Ok my time to chime in!!!
Obviously playin for money is my preference.
An entry fee into the league is a great idea, first off it would probably make players more commited to
playin games & not skippin out come playoff time.
The problem is its not easy to collect money from people on the internet. Its easy for online poker sites and all that, but
probably wouldn't be easy for the site owners to set that up.
As far as contacting EA.... maybe you could put some EA advertising on the site... they might give you a few copies
of the next NHL game for X-box or whatever. You would probably have to work at getting hold of a higher level guy.
Maybe you could tell them how NHL94 is amazing and every NHL since then is crap. Everyone at EA should all
be fired. They should hire some of us here to help them make a good hockey game again.
Heck maybe we could test there new versions.
Personally I'd like to see a $20 entry fee or at least $10.... not much for such a long season... I wouldn't mind
if the league organizers pocketed some for the work they put in.
On top of all that, I could start a book and set some lines so people could bet on games throughout the season.
I think I could get a quick handle on the handicapping of a hockey videogame. (ok too much)