pilldoc Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 @Math @yave1964 @Jagged Ice @Mad Dog @Hale @bbgarnett @hf101 @TropicalFruitGirl26 @Ladyneat @J0e Th0rnton @ruxpin @Brewin Flames @molonosoff Good Morning, First of all I would like to thank everyone for a tremendous FHL season. It has been an exciting year. The final playoff spot was decided on the last day of the regular season. It is also great seeing new blood in the semi-finals this year. Congrats to @Math for winning the President's Cup this year. What an absolutely fantastic season! Good Luck to the Final Four GM's as we begin finishing up the season. With that being said, Now to pass on the news that is the real intent of this post. After giving it much thought and consideration over the past few weeks, once this season concludes, I have made the painful decision to step down as the League Commissioner for the HF.net Sweet 16 FHL. In addition, for the time being, I will also not be participating in the the Sweet 16 FHL next year as a GM. Rest assure, this painful decision was not taken lightly. I enjoy the sincere friendships I have with many of you on here. I have been competing against most of you for almost a decade now. It has been a blast. As I mentioned to a few of you privately, I simply do not have the time right now to fully commit to this League. Due to such a busy home and work life right now, I am missing out on starting players and goalies. I don't have the time available to really research players in order to make my team better, as I have done in years past. Its not fair to me, its not fair to my opponent, and it certainly is not fair for this League. I have been a part of this League and League Commish for nearly 10 years now and and as much as it pains me for stating this, but for the time being, I feel I need to step away for a bit. Again, this was an issue I wrestled with myself for several weeks now. Simply put, this was not an easy decision to make. Rest assured, for those whom I compete with in NAHANA, I will remain an active GM in that League. However, for the time being, I simply cannot devote the time or energy for 2 FHL's right now and I had to make a choice. For me the choice was clear to stay active in NAHANA for the foreseeable future. Therefore, effective May 1st, I am looking for a volunteer who would like to take over the reigns as the Sweet 16 FHL League Commish. I can certainly help answer any and all questions to provide a smooth transition. I also have a list of all GM's both past and present along with their e-mail address's which I can forward to the new League Commish. Thank You everyone for your understanding, Best, ~doc HF.net Manager HF.net Sweet 16 FHL soon to be former League Commish 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, pilldoc said: @Math @yave1964 @Jagged Ice @Mad Dog @Hale @bbgarnett @hf101 @TropicalFruitGirl26 @Ladyneat @J0e Th0rnton @ruxpin @Brewin Flames @molonosoff Good Morning, First of all I would like to thank everyone for a tremendous FHL season. It has been an exciting year. The final playoff spot was decided on the last day of the regular season. It is also great seeing new blood in the semi-finals this year. Congrats to @Math for winning the President's Cup this year. What an absolutely fantastic season! Good Luck to the Final Four GM's as we begin finishing up the season. With that being said, Now to pass on the news that is the real intent of this post. After giving it much thought and consideration over the past few weeks, once this season concludes, I have made the painful decision to step down as the League Commissioner for the HF.net Sweet 16 FHL. In addition, for the time being, I will also not be participating in the the Sweet 16 FHL next year as a GM. Rest assure, this painful decision was not taken lightly. I enjoy the sincere friendships I have with many of you on here. I have been competing against most of you for almost a decade now. It has been a blast. As I mentioned to a few of you privately, I simply do not have the time right now to fully commit to this League. Due to such a busy home and work life right now, I am missing out on starting players and goalies. I don't have the time available to really research players in order to make my team better, as I have done in years past. Its not fair to me, its not fair to my opponent, and it certainly is not fair for this League. I have been a part of this League and League Commish for nearly 10 years now and and as much as it pains me for stating this, but for the time being, I feel I need to step away for a bit. Again, this was an issue I wrestled with myself for several weeks now. Simply put, this was not an easy decision to make. Rest assured, for those whom I compete with in NAHANA, I will remain an active GM in that League. However, for the time being, I simply cannot devote the time or energy for 2 FHL's right now and I had to make a choice. For me the choice was clear to stay active in NAHANA for the foreseeable future. Therefore, effective May 1st, I am looking for a volunteer who would like to take over the reigns as the Sweet 16 FHL League Commish. I can certainly help answer any and all questions to provide a smooth transition. I also have a list of all GM's both past and present along with their e-mail address's which I can forward to the new League Commish. Thank You everyone for your understanding, Best, ~doc HF.net Manager HF.net Sweet 16 FHL soon to be former League Commish I absolutely understand life comes a million miles an hour and you have to decide on priorities. You have rocked it as the commish and my hat is off to you .. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 You were an excellent commissioner for so many years, and what you did and the time you spent, didn't go un(or under)appreciated or unnoticed. But life and work comes first without a doubt. Good luck, man, and thanks for all your work with this league! