FANTASY SPORTS: is a kind of sports that lets you to be owner, general manager, and coach of your own sports franchise with incredibly realistic simulations and a live online draft. They are one of the most prominent sports these days. Fantasy sports have interested people from every hook and corner of the world. It is a kind of sport that gives you full freedom to choose your players and make your team according to your wish. Fantasy sports are often criticized by writers especially those that are linked with the team sports or those who focus on statistics. Fantasy sports are also known as Fairy-Tale sports and Owner Simulation. The definition of the Fantasy sports defines that it is, “A hobby league in which fans draft players and compile statistics from game scores based upon how well the real players perform in real games. You are the owner, GM, and Coach all in one”. Baseball, Basketball, Football and Hockey has Fantasy Sports. More complex variants use computer modeling of actual games based on statistical input generated by professional sports. Among all of the fantasy sports fantasy football is most popular one.

FANTASY HOCKEY : is a form of fantasy sport where fantasy participants (“owners”) frame a team that clash against other fantasy associates based on the statistics engendered by professional hockey players or teams. In the basic hockey pool ten players are assigned and their points are added. Some of the fantasy hockey leagues calculate according to every stat in the book: goalie numbers, plus-minus, penalty minutes, ice time, even player salaries. The Fantasy Hockey League is a rollover league which requires weekly lineups. Nightly substitutions are allowed and all of the statistics are scored by hand using NHL box scores. The Fantasy Hockey League has been around since 1997. All it requires is owners to be diligent in building and maintaining their teams since there are never any re-drafts prior to the start of the new season. Fantasy Hockey is the ultimate interactive fan experience, giving you complete control of a personal team of NHL stars. Be the Owner, General Manager and Head Coach, as you draft your team, make trades, waive players and set lineups, just like the pros do. Fantasy Hockey is played in a league; with your team of players competing against other teams as one of these completing teams achieve victory. One can form ones own league and play against ones family , friends or join one of the leagues and play against fellow hockey fans from all over. Here is a brilliant chance for you to make your own team according to your choice through the draft just like the real thing. Feel the excitement as you "steal" that great defenseman in the fourth round.

HOW TO PLAY, RULES, WHY AND WHERE I CAN PLAY: Fantasy hockey is regarded as one of the most interesting captivating game that attracts players from all over the world. A fantasy hockey league is also called hockey pool that is established with 8-12 teams but can be taken to 20. A greater number of teams add to the average talent that is measured more or less fun (depending on the league) but also embodies closely to the actual NHL which currently has 30 teams. The procedure to play this exciting sport is very easy and interesting first you select the team according to your wish. When you've selected your team, its time to get the season started! Each week, you will match up in head-to-head play against one of your league's competitors, with your team earning points based on your players' performances. Earn big points from your great game. Prepare to make the crucial roster move when your top center gets hurt. As the exciting part of the game is that you yourself are the General Manager of the team, so all controls are in your hands. You set your team's lineup every week, based on who you want to play. Just like the NHL, your team will have starters and reserves, giving you the power to change your lineup as you see fit. Make the big moves that get your team on the winning track when you play Fantasy Hockey. The NHL players or teams that consist of a fantasy team are usually distributed via a draft, either online or in person. A common format of a fantasy team is that it includes two Centers, two Left Wing, two Right Wing, four Defensemen, two Goal tenders or goalies. The leagues are of three kinds like the one that is called ‘Head to Head’ league. It is a kind where the fantasy owners are rutted in one on one duels each week. Here the owners try to win as many categories as possible per week while these weekly scores are added to form collective scores. Then there is a league that is called ‘Points’ in which the point multipliers are assigned to certain categories and all owners try to gather points by scoring in these categories without any weekly competition. Another type of the league is called ‘Rotisserie’ in which teams are ranked in order of best to worst order in a certain categories and receive a flat amount of points per category based on the place they end.

IMMINENT PLAYERS/RANK HOLDERS: A few imminent teams included in the hockey teams are Vancouver Canucks that is considered as the top ranked team while some other notable teams are Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, and Pittsburgh Penguins. The imminent players are Martin Gerber, Dan Cloutier.