SEASON 4 • 2026–27

The league format.

Season 4 official rules and scoring. Yahoo Fantasy Hockey.

Format

Head-to-Head Points

Teams

12 · No divisions

Daily roster changes

Today

Maximum acquisitions

80 per season · 7 per week

Trades

No maximum

Trade deadline

March 3, 2027

Trade review

Commissioner · 1 day

Waiver time

2 days

Waiver priority

Continual rolling list

Waiver mode

Standard

Can’t Cut List

Yahoo Sports

Unrostered players after draft

Follow Waiver Rules

Add injured players directly to injury slot

Yes

Lock benched players after their NHL game begins

Yes

Minimum goalie appearances

No minimum

Draft-pick trading

Playoff teams

Playoff reseeding

Playoff tiebreaker

Higher seed wins

Lock eliminated teams

League integrity

A trade should not be vetoed simply because it appears one-sided. Commissioner intervention is reserved for collusion, roster dumping, obvious abuse or manipulation of league integrity.

Managers no longer participating in a meaningful matchup may not make acquisitions solely to interfere with championship or playoff teams.

Snake draft · 21-player roster

3LW

3RW

4BENCH

Scoring system

FULL SCORING ↗

Entered values are preserved. Categories without a value are marked “Not configured”; they do not imply additional scoring.

Skaters

Goals+6

Assists+4

Plus/Minus±2

Penalty Minutes−1 / minute

Power-Play Goals+8

Shorthanded Goals+10

Game-Winning Goals+10

Shots on Goal+1

Faceoffs Won+0.05

Hits+1

Blocks+1

Power-Play AssistsNot configured

Power-Play PointsNot configured

Shorthanded AssistsNot configured

Shorthanded PointsNot configured

Goaltenders

Wins+6

Goals Against−3

Saves+0.6

Shutouts+10

Games StartedNot configured

LossesNot configured

Shots AgainstNot configured

Commissioner scoring controls ↗

SEASON 4 PRIZE POOL$600 TOTAL

$350SHD Champion

$150Runner-Up

$100Regular-Season Champion

Playoffs

Top 8 qualify; bottom 4 are outside the championship bracket. No reseeding. Higher seed wins a tied playoff matchup.

QUARTERFINALS

WEEK 24 • MAR 15–21, 2027

QF 1 · Seeds 1 / 8

TBD—

QF 2 · Seeds 4 / 5

TBD—

QF 3 · Seeds 2 / 7

TBD—

QF 4 · Seeds 3 / 6

TBD—

SEMIFINALS

WEEK 25 • MAR 22–28, 2027

QF 1 winner / QF 2 winner

TBD—

QF 3 winner / QF 4 winner

TBD—

SHD CHAMPIONSHIP

WEEK 26 • MAR 29–APR 4, 2027

SF 1 winner / SF 2 winner

TBD—