The following rules have been updated: New rules are in green, updated rules are in blue
Penalties and Violatiions
1) Once a free agent is won, a contract for that player must be submitted (in the same post as the FA won). This must be posted within 4 days. This will result in the following penalties
1 - Failure To Announce Contract For A Won Free Agent
1st offense - Warning and player released to free agency
2nd offense - free agency ban for rest of that free agency period
3rd offense - Removed from the league
(Used to be free agency ban or league ban at step 2 at commish discretion, needed to make it more clear)
Minor League Roster Violation To Lose:
Any GM found to be using an AHL player in an illegal manner to lose a matchup will be penalized as follows:
1st violation - Forfeiture of lowest remaining draft pick
2nd violation - Forfeiture of highest remaining draft pick
3rd violation - Removal from the league
IR Replacement Players
Replacement players are tied to a specific IR player. If an IR player returns, the player can not be switched to another IR player before going through the proper procedure below.
^ This was always a rule, just setting it in stone