BONUS: 20 Rule Draft

Laced Up: A Hockey Podcast

A bonus episode! Brutes & James are joined by first time guest Mike Cookson as well as former guest Jon Ciosek and Kyle Hogan to each draft a team! Each guy will pick a team of 20 players; 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders. Each player needs to meet the requirements of at least one of the rules laid out by James. The rules are as such:

Rule 1: Must select 1 player that was never drafted

Rule 2: 1 player who played for 2 of Scotty Bowman, Al Arbour, or Joel Quenneville

Rule 3: A skater who's jersey number matched a points total during career

Rule 4: 1 player that won Olympic Gold but not the Stanley Cup

Rule 5: 1 player born in Northwestern Ontario (West of Sault Ste. Marie)

Rule 6: 1 player off of the 2009-10 Edmonton Oilers

Rule 7: 1 current player who wears a 0 (10, 20, 30, etc.)

Rule 8: 1 U.S. born player who played/plays for hometown team

Rule 9: 1 player named Kevin

Rule 10: 1 player with more than 17 letters first and last name combined

Rule 11: 1 player who has appeared on the cover of a video game

Rule 12: 1 player who was not born in one of the Big 6 countries (Canada/USA/Russia/Finland/Sweden/Czech Republic)

Rule 13: 1 player who never received any awards votes

Rule 14: 1 player who played for the Buffalo Sabres in 2021

Rule 15: 1 player who later coached for more than 4 seasons

Rule 16: 1 defenseman who never had a double digit goal season

Rule 17: 1 player who had 200+ PIM in a season

Rule 18: 1 player who was drafted 33rd overall

Rule 19: 1 player that won only Stanley Cup as a rookie

Rule 20: 1 player that played for 6 or more teams (relocation does not count)

The teams will be posted to the @laceduppod Twitter account, and an NHL 21 tournament episode will follow in the coming weeks.

Intro Music: none

Outro Music: Move On - Coleman Hell