League Schedule
5.1. Regular Season
The GFHL Regular Season will last 20 weeks from the start of the NHL season. The schedule will be automatically set by Fantrax. Matchups follow the NHL weekly schedule. Each matchup will run for 7 days, beginning each Monday and ending on the following Sunday, with the exceptions of week 1 which starts on Tuesday, Oct. 10, and ends on Sunday, Oct. 22; and the period containing the All-Star break (Jan. 29 - Feb. 4), which will be merged with the following week (Feb. 5 - Feb. 11). This amounts to a total of 18 scoring periods during the regular season.
5.2. Playoffs
5.2.1. Playoff Format
Six (6) teams will make the GFHL Playoffs. Division winners are automatically awarded the top playoff seeds and receive a bye to the second round. Each playoff round will be reseeded, so the top-seeded remaining team will play the lowest.
5.2.2. Playoff Schedule
The Playoffs will take place during weeks 21 through 26 of the NHL regular season, starting on February 26 and ending on April 7. Each round of the Playoffs will last two (2) weeks.
5.2.3. Tiebreakers
In the event of a tie, the higher seeded team will win.
5.3. Third Place Prize
The third-place prize will be awarded to the manager eliminated in the seminfinal round of the playoffs who had the highest point total. This manager will receive a cash prize in accordance with the Prizes section of this rulebook.