Prospects Pool

About this pool

Draft takes place two weeks before NHL June Entry Draft
6 rounds of drafting each year
GMs will draft 3 forwards, 2 defensemen, and 1 goalie each year
After some time, maximum of 30 players per team will be reached, then releasing players begin
Of the 30 players, GMs must have minimum of 3 goalies, 6 defensemen, and 9 forwards
Once a player has been released, he is removed from the pool and can not return
Snake method, with the picking order tweaked in subsequent years with top half GMs picking in bottom half
GM finishing last one year may not necessarily have first pick the next year
Only regular season NHL points count towards standings

Trading [optional]

Limited trading allowed and is optional. GMs do not have to trade.
GMs are allowed up to one trade each year. The trade must be one for one and can be either players or draft picks
Each year will have 2 windows of trading consisting of 5 days each.
The 2 windows will be considered in the same year, so if a GM makes a trade in the first window, that GM can not trade in the second window
The windows are just before the Prospects Pool draft, and the NHL regular season
Future considerations will not be accepted.

Year 4 Specs

Draft order revealed on Draft Page

Draft starts on July 9 Friday 1:00 pm ET via emails (NHL draft begins July 23).
Because of COVID-19, the NHL draft started later than usual.
GMs may also send in a draft list instead if they so wish.
Players eligible for draft must be born between Jan. 1, 2001 and Sept. 15, 2003
In addition to the birth dates, players must not have played any games in the NHL.
Also, they must be eligible for this year's NHL Entry Draft

The 2 trading windows are :
July 3 Saturday 1:00 pm ET - July 8 Thursday 9:00 pm ET,
and October 6 Wednesday 1:00 pm ET - October 11 Monday 9:00 pm ET.
Regular season slated to start October 12.

New GMs entering for Year 4
If a GM is joining for Year 4, the GM can do one of two things :
1) take over an existing team that has no GM
2) start a new team

If starting a new team, the GM can select 18 players to catch up with the other teams.
The selections should be made before the first trading window.
The first six players must be born between Jan. 1, 1998 and Sept. 15, 2000 (was eligible for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft)
The second set of six players must be born between Jan. 1, 1999 and Sept. 15, 2001 (was eligible for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft)
The third set of six players must be born between Jan. 1, 2000 and Sept. 15, 2002 (was eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft)
The eighteen players must not have been drafted by any of the Prospects Pool GMs.
However, they can be already drafted by an NHL team.
Players from the 2018 Entry Draft allowed up to a maximum of 60 NHL games played.
Players from the 2019 Entry Draft allowed up to a maximum of 40 NHL games played.
Players from the 2020 Entry Draft allowed up to a maximum of 20 NHL games played.

Participating General Managers

Patrick Boschman
Stephen Crociata
Luc Dostie
Patrick Henri
Tracy Hill
Mike Hurlbert
Dan Sicignano
Mark Sikma
Jamie Wheatley
Victor Wong