EHM The Blue Line

Version 6.8 (2021/22) (19 January 2022)

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions
- Thank you NoPurposeFlour for improvements to the EP site scraper!
- Performed some cleanup of schedule templates that were not used for this season, may reduce potential crashing scenarios.
- Various cleanup of some items to reduce database size.
- Added coordinates for ~3770 cities! Huge thanks to NoPurposeFlour!!
-- You should notice a MUCH more distributed use of cities for newgen players/prospects as the game progresses!
- Large cleanup of UFAs/retired players and staff -- thanks Matee!!
- Fixed issue with Prospect generator creating wingers with 20 at both wing positions.

NHL Updates:
- Updated ~150 players for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft class based on rankings released from several scouting sources
- Lowered max wage down from 16m-13m to prevent squeeze out of top end UFAs and lower asks for bottom 6/pair F/D and backup/depth G.

Austrian Updates:
- Updated ICEJL clubs and divisions
- Updated 1. OEL clubs and competition details, updated career histories

Bulgarian Updates:
- Updated players/staff and some clubs -- thanks Matee!!

Canadian Updates:
- Added back league structure for LNAH and updated players/staff -- thanks Matee!!
- Added/updated 2021 WHL US/Prospect draft classes
- Updated contract lengths and other small details for OHL, QMJHL and WHL players, some new players added
- Completed TDL transactions and updated rosters for OHL and WHL clubs, updated draft picks (did not include conditional picks)
- Updated AJHL arenas, clubs, players and staff post TDL.

Croatian Updates:
- Updated clubs, players and staff for Croatian Ice Hockey League -- thanks filip85!!

Estonian Updates:
- Updated Estonian Coolbet Hokiliiga clubs and league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Italian/Austrian Updates:
- Updated AlpsHL arenas, clubs, players & staff
- Updated clubs for Italian U17/U19 and updated affiliations

Lithuanian Updates:
- Updated clubs, players and staff -- thanks Matee!!

Polish Updates:
- Updated 1.Liga clubs and league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Russian Updates:
- Updated clubs and league structures for VHL, PVHL, MHL and NMHL and updated ~1000 Russian players -- thanks Matee!!

Slovakia Updates:
- Updated players for 2.Liga

Spanish Updates:
- Updated all leagues/clubs and players/staff for Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo Senior, added U18 clubs and affiliations.

Swedish Updates:
- Updated players/staff across SHL, Allsvenskan, Ettan, J20 Nationell
- Updated player/staff CA, PA, salary, player types and attributes for SHL -- thanks Aahlstroem!!

Turkish Updates:
- Updated Turkish clubs and Super Ligi players/staff -- thanks Matee!!

Ukrainian Updates:
- Added league structure for UHSL -- thanks Matte!!

United States Updates:
- Added Alaska-Anchorage back to NCAA (in NCHC) -- thanks Penguinrevolt!!

Version 6.9 (2021/22) (14 February 2022)

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions
- Fixed club selections for Continental Cup
- Fixed issues with Team Canada/Team Canada U20 not fielding a proper roster/hiring staff -- thanks Flinch
- Updated to latest/final version of the Prospect Generator -- thanks ImActuallyAnOtter!!

NHL Updates:
- Some more re-rates of some players based on their seasons (good or bad). Further tweaks to come to some teams that clearly are too good or too bad still in testing for this season to attempt to get teams to finish closer to real life.
- Latest staff hiring/firings
- Added Arizona's next two arena moves to Tuscon Arena and to the proposed "Tempe Entertainment District Arena" in 2026.

Belarusian Updates:
- Updated free agent players/staff - thanks Matee!!

Belgian/Dutch updates:
- Updated several leagues, clubs, and ~400 players/staff - thanks Matee!!

Chinese Updates:
- Updated clubs and competitions across China at multiple levels -- thanks TepNum27!!

Czech Updates:
- Updated Czech free agent players/staff -- thanks Matee!!

