Tier 1 Qualifications History
Updated for the 2025-2026 NHL Regular Season
GMs who qualified for Tier 1 by Rank each Season
Neon Buzzard 10 Hockey Pool - 2024-2025 NHL Regular Season - Spades League and Hearts League - (14 GMs - 24 rounds drafted for each League) - The top 14 spots out of the combined 28 spots in both the Spades League and the Hearts League advanced to Tier 1 for the 2025-2026 NHL Regular Season
1) Mike Zahn - 1314 Points - Spades League
2) Ed Leung - 1260 Points - Hearts League
3) Scott Forsythe - 1255 Points - Hearts League
4) Patrick Adamczewski - 1253 Points - Spades League
5) Justin Leung - 1222 Points - Hearts League
6) Nathan Mah - 1221 Points - Spades League
7) Jeff Deblois - 1188 Points - Spades League
8) Kenny Lai - 1185 Points - Hearts League
9) Kris Wieshofer - 1180 Points - Spades League
10) William Chow - 1155 Points - Spades League
11) Mike Der - 1145 Points - Hearts League
12) Terry Comeau - 1144 Points - Hearts League
13) JP Lacsina - 1132 Points - Spades League
14) Scotty Godfrey - 1117 Points - Spades League
Neon Buzzard 11 Hockey Pool - 2025-2026 NHL Regular Season - Tier 1 and Tier 2 - (14 GMs - 24 rounds drafted for each Tier) - The Top 9 out of 14 spots in Tier 1 remain in Tier 1 for the 2026-2027 NHL Regular Season and the Top 5 out of 14 spots in Tier 2 were promoted to Tier 1 for the 2026-2027 NHL Regular Season
1) Ed Leung - 1265 Points - (Tier 1)
2) Tom Dvorak - 1229 Points - (Tier 1)
3) Justin Leung - 1184 Points - (Tier 1)
4) Mike Dawson - 1174 Points - (Tier 1)
5) Jeff Deblois - 1136 Points - (Tier 1)
6) Nathan Mah - 1130 Points - (Tier 1)
7) Terry Comeau - 1114 Points - (Tier 1)
8) Mike Zahn - 1105 Points - (Tier 1)
9) Mike Der - 1061 Points - (Tier 1)
10) Rob F. - 1262 Points - (Tier 2)
11) Krystal Steben - 1228 Points - (Tier 2)
12) Kevin S. - 1195 Points - (Tier 2)
13) Carl Johnson - 1142 Points - (Tier 2)
14) Kaveh Chamankar - 1140 Points - (Tier 2)
General Managers (GMs) who have qualified for Tier 1 and which NHL Regular Season(s) and Tier/League they achieved it in.
*** Note *** This table refers to Tier 1 Qualifications, and does not include the number of times one has competed in Tier 1. That is, for example, if GM B competed in Tier 1 because another GM, GM A who qualified for Tier 1 in the previous season dropped out the next season, and then GM B took GM A's spot, and then GM B competed in Tier 1 because GM A dropped out of Tier 1, then that does not count as a Tier 1 Qualification for GM B. Tier 1 Qualifications are only counted if a GM finished top 14 out of the combined 28 spots in both the Spades League and the Hearts League in the 2024-2025 NHL Regular Season, or if they finished in the top 9 GM spots in Tier 1 or the top 5 GM spots in Tier 2 in the seasons after the 2024-2025 NHL Regular Season.
| # | General Manager (GM) - Listed in order by, Number of Tier 1 Qualifications, Year of Tier 1 qualification, Tier in Tier 1 qualification year, and Alphabetical order | Number of Tier 1 Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Leung | 2 (2024-2025 - Hearts League, 2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 2 | Jeff Deblois | 2 (2024-2025 - Spades League, 2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 3 | Justin Leung | 2 (2024-2025 - Hearts League, 2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 4 | Mike Der | 2 (2024-2025 - Hearts League, 2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 5 | Mike Zahn | 2 (2024-2025 - Spades League, 2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 6 | Nathan Mah | 2 (2024-2025 - Spades League, 2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 7 | Terry Comeau | 2 (2024-2025 - Hearts League, 2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 8 | JP Lacsina | 1 (2024-2025 - Spades League) |
| 9 | Kenny Lai | 1 (2024-2025 - Hearts League) |
| 10 | Kris Wieshofer | 1 (2024-2025 - Spades League) |
| 11 | Patrick Adamczewski | 1 (2024-2025 - Spades League) |
| 12 | Scott Forsythe | 1 (2024-2025 - Hearts League) |
| 13 | Scotty Godfrey | 1 (2024-2025 - Spades League) |
| 14 | William Chow | 1 (2024-2025 - Spades League) |
| 15 | Mike Dawson | 1 (2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 16 | Tom Dvorak | 1 (2025-2026 - Tier 1) |
| 17 | Carl Johnson | 1 (2025-2026 - Tier 2) |
| 18 | Kaveh Chamankar | 1 (2025-2026 - Tier 2) |
| 19 | Kevin S. | 1 (2025-2026 - Tier 2) |
| 20 | Krystal Steben | 1 (2025-2026 - Tier 2) |
| 21 | Rob F. | 1 (2025-2026 - Tier 2) |