The skates have been sharpened. The sticks have been taped up. The Zamboni is churning across the ice.
That's right puck fans, hockey is back and that means Fantasy Hockey is also in full swing.
For your viewing pleasure, and also as a guide for Fantasy owners, we recently conducted a draft for the 2008-09 CBSSports.com Experts Fantasy Hockey League.
The following draft should give you a idea of where we think certain players will be drafted.
The scoring system we used:
For Skaters: Goals (three points), Defenseman Goals (two-point bonus), Assists (two points), Defenseman Assists (one-point bonus), Plus/Minus (one point or minus-1 point), Power Play Goals (two points), Short-Handed Goals (one point) and Penalty Minutes (0.25 points per minute)
For Goalies: Wins (five points), Shutouts (three-point bonus), Saves (0.2 points per save), Goals Against (minus-1 point) and Penalty Minutes (0.25 points per minute)
Here was the lineup for the 2008-09 Experts League (draft order):
- Erin Brown -- Producer, Hockey
- Mihai Cercel -- Newsroom Staff Editor
- Jeff Lippman -- Fantasy Writer
- Chris Soblotne -- Product Manager, Hockey
- Michael Hurcomb -- Fantasy Writer
- Michael Levine -- Product Manager, Fantasy Sports
- Ross Devonport -- Senior Fantasy Writer
- Greg Cimilluca -- Production Manager
- Sergio Gonzalez -- Fantasy Writer
- Eric Mack -- Senior Fantasy Writer
- Louis Miller -- Senior Software Engineer
- Peter Madden -- Managing Editor, Fantasy Sports
Rosters consist of 17 players, with 12 starters at the following positions: Center (3), Wings (3), Defenseman (4) and Goalies (2).
| Draft Results | |||
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 | Erin Brown | Alex Ovechkin (W WAS) | |
| 2 | Mihai Cercel | Henrik Zetterberg (W DET) | |
| 3 | Jeff Lippman | Martin Brodeur (G NJ) | |
| 4 | Chris Soblotne | Sidney Crosby (C PIT) | |
| 5 | Michael Hurcomb | Roberto Luongo (G VAN) | |
| 6 | Michael Levine | Miikka Kiprusoff (G CGY) | |
| 7 | Ross Devonport | Dany Heatley (W OTT) | |
| 8 | Greg Cimilluca | Jarome Iginla (W CGY) | |
| 9 | Sergio Gonzalez | Henrik Lundqvist (G NYR) | |
| 10 | Eric Mack | Evgeni Malkin (C PIT) | |
| 11 | Louis Miller | Joe Thornton (C SJ) | |
| 12 | Peter Madden* | Carey Price (G MON) | |
| Round 2 | |||
| 13 | Peter Madden* | Daniel Alfredsson (W OTT) | |
| 14 | Louis Miller | Dion Phaneuf (D CGY) | |
| 15 | Eric Mack | Vincent Lecavalier (C TB) | |
| 16 | Sergio Gonzalez | Ryan Miller (G BUF) | |
| 17 | Greg Cimilluca | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (G ANA) | |
| 18 | Ross Devonport | Chris Osgood (G DET) | |
| 19 | Michael Levine | Marian Hossa (W DET) | |
| 20 | Michael Hurcomb | Marc-Andre Fleury (G PIT) | |
| 21 | Chris Soblotne | Evgeni Nabokov (G SJ) | |
| 22 | Jeff Lippman | Martin St. Louis (W TB) | |
| 23 | Mihai Cercel | Niklas Backstrom (G MIN) | |
| 24 | Erin Brown | Marty Turco (G DAL) | |
| Round 3 | |||
| 25 | Erin Brown | Ilya Kovalchuk (W ATL) | |
| 26 | Mihai Cercel | Nicklas Lidstrom (D DET) | |
| 27 | Jeff Lippman | Jason Spezza (C OTT) | |