Icelandic Updates:
- Updated free agent players/staff - thanks Matee!!

Japanese Updates:
- Updated arenas, clubs and competitions across Japan at multiple levels -- thanks TepNum27!!

Polish Updates:
- Added clubs, arenas, league structure for 2. Liga -- thanks Matee/Penguinrevolt!!

South Korean Updates:
- Updated arenas, clubs and competitions across South Korea at multiple levels -- thanks TepNum27!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated players/staff for HockeyAllsvenskan, HockeyEttan, J18/J20 Nationell and J20 Regional -- thanks Aahlstroem!!

Version 6.10 (2021/22) (22 March 2022)

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions - including foreign player releases from KHL teams
- No changes have been made to any Russian or Ukranian leagues at this time outside of player transfers.

NHL Updates:
- Updated post trade deadline
-- Note for the players who had retention below a 750k cap hit (ex: Brassard) I gave a negative cap penalty back for the difference as I can't do a cap hit lower then 750k.
- Some player re-rates for notable performances (good or bad) this season
- Updated draft pick swaps as some were missing and others had conditions met/not met.
- Due to an AI bug I've decided to remove buyout cap hit penalties from the NHL. This will help maintain AI team health long term so they don't continue to sign/buyout players and rack up penalties. More info on this bug here: Player continuously signed and dropped immediately
-- This will also help AI GMs get out/around some really bad cap conditions that it's not capable of handling (Minnesota/Vegas)
- Signings starting in 2022-23 entered into the extra_config, please remove this section if you wish to start with a fantasy draft!

Canadian Updates:
- Added top listed 2005 and 2006 born players for 2022 QMJHL draft class from hockeyprospect.com.

Croatian Updates:
- Removed Croatian Prvenstvo Hrvatske as playable as league dissolved.
- Updated clubs, players and staff -- thanks Matee!!

Czechia Updates:
- Updated league structures for Chance and 2.liga -- thanks Matee!!

Latvian Updates:
- Updated clubs and league structure for Junioru Attistibas Hokeja liga -- thanks Matee!!

Polish Updates:
- Updated league structures for 1 and 2.liga -- thanks Matee!!

Slovenian Updates:
- Updated clubs, players, staff and league structures -- thanks Matee!!

Swedish Updates:
- Changed HockeyEttan clubs to Semi-Professional -- thanks Sebban!!
- Adjusted min full time wage to fix some remaining staff hiring issues -- thanks Knoeppel!!

United States Updates:
- Updated some of the top NCAA free agents getting NHL/AHL attention or contracts

Version 6.10.1 (2021/22) (28 March 2022)

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions
- Misc fixes

NHL Updates:
- Further tweaks to reduce/remove cap penalties for buyouts.
- Reverted Dadanov trade

Version 6.11 (2021/22) (14 April 2022)

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions (including some European releases/signings for next year)

NHL updates:
- Latest contract signings starting next season of prospects and NCAA free agents
- Updated starting injuries

Version 7.0.0 (2022/23) (13 July 2022)

General Updates:
- Updated rosters for most, if not all, human playable and affiliated leagues.
- Updated financials DB wide for new data based on: https://2112hockeyagency.com/projected- ... 2021-2022/
- Thanks to Amc74 for helping with goalie statistics collection!!
- Some leagues don't have Olympic schedules yet, will work on those later in the year

International Updates:
- Updated offset start years for next World Cup (2024) and Olympic stages (2025/2026)
- Updated IIHF scores from results of last year
- Updated club and league histories around the world (mainly leagues that are human playable)
- Updated Olympic and World Cup scheduling
- Updated clubs for Champions Hockey League and Continental Cup
- Updated award winners globally -- thanks Amc74!!
- Fixed teams in Asian Winter Games (all divisions)
- Added World Championships 3A, 3B, 4 and updated history -- thanks Matee!!
- Replaced Russia with Switzerland for Euro Hockey Tour

