VS Fantasy Hockey Challenge

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

CONTEST OF SKILL
THE "VERSUS FANTASY HOCKEY CHALLENGE" (THE "CONTEST") IS A CONTEST OF SKILL DESIGNED TO TEST THE ENTRANT'S PROGNOSTICATION SKILL IN PREDICTING THE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF HOCKEY PLAYERS DURING THE 2007-08 PROFESSIONAL PLAYOFF HOCKEY SEASON. CHANCES OF WINNING DEPEND UPON THE ENTRANT'S SKILL AND THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

THIS CONTEST IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES AND CANNOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FORM OF GAMBLING.

THERE IS A LIMIT OF ONE ENTRY PER PERSON AND PER EMAIL ADDRESS

1. CONTEST REGISTRATION, CONTEST PERIOD AND ENTRY DEADLINE

You may register for this Contest beginning on or about October 5, 2007 or at any time before April 5th, 2008 at 12:00 P.M. ET (the "Registration Period"). However, you will not receive any points for any Contest Week(s) during which no team roster is entered and confirmed. In order to maximize the opportunity to accrue the most points, register for the Contest prior to the first Contest Week. The Contest Period begins on October 8th, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. ET and ends immediately after the final game in the National Hockey League regular season, scheduled for April 6th, 2008 (the "Contest Period").

2. GAMBLING PROHIBITION AND ELIGIBLITY

A. GAMBLING PROHIBITION

THIS GAME HAS BEEN DEVISED AS A NON-GAMBLING PROMOTION, and is intended solely for entertainment purposes. VERSUS Fantasy Hockey Challenge is a promotion based on the results of NHL games during 2007-08 NHL regular season ("the Season") and the Playoffs which requires each participant to build roster of players, and compete against others for prizes.

B. ELIGIBILITY

At the time you register, you must be 18 years of age or the age of majority in your state of residence, whichever is greater, and a legal resident of the United States. The Contest is subject to all federal, state, provincial, and local laws, and is void in Puerto Rico, all U.S. territories and possessions and wherever prohibited by law. Directors, officers, and employees of Versus, LP ("Sponsor"), STATS, LLC, as well as their respective distributors, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, parents, licensed retailers, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and any others involved in the creation, production or execution of the Game and members of their immediate families, (parents, siblings and children of their spouses) or any person residing in their households (whether or not related) are not eligible to win.

3. METHOD OF ENTRY

Visit http://fantasy.versus.com (the "Contest Website") and follow the instructions there to register for the Contest, complete the Contest entry form, and submit your initial roster. When entering, all lines on the Contest entry form must be completed unless indicated as optional. On submitting your roster, you will be asked to confirm your roster selection on-line. Your confirmation must be received prior to the applicable Entry Deadline for your roster to be eligible. No purchase necessary. Entrants will be asked to create a user ID and password, which they will use for future login to their team page.

A. Groups

When entering you can create or join a public or private group of friends or other owners with similar interests, fantasy skill level, etc. to compete against. When creating a group, you will be asked to enter a group name and password which can be used by your friends to join at anytime. No prizes will be awarded for groups (public or private). Entering a group is optional and not required to play.

4. HOW TO PLAY

You may enter the Contest by submitting a weekly team roster (which is your entry) for each Contest Week. Specifically, you can choose a total of ten players for your team roster from a list of players online. This list may be updated throughout the Contest. During the Contest, you can only choose a player a maximum of TEN times for your roster. Your team of ten players must consist of the following:

6 Forwards (C, LW or RW)
3 Defensemen
1 Goaltender

Players may be selected only at the positions listed. Player position listings are final and will not change for the duration of the Contest. Contestants may submit or change their team roster for a Contest Week at any time prior to the 1PM EST deadline on Monday.

Lineups will carry over from week to week, but once a player has been selected ten times during the Contest, that player will stop accruing points.

A. Contest Deadlines
The contest begins with the first game on October 3, 2007, and ends after the last game, estimated to be April 6, 2008. Any games played before October 3, 2007 or after April 6, 2008 (or whenever the regular season last game is completed), will NOT count toward your weekly or season-to-date totals. The Contest consists of 27 Contest weekly periods ("Contest Week 1", "Contest Week 2", etc., collectively "Contest Weeks"). All scoring periods run Monday-Sunday.

Contest Week Scheduled Games
1 10/8-10/14/07
2 10/15-10/21/07
3 10/22-10/28/07
4 10/29-11/4/07
5 11/5-11/11/07
6 11/12-11/18/07
7 11/19-11/25/07
8 11/26-12/2/07
9 12/3-12/9/07
10 12/10-12/16/07
11 12/17-12/23/07
12 12/24-12/30/07
13 12/31/07-1/6/08
14 1/7-1/13/08
15 1/14-1/20/08
16 1/21-1/27/08
17 1/28-2/3/08
18 2/4-2/10/08
19 2/11-2/17/08
20 2/18-2/24/08
21 2/25-3/2/08
22 3/3-3/9/08
23 3/10-3/16/08
24 3/17-3/23/08
25 3/24-3/30/08
26 3/31-4/6/08


During the week a roster may be edited until 1pm ET every Monday, and any change goes into effect for the following Contest Week. Once a week's roster becomes final (at 1pm ET on Monday) it cannot be changed again for that Contest Week and a roster must be full (10 players) in order to score points for the week.

