Allstar Stats
Delivers Fantasy Hockey Solution for NHL.com
SOMERS, NY
(October 1, 2003) –
Allstar Stats Inc., the leader in private label sports solutions, today
announced a five-year extension to their already successful private label
venture with NHL.com. The partnership
was extended to deliver fantasy content and contests to the broad based NHL.com
audience.
The product
line is a broad based set of easy to use, fun to play and exciting products
that enhance the viewing experience of hockey fans. The fantasy products can be found at http://www.nhl.com
“The NHL
recognized Allstar Stats as the leader in private label sports solutions”, said
Richard Pike, President. “By extending for five-years, we can introduce hockey
pools to the growing base of hockey fans."
"Allstar
Stats’ ability to add The NHL Hockey Pool for our customers this year, made
extending an easy decision”, said Rich Libero, vice president, NHL.com. “We
expect to be able to deliver many more exciting sports products together in the
next five years."
NHL.com
Fantasy Products include:
· THE NHL HOCKEY POOL.
Contestants can
set up their own Private League or join a Public League. Once they join a league of ten (10) teams,
they rank players for automated selection.
Each team is then assigned players.
Each team within a league will have a unique roster. NHL.com provides
player news and injury info to help the contestants make their selections. Players are scored based on their on-ice
performance and each league winner receives a customized plaque that also comes
with an autographed photo of an NHL player.
· BENCH BOSS – Hockey and Wall Street combine as financial tools allowing
players to use a 50,000,000 unit budget to make selections. Player values change daily based on the
amount of buying and selling per player as well as their on-ice
performance. As values increase for
players, a contestant’s buying power increases. It's a classic buy/low, sell/high stock market game. Contestants are placed into 20 team leagues.
Contestants can set up their own Private League or join a Public League. NHL.com provides player news and injury info
to help the contestants make their selections.
Contestants can email each other to stay in touch. Players are scored based on their on-ice
performance and the entrants compete against all the managers in the game for
the Grand Prize -- two tickets to the 2004 NHL All-Star Game, February 6-8,
2004, in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.
· SUPERSTAR PICK ‘EM. Select 1 player from each
of 12 groupings. Select new players
weekly or keep the same ones.
Contestants are placed into 20 team leagues. Contestants can set up their own Private League or join a Public
League. NHL.com provides player news
and injury info to help the contestants make their selections.
About NHL.com
NHL.com is the
official website of the National Hockey League. It is the flagship of the
NHL.com Network, which represents all 30 NHL club sites as well as other major
hockey organizations such as the American Hockey League, ECHL, Central Hockey
League, United Hockey League and Hockey Canada, among others.
About Allstar Stats, Inc.
Allstar Stats,
Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing sports contest
solutions for marketing partners. By
combining unprecedented customer service and cutting-edge technology Allstar
Stats has established itself as a company that can create, maintain, and
support a large array of sports products. For more information, please visit: http://www.AllstarStats.com
Allstar Stats,
Inc. is also the parent company of RotoWorld.com, the most timely FREE news
site for the fantasy player and sports fans.
For more information, please visit: http://www.RotoWorld.com