NHL Updates:
- Raised cap to 82.5m
- Updated top-end financial asks for Superb and Star reputation players
- Added 2022-23 schedule including All-Star Game
- Added 2022 Entry Draft class
- Updated attendance figures
- Updated award histories and criteria for Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award -- thanks Amc74!!
- Significant draft prep done for 2023, and added/updated notable players for 2024, 2025 and 2026 classes
- New Prospect Generator sheet created for this season built on the latest version. Includes lots of higher quality staff which should improve longer term sim quality.
-- Generated prospect facepack by NPF to be updated as well.
- Updated staff for all clubs, including some AHL staff, will refresh again during training camp/start of season
-- Greatly improved quality of scouts and Chief/Head/Directors of Scouting stand out more and make great future AGM/GM candidates
--- This change in particular seemed to greatly change the way the AI operates; they are using the trade block much more effectively and making better/more frequent trades and signing then buying out less junk players! Interested to get player feedback and see if you experience the same!
-- I plan on doing similar improvements to coaches later in the summer
- Set "preferred roles" for all NHL staff so they stay along their expected job path (you won't have Head Coaches becoming GMs) -- thanks flinch!!
- Updated NHL-AHL-ECHL affiliations

Austrian Updates:
- Updated club and league history for AlpsHL
- Updated clubs, player career, league history, league structure and staff for ICEHL
- Updated clubs, player career, league history and league structure for AlpsHL

Australian Updates:
- Updated arenas, clubs, league/player career history and staff for AIHL

Canadian Updates:
- Updated club history, league history, rosters and player career history for AJHL, BCHL, OJHL, MJAHL, MJHL and SIJHL
- Added 2022 OHL Priority Selection and U18 draft classes
- Added 2022 WHL Bantam and US Prospect Draft class
- Added 2022 CHL Import Draft class
- Added 2022 QMJHL Entry and American Draft class
- Updated clubs and league structure for Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Added 2022-23 schedules for OHL, QMJHL, WHL and updated Memorial Cup start dates
- Updated draft picks for all CHL leagues based on trades post-drafts

Czech:
- Updated clubs and league history for Extraliga, Chance Liga, 2.Liga and Krajské Ligy
- Updated league structures for Tipsort, Chance Liga and 2.Liga -- thanks Matee!!
- Added 2022-23 schedule for Extraliga and Chance Liga
- Updated affiliations and staff for Extraliga
- Updated affiliations, captains and staff for Chance Liga

Danish Updates:
- Updated affiliations, arenas, colors, club/league histories and staff for Metal Ligaen
- Added 2022-23 schedule for Metal Ligaen

Dutch Updates:
- Updated affiliations, colors, club/league history and staff for BeNeLiga

Finnish Updates.
- Updated affiliations, arenas, captains, clubs, player/league history for Liiga, Mestis, Suomi-Sarja, U20 SM-sarja
- Moved Jokerit to Liiga and updated league structure
- Added 2022-23 schedule for Suomi-Sarja
- Updated staff for Liiga and Mestis
- Updated U20 Mestis clubs and league structure

French Updates:
- Updated affiliations, clubs, player/league history and staff for Synerglace Ligue Magnus and Division 1
- Added 2022-23 schedule for Synerglace Ligue Magnus

German Updates:
- Updated affiliations clubs, player career, league history and league structures for DNL, DEL2 and Oberliga
- Updated dates for Deutschland Cup and replaced Belarus with Austria
- Added 2022-23 schedule for DEL
- Updated affiliations and staff for DEL
- Updated clubs and league structure for Oberliga, will add fix divisions when released

Great Britain & Scottish Updates:
- Updated staff for EIHL
- Updated clubs and league structures for NIHL, NIHL-1 and NIHL-2
- Updated club, league and player career history for NIHL 1/2 and SNL
- Added 2022-23 schedule for EIHL