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 4/2/2024 at 10:29 AM, pilldoc said: @Math @yave1964 @Jagged Ice @Mad Dog @Hale @bbgarnett @hf101 @TropicalFruitGirl26 @Ladyneat @J0e Th0rnton @ruxpin @Brewin Flames @molonosoff Good Morning, First of all I would like to thank everyone for a tremendous FHL season. It has been an exciting year. The final playoff spot was decided on the last day of the regular season. It is also great seeing new blood in the semi-finals this year. Congrats to @Math for winning the President's Cup this year. What an absolutely fantastic season! Good Luck to the Final Four GM's as we begin finishing up the season. With that being said, Now to pass on the news that is the real intent of this post. After giving it much thought and consideration over the past few weeks, once this season concludes, I have made the painful decision to step down as the League Commissioner for the HF.net Sweet 16 FHL. In addition, for the time being, I will also not be participating in the the Sweet 16 FHL next year as a GM. Rest assure, this painful decision was not taken lightly. I enjoy the sincere friendships I have with many of you on here. I have been competing against most of you for almost a decade now. It has been a blast. As I mentioned to a few of you privately, I simply do not have the time right now to fully commit to this League. Due to such a busy home and work life right now, I am missing out on starting players and goalies. I don't have the time available to really research players in order to make my team better, as I have done in years past. Its not fair to me, its not fair to my opponent, and it certainly is not fair for this League. I have been a part of this League and League Commish for nearly 10 years now and and as much as it pains me for stating this, but for the time being, I feel I need to step away for a bit. Again, this was an issue I wrestled with myself for several weeks now. Simply put, this was not an easy decision to make. Rest assured, for those whom I compete with in NAHANA, I will remain an active GM in that League. However, for the time being, I simply cannot devote the time or energy for 2 FHL's right now and I had to make a choice. For me the choice was clear to stay active in NAHANA for the foreseeable future. Therefore, effective May 1st, I am looking for a volunteer who would like to take over the reigns as the Sweet 16 FHL League Commish. I can certainly help answer any and all questions to provide a smooth transition. I also have a list of all GM's both past and present along with their e-mail address's which I can forward to the new League Commish. Thank You everyone for your understanding, Best, ~doc HF.net Manager HF.net Sweet 16 FHL soon to be former League Commish I totally feel you mate. I usually spend time getting all ready for playoffs and check 3 times a day. This year I just clicked autofill rosters for the last month and looked at it every few days because of the junos, even after they were over. Used to be work to live. Now it's live to work...... You are awesome and we're a great Commish!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Congrats to Gulliver @yave1964 on his 23rd consecutive Lilliput Hockey Championship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 In the spirit of this thread, this was my final season in Sweet 16. The Hell Bears are moving to Salt Lake City to take up pipe organ lessons from Richard Elliott. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) On 4/19/2024 at 9:55 AM, ruxpin said: Congrats to Gulliver @yave1964 on his 23rd consecutive Lilliput Hockey Championship. Can't be 23 in a row. 2018 yo! That joke is losing steam fast though. Was good for the first few years, but now it's like "that was 7 years ago koji" Edited April 20 by J0e Th0rnton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 On 4/2/2024 at 9:29 AM, pilldoc said: @Math @yave1964 @Jagged Ice @Mad Dog @Hale @bbgarnett @hf101 @TropicalFruitGirl26 @Ladyneat @J0e Th0rnton @ruxpin @Brewin Flames @molonosoff Good Morning, First of all I would like to thank everyone for a tremendous FHL season. It has been an exciting year. The final playoff spot was decided on the last day of the regular season. It is also great seeing new blood in the semi-finals this year. Congrats to @Math for winning the President's Cup this year. What an absolutely fantastic season! Good Luck to the Final Four GM's as we begin finishing up the season. With that being said, Now to pass on the news that is the real intent of this post. After giving it much thought and consideration over the past few weeks, once this season concludes, I have made the painful decision to step down as the League Commissioner for the HF.net Sweet 16 FHL. In addition, for the time being, I will also not be participating in the the Sweet 16 FHL next year as a GM. Rest assure, this painful decision was not taken lightly. I enjoy the sincere friendships I have with many of you on here. I have been competing against most of you for almost a decade now. It has been a blast. As I mentioned to a few of you privately, I simply do not have the time right now to fully commit to this League. Due to such a busy home and work life right now, I am missing out on starting players and goalies. I don't have the time available to really research players in order to make my team better, as I have done in years past. Its not fair to me, its not fair to my opponent, and it certainly is not fair for this League. I have been a part of this League and League Commish for nearly 10 years now and and as much as it pains me for stating this, but for the time being, I feel I need to step away for a bit. Again, this was an issue I wrestled with myself for several weeks