Post by BEARD Thomas (Commish) on Jul 22, 2020 14:38:09 GMT -5
Welcome to BEARD Hockey folks. I am your humble commissioner Thomas, and on behalf of my co-commish Daniel Bacon, we're thrilled to have you on board.
This is a seven-year process come true. I have commissioned other leagues in the past, but both were plays off remnants of leagues operated by others. BEARD Hockey is our own labor of love (and some hate) that grew out of some basic convos with Mr. Bacon into what you see now.
One BIG thing to keep in mind here: this is a subscription-based league, and we've approached building BEARD Hockey with that level of seriousness. Of course, as with all things, we have to have fun doing this. But this isn't a fly-by-night league. This is a sim hockey league for the serious-minded GM who wants to build a long-term hockey club from the ground up.
We cannot stress this enough - take the time to read and re-read the BEARD Hockey Rulebook. It's not your typical sim hockey rulebook by design. We don't expect everyone to get every facet within a few hours. But if you immerse yourself and remain dedicated, you will certainly do well here. And do not be afraid to ask questions!
Activity is the lifeblood of BEARD Hockey. All GM's are expected to be online and active daily, whether that's on Slack, in this Forum, on the website, submitting lines and articles, and everything else. Everyone needs their downtime and we don't expect all of you to be here 24/7. But if you're planning to do the minimum and get by, you will not last long here.
We're not in this to make money - at $50 per GM per year, we're just about breaking even on all of the costs, upkeep, and prizes that go into this league. But we established a paywall to keep the level of GM here top-notch. We expect that level only to go up over time.
We're honored you've chosen to join us. It's time to grow and prosper.
Thomas Gidlow
Daniel Bacon
BEARD Hockey Commissioners
This is a seven-year process come true. I have commissioned other leagues in the past, but both were plays off remnants of leagues operated by others. BEARD Hockey is our own labor of love (and some hate) that grew out of some basic convos with Mr. Bacon into what you see now.
One BIG thing to keep in mind here: this is a subscription-based league, and we've approached building BEARD Hockey with that level of seriousness. Of course, as with all things, we have to have fun doing this. But this isn't a fly-by-night league. This is a sim hockey league for the serious-minded GM who wants to build a long-term hockey club from the ground up.
We cannot stress this enough - take the time to read and re-read the BEARD Hockey Rulebook. It's not your typical sim hockey rulebook by design. We don't expect everyone to get every facet within a few hours. But if you immerse yourself and remain dedicated, you will certainly do well here. And do not be afraid to ask questions!
Activity is the lifeblood of BEARD Hockey. All GM's are expected to be online and active daily, whether that's on Slack, in this Forum, on the website, submitting lines and articles, and everything else. Everyone needs their downtime and we don't expect all of you to be here 24/7. But if you're planning to do the minimum and get by, you will not last long here.
We're not in this to make money - at $50 per GM per year, we're just about breaking even on all of the costs, upkeep, and prizes that go into this league. But we established a paywall to keep the level of GM here top-notch. We expect that level only to go up over time.
We're honored you've chosen to join us. It's time to grow and prosper.
Thomas Gidlow
Daniel Bacon
BEARD Hockey Commissioners