The IceHL 2013 Yearbook

It's finally here!

The IceHL 2013 Yearbook has arrived on Icethetics. It's brimming with facts and figures on the 2012-13 season as well as recaps of every phase of the project. It's got everything!

It's available now as a free PDF download. Choose from two download options:

• HIGH QUALITY VERSION (22 MB)
• MOBILE VERSION (12 MB)

The yearbook features 92 pages (including the front and back cover) of more IceHL content than you can imagine. Like last year, it was a major undertaking, involving more than three months of work. I'm responsible for the design, layout and most of the writing, but inside you'll find contributions from several other IceHLers.

The result is comprehensive guide to all things IceHL. It has, of course, team logo and jersey designs as well as complete recaps of the 2012-13 season including individual team and player stats along with scores from every game all season. It really is comprehensive.

And if you're new to this IceHL thing, the first several pages of the book should get you caught up on what it is and why it's so popular with Icethetics readers.

Hope you guys enjoy it. New this year, I plan to have the book actually printed. But I won't start the ball rolling on that until later next week. In the meantime, if you spot any errors inside, let me know so they can be fixed before we go to press.

Drop me a line in the comments or via Twitter to let me know what you think — and what you'd like to see in next year's book. Never too early to start thinking about what's next.

By the way, if you want to relive history, you can still download the IceHL 2012 Yearbook and the IceHL 2011 Yearbook as well.

The IceHL 2012 Yearbook

Need a good book to settle in with this weekend?

Download the IceHL 2012 Yearbook and learn more than you ever wanted to know about the world's only crowd-sourced fantasy hockey league.

Two options to suit your connection speed:

• FULL QUALITY VERSION (20 MB/PDF)
• MOBILE VERSION (9 MB/PDF)

The only difference between the two versions is file size (and therefore image quality). In terms of content, they are exactly the same.

The IceHL 2012 Yearbook was a huge undertaking, in the works for more than five months. The result is the most comprehensive guide to the league that exists anywhere in the world.

Not only will you find the IceHL's logo and jersey designs taking a starring role, but you'll also find complete recaps of the 2011-12 season including individual team and player stats along with scores from every game all season. It really is comprehensive.

And if you're new to this IceHL thing, the first four pages of the book should get you caught up on what it is and why it's so popular with Icethetics readers.

Hope you guys enjoy the 2012 Yearbook. If you have any feedback on the book, I'd love to hear it. Drop me a line in the comments or by email. And if you have any suggestions for the 2013 Yearbook, I'm certainly open to that as well. Enjoy!

Update on Sunday · Sep 23 · 2012 | 1:51 PM PDT by Chris

By the way, last season's Yearbook is still available as well.

Download the IceHL 2011 Yearbook!

IceHL 2011 Yearbook coverOver the last few weeks, I've been assembling something I hope will revive the IceHL. It's the IceHL 2011 Yearbook, a digital book now available to download!

This fall/winter we'll be launching the Jersey Design Competition so we can have uniforms for all 30 teams. But before that, I thought it might be helpful to revisit how we got where we are. It'll be a handy reminder for those of you that have been here through it all and a useful guide to help new readers catch up.

Download the 50-page IceHL 2011 Yearbook here: 

• High-res version (pdf/35 MB)
• Low-res version (pdf/8 MB)

The high resolution version is ideal for a tablet computer such as an iPad and works just as well on your desktop computer. The low resolution version is available for those of you on mobile devices to speed up download time.

If you're unable to download it right now but would like a preview, check out this video sneak peek.

I plan to make the IceHL Yearbook an annual feature and I'm always open to new ideas about what should be included in it. Let me know what you guys think. Like I said, I'm hoping this format encapsulates the project well and will help to rebuild interest in continuing our IceHL efforts.

Enjoy the IceHL 2011 Yearbook!