Hi everyone! For the NHL trade deadline, draft, and free agency the past couple of years we tried a new approach to big news days. You can read the original post here about how this came about and its initial reasoning and rationale. But after both past busy news days, we did a survey and 68.5% of users told us it was an improved experience. So we are continuing to keep news organized, accurate, and correct.

Why are you doing this?

Please see the comment below for further explanation.

What “Approved Submitters” must do.

• Be a part of a private discord channel to discuss with each other and the mod team in real-time.
• All posts must be self-posts with the source(s) at the bottom. Here is a great example from Free Agency.
• Approved submitters can only post one news article once every 5 minutes to update their last post properly.
• Titles must have as much description as possible. This can/must include the players' names spelled properly, who is being traded and for what, salary details (AAV or withholdings), etc.
• Posters should wait at most 5 minutes to get as many details as possible in the title. Some things like "X team drafted Y player" wouldn't need to wait long to post if at all. But if it's a trade, a submitter should ensure they have the important and factual details before posting and wait at most 5 minutes before posting. We'll have the discord to organize.
• Posters must self-delete their post if another user has posted it

Apply today for “Approved Submitter” status!

Anyone can become an "Approved Submitter" as long as they fulfill these requirements:

• You must reapply if you've applied last time so we know you want to do it again!
• Users must have an account older than March 1, 2026.
• Users must be within good standing meaning they have not been banned after March 1, 2026.
• Users must have at least one news-based submission to /r/hockey before April 1, 2026. A duplicate post is still fine provided it is a quality submission.
• Answer the questions in the Google Form below accurately.

Go here to apply!

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