now. Simply put, this was not an easy decision to make. Rest assured, for those whom I compete with in NAHANA, I will remain an active GM in that League. However, for the time being, I simply cannot devote the time or energy for 2 FHL's right now and I had to make a choice. For me the choice was clear to stay active in NAHANA for the foreseeable future. Therefore, effective May 1st, I am looking for a volunteer who would like to take over the reigns as the Sweet 16 FHL League Commish. I can certainly help answer any and all questions to provide a smooth transition. I also have a list of all GM's both past and present along with their e-mail address's which I can forward to the new League Commish. Thank You everyone for your understanding, Best, ~doc HF.net Manager HF.net Sweet 16 FHL soon to be former League Commish You've done a great job Doc as commissioner. Thank you!! I'm happy to take the league back again and maybe change it up a bit with folks interest. I'm thinking to bring it back as a pay league. Possibly $50 entry. Having 12 teams with a 6 team champion and consolation bracket. With $50 to the President's trophy, $300 to the champion. $150 for 2nd place and $50 for each third and the Consolation winner. This gives 5 chances out of 12 to get your entry fee back. Also probably would go with a larger based roster again which is balanced in scoring categories with only a few IR slots to improve player movement. Let me know what the interest is for this type of league. Thanks, hf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 On 8/8/2024 at 12:26 PM, hf101 said: You've done a great job Doc as commissioner. Thank you!! I'm happy to take the league back again and maybe change it up a bit with folks interest. I'm thinking to bring it back as a pay league. Possibly $50 entry. Having 12 teams with a 6 team champion and consolation bracket. With $50 to the President's trophy, $300 to the champion. $150 for 2nd place and $50 for each third and the Consolation winner. This gives 5 chances out of 12 to get your entry fee back. Also probably would go with a larger based roster again which is balanced in scoring categories with only a few IR slots to improve player movement. Let me know what the interest is for this type of league. Thanks, hf I don't do pay leagues anymore. Never seen anything turn work friendships against each other faster than some suspect trades and vetos lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 On 8/8/2024 at 11:26 AM, hf101 said: You've done a great job Doc as commissioner. Thank you!! I'm happy to take the league back again and maybe change it up a bit with folks interest. Thank You for your kind words. It has been an honor and pleasure to be the League Commish these past several years. As I mentioned above, I just need to take a step back and participate only in 1 league. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 8/19/2024 at 1:20 PM, J0e Th0rnton said: I don't do pay leagues anymore. Never seen anything turn work friendships against each other faster than some suspect trades and vetos lol That's a good point. I just thought it would be an idea that could kindle interest. This league was a pay league for several years based from philly.com folks with a group of 12. I think I managed to break even most seasons so for me it was fun. Collecting the funds can be problematic too. So I'm still open to running it, and I'm open to new options with formats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I subscribe to @J0e Th0rnton's opinion. IMO having a pay league might lead to take this a bit too seriously with the probability to turn things in a sour way. For me, the first objective is having fun. About the format, I like the current one. Having periphs sats like hits, blocks, PIMs is cool because it leads to a more complete overlook and you can have more options in terms of strategies in match-ups. I just don't really like the GWG because it's quite random and a goal is a goal and counts for 1 on the scoresheet at the end. Finally, I completely forgot to thank @pilldoc for bringing me in, being available for all kind of questions I had and for the commitment to be league's commish. We sure have all busy lives and challenges both professionally and personally, and it's not easy to fit that in. So, thanks again ! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, Math said: Finally, I completely forgot to thank @pilldoc for bringing me in, being available for all kind of questions I had and for the commitment to be league's commish. We sure have all busy lives and challenges both professionally and personally, and it's not easy to fit that in. So, thanks again ! Thank you for your kind words ... It is a pleasure having you participate in both this league and NAHANA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Thanks @pilldocfor brining me into the league/family and for all your hard work. Also I too am not a fan of doing a pay league and just like the fun we are having while also still being competitive at the same time. Even if we always lose it's still fun as every year could always be our year and if we can dethrone the reigning multi year champ it makes it all the more sweeter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 9 minutes ago, bbgarnett said: Thanks @pilldocfor brining me into the league/family and for all your hard work. Also I too am not a fan of doing a pay league and just like the fun we are having while also still being competitive at the same time. Even if we always lose it's still fun as every year could always be our year and if we can dethrone the reigning multi year champ it makes it all the more sweeter. You are welcome ...you have been a wonderful addition to the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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