Italian Updates:
- Updated clubs, player career, league history and league structure for IHL

Kazakhstan Updates:
- Updated Pro Hokei Ligasy league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Latvian Updates:
- Moved Dinamo Riga to Optibet Hokeja Liga and updated league structure
- Moved HK Riga to Junioru Attistibas Hokeja liga and updated league structure

New Zealand Updates:
- Updated arenas, clubs, league/player career history and staff for NZIHL

Norwegian Updates:
- Updated clubs, league and player career history for Fjordkraft-ligaen and 1. divisjon
- Updated league structure for 1. divisjon
- Added 2022-23 schedules for Fjordkraft-ligaen and 1. divisjon

Polish Updates:
- Updated clubs, league and player career history for PHL

Romanian Updates:
* Updated top league structure, history and clubs

Russian Updates:
- Lowered finances, nation and league reputations
- Updated affiliations, areas, attendance numbers, club, league, player career history, club reputations for KHL, VHL, PVHL, MHL, NMHL
- Updated league structure for KHL for 22 teams

Slovakian Updates:
- Updated club, league and player career history for Tipos Extraliga, Slovenská hokejová liga and 2. liga
- Added league structure for Slovenská Kaufland Extraliga dorastu - -thanks Anarchy in the SVK!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated arenas, club, league, player career histories for SHL, Allsvenskan, HockeyEttan and J20 Nationell
- Added 2022-23 schedule for SHL and HockeyAllsvenskan
- Updated club details for J20 Nationell
- Updated/added some arenas
- Updated clubs across HockeyAllsvenskan, HockeyEttan and HockeyTvåan
- Updated captains and staff for SHL and HockeyAllsvenskan

Swiss Updates:
- Updated club and league history for MSL, NL and SL
- Updated club details for MSL, NL and SL
- Updated league structures for MSL, NL and SL
- Added 2022-23 schedule for NL

Turkish Updates:
- Updated club and league history for Super Ligi
- Updated affiliations and clubs

Ukrainian Updates:
- Lowered finances, nation and league reputations
- Updated club, league and player career history for UHL and USHL - keeping active for now

United States:
- Updated club, league and player career histories for ECHL
- Processed NCAA transfers
- Reduced NCAA reputations
- Added 2022 draft classes for NAHL Entry, NA3HL, NCDC Entry, USHL Entry Phase 1/2 and Future
- Updated NAHL, NCDC, NA3HL and USHL arenas, clubs, histories and league structures
- Updated NCAA and USPHL Premier clubs, divisions and league structures -- thanks penguinrevolt!!
- Updated ECHL clubs and league structure
- Added 2022-23 ECHL schedule and updated clubs and league structure
- Added 2022-23 USHL schedule

Version 7.0.1 (2022/23) (16 July 2022)

General Updates:
- Notable transactions globally
- Updated rosters across multiple playable leagues

NHL/AHL/ECHL Updates:
- Latest transactions since July 13th.
- Updated max wage for ELCs -- thanks ImActuallyAnOtter!!
- Added placeholder teams and arenas for new ECHL organizations coming in 2023+ (Athens/Rio Rancho) -- thanks Seanie!!
-- I may add these into the DB and fantasy expand the ECHL to ensure most NHL teams have secondary farm teams, this will help teams out further into the sim
- Updated NHL/AHL/ECHL affiliations for Florida Panthers/Charlotte Checkers/Florida Everblades

Austrian Updates:
- Added 2022-23 schedule for ICEHL

Polish Updates:
- Updated PZHL clubs and league structure (still waiting on 2022-23 schedule)

Version 7.0.2 (2022/23) (23 July 2022)

General Updates:
- Notable transactions globally
- Updated various team nation and colors -- thanks Dani9!!
- Added record_config.cfg back into the folder after some cleanup -- thanks Amc74!!

