How to Play
1. Spin
Each round you spin for a random NHL team and era, like the 1980s Oilers or the 1970s Canadiens. Rafters covers every franchise from 1967 to today.
2. Draft one player
Pick one player from that team's roster to fill an open slot. You need six: a center (C), a left wing (LW), a right wing (RW), two defensemen (D) and a goalie (G). Ratings run from 25 to 98, so every pick matters.
3. Use your rerolls
Don't like the draw? You get one team reroll and one era reroll per draft. Save them for when they count.
4. Play 84 games
After six picks your team plays an 84-game season. The result depends mostly on your roster and your Draft IQ, with only a little luck. Go 84-0 and raise the banner.
Draft IQ
Each pick is scored against the best player you could have taken for that slot. Take the best card and the pick scores 100; every rating point below it costs 10. Your Draft IQ is the average of your six picks. Play five games in a week to make the weekly Draft IQ ladder, which resets every Monday.
Other ways to play
- Daily Challenge: everyone gets the same six draws each day. New draws arrive at midnight Eastern.
- Live draft with a friend: on the Classic start screen, tap Live draft with a friend and send the link. You draft from the same spins, taking turns. A player your friend takes is gone for you, and you have 30 seconds a pick.
- Olympic: draft your nation's best players and play a tournament for gold.
- Bruiser: draft for penalty minutes and try to beat the record.
Your team, collection and Hall of Fame
Choose the team you cheer for under My Stats (you can change it once a week). Every card you draft goes into your collection. Draft a franchise's greats to raise their banners, find rare combos like a Family Business or an Original Six roster, and your best seasons go into your Hall of Fame.
Install it
Rafters works in your browser and can be added to your home screen. On iPhone, tap Share and then Add to Home Screen. On Android, tap Install when the game offers it.