To join the pool, submit an entry (or multiple entries) and send payment prior to the entry deadline - no exceptions! The first 120 paid entries are in the pool. To pay, use INTERAC e-Transfer (email money transfer) through your online or mobile banking, as follows:
This pool is open to Ontario residents who are legal age of majority, and residents of other jurisdictions where it is considered legal. Please read the terms and conditions to ensure you are eligible to play.
Starting the first week of your pool, pick the team that will win its game straight up (no point spreads) for every game on the Saturday NHL schedule.
If the team you picked wins, including the overtime and shootout results if necessary, then you earn one point. If the team you picked loses, then you earn zero points.
Points are tracked weekly and overall for the season.
The final pick deadlines for each week of the 2021-22 season, all times Eastern, are as follows:
Round | Date | Time |
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Sat Jan 8 | Sat Jan 8, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Jan 15 | Sat Jan 15, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Jan 22 | Sat Jan 22, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Jan 29 | Sat Jan 29, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Feb 12 | Sat Feb 12, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Feb 19 | Sat Feb 19, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Feb 26 | Sat Feb 26, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Mar 5 | Sat Mar 5, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Mar 12 | Sat Mar 12, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Mar 19 | Sat Mar 19, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Mar 26 | Sat Mar 26, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Apr 2 | Sat Apr 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Apr 9 | Sat Apr 9, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Apr 16 | Sat Apr 16, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
Sat Apr 23 | Sat Apr 23, 2022 | 7:00 pm |
In weeks with games scheduled earlier than the above deadlines, these games should be selected but picks must be submitted before puck drop of that game. This deadline applies to all remaining games for the week.
There are no default picks assigned for this pool. If no picks are submitted prior to the deadline for some of all of the games that week, then the entry receives zero points for those games.
If you are having difficulty submitting your pick online, then send the pick by email to mike@myofficepool.ca. Make sure to clearly state the name of the pool, your username, entry number, week of the pool and picks. The email must be received time stamped prior to the deadline and from the email account associated with your username.
We take no responsibility for email being delayed past the deadline or not being delivered. Everyone should use the online system to make their picks and only send an email in the case of an emergency.
This contest, named the Mike's $25 Entry NHL Pick'em II Hockey Pickem, is considered a contest of skill. The winner is determined by the objective criteria provided in the contest rules described above. From all entries received, the winner is determined by the individual who uses their skill, knowledge and analysis of relevant hockey information to result in the most correct picks to survive the longest.
The contest is operated for entertainment purposes. Chances of winning this contest depend on the total number of eligible entries.
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