| 28 | Chris Soblotne | Mike Green (D WAS) | |
| 29 | Michael Hurcomb | Dan Boyle (D SJ) | |
| 30 | Michael Levine | Bryan McCabe (D FLA) | |
| 31 | Ross Devonport | Olli Jokinen (C PHO) | |
| 32 | Greg Cimilluca | Pavel Datsyuk (C DET) | |
| 33 | Sergio Gonzalez | Marian Gaborik (W MIN) | |
| 34 | Eric Mack | Tomas Vokoun (G FLA) | |
| 35 | Louis Miller | Thomas Vanek (W BUF) | |
| 36 | Peter Madden* | Mike Richards (C PHI) | |
| Round 4 | |||
| 37 | Peter Madden* | Chris Pronger (D ANA) | |
| 38 | Louis Miller | Eric Staal (C CAR) | |
| 39 | Eric Mack | Ilya Bryzgalov (G PHO) | |
| 40 | Sergio Gonzalez | Andrei Markov (D MON) | |
| 41 | Greg Cimilluca | Martin Gerber (G OTT) | |
| 42 | Ross Devonport | Brian Campbell (D CHI) | |
| 43 | Michael Levine | Zdeno Chara (D BOS) | |
| 44 | Michael Hurcomb | Derek Roy (C BUF) | |
| 45 | Chris Soblotne | Alexei Kovalev (W MON) | |
| 46 | Jeff Lippman | Rick DiPietro (G NYI) | |
| 47 | Mihai Cercel | Rick Nash (W CLB) | |
| 48 | Erin Brown | Martin Biron (G PHI) | |
| Round 5 | |||
| 49 | Erin Brown | Jonathan Toews (C CHI) | |
| 50 | Mihai Cercel | Daniel Briere (C PHI) | |
| 51 | Jeff Lippman | Scott Niedermayer (D ANA) | |
| 52 | Chris Soblotne | Pascal Leclaire (G CLB) | |
| 53 | Michael Hurcomb | Ryan Getzlaf (C ANA) | |
| 54 | Michael Levine | Marc Savard (C BOS) | |
| 55 | Ross Devonport | Cam Ward (G CAR) | |
| 56 | Greg Cimilluca | Brian Rafalski (D DET) | |
| 57 | Sergio Gonzalez | Henrik Sedin (C VAN) | |
| 58 | Eric Mack | Daniel Sedin (W VAN) | |
| 59 | Louis Miller | Vesa Toskala (G TOR) | |
| 60 | Peter Madden* | Alex Tanguay (W MON) | |
| Round 6 | |||
| 61 | Peter Madden* | Lubomir Visnovsky (D EDM) | |
| 62 | Louis Miller | Alexander Semin (W WAS) | |
| 63 | Eric Mack | Patrick Kane (W CHI) | |
| 64 | Sergio Gonzalez | Tomas Kaberle (D TOR) | |
| 65 | Greg Cimilluca | Jonathan Cheechoo (W SJ) | |
| 66 | Ross Devonport | Jason Pominville (W BUF) | |
| 67 | Michael Levine | Cristobal Huet (G CHI) | |
| 68 | Michael Hurcomb | Joe Corvo (D CAR) | |
| 69 | Chris Soblotne | Brenden Morrow (W DAL) | |
| 70 | Jeff Lippman | Nathan Horton (C FLA) | |
| 71 | Mihai Cercel | Jay Bouwmeester (D FLA) | |
| 72 | Erin Brown | Nicklas Backstrom (C WAS) | |
| Round 7 | |||
| 73 | Erin Brown | Kimmo Timonen (D PHI) | |
| 74 | Mihai Cercel | Jose Theodore (G WAS) | |
| 75 | Jeff Lippman | Mathieu Schneider (D ANA) | |
| 76 | Chris Soblotne | Brent Burns (D MIN) | |
| 77 | Michael Hurcomb | Shane Doan (W PHO) | |
| 78 | Michael Levine | Rod Brind'Amour (C CAR) | |
| 79 | Ross Devonport | Nik Antropov (C TOR) | |
| 80 | Greg Cimilluca | Daymond Langkow (C CGY) | |
| 81 | Sergio Gonzalez | Ed Jovanovski (D PHO) | |
| 82 | Eric Mack | Mike Smith (G TB) | |
| 83 | Louis Miller | Mathieu Garon (G EDM) | |
| 84 | Peter Madden | Tim Thomas (G BOS) | |
| Round 8 | |||
| 85 | Peter Madden | Michael Cammalleri (C CGY) | |
| 86 | Louis Miller | Alexander Frolov (W LA) | |
| 87 | Eric Mack | Marek Zidlicky (D MIN) | |
| 88 | Sergio Gonzalez | Tomas Plekanec (W MON) | |
| 89 | Greg Cimilluca | Brad Richards (C DAL) | |