Scoring

Scoring is awarded based on the scoring system below:

Skater Points
Goal = 3
Assist = 1
Short-Handed Goal = 4
Game-Winning Goal = 4
Shot on Goal = 0.5

Goaltender Points
Save = 0.5
Win = 5
Shutout = 8
Goal Against = (-1)

Scoring is calculated weekly and is based on the total (not average) number of points each player earns in a week. Game weeks run Monday through Sunday. Scoring is based only on the games actually played each week. If, for any reason, a player's game is postponed you will only receive points for that game if you have the player on your roster the day the game is officially completed. Statistics for games that are postponed will be counted in the weeks when the games are actually played.

Only one team roster is allowed per person per Contest Week. Versus assumes no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries.

5. PRIZES

Prizes will be awarded based on the total accumulation of points over the Contest Period. You will be eligible to win Prizes based on your performance against all other entrants in the Contest.

A. Overall Prizes For Round 1

Grand Prize- 1st Place winner receives 2 tickets ($500 value) to the Stanley Cup Finals for the 2007-2008 season plus $1000 cash

2nd Place- $500 gift certificate to the NHL.com store

3rd Place- $250 gift certificate to the NHL.com store

4th Place- $100 gift certificate to the NHL.com store

B. Monthly Prizes

The person with the highest monthly score will receive- $100 gift certificate to the NHL.com store

Contest Month Contest Weeks Included
1 October 1-4
2 November 5-8
3 December 9-13
4 January 14-17
5 February 18-21
6 March 22-26
C. Tie Breakers

In the event of a tie for any Overall prize winner in Round 1, the player involved in the tie with the highest score for Contest Week 27 will be awarded the Grand Prize. If a tie still exists, the Grand Prize winner will be the player still involved in the tie who has the highest weekly score for Contest Week 26. If a tie still exists, this tie breaking process will continue by comparing the next prior Contest Week results all the way down to Week 1 if necessary to break the tie, until a winner is determined. If a tie still exists after all weekly scores have been compared, a random drawing from all eligible entries of remaining tied contestants will be used to select one winner of the Overall Prizes for Round 1.

In the event of a tie for any Monthly prize winner in Round 1, the player involved in the tie with the highest score for the 1st Contest Week of that particular Monthly period will be awarded the Monthly Prize. If a tie still exists, the Monthly Prize winner will be the player still involved in the tie who has the highest weekly score for the 2nd Contest Week of that particular Monthly period. If a tie still exists, this tie breaking process will continue by comparing the next Contest Week results all the way down to the final Contest Week of the monthly period if necessary to break the tie, until a winner is determined. If a tie still exists after all weekly scores have been compared, a random drawing from all eligible entries of remaining tied contestants will be used to select one winner of the Monthly Prize.

D. Miscellaneous Prize Details

Prizes are not transferable and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, whether in cash or otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent value at their sole discretion, if a prize cannot be awarded as described. Sponsor will not be responsible, however, if factors beyond Sponsor's reasonable control prevent a prize or part of a prize from being fulfilled. In any such event, a winner will not be provided with a substitute prize or cash equivalent. Gift certificates may be subject to additional terms and conditions imposed by the prize supplier. Prizes will be delivered only to the verified winners.

6. UPDATES, STANDINGS AND RESULTS

A. Unofficial Results

Unofficial results (the "Unofficial Results") will be posted on-line at the Contest Website at approximately 9:00 am (ET) each morning after a night where games have been played (each an "Unofficial Results Date") and will become official seven (7) days after such posting. In the event of a discrepancy respecting an Unofficial Result, affected entrants must notify the Sponsor at the following e-mail address: versus@fsn.ca within seven (7) days after the Unofficial Results Date. In the event of a discrepancy between statistical reviews, the final statistics as posted on www. fantasy.versus.com will be considered official and final.

B. Official Results

If no discrepancies have been e-mailed to versus@fsn.ca within seven (7) days after the Unofficial Results Date, it will be assumed the standings are correct and the Unofficial Results will become official at that time (the "Official Results Date").

