2/23/04 by phil

The Low-Down

Who: The first eight applicants

What: Game Misconduct 2004

When: Saturday, March 13th at 2:00 p.m.

Where: B. Rock Arena, Du Bois IL

Cost: $10 (to cover for snacks, prizes, and maybe a few beers)

Suggested attire: Hockey jerseys, of course. And your Best T-Shirt (see below). Ice skates prohibited in the Arena. Red Wings jerseys also prohibited.

Suggested beers: Molson, Labatt's, Bud Ice or Bud Light (only because they're the "official" beer. Use only as a last resort).

Schedule

Noon: Arrive early for snacks (possible grill-out?), and also some practice getting used to the game.

2pm: First-round faceoff.

7pm(ish): Stanley Cup Final

Rules of Engagement

Game Misconduct 2004 is the first event of its kind. Therefore it will have some rough edges that can be worked out for future Game Misconducts. However it is sure to be a good time. Here's the general idea of how this will go down:

• Players will draw numbers 1 - 8 out of a hat. 1 gets first pick AND first seed in that conference. 2 gets second pick and either first seed in opposite conference from player 1, or second seed in same conference as player 1. Teams will play in same conference as they do in NHL. Players will continue in numerical order to take the highest available seed in the proper conference for their chosen team.
• All 8 human players will face off against computer-controlled first-round opponents.
• NHL 2001 (by EA Sports) for Playstation 2 will be the game used this year. Yes, the rosters are outdated, but the gameplay is excellent and it is a fun game. You can purchase it for less than $10 used.
• The game settings will be 5 minute periods, level 2 out of 4 difficulty (Rookie I believe), offsides on, 2-line passing on, icing on, fighting on, penalties at 50%, and fighting at 33%. Basically the idea is to make the game as much like real hockey as possible, but allowing some big hits.
• Each series will be decided by a single game.
• Gambling is allowed.

About the entry fee: the way I figure it, $10 a piece will provide for some snacks and a few prizes. Maybe we'll have a pot for the winner. Maybe for next year we can print off some t-shirts at Silkworm or something, if everyone thinks that would be a good idea. Anyway, how the money will get spent is still up in the air and open to debate. We can discuss this via email.

Other points of interest

We will be having a Best T-Shirt contest. This consists of purchasing a blank t-shirt, then using any artistic methods available (permanent marker, ink, computer iron-on) to make a commemorative T-Shirt for this event. You can wear it, or you can bring it to trade with someone else's Best T-shirt. Prizes are yet to be determined, but a winning design could quite possibly be printed on next year's official tees! So be creative!

Props to Scott for the excellent event title.

Email or call me if you have any pressing questions. More news and insight can be found here at webdisaster.net in the coming days.