{"id":2583,"date":"2024-12-26T14:47:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T19:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/app.websimhockey.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=2583"},"modified":"2024-12-26T14:48:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T19:48:26","password":"","slug":"league-expansion","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/app.websimhockey.com\/en\/docs\/ligues\/league-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"League Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a league is healthy, new teams can be added through an expansion process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expansion Eligibility Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A league must meet the following conditions to qualify for expansion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No teams under league control at the Postseason stage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All GMs have paid their renewal for the upcoming season<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: The GM\u2019s status (regular or interim) doesn\u2019t matter, as long as their membership is paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setup and Configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Postseason stage, the league president decides if the league will expand by adjusting the next season\u2019s settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>League Office &gt; Dashboard &gt; Configuration tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the upcoming season from the dropdown list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A maximum of two (2) new teams can be added per season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mandatory Protection List for the Expansion Draft<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president must set up protection list rules for the expansion draft. This list is mandatory and ensures active teams can safeguard a portion of their roster so expansion teams don\u2019t claim all their top talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See section 38 - Protection lists for full details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Expansion Teams\u2019 Draft Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there is only one expansion team, its draft rank will equal 20% of the number of teams that missed the playoffs in the previous season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If two expansion teams are added: The 2nd team automatically takes the next slot in the first round.\n\nIn subsequent rounds, the two teams alternate positions (e.g., 2nd and 3rd overall in the above example).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the l<strong>How Protection Lists Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Configured by the League President<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president defines the protection list rules, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Minimum unprotected players<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each team must leave a set minimum of players unprotected, adjustable by position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Minimum unprotected players under contract<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the unprotected group, a minimum number must still have valid contracts for the next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Maximum protected players (excluding auto-protected players)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams may protect only up to a set maximum per position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Automatically protected players<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players meeting criteria (games played and age) are automatically protected and don\u2019t count against the protection limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Draft Rules<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following parameters are customizable:\n\nMaximum number of players that can be drafted from a single team\n\nNumber of expansion draft rounds\n\nThe guaranteed player count equals:\n(Number of existing teams, excluding expansion teams) \u00d7 (Max players drafted per team).\n\nAny unprotected players not selected can be sent to free agency after the expansion draft if the option is enabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorsqu&rsquo;une ligue est en bonne sant\u00e9, il est possible d&rsquo;ajouter des \u00e9quipes via un processus d&rsquo;expansion. Crit\u00e8res d&rsquo;\u00e9ligibilit\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;expansion Pour \u00eatre \u00e9ligible \u00e0 l&rsquo;expansion, une ligue doit r\u00e9pondre aux crit\u00e8res suivants : Note : Le statut du DG n&rsquo;a pas d&rsquo;importance (r\u00e9gulier, par interim), pour autant qu&rsquo;il ait pay\u00e9 son adh\u00e9sion. Fonctionnement et configuration&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.websimhockey.com\/en\/docs\/ligues\/league-expansion\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">League Expansion<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":95903514,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[759025106],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2583","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-ligues"],"year_month":"2026-09","word_count":552,"total_views":"3","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Websim Hockey","author_nicename":"websimhockey","author_url":"https:\/\/app.websimhockey.com\/en\/author\/websimhockey\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Ligues","term_url":"https:\/\/app.websimhockey.com\/en\/wiki-category\/ligues\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Expansion de ligue &#8211; Websim Hockey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/websimhockey.wpcomstaging.com\/docs\/uncategorized\/expansion-de-ligue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Expansion de ligue &#8211; Websim Hockey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lorsqu&rsquo;une ligue est en bonne sant\u00e9, il est possible d&rsquo;ajouter des \u00e9quipes via un processus d&rsquo;expansion. 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