



Also if you're used to being in games that I run, you will know that the thread title changes constantly. Keep an eye on that so see where we all.
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Old 08-28-2011, 12:35 PM   #9
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I'm in.
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Old 08-29-2011, 05:07 PM   #11
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Old 08-30-2011, 02:06 PM   #14
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Sure, why the hello not I am in.
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I'm in!
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EDIT: I probably won't have time to actively participate in this too much once school starts so I'm going to have to drop out! sorry guys!
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Old 09-02-2011, 06:39 PM   #17
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When does school start? This is week to week. You can play anytime, don't have to commit for the whole year, just one week at a time.
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OK, sounds really great.
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I'm in, Girly.
Understood if I have to wait for next tournament.
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I'm in, Girly.
Understood if I have to wait for next tournament.
Plenty of room, still looking for players in this first week
Deadline is Wednesday night.

Target is 16 players, everyone is guaranteed 20 points
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