The Results Are In!!!

Voting Results

Well, we have some interesting results.

Recall:
- A rule is approved if it is supported by 9 or more out of 12 GMs.
- Approved rules are enacted for the current year if 9 or more out
of 12 GMs support implementing it for the current year
- Otherwise, approved rules are enacted for next year
- Note that if a GM had no preference for year of implementation,
I counted them as a yes for both years (so total votes on year is
often more than 12).

Fait accompli changes:
- Rule 7 – Edit to change base goaltending calculation from 3.5 to 4.0
- Rule 18 – Edit to allow trading of next year’s PrD picks after Slot Selection lottery for
current year (eg trading of 07 PrD picks after 06 Slot Selection)
- (WDs – Provisional dates proposed of Dec 2nd, 06 and Feb 3rd 07 (to be confirmed)

Summary of results:
APPROVED FOR 2006: 10.x, 15.x (*See below), 15.y, 25.1, 27
NOT APPROVED: 41

Rule 10.x – ED Eligibility
Support Rule: 10 of 12 Do Not Support Rule: 2 of 12
RULE APPROVED
Votes on implementation year - 06: 9 of 12 07: 5 of 12
RULE IMPLEMENTED FOR ED 2006

Rule 15.x – Prospect dropping during PrD
(Recall Prospects dropped between ED and PrD, after which
Option 1 = no drops during PrD, Option 2 = can drop all but new P1’s)

Support Change to rule: 12 of 12 Do not support change to rule: 1/12
(One GM voted no preference between either no change, or change to only one of the 2 options)
RULE CHANGE APPROVED
Votes on implementation year – 06: 12 of 12 07: 5 of 12
RULE CHANGE IMPLEMENTED FOR ED 2006
BUT:
Support of wording - Option 1: 5 of 12 Option 2: 7 of 12
?? SO DO WE CHANGE TO OPTION 2 ????

Rule 15.y – Prospect dropping during ED

Support rule for no P drops during ED: 9 of 12
RULE CHANGE APPROVED
Votes on implementation year - 06: 9 of 12 07: 3 of 12
RULE CHANGE IMPLEMENTED FOR ED 2006


Rule 25.1 – Conditional WW bids

Support rule: 11 of 12 GMs
RULE CHANGE APPROVED
Implementation: 06: 11 of 12 07: 5 of 12
RULE CHANGE IMPLEMENTED FOR ED 2006

Rule 27 – WD drops final noon Friday Mtn before WD

Support: 11 of 12 GMs
RULE CHANGE APPROVED
Implementation: 06: 11 of 12 07: 4 of 12
RULE CHANGE IMPLEMENTED FOR ED 2006

Rule 41.1 – Trade deadline

Support change in rule wording: 8 of 12
Support not changing current wording: 5 of 12
RULE CHANGE NOT APPROVED

FYI Of those supporting change,
Option 1 (2nd Monday after NHL) – 7 of 8
Option 2 (Mon after March 16) – 1 of 8

Implementation: Irrelevant