From kinnaird@gpu.srv.ualberta.caSun Dec 15 15:33:44 1996 Date: Fri, 22 NOV 1996 08:40:07 -0700 (MST) From: "Darren W. Kinnaird" To: Michael Hebert Cc: Web Hockey League -- Dave Sprowl , Mike Vader , Mike Newman , Marc Hebert , Jason Kolsrud , Carson Pierce , Rob Hite , Keith Jones , Kevin Beilner , Dave Moore , Shaun Driver , Mike Henschel , Robert Wysoglad , Jason Stumpf , Adam Ardis , Andreas Larsson , "Brian R. Howe" , Robert Wysoglad , Lori Steward , Todd Henry , David Jensen , Larry Berteotti , Jason Stumpf , Lee McEwen , Jeff MacDonald , Lars Nordekvist Subject: TSN Sports Break We now interrupt Kiana's Flex Appeal for this special edition of Sportsbreak. Good Day everyone I am Jim VanHorne. There is a press conference getting under way right now in Chicoutimi at WHL league office headquarters. The conference has been called by Director of Player Personel and Rerating, Darren Kinnaird, and Commisioner Mike Hebert. We take you there now live. (Picture Darren Kinnaird and Mike Hebert sitting at a table with a bunch of mic's in front of them) Good Day everyone I am Jim VanHorne. There is a press conference getting under way right now in Chicoutimi at WHL league office headquarters. The conference has been called by Director of Player Personel and Rerating, Darren Kinnaird, and Commisioner Mike Hebert. We take you there now live. (Picture Darren Kinnaird and Mike Hebert sitting at a table with a bunch of mic's in front of them) Darren: Good morning everyone, members of the press, and the other GM's joining us via Teleconference Satellite hook up. Today marks the beginning of a new WHL, one Mike and I believe will build a better and selfsufficient WHL. The decision we have come up with will be used. There will be no vote. We have looked at all the suggestions and comments that have been brought up and have put together what we believe incorporates everyone's ideas, and makes it fair for everyone. If you will look at this first chart I have assembled here on the retirement of players. 1. RETIREMENT -Current procedure -Maximum number of players retiring per team is 3. If more than 3 players have to retire, only the 3 older will retire. -GMs have the power to retire players over 30 in their team after the season. Players will retire under the current format that has been in the league for a while now. Now we will look at the second chart we have prepared. It is on what brought most of you here today. Player improvement and player decreasing. More often called rerating. 2. RERATING 2.1 General Rerating The following procedure will be followed when the time for rerating comes (during the off-season). Criteria Factors #pla. effect Pro/Fa Method Range ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Player NHL, age 4 up both Tim Chan's rat. +15 Performance WHL, luck 2 up/down Pro *to be determined* Random luck, age 2 up/down both Current Plan +3/-3 Notes: 1.For the Y. Player Criteria, players are chosen by the GM, and must be under 25. Also, a maximum of 2 players who have played at least 15 games in the WHL (2 Pro players). 2.For the Performance Criteria, players must have played at least 15 games the previous season to be eligible. 3.Players can't be rerated twice: if a player gets rerated, he isn't eligible for the next Criteria. 4.The Criterium will be done in the same order as above: Y. Player first, then Performance, and finally Random. 5.By the time the current youngest player in the WHL turns 25 the Timothy Chan system will no longer be used in the WHL as there will no one left to rerate under that system. 6.In Y. Player Criteria any player with a current rating under 50 is unlimited in his ratings increase. 2.2 Draftees Rerating This procedure will apply to new draftees entering the league as of the WHL second entry draft that will take place in Edmonton next summer. Players who go thru this rerating procedure will not be eligible for rerating under the Timothy Chan system. All players drafted from now on will go thru this system. Players available for the draft will be given a "potential score". It will be out of 50 and it will express what we feel will be the players future potential. It will be based on the players Junior stats and/or NHL stats in the case that the player is already a member of the NHL. The players list and their original "ratings" will be made by the Director of Player Personel and Rerating, with the help of the Commissioner. All new players will be given "ratings" to a maximum of a total of 55 over the 11 categories. Goaltenders will have a max of 42 over their 9 categories At the mid point of season, end of season and at mid point of following season, the young draftees will be rerated by rolling a six sided dice 10 times. You multiply that number by their "potential score" and compare it to the chart below: Goalies points added on will be the chart points minus 2. 3000-2800=15 points 2799-2600=14 2599-2400=13 2399-2200=12 2199-2000=11 1999-1800=10 1799-1600=9 1599-1400=8 1399-1200=7 1199-1000=6 999-800=5 799-600=4 599-400=3 399-200=2 under 199=1 Their points will be added on as follows. Their highest number gets added to first from left to right. For example. If we look at Joe Thorton, who is currently ranked number one by central scouting, we would assume Joe is given a "potential score" of 50. His ratings may be as follows: 4 6 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 5 =55 A roll of 30 comes up at the mid point of first year. That would result in a 1500 on the chart. He would recieve 8 points for this. His new ratings would be: 4 7 4 6 6 6 7 7 6 4 6 =63 Then at the next rerating we would go where we left off from. Let's say that he gets 12 points. He would now be: 5 8 5 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 7 =75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This procedure will ensure that a newly drafted player can't be a superstar in his first year (he probably won't even be able to make the team), but gets a chance to improve gradually, which is realistic. It also lead to the possibility of having busts like Doug Wickenheiser who was a number one draft pick by the Canucks in 82 who amounted to butt all. If anyone has any questions about this please direct them to myself. I can be reached at kinnaird@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Thank you and have a great day (Back To TSN studios) Jim: Well there you have it. We now return to Kiana's Flex Appeal.