Players that can change positions

[Mark Des Cotes]

Hi everyone,

Now that the protected lists have been processed, and as per the new league rule passed last year, you are now allowed to change your player's position in the CFHL if it is different than that listed on NHL.com. The rules for changing player positions are at the bottom of this email. You have until the draft starts to submit your request at which time all player positions become locked in for the season. Please e-mail me at mark@marksmandesign.ca to request a player's position to be changed and I will update the CFHL player database accordingly. If said player is owned by two teams I must hear from both GMs before I make the switch.

All players who have been dropped from CFHL rosters and are no longer on any team will have their positions checked and automatically changed if need be. This will be done by the end of the day today and could affect any Free Agents sheets you may have printed prior to this update.

Here is a list of players and their teams that are currently listed in their wrong position and are eligible to change should the GM(s) wish.

David Backes owned by the BUDS Listed as RW but should be C
Patrik Elias owned by BLADES and MELONHEADS Listed as LW but should be C
Johan Franzen owned by BLADES Listed as LW but should be RW
Martin Havlat owned by BEAST Listed as LW but should be RW
Dany Heatly owned by SPARTAN Listed as RW but should be LW (MISSION own him as a LW)
Marian Hossa owned by FRANKFURTERS and BULLDOGS Listed as LW but should be RW
Joffrey Lupul owned by CRUSHERS and GRUMPYS Listed as RW but should be LW
Brad Richards owned by JACKALS and OIL KINGS Listed as LW but should be C
Alexander Semin owned by BULLDOGS and OGRES Listed as LW but should be RW
Patrick Sharp owned by BEAST and MELONHEADS Listed as RW but should be LW
Marian Gaborik owned by HIGHLANDERS Listed at LW but should be RW (MISSION own him at RW)

Note: Phil Kessel owned by MARKSMEN and COYOTES has already been moved from C to RW


Switching players positions in the off season:

If a player's position in the CFHL is different than his official position listed on NHL.com the GM(s) who own said player may choose to change his position during the off season with certain restrictions.

1) Player positions can only be changed during the time period after the deadline for submitting the 11 player protected list and before the first pick in the entry draft. (when your roster is only 11 players)

2) If only one GM owns said player he has the option to either keep him in his current position or change him to the official position listed on NHL.com. A change position request must be submitted before the first pick in the Entry Draft. If a player is changed position in this manner the position of the second free agent player (A or B) will also be changed to match that of the protected player.

3) if two GMs own said player, and said player is listed in two positions in the CFHL (example: Player A is LW but Player B is C). And one of the players is positioned correctly according to NHL.com, the owner of the incorrectly positioned player has the option to switch his player's position or keep him in his current position. The GM of the correctly positioned player has no say in this decision and CANNOT change his player's position to match that of the incorrectly positioned player. Should both CFHL players be listed at different positions, and the position listed on NHL.com be a third position (example: Player A is LW, Player B is C but said player is listed as RW on NHL.com) Both GMs have the option of either switching said player's position or keeping him in his current position. These moves are independent of each other and the decision of either GM does not affect the decision of the other.

4) If two GMs own said player, and both CFHL player A and B are listed in the same position. BOTH GMs MUST AGREE to move said player to his official position as listed on NHL.com. Under no circumstances will one player be allowed to move and not the other, creating a CFHL player listed in two different positions . Should one GM not wish to move his player's position the second GM will not be allowed to switch his player either.

Once the first pick at the Entry Draft has been chosen all CFHL protected player positions will be locked in for the remainder of the season.