NHL Updates:
- Latest signings and trades
- Started updates of NHL club player records (season/career)
- Updated cap lower limit

Great British & Scottish Updates:
- Updated players/staff with Scotland as a nationality to Great Britian. Scotland is not defined as it's own nation by the IIHF

Polish Updates:
- Updated PZHL clubs and league structure

Russian Updates:
- Updated KHL clubs, league structure and added 2022-23 schedule, Olympic schedule to be added in a future update

Swiss Updates:
- Updated foreign player rules for NL -- thanks rhuber1986!!

United States Updates:
- Added 2022-23 schedule for AHL, updated All-Star Classic dates and league structure
- Added 2022-23 schedule for SPHL
- Added 2022-23 schedule for FPHL, updated clubs and league structure

Version 7.1.0 (2022/23) (19 August 2022)

General Updates:
- Notable transactions globally
- Added/updated players playing in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup
- Updated IIHF scores and updated "hockey importance" for nations with developing hockey federations -- thanks Penguinrevolt!!
- Updated rosters across several playable leagues
- Cleaned up about 6600 duplicate career history entries across the DB -- thanks archibalduk for adding new editor functionality!!

NHL Updates:
- Latest transactions including staff changes
- Updated Edmonton/Bakersfield/Fort Wayne affiliation

Austrian Updates:
- Updated ICEHL clubs, league structure and added 2022-23 schedule
- Updated several lower leagues -- thanks Bam_Margera!!

Belarusian Updates:
- Updated some Vysshaya Liga clubs

French Updates:
- Reduced reputations of junior clubs

Great Britain Updates:
- Updated EIHL/NIHL players and staff -- thanks ChaiTiefling!!

Kazakhstan Updates:
- Updated clubs and league structure for Kazakhstan Pro Hokei Ligasy

Oceania Updates:
- Updated transfer windows for Australia and New Zealand leagues.

Polish Updates:
- Added 2022-23 schedule for PZHL and updated league structure

Slovenska Updates:
- Updated 2.liga and 3.liga clubs

Swiss Updates:
- Added secondary nationalities for licenses -- thanks livi0312!!

Russian Updates:
- Updated MHL, NMHL, VHL, Pervenstvo VHL clubs
- Updated league structure and added 2022-23 schedule for MHL

Version 7.1.1 (hotfix) (2022/23) (19 August 2022)

General Updates:
- Removed some invalid affiliations

NHL Updates:
- Slight fix to NHL start date

Slovenska Updates:
- Updated Slovenská 2. hokejová liga clubs
- Removed Slovenská 2. hokejová liga as a playable league until we know the final selection of teams and schedule is published.

Swiss Updates:
- Added secondary nationalities for licenses -- thanks livi0312!!

Version 7.1.2 (2022/23) (25 August 2022)

General Updates:
- Notable transactions globally
- Removed some invalid affiliations
- Rosters refreshed across several playable leagues

NHL Updates:
- Updated injuries, recommended start date for NHL focused games is now the August start date.
- Latest transactions (Isles signings, Kessel etc)
- Added fictional Ottawa Senators arena move in 2025
- Updated Arizona temporary arena name to Mullett Arena
- Increased "Max Players Contracted" to 60, this will decease the amount of players cut in year one of the sim by the AI due to known issues with the game. This is a setting that can be switched back to 50 if the player wants to with EHM Assistant. -- Thanks Seanie for testing!!

Austrian Updates:
- Massive update to cities, arenas, clubs and competitions -- thanks new researcher bam_margera!!

Belorussian Updates:
- Updated Parimatch-Extraliga league structure and added 2022-23 schedule -- thanks Matee!!
- Updated clubs and affiliations
- Removed Belarusian Vysshaya Liga as human playable
- Fixed start dates for Salei Cup -- thanks Matee!!

Czechia Updates:
- Updated Czech Tipsport Extraliga and 2.Liga structures -- Thanks Matee!!

Dutch Updates:
- Fixed BeNe League playoff stage -- thanks Matee!!