7. CONTACTING WINNERS

The Sponsor will use commercially reasonable efforts to contact winners by e-mail or telephone within seven (7) days after the final Official Results Date (the "Winner Contact Period"). If a winner is disqualified from eligibility or cannot be contacted by the Sponsor within the Winner Contact Period, or if the winner fails to respond to any message or e-mail left for such winner within the Winner Contact Period, the Sponsor will have the right to award the prize to the entrant who has accumulated the next highest total number of points. The Sponsor will then attempt to contact this next winner, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner. The Sponsor will not be liable in connection with the disqualification of any entrant or failure to contact a winner within the Winner Contact Period.

8. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A. General

Your participation in this Contest constitutes your acknowledgement and agreement that you have read, understand and agree to the terms and conditions set out in these Official Rules. All entries are the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

B. Release, etc.

By entering this Contest, you release and hold harmless the Sponsor, its respective advertising and promotional agencies, the affiliates of the foregoing and all of their respective directors, officers, owners, partners, parents, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all liability of any kind arising out of your participation in this Contest. Before being declared a winner, an entrant will be required to sign, and return within forty-eight (48) hours, a Declaration of Compliance with the Contest Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release stating that the entrant has read, understood and complied with these Official Rules, grants all consents contemplated in these Official Rules, is eligible for and accepts the prize as offered and releases the Releasees from any and all liability of any kind arising out of the entrant's participation in this Contest and the receipt, use and enjoyment of the prize. By accepting his/her prize, each winner authorizes the Sponsor to broadcast, publish and disseminate his or her name, city of residence, photograph, likeness, voice, opinions and statements in connection with any promotion or publicity, and/or for general news and information purposes, without further notice or compensation.

C. No Liability

Without limiting the releases referenced above, and for greater certainty, neither Sponsor nor Releasees will be liable for: a) any incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, whether caused by Contest Website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries or administration of the Contest; b) the theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries or other information; c) any error or defect in, or any omitted, interrupted, deleted, lost, delayed or garbled, data or transmissions; d) any problems with, or technical malfunctions of, telephone networks or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; e) any failure of any e-mail to be received by or from Sponsor for any reason including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof; or f) damage to an Entrant's or other person's computer equipment, system, software or any combination thereof, relating to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in or for this Contest. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR OR ANY RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, INCLUDING ACCESS TO, USE OF AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST, AND ALSO INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS FROM OR RELATED TO THE CONTEST. THE CONTEST AND PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.

D. Right to Terminate, Amend or Suspend Contest

If for any reason the Sponsor, at its sole discretion, decides that this Contest is not capable of operating as planned or that the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest is corrupted or adversely affected for any reason including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures, Sponsor reserves the right at any time and without prior notice to terminate, amend or suspend this Contest, in whole or in part, including terminating any method of entry, and to select winners based on points accumulated up to the time of any such action. The Sponsor further reserves the right to modify the Official Rules of this Contest in any way and at any time it deems necessary or appropriate, without materially affecting the terms and conditions of this Contest.

E. Disqualification of Entrants

Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participating in the contest, refuse to award points or prizes, and require the return of any prizes, if entrant engages in any conduct Sponsor deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Contest or detrimental to other entrants. Such improper conduct may include, but is not limited to, falsifying personal information requested in connection with contest registration or prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating points or prizes through methods such as automatic computer scripts or other programming techniques, allowing others to use the entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating points or prizes, tampering with the administration of this Contest, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise tamper with the computer programs on the Contest Website. Entrant further acknowledges that the forfeiture of prize(s) and/or return of any prize(s) shall in no way prevent Sponsor from pursuing other avenues of recourse, including criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.

WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE CONTEST WEBSITE OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF LAW AND, IN THE EVENT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON OR PERSONS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

F. Applicable Laws

All issues, questions, disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, including the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Connecticut or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Connecticut. Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court or state court located in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

G. Privacy

By entering this Contest, an entrant consents to the collection, use and disclosure of his/her personal information by the Sponsors for the purposes outlined in the Website Privacy policy at: http://www.olntv.com/article/view/731/?tf=footerArticles.tpl

H. Lost or Corrupted Entries

The Sponsor and Releasees assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, lost, late, incomplete, corrupted, stolen, misdirected, illegible or postage due entries or mail if applicable; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. Neither the Sponsor nor any Releasees are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether due to information submitted by end users or to tampering or hacking, or by virtue any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest. Neither Sponsor nor Releasees assume any responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Contest. Niether Sponsor nor Releasees is responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry or transaction to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or for any other reason, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading of any materials in or relating to this Contest.

I. Contest Errors

Neither Sponsor nor Releasees are responsible for typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of winners or the distribution of prizes.

K. Legal Challenge

In the event that the Contest is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to discontinue or modify the Contest, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, neither Sponsor nor any Releasees shall have any liability to any entrants who are disqualified due to such action.

L. List of Winners

Participants may obtain a list of Contest winners following conclusion of the Contest by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Sponsor at Versus, Two Stamford Plaza, 281 Tresser Blvd., Stamford , CT 06901 .
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