Preseason ENDS! Roster Deadline LOOMS!

Preseason has come and gone, and now it's time for the waiver draft bringing us to the roster deadline.

All lines with valid rosters must be received by 9 PM Friday April 3rd. After that the waiver draft list will be formed.

Please check the waiver draft page for who on your team is currently exposed to the draft and must be moved to your pro roster : https://www.canadianelitehockeyleague.ca/WaiverDraft.php

As a reminder anyone 24 years + as listed in the sim that played more than 20 games last season must pass through waivers to be left on your farm roster. The waiver draft page listed above takes this into consideration.

All teams must be at least $0 financials and their rosters must be valid. As a reminder here are the roster rules.

• You are required to dress a minimum of 18 skaters and 2 goalies for a total of 20 players in your lineup 
• A Maximum of 23 Active (non injured, on contract) pro roster players 
• You must dress at least 3 centers, 3 left wingers, 3 right wingers, 4 defencemen and 2 goalies to meet the minimum sim position requirements
• Farm rosters can only consist of players 76OV or lower. 
• Players 77+ OV signed in FA cannot be waived and MUST be on your final roster.

PRESEASON!……..

Starts tomorrow… as a reminder rosters dont need to be valid yet. After the last game valid rosters must be submitte for the waiver draft.  

Dear Daniel,

I hate your stinking guts 

You make me vomit 

You are the scum between my toes 

Love CEHL Los Angeles Kings 

P.s. you’re tacky and I hate you

P.s.s.  I hope you get a very inconvenient cold. 
P.s.s.s. Taylor is more American than you are. 

The ballots are in!

Please see your season 36 award winnners!:

Note: teams that did not submit have been fined 250K

Hart Trophy (2M) – Connor Mcdavid (NJ)

Vezina Trophy (2M) – Igor Shesterkin (TOR)

Norris Trophy (2M) – Cale Makar (TOR)

Hard-Nosed Dman (1.5M) – Radko Gudas (NYI)

Lady Byng Trophy (1.5M) – Kirill Kaprisov (MIN)

Selke Trophy (1.5M) – Elias Lindholm (PHI) Austin Matthews (TOR) 750K each

Players next season (750K) New Jersey

Calder Trophy (1.5M) – Macklin Celebrini  (NYR)

The Gordie Howe Trophy (1.5M) – Brady Tkachuk (CHI)

GM of the year  (1.5M) – Taylor Arciani  (CGY)

Best Trade (1.5M) – Rangers/Boston 500K each

Free Agency Update

Hi Folks!

Free Agency will open Friday at 9PM EST. Please do NOT submit before then.

Please take a moment to read the FA rules on the rules page (League Activities → Free Agency)

The draft has come and gone. Some great picks were made… some questionable ones too (you know who you are). That is all that will be said.

Huge thanks to Ryan Williams for serving as our Draft Master and keeping things moving.

Now it’s on to Free Agency! We’re aiming to open FA later next week, but first we need to wrap up awards so everyone—especially the cash‑strapped among us—knows exactly how much money they’re working with. Thank your Shawn and Andy for helping out with the ballot.

Please complete and submit your ballot using the form linked below. Ballots must be received by Wednesday, February 25th, or you may be subject to fines.

https://forms.gle/QeZyhuUEwGPpum2C7

Draft delayed!!!!

Sorry folks. Draft will be delayed to Wednesday or next tuesday. See the cehl news chat to vote on which day

Thanks to all those attending the first two rounds of the draft. 

Rounds 3 and 4 (presented by Ryan Williams) will be held this tuesday at 8pm est. 

Rerates are posted folks! Just in time for the draft. Which is TOMORROW at 8PM (Tues Feb 10th)

Draft will take place in the normal cehl chat group.

I may make a small tweak here or there, but these are 99% complete. Happy trading!

Season 36 Recap & What’s Coming Next in the CEHL

Season 36 has officially come and gone, and what a ride it was. The playoffs delivered one of the most chaotic opening rounds in recent memory, with higher‑seeded teams dropping like flies, spreading fear and panic across the league. But when the dust settled, a familiar story finally found its ending: Richard Painter put down the scalpel, picked up the Cup, and captured his first-ever Smitty Championship.

Congratulations to the Season 36 Buffalo Sabres on finishing the job and etching their name into league history.

League Housekeeping: Revenue Sharing, Extensions & Awards

A number of offseason tasks have already been completed:

• Revenue Sharing has been processed for the majority of teams.
• Contract Extensions have been applied—if anything looks off, please reach out.
• Non‑Voting Awards and Agent Fees have been added aswell.

If you notice something missing or incorrect, send a message and I’ll get it fixed.

What’s Next: Rerates, Draft, Free Agency

With the Cup awarded and bookkeeping largely complete, the league now turns to the next phase of the offseason:

Rerates

Skater rerates are the priority and should be wrapped up over the next few weeks. Goalies will follow.

Draft

The tentative date for the first two rounds of the 2025 CEHL Draft is Tuesday, February 10th at 8:00 ish PM ET. 
Will confirm the date in the next few days.

Free Agency

Once rerates are finalized and the draft concludes, free agency will open—bringing with it the yearly ritual of overspending, heartbreak, and the occasional franchise‑altering signing.

Season 36 Non‑Voting Awards

Here are this season’s non-voted honors and their corresponding prize payouts:

• Molson Cup ($1.5M): G Igor Shesterkin (TOR) — 113 Star Points
• Jennings Trophy ($1.5M): G Igor Shesterkin / Philipp Grubauer (TOR)
• Bob Probert Golden Glove ($1M): D Arber Xhekaj (VAN)
• Art Ross Trophy ($2.5M): Connor McDavid (NJ) — 87 Points
• Presidents Trophy ($2M): Phoenix
• ‘Bert’ Cup ($1M): Shawn Lawrence (NJ)
• Rocket Richard Trophy ($2M): Auston Matthews (TOR)
• Farm League Champions ($1M): Rochester (BUF) — 125 Points
• Conn Smythe Trophy ($2.5M): JT Miller (BUF)
• Farm League High Scorer ($1M): F Fyodor Svechkov (BUF)