WHL Launches Fantasy League Contest for 2005 Playoffs

[Beaner]

from www.whl.ca

Calgary, AB - Ron Robison, Commissioner of the Western Hockey League is pleased to announce today a new interactive website contest which will provide hockey fans the opportunity to participate more directly in the excitement of the 2005 WHL Playoffs.

The WHL Fantasy Hockey League provides hockey fans the opportunity to select their own team for the 2005 WHL Playoffs and compete to win a series of major prizes! All proceeds generated by the WHL from the WHL Fantasy Hockey League will be directed in support of the WHL Education Fund.

Hockey Fans can register today by logging on to the Official WHL Fantasy Hockey League website www.whl.ca. Sign-up and test your hockey managerial skills by selecting a 12-man roster (including one goaltender) from any of the 16 teams that qualify for the 2005 WHL Playoffs. Fans will have the opportunity to win major prizes including the Grand Prize of a 42-inch Plasma Television. Log on now and start selecting the 12 players that will make up your roster for the WHL Playoffs, which open on March 23rd.

The cost to register your own team for the WHL Playoffs is only $9.95 Cdn., which includes five free trades and the ability to purchase 10 additional trades at $1.25 Cdn. each.

“We are very excited to introduce the WHL Fantasy Hockey League as the excitement builds for the 2005 WHL Playoffs. We believe our fans will enjoy the opportunity to be directly involved in contests such as this particularly when you consider there are no clear cut favorites to win the WHL Championship,” WHL Commissioner Ron Robison commented.

The WHL Fantasy Hockey League is operated by Statsfone, a Calgary based fantasy sports Design Company and Stats Inc., of Morton Grove, Illinois, the leading sports information provider in North America.

For official contest rules and details visit www.whl.ca.

The following are the list of prizes;
Grand Prize – One (1) 42” Plasma Television
Second Place Prize– One (1) 36” Flat Screen Television
Third Place Prize – One (1) Mini DVD Camcorder
Fourth Place Prize – One (1) DVD Player/Recorder
Fifth Place Prize – One (1) Portable DVD Player

There will also be Series Prizes for each of the four rounds of the 2005 WHL Playoffs.
1st Place (Rounds 1, 2, 3 & 4) - Digital Satellite
2nd Place (Rounds 1, 2, 3 & 4) - 512 Megabyte MP3 Player
3rd Place (Rounds 1, 2, 3 & 4) - DVD Player

This could be fun.

[Beaner]

ok the direct link is here.

http://fantasy.whl.ca/

The rules are under the help section.

And get this - Billing is done in US Funds!

registration fees will be billed in U.S. funds at the exchange rate applicable on the launch date of the contest and will remain constant through out the championship series.

So on the main page intro it says 9.95 CDN, and then on the actual page it says the above. Nice.

[Tiger Trauma]

well maybe if people dont want to pay money we can have a little contest at whlfans?

[rinkrat]

Ya,I love it, Tiger trauma !!Great to go around these greedy people!

[Teaps]

Sounds like an Idea Tiger....And since your busy with the prediction game...I'll take the Load for the Fantasy Playoff......

[Triton]

It's funny you have to pay by mastercard or whatever,but what if your a child like 11-15?They won't have a mastercard,and not a whole lot of parents would be willing to release their information on a site that they aren't quite familiar of.Maybe money order or check,but why only settle for credit cards?

[Teaps]

Also...what i don't understand...only 1/4 of the league is in the states, and the league's main office is in CALGARY!!! Imagine....a Canadian office charging American bucks...what idiots!

[Triton]

Maybe a scam?Who know's.

[Beaner]

It's funny you have to pay by mastercard or whatever,but what if your a child like 11-15?They won't have a mastercard,and not a whole lot of parents would be willing to release their information on a site that they aren't quite familiar of.Maybe money order or check,but why only settle for credit cards?

Since there are prizes involved I think you have to be of age to actually play and win. Just like 8 yr. olds can't buy 6-49 tickets.

Also...what i don't understand...only 1/4 of the league is in the states, and the league's main office is in CALGARY!!! Imagine....a Canadian office charging American bucks...what idiots!

Yeah. The company running the pool though is based out of the states, even though they have an office in Calgary. A little proof-reading by the league would be nice.

[RDRebelsfan]

Pay Pal should be an option