Version 7.2.0 (2022/23) (02 September 2022)

General Updates:
- Notable transactions globally
- Rosters refreshed across several playable leagues
- Added missing CA/PA for players/staff across the database where values were not previously set

NHL Updates:
- Added new ECHL affiliations for San Jose/Wichita, Arizona/Tucson/Atlanta and Calgary/Rapid City
- Updated NHL birth cities, jersey numbers and heights/weights

Austrian Updates:
- Further updated arenas, competitions, competition history, clubs, affiliations,
- Updated rules for ICEHL -- thanks bam_margera!!

British Updates:
- Updated foreign eligibility rules across all leagues -- thanks ChaiTiefling!!

Canadian Updates:
- Updated recent trades in CHL leagues

Finnish Updates:
- Updated Mestis clubs and league structure

Kazakhstan Updates:
- Updated Kazakhstan Cup clubs and league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Latvian Updates:
- Updated Optibet clubs and league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Polish Updates:
- Updated Polska Hokej Liga league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Version 7.3.0 (2022/23) (13 October 2022)

Known Issues:

- The 7.3 release is largely untested besides specific testing of new/fixed league structures, you may run into issues. PLEASE REPORT THEM!!

- The Czechia 2.Liga structure may have issues building the playoff groups, it's recommended you DO NOT enabled this league until the next release.

- It's possible the Olympics may not fire deeper into sims (10+ years), it's a hard thing to triage and we are looking into it. Please provide saves if this happens to you!

General Updates:
- Notable latest transactions and rosters refreshed across European leagues playing in Champions Hockey League or have started preseason play. Likely the last major refresh for Europe.
- Several league rosters refreshed, mainly junior leagues.

NHL Updates:
- Reverted max contracts to real-life 50 max from 60. We fixed the dropped players via another method
- All NHL depth charts refreshed, many players touched and lightly edited, deep dive re-rates are in progress, see below
- Trade deadline updated to March 3rd
- Updated head coach salaries per CapFriendly
- Re-tiered top end players (170 CA+) for F/D based on JFresh's top 20 lists on EP Rinkside.
- Added Ottawa/Belleville/Atlanta and Los Angeles/Ontario/Greenville affiliations.
- Started NHL organizational re-rates (contracted players, prospects and notable RFAs): Huge thanks to JFresh (@JFreshHockey - JFreshHockey is creating NHL analytics-based visualization cards. | Patreon) and Andy & Rono (@ARHockeyStats - Home - Andy & Rono) for their excellent analytics data!
-- Anaheim Ducks
-- Arizona Coyotes
-- Chicago Blackhawks -- Thanks Seanie for feedback!!
-- Columbus Blue Jackets
-- Detroit Red Wings
-- Montreal Canadiens -- Thanks Fabio for feedback!!
-- New Jersey Devils
-- Philadelphia Flyers
-- Seattle Kraken

Austrian Updates: Thanks bam_margera and penguinrevolt!!
- Updated affiliations, arenas, cities, clubs, competitions and the Alps Hockey League structure
- Added Austrian U20 as playable and updated staff and rosters

Belarus Updates:
- Added league structure back for Belarusian Vysshaya Liga

Canadian Updates:
- Updated league structure for SIJHL -- thanks bam_margera for fixing and Knoeppel for reporting!!

Croatian Updates:
- Updated clubs and re-added league structure for Croatian Prvenstvo Hrvatske -- thanks Matee!!

Czechia Updates:
- Updated 2.liga clubs, players and league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Finnish Updates:
- Updated affiliations and clubs in II, III and IV-divisioona

German Updates:
- Updated affiliations, arenas and club/player records -- thanks livi0312!!
- Updated clubs, players, staff and DNL league structure -- thanks Matt!!

Great Britian Updates:
- Updated EIHL/NIHL players and staff -- thanks ChaiTiefling!!

