On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, it's the biggest pre-season event in fantasy hockey: the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League's Tier 1 auction draft! Michael Clifford co-hosts with Brian as the 14 managers in the KKUPFL's top tier-- including Elan, Ben, Lewis and several other Keeping Karlsson podcast and community regulars-- have all climbed their way to the top of the best league in the world to earn their shot at becoming fantasy hockey's Ultimate Champion. Drafting from Canada, U.S.A., Sweden, England, Finland, Austria, and Ireland, the game's most brilliant and talented minds take their first step towards the championship on this episode, as they auction draft against one another to build a roster that'll beat the rest. Watch the draft's livestream here on our YouTube channel, and spoil yourself and see the results here. You can also see all you there is to see about the KKUPFL, and join the waitlist yourself!, over at kkupfl.com. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is sponsored by Fantrax. Fantrax is the most customizable fantasy platform in the industry, and has tons of features no other platforms have. Sign up for FREE at http://www.fantrax.com/keeping and get entered to win an official NHL signed Nathan MacKinnon jersey. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is also sponsored by Underdog Fantasy. Underdog is the easiest way to play fantasy sports. Join a league and draft a team in minutes, and don't even worry about setting your roster each night.. Underdog does that for you! Sign up with the code KEEPING and make your first deposit of $10, and you'll get $10 FREE in bonus cash, plus a free entry into their Best Puck Classic II Hockey Tournament. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Follow our @GameDayLines and @GameDayNewsNHL accounts on Twitter to know what you need to know as soon as you can know it. Players covered on this episode include all 252 players drafted, and Kirby Dach. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.