| 90 | Ross Devonport | Philippe Boucher (D DAL) | |
| 91 | Michael Levine | Mike Knuble (W PHI) | |
| 92 | Michael Hurcomb | Martin Havlat (W CHI) | |
| 93 | Chris Soblotne | Patrick Sharp (C CHI) | |
| 94 | Jeff Lippman | Brian Gionta (W NJ) | |
| 95 | Mihai Cercel | Anze Kopitar (C LA) | |
| 96 | Erin Brown | Andrej Meszaros (D TB) | |
| Round 9 | |||
| 97 | Erin Brown | Steven Stamkos (C TB) | |
| 98 | Mihai Cercel | Duncan Keith (D CHI) | |
| 99 | Jeff Lippman | Joe Sakic (C COL) | |
| 100 | Chris Soblotne | Mike Ribeiro (C DAL) | |
| 101 | Michael Hurcomb | Paul Stastny (C COL) | |
| 102 | Michael Levine | Markus Naslund (W NYR) | |
| 103 | Ross Devonport | Joffrey Lupul (W PHI) | |
| 104 | Greg Cimilluca | Milan Michalek (W SJ) | |
| 105 | Sergio Gonzalez | Jason Arnott (C NSH) | |
| 106 | Eric Mack | Peter Budaj (G COL) | |
| 107 | Louis Miller | Sheldon Souray (D EDM) | |
| 108 | Peter Madden | Brad Boyes (C STL) | |
| Round 10 | |||
| 109 | Peter Madden | Kevin Bieksa (D VAN) | |
| 110 | Louis Miller | Dan Ellis (G NSH) | |
| 111 | Eric Mack | Kris Letang (D PIT) | |
| 112 | Sergio Gonzalez | Michal Rozsival (D NYR) | |
| 113 | Greg Cimilluca | Wade Redden (D NYR) | |
| 114 | Ross Devonport | Patrick Marleau (C SJ) | |
| 115 | Michael Levine | Pavol Demitra (C VAN) | |
| 116 | Michael Hurcomb | Patrice Bergeron (C BOS) | |
| 117 | Chris Soblotne | Braydon Coburn (D PHI) | |
| 118 | Jeff Lippman | Jaroslav Spacek (D BUF) | |
| 119 | Mihai Cercel | Ales Hemsky (W EDM) | |
| 120 | Erin Brown | Miroslav Satan (W PIT) | |
| Round 11 | |||
| 121 | Erin Brown | Rob Blake (D SJ) | |
| 122 | Mihai Cercel | Scott Gomez (C NYR) | |
| 123 | Jeff Lippman | Scott Hartnell (W PHI) | |
| 124 | Chris Soblotne | Corey Perry (W ANA) | |
| 125 | Michael Hurcomb | Dustin Byfuglien (D CHI) | |
| 126 | Michael Levine | Pavel Kubina (D TOR) | |
| 127 | Ross Devonport | Joni Pitkanen (D CAR) | |
| 128 | Greg Cimilluca | Dennis Wideman (D BOS) | |
| 129 | Sergio Gonzalez | Zach Parise (C NJ) | |
| 130 | Eric Mack | Shea Weber (D NSH) | |
| 131 | Louis Miller | Filip Kuba (D OTT) | |
| 132 | Peter Madden | Simon Gagne (W PHI) | |
| Round 12 | |||
| 133 | Peter Madden | John-Michael Liles (D COL) | |
| 134 | Louis Miller | Jeff Carter (C PHI) | |
| 135 | Eric Mack | Andrew Raycroft (G COL) | |
| 136 | Sergio Gonzalez | J.P. Dumont (W NSH) | |
| 137 | Greg Cimilluca | Mattias Ohlund (D VAN) | |
| 138 | Ross Devonport | Keith Tkachuk (W STL) | |
| 139 | Michael Levine | Michael Nylander (C WAS) | |
| 140 | Michael Hurcomb | Kari Lehtonen (G ATL) | |
| 141 | Chris Soblotne | Brent Seabrook (D CHI) | |
| 142 | Jeff Lippman | Craig Rivet (D BUF) | |
| 143 | Mihai Cercel | Sam Gagner (C EDM) | |
| 144 | Erin Brown | Teemu Selanne (W ANA) | |
| Round 13 | |||
| 145 | Erin Brown | Sergei Zubov (D DAL) | |
| 146 | Mihai Cercel* | Sami Salo (D VAN) | |
| 147 | Jeff Lippman | Manny Legace (G STL) | |
| 148 | Chris Soblotne* | Mark Streit (D NYI) | |
| 149 | Michael Hurcomb | Shawn Horcoff (C EDM) | |
| 150 | Michael Levine | Ron Hainsey (D ATL) | |
