NHL Eliminator Rules

About NHL Weekly Eliminator Pools

In our NHL Eliminator pools, you start the first round by picking one team that will win outright each week – no point spreads, just the win.

If your team loses or ties, you are eliminated. If the team you picked wins (overtime counts) you move to the next round.

Next week, pick a different team and continue until you are the only player left standing or the regular season ends. If there is more than one person left at the end of the regular season, the prize will be divided equally.

Remember, you can only pick each NHL team once per contest– choose carefully, and make sure you pay attention to the game schedule and have a team to pick!

NHL Weekly Eliminator Pools: General Rules

• Each week, pick one team to win outright (point spreads are irrelevant). If that team wins, you move on. If that team loses or ties, you are out.
  • Note: a week runs for seven (7) days from the date and time the pool is created, not a calendar week or an NHL schedule week.
• You cannot pick the same team more than once per season.
• You must pick your team at least one minute before the scheduled start of the final game to be played in that week.
  • If you fail to pick a team, you will be automatically eliminated from the contest.
• The prize pool will be awarded to the last player(s) remaining at the end of the regular season.

NHL Weekly Eliminator Pools: Prize Pools

There are two types of prize pool in NHL Weekly Eliminator Pools.

Rolling Prize Pools

These prize pools increase as more players enter the pool. These pools may have a player cap, but will begin as soon as two or more players join.

Guaranteed Prize Pools

These pools have a guaranteed prize amount regardless of how many or how few players join.

NHL Weekly Eliminator Pools Terms and Conditions

The NHL Eliminator Pool (“The Contest”) run by EliminatorPools shall operate in accordance with these rules.

Definitions

1. “Available Team” means any Team that an Entrant has yet to pick in the Contest;
2. “Contest” means NHL Weekly Survivor Pool;
3. “Credit” or “Credits” is defined in EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions;
4. “Entrant” or “Entrants” is defined in EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions;
5. “Entry” or “Entries” means the number of times an Entrant participates in a single Contest;
6. “Entry Limit” means the number of times Entries an Entrant can have in a single Contest;
7. “League” means National Hockey League®;
8. “League Schedule” means the regular season schedule of the League. Playoffs or preseason are not included;
9. “Pick Deadline” means one (1) minute before the scheduled start of the final League game to be played in that Round;
10. “Prize” means the reward given to the Entrant(s) who win the Contest at the conclusion of the Contest;
11. “Registration Deadline” means one (1) minute prior to the scheduled start of the first League game in the first Round of the Contest;
12. “Required Entrants Limit” means the minimum number of Entrants entered in the Contest in order for the Contest to proceed;
13. “Round” means each week of the Contest, which runs for seven (7) days from the day and time on which the contest was created;
14. “Team” means any team in the League as of the Registration Deadline and “Teams” means more than one (1) Team;
15. “Website” is defined in EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions;
16. “Win” means when a Team scores more goals than its opponent in a game, including overtime if necessary.

Rules

1. Winning the Contest is dependent upon the Entrant picking a Team to win in each Round of the Contest.
2. Entrants cannot pick the same Team more than once in the Contest.
3. In Contests where the Entry Limit is more than one (1), Entrants can have multiple Entries in each Contest up to the maximum Entry Limit set in that Contest.
4. Prior to the Pick Deadline of each Round, Entrants will login to the Website using the login page and pick an Available Team to Win in the applicable Round. Entrants who fail to pick an Available Team prior to the Pick Deadline for a Round will be automatically eliminated from the Contest.
5. An Entrant is eliminated from the Contest when the Team that the Entrant picked to Win in a Round does not Win in that Round. An Entrant is also eliminated if the Entrant does not pick a Team before the Pick Deadline of a Round.
6. A Contest only becomes active with two (2) or more Entrants. If only one Entrant has entered and no one else joins by the Registration Deadline, the Contest will be closed and Credits returned automatically.
7. The last remaining Entrant in the Contest when all other Entrants have been eliminated wins the prize. If more than one (1) Entrant has not been eliminated from the Contest at the end of the League Schedule, the prize will be divided equally among those Entrants who have not been eliminated.
8. If no Entrant survives more Rounds of the Contest without being eliminated than any other Entrant, the prize will be divided equally among those Entrants who have survived the highest number of Rounds of the Contest without being eliminated.
9. Entrants must register for the Contest prior to the Registration Deadline in order to participate and be eligible for the prize.
10. Entrants must register for the Contest prior to the Registration Deadline in order to participate in the Contest and be eligible for the prize.
11. Upon registration, Entrants apply the requisite number of Credits to enter the Contest. If the Required Entrants Limit is not reached for the Contest, each Entrant who registered for the Contest and applied Credits to the Contest will be refunded their applied Credits within 48 hours following the Registration Deadline.
12. If for any Round, the game in which a Team is scheduled to play is postponed, cancelled, or not completed for any reason during the Round in which the game was scheduled to be played, the Entrants who picked the impacted Team(s) to Win will not be eliminated and will move onto the next Round.
13. The prize will be awarded and distributed to winning Entrant(s) in accordance with EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions.
14. EliminatorPools will be responsible for keeping track of scores during the Contest. Live scoring statistics that appear on the Website during a Round are subject to change and should be considered unofficial. Official score changes can occur throughout the day following the end of the applicable Round.
15. The General Rules section above does not form part of the rules of the Contest and should not be relied upon.
16. It is prohibited for two (2) or more Entrants to collaborate during the Contest or to adopt a strategy (before or during the Contest) in order to gain an advantage and/or harm other Entrants.
17. By entering the Contest, Entrants acknowledge and accept all of EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions and agree to be bound by the Contest’s rules.
18. The Contest, and each Entrant’s participation in the Contest, shall be governed by all applicable EliminatorPools agreements including, without limitation, EliminatorPools’ Terms and Conditions, EliminatorPools’ Privacy Policy, and the FAQs appearing on the Website (collectively, the “EliminatorPools Agreements”). The Contest’s rules are hereby incorporated into the EliminatorPools Agreements, and any and all terms and conditions contained therein shall apply to these rules. Where there is a conflict between other EliminatorPools Agreements and the Contest’s rules, the Contest’s rules shall govern in all respects.
19. EliminatorPools, in its sole and absolute discretion, may disqualify any Entrant before or after the Registration Deadline. All Credits applied to the Contest by an Entrant who is disqualified by EliminatorPools will be refunded in full. However, if EliminatorPools determines that the Entrant violated the EliminatorPools Agreements, including the Contest’s rules, the Entrant’s Credits will be forfeited.
20. EliminatorPools reserves the right to, at any time and from time to time, amend the Registration Deadline and the Pick Deadline for any Round of the Contest, or to cancel or amend the Contest in case of error, technical problem or any matter interfering with the conduct of the Contest. In the event the Contest in canceled in accordance with this provision, all Credits applied to the Contest by Entrants will be refunded in full and no prize will be awarded
21. National Hockey League® and NHL® are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. Please be advised that EliminatorPools is not in any way affiliated with the National Hockey League or any Team, and the Contest is not endorsed, nor sponsored, by the National Hockey League or any Team.
22. The Contest is strictly for entertainment purposes and is not to be used in connection with any form of gambling.
23. The Contest is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws.

EliminatorPools is not responsible for picks that are lost, late, illegible, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or incorrect, or for your failure to participate in, or complete, a pick or Round. If you fail to complete or enter a pick, without limitation, where you cannot access the site for any reason whatsoever, you will not be able to participate in that Contest and Credits applied to enter the Contest are subject to forfeiture.