Admin Messages

Tue 20/06/2006 3:35 AM

 

I’d like to congratulate myself for being lucky enough to win the NHL 2006 Playoff Pool!!!

And it feels even better beating a leaf fan in the finals!!!

 

Final score Silvio 44 – Frank 43

 

Thanks to all who participated and hope to see you next year!

 

Click Here

 

P.S. Notice how the Habs lost to Tampa in the playoffs last season and Carolina this season and both those teams went on to win the cup?

Silvio F. Taglieri

 

Wed 17/05/2006 11:00 PM

 

Quarter Finals Complete,

 

Eastern Conference

Frank Halpin takes out Per Hindrikes capitalizing on his 3 man advantage! 73-65 the final. 3 goalies to 2 being the difference.

 

Kevin Reid takes out Trevor Giannone capitalizing on his 8 man advantage! 73-46 the final.

 

Western Conference

Kyle Johnston takes out John Wozniak capitalizing on his 2 man advantage! Close battle at 74-72. Chris Pronger being the difference.

 

Silvio Taglieri takes out Mario Lavoie even though he was down by 3 men! 79-74. Thank you Miller and Bryzgalov!

 

Semi Final Match-ups:

Frank Halpin vs Kevin Reid (Kevin it is your duty to exterminate the leaf fan)

 

Kyle Johnston vs Silvio Taglieri (Good luck Kyle!)

 

Good Luck to those of you who have qualified for the Semis! And thanks to the rest of you for participating!

 

SUBSTITUTIONS – HAVE THEM DONE BEFORE THE FIRST GAME STARTS ON FRIDAY!

In the Semi Final you’re allowed to substitute 6 players of any kind (Forward, Defensemen, Goalie)

You must maintain your 12 Forwards, 8 Defensemen, 3 Goalies formation when substituting.

 

Player substitutions are to be submitted in this format:

OUT City - Player

IN City - Player

 

Website:

http://www.sft79.com/sportspool/hockey/nhl2006playoffs/nhl2006playoffs.html

 

Overall Standings:

http://www.sft79.com/sportspool/hockey/nhl2006playoffs/standings.html

 

Semi Final:

http://www.sft79.com/sportspool/hockey/nhl2006playoffs/semifinal.html

 

 

Thu 04/05/2006 5:00 PM

 

First Round Complete,

 

Quarter Final Match-ups:

 

Eastern Conference

Per Hindrikes (Atlantic Division Champ and most points in the Eastern Conference in the first round. Per has the duty of exterminating a leaf fan in the Quarter Final. Do us proud!)

Vs

Frank Halpin (Best 2nd place team in the Eastern Conference beating his second place competitors by 13 points.)

 

Kevin Reid (Northeast Division Champ, second highest point total in the first round in the East.)

Vs

Trevor Giannone (Southeast Division Champ, the weakest division in the entire first round.)

 

Upsets:

There will be a new Stanley Cup Champion with the 2004 champ Ian Hopkins getting knocked on his ass in last place in the Atlantic Division.)

 

Western Conference

John Wozniak (Central Division Champ, Presidents Trophy Champ and scored the most points in the Western Conference)

Vs

Kyle Johnston (Best 2nd place team in the Western Conference beating his second place competitors by only 1 point!!! Kyle has the duty of exterminating a leaf fan in the Quarter Final. Do us proud!)

 

Silvio Taglieri (Pacific Division Champ, second highest point total in the first round in the West.)

Vs

Mario Lavoie (Northwest Division Champ, good luck Mario! If you beat me I hope you go on to win!)

 

Upsets:

After winning the 2004 World Cup of Hockey Antero Matikka fails miserably in the Pacific Division by finishing last.)

 

Good Luck to those of you who have qualified for the Quarters! And thanks to the rest of you for participating!

 

SUBSTITUTIONS – HAVE THEM DONE BEFORE THE FIRST GAME STARTS ON FRIDAY!

In the Quarter Final you’re allowed to substitute 6 players of any kind (Forward, Defensemen, Goalie)

You must maintain your 12 Forwards, 8 Defensemen, 3 Goalies formation when substituting.

 

Player substitutions are to be submitted in this format:

OUT City - Player

IN City - Player

 

Website:

http://www.sft79.com/sportspool/hockey/nhl2006playoffs/nhl2006playoffs.html

 

Overall Standings:

http://www.sft79.com/sportspool/hockey/nhl2006playoffs/standings.html

 

Quarter Final:

http://www.sft79.com/sportspool/hockey/nhl2006playoffs/quarterfinal.html

 

 

Tue 18/04/2006 7:27 PM

 

Hey guys,

 

The site is up and running:

http://www.sft79.com/sportspool/hockey/nhl2006playoffs/nhl2006playoffs.html

 

Please have your picks submitted by the end of Thursday April 20th!!!

 

Once everyone’s picks are submitted you will get to see what you’re up against and be able to make any last minute changes to your roster before the first round game begins on Friday.

 

Note: Pool Divisions are not accurate yet. Waiting for everyone’s picks to be submitted before they can be finalized.

 

Silvio F. Taglieri

 

 

Fri 14/04/2006 1:29 PM

 

Have your picks submitted by April 20th!!!

 

Setup

Each participant must pick their team of 23 players (12 Forwards, 8 Defensemen, 3 Goalies)

 

Please submit your picks in this format:

City - Player

Example:

Edmonton - Wayne Gretzky

 

No dashes or periods or short forms. Full names with proper capitalization please.

 

Please email me your roster in the exact format:

 

Forwards

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

Defensemen

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

Goalies

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

City - Firstname Lastname

 

Substitutions

  • In the Quarter Final you’re allowed to substitute 6 players of any kind (Forward, Defensemen, Goalie)
  • The winners of the Quarter Final will advance to the Semi Final
  • In the Semi Final you’re allowed to substitute 6 players of any kind (Forward, Defensemen, Goalie)
  • 3rd place will be given to the losing team with the most points in the Semi Final.
  • The winners of the Semi Final will advance to the Stanley Cup Final
  • In the Stanley Cup Final you’re allowed to substitute 6 players of any kind (Forward, Defensemen, Goalie)
  • You must maintain your 12 Forwards, 8 Defensemen, 3 Goalies formation when substituting.

 

Player substitutions are to be submitted in this format:

OUT City - Player

IN City - Player 

  

Scoring

Players 

1 pt for a goal 

1 pt for an assist 

Goalies 

1 pt for a goal 

1 pt for an assist

2 pts for a win

5 pts for a shutout win 

 

 

Thu 13/04/2006 10:38 PM

 

Hey guys,

 

You’ve been invited to the NHL Playoff Pool. Most of you have participated in this pool before as this is the 6th time we’ve held it. No money involved, strictly for fun and bragging rights.

 

If your interested then please reply with a YES and I’ll give you details on what you need to do to pick your roster of 23 players. Its very easy and painless.

If you don’t reply at all I’ll assume it’s a NO. Let me know ASAP.

 

Previous Pool Winners:

 

2006:

2005: LOCKOUT

2004: Ian Hopkins

2003: Eric DoCouto

2002: Jeff Sastaunik

2001: John Taglieri

2000: John Taglieri

 

SportsPool Management:

Silvio Taglieri - staglieri@sympatico.ca

Fabio DoCouto - fab107@yahoo.com

Antero Matikka - akhilleus65@yahoo.com

Visajaani Salonen - rvsalone@cc.helsinki.fi