| 151 | Ross Devonport | Chris Kunitz (W ANA) | |
| 152 | Greg Cimilluca | Dustin Brown (W LA) | |
| 153 | Sergio Gonzalez | Patrik Elias (W NJ) | |
| 154 | Eric Mack | Tobias Enstrom (D ATL) | |
| 155 | Louis Miller | Tomas Holmstrom (W DET) | |
| 156 | Peter Madden | Manny Fernandez (G BOS) | |
| Round 14 | |||
| 157 | Peter Madden | Chris Phillips (D OTT) | |
| 158 | Louis Miller | Peter Mueller (C PHO) | |
| 159 | Eric Mack | Keith Ballard (D FLA) | |
| 160 | Sergio Gonzalez | Cory Stillman (C FLA) | |
| 161 | Greg Cimilluca | Johan Franzen (C DET) | |
| 162 | Ross Devonport | Milan Hejduk (W COL) | |
| 163 | Michael Levine | Jason LaBarbera (G LA) | |
| 164 | Michael Hurcomb | Sergei Gonchar (D PIT) | |
| 165 | Chris Soblotne | Ryan Malone (W TB) | |
| 166 | Jeff Lippman | Vaclav Prospal (W TB) | |
| 167 | Mihai Cercel* | Christian Ehrhoff (D SJ) | |
| 168 | Erin Brown | Paul Martin (D NJ) | |
| Round 15 | |||
| 169 | Erin Brown | Saku Koivu (C MON) | |
| 170 | Mihai Cercel | Martin Erat (W NSH) | |
| 171 | Jeff Lippman | Robert Lang (C MON) | |
| 172 | Chris Soblotne | Andrei Kostitsyn (W MON) | |
| 173 | Michael Hurcomb | Michael Ryder (W BOS) | |
| 174 | Michael Levine | Erik Cole (W EDM) | |
| 175 | Ross Devonport | Chris Clark (W WAS) | |
| 176 | Greg Cimilluca | Petr Sykora (W PIT) | |
| 177 | Sergio Gonzalez | Jamie Langenbrunner (W NJ) | |
| 178 | Eric Mack | Matt Niskanen (D DAL) | |
| 179 | Louis Miller | Adrian Aucoin (D CGY) | |
| 180 | Peter Madden | Marco Sturm (W BOS) | |
| Round 16 | |||
| 181 | Peter Madden | Sean Avery (W DAL) | |
| 182 | Louis Miller | Brian Rolston (C NJ) | |
| 183 | Eric Mack | Ryan Smyth (W COL) | |
| 184 | Sergio Gonzalez | Steve Valiquette (G NYR) | |
| 185 | Greg Cimilluca | Nikolai Zherdev (W NYR) | |
| 186 | Ross Devonport | Brendan Morrison (C ANA) | |
| 187 | Michael Levine | Tom Poti (D WAS) | |
| 188 | Michael Hurcomb | Niklas Kronwall (D DET) | |
| 189 | Chris Soblotne | Josh Harding (G MIN) | |
| 190 | Jeff Lippman | Roman Hamrlik (D MON) | |
| 191 | Mihai Cercel | Ales Kotalik (W BUF) | |
| 192 | Erin Brown | Nikolai Khabibulin (G CHI) | |
| Round 17 | |||
| 193 | Erin Brown | David Booth (W FLA) | |
| 194 | Mihai Cercel* | Brent Johnson (G WAS) | |
| 195 | Jeff Lippman | Chris Drury (C NYR) | |
| 196 | Chris Soblotne | Matt Carle (D TB) | |
| 197 | Michael Hurcomb | Kyle Okposo (W NYI) | |
| 198 | Michael Levine | Andrew Brunette (W MIN) | |
| 199 | Ross Devonport | Marc-Andre Bergeron (D MIN) | |
| 200 | Greg Cimilluca | Brandon Dubinsky (C NYR) | |
| 201 | Sergio Gonzalez | Patrick Lalime (G BUF) | |
| 202 | Eric Mack | Pierre-Marc Bouchard (C MIN) | |
| 203 | Louis Miller | Olaf Kolzig (G TB) | |
| 204 | Peter Madden | Brendan Shanahan (W NYR) | |
| Draft Results | ||
| Erin Brown | ||
| Mihai Cercel | ||
| Jeff Lippman | ||
| Chris Soblotne | ||
| Michael Hurcomb | ||
| Michael Levine | ||
| Ross Devonport | ||
| Greg Cimilluca | ||
| Sergio Gonzalez | ||
| Eric Mack | ||
| Louis Miller | ||
| Peter Madden* | ||
| Peter Madden | ||
| Mihai Cercel* | ||
| Chris Soblotne* |