Hungarian Updates:
- Updated Hungarian Erste Liga clubs and league structure

Japan Updates:
- Re-created Asia League Ice Hockey and made Japan Cup extinct, updated clubs and league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Latvian Updates:
- Updated Junioru Attistibas Hokeja liga clubs and league structure -- thanks Matee!!

Russian Updates:
- Updated KHL affiliations, arenas, clubs, players and staff -- thanks Angry_Duck!!
- Bumped reputation of KHL clubs and league to match that of AHL, this fixes issues with staff salaries. -- thanks JustMatt!!

Slovak Updates:
- Improved reputations and finances for Tipos Extraliga -- thanks R0bin for feedback and testing!!
- Added league structure back for 2. hokejová liga and updated clubs -- thanks Matee!!

Slovenian Updates:
- Updated clubs and league structures -- thanks Matee!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated clubs, injuries, players, competition records, staff, and SHL salaries -- thanks Aahlstroem!!

Swiss Updates:
- Updated clubs and league structure for Swiss Junioren Elite -- thanks livi0312!!
- Fixed incorrect award history data for NL -- thanks rhuber1986 for reporting!!
- Updated league structures for SNL, SL and MyHockey league -- thanks bam_margera and penguinrevolt!!

Ukrainian Updates:
- Updated clubs and added league structure for reformed UHL -- thanks Matee!!

United States Updates:
- Removed any NCAA future transfers 3+ years out due to AI teams not signing players due to that transfer -- thanks Mark for reporting!!
- Updated clubs and NCAA D1 league structure -- thanks penguinrevolt!!

Version 7.4.0 (2022/23) (31 October 2022)

General Updates:
- Notable latest transactions
- Fixed Olympics not firing after 2026 -- thanks Matee!!

NHL Updates:
- Fixed Cam Talbot's starting injury -- thanks Seanie for reporting!!
- Updated average attendance numbers based on first 10 or so games into the season.
- Continued NHL organizational re-rates (contracted players, prospects and notable RFAs):
-- Buffalo Sabres
-- New York Islanders
-- San Jose Sharks
-- Winnipeg Jets

Czechia Updates:
- Final (we hope) updates to 2.liga league structure -- thanks Matee!!

German Updates:
- Updated DNL rosters -- thanks Matee!!

Italian Updates:
- Updated clubs and rosters in lower tiers -- thanks Matee

Latvian Updates:
- Updated U17 clubs -- thanks Matee!!

Russian Updates:
- Fixed MHL league structure -- thanks Matee!!
- Updated KHL financials
- Re-rated KHL/VHL/MHL players including some NHL prospects/RFAs and free agents/retirements -- thanks Angry Duck!!

Slovak Updates:
- Updated clubs, competitions, added league strcuture for Extraliga juniorov and updated Kaufland Extraliga dorastu and JOJ Sport Slovenský pohár league structures -- thanks Matee and all the Slovak fans for reporting issues and sharing saves!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated SHL financials -- thanks Aahlstroem!!

United States Updates:
- Fixed FPHL league structure -- thanks Knoeppel for reporting!!
- Further reduced reputation of NCAA divisions and clubs

Version 7.5.0 (2022/23) (24 November 2022)

General Updates:
- Notable latest transactions
- Updated prospect generator sheet with several fixes and re-balancing. -- thanks IAmActuallyAnOtter!!
-- Skater heights reduced
-- Introduction of new checking forward roles
-- Increase in PA assignment to better match existing database prospect levels -
-- Better age distribution method for high end prospects

NHL Updates:
- Updated early notable 2024-2026 Entry Draft top prospects
- Continued NHL organizational re-rates (contracted players, prospects and notable RFAs):
-- Dallas Stars
-- Toronto Maple Leafs
-- Vancouver Canucks

Swedish Updates:
- Re-rated Frolunda and added/updated notable 2005-2007 born prospects -- thanks Aahlstroem!!

