Rules | NHL 94

Rules subject to change, particularly between seasons.

Game Settings

Period Length: 5 minutes (2 actual minutes)
- Note: Overtime is set to 2.5 minutes (1 actual minute)
Goalies: Manual Control
Penalties: On, Except Off-sides
Line Changes: Off

44 games every season.
The eventual league size will be 12 teams per league, so 4 games against each of the 11 opponents.
Season 1: 9 teams each league, 5 games against 4 of the teams, 6 games against the other 4.

At the end of each season, a semi-random algorithm drops around 6 or 7 players from each team. You are more likely to keep your better players (you rank them)
A draft is then held to re-fill the rosters.
At then end of the draft, teams must have 12 players: 6 forwards, 4 defensemen, and 2 goalies.
At no point can a team have more than 6 forwards, or 4 defensemen, or 2 goalies.
- This is refered to as "The 6F4D2G Rule."
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Season 1: Trading starts at the start of Round 4 of the draft.
Season 2+: You can trade at any time other than during the season and playoffs. However, there isn't much point trading before the draft!.
You can not have more than 6 forwards, 4 defensemen, or 2 goalies at any time (The 6F4D2G Rule).
- Typically, if you want to trade, say, a forward for a defenseman, then you also need to trade some benchwarmers to not violate the 6F4D2G Rule.
- If you want to trade an un-equal number of players, then the team getting an extra player needs to drop a player into the Free Agent pool, and team losing a player needs to pick up a Free Agent player.
Trades deemed unfair by a large number of coaches will be nixed, to avoid creating powerhouse teams.
- The particular number of coaches and time frame is yet to be decided.
You can trade players and draft picks.
Trades can not contain assets from different seasons. For example, you can not trade a player 'this' season for a draft pick 'next' season.
You can not trade ONE draft pick for ONE draft pick, since a higher draft pick is objectively worth more than a lower one, so such a trade is inherently unfair.
In one season, you trade away up to 6 assets (a player or a draft pick).
- A season starts/ends the instant the draft's player protection list is due.
If you trade away or drop a player, you can not get them back that same season.

Players not on any teams are Free Agents
You can drop one of your players and pick up a free agent at any time other than 1) during the season or playoffs, 2) during the draft and player protection period.
You can not violate The 6F4D2G Rule.
Free Agent transactions count against the 6 asset trade limit.
Season1: max 2 free agent transactions per 24 hour period (averaged).
Season2: max 1 free agent transactions per 24 hour period (averaged).