Official Rules & info - Ducks Gaming NHL 23 Tournament Welcome to the first NHL 23 event! Here are key points to this event Official Rules https://www.leaguegaming.com/ducksgaming/DucksGaming_Launch23_Rules.pdf Legal Rules https://www.leaguegaming.com/ducksgaming/DucksGaming_Launch23_legal.pdf Cross-Play This event will allow teams to play on xbox series x|s or ps5. The entire team must be on the same console. How the schedule will work, is at the start of this event, teams will be put into their own division based on their console. Ie there will be an Xbox Division and PS5 division. Once cross-play is live (we are expecting mid regular season), the divisions will merge into a single division Schedule format is this You will be matched up with a team within 10 places of you in your division. Ie. if you are 20th, you could play 11th to 30th. You play against 2 teams a night in a home and home for 4 games a night Teams play Wed/Thrs for 4 weeks. Then the top 32 teams make playoffs via "Pick Em" format. (this is a similar format to Sharks and CBJ) Prizes $8k plus prizes 1st Place - $6,000usd (1k each player) 2nd Pace - $2,000 Contenders Cup Division A new feature for esports events, We will attempt to group the bottom 3rd of the teams into their own division. The idea for this feature is to reach out to new players, who want to play at their level of competition but still play for something while they learn the game. This is mainly targeted to new players or players in the LGAHL/LGCHL to form a team and compete. How this division will work Only for new or bottom teams based on ESHL Leaderboard rankings Division will take formation once cross-play is live. Teams will only face other Contenders Cup Division teams Teams will play their own 16 team playoffs This division will be playing for 6 prize packs via the Anaheim Ducks Dates Week 1 - Wed Nov 9 / Thrs Nov 10 Week 2 - Wed Nov 16 / Thrs Nov 17 Week 3 - Tues Nov 22 / Wed Nov 23 *Change for American ThanksGiving) Week 4 - Wed Nov 30 / Thrs Dec 1 Playoffs R1 - Wed Dec 7 Playoffs R2 - Thrs Dec 8 Playoffs R3 - Wed Dec 14 Playoffs R4 - Thrs Dec 15 Finals - Sunday Dec 18th