Version 7.6.0 (2022/23) (29 December 2022)

Dedicated to Abakar Kazbekov, RIP

General Updates:
- Notable latest transactions
- Updated players and staff involved in the U20 WJCs

NHL Updates:
- Reduced Max player wages by 1m to bring contracts more in-line with realistic values
- Updated some players based on notable standout performances this year (good or bad).
- Further updated 2023 Entry Draft Class based on NHL Central Scouting 22-23 Preliminary Players To Watch List (Oct. 25, 2022), including updated attributes and details of players, should see a much improved and balanced draft class (over 370 players created/updated!)
- Continued NHL organizational re-rates (contracted players, prospects and notable RFAs):
-- Calgary Flames
-- Edmonton Oilers
-- Los Angeles Kings
-- New York Rangers
- Montreal Canadiens - some minor updates to NHLers and fixes to affiliate contracts -- thanks Fabio!!

German Updates -- thanks mat.liebl!!
- Updated and re-rated DEL/DEL2 and junior players
- Updated DEL staff
- Added a new affiliate for Nurnberg

Great Britian Updates:
- Added Scottish National League as playable -- thanks Wheeler!!
- Updated players/staff -- thanks ChaiTiefling!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated junior allowance wages to 1500 for all Swedish leagues -- thanks Aahlstroem!!

Version 7.8.0 (2022/23) (31 January 2023)

General Updates:
- Notable latest transactions
- Updated various club colors and names -- thanks Dani9!!

NHL Updates:
- Continued NHL organizational re-rates (contracted players, prospects and notable RFAs):
-- Carolina Hurricanes
-- Colorado Avalanche -- thank you greger_jens for feedback!!
-- Pittsburgh Penguins
-- Washington Capitals -- NHL roster only, rest to be completed shortly and will patch in.

Canadian Updates:
- Updated WHL draft picks
- Fixed teams in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League

Czechia Updates:
- Updated UFAs -- thanks Matee!!

Version 7.9.0 (2022/23) (17 February 2023)

All NHL re-rates are completed! Thank you everyone for your patience!

General Updates:
- I now recommend checking the options to disable starting financial and wage adjustments so the game uses the values set in the DB.
- Notable latest transactions

NHL Updates:
- Regenerated prospect generator sheet with a new set of players and staff
- Completed NHL re-rates with the teams below (contracted players, prospects and notable RFAs):
-- Thank you for everyone's patience with this, its a lot of work and I take it very seriously. Huge thanks to Eliteprospects. Andy & Rono, JFresh and Scott Wheeler without their data and write-ups this process was a mess!!
-- Minnesota Wild
-- Ottawa Senators -- thanks CJ for the feedback!!
-- Tampa Bay Lightning
-- Vegas Golden Knights
-- Washington Capitals -- NHL depth players and prospects

Czechia Updates:
- Updated players and staff -- thanks Matee!!

Finnish Updates:
- Updated Transfer Rules of Liiga to allow for trades

Israeli Updates:
- Updated leagues and clubs, updated Continental Cup C license -- thanks Matee!!

Version 7.10.0 (2022/23) (03 March 2023)

Post NHL trade deadline update.

General Updates:
- Notable latest transactions

NHL Updates:
- Increased contract limit to 60 to work around some EHM game limitations when it comes to junior contract slides, this is causing the AI to release players. -- Thanks Fabio for reporting and sending saves!
- Increased Salary Cap to 90.5m to due to real life salary situations that AI teams have issues working around, you can lower this with EHM Assistant!
- NHL Trade deadline week trades and signings added.
- ELC contracts starting in 2023-24 added, remember to remove the "NHL Future Transactions" section of the extra_config.cfg file if you play Fantasy Draft start (you also should remove cap penalties!)
- Updated notable NCAA, CHL and European free agents who may get NHL interest this year (https://theathletic.com/4213022/2023/02 ... ee-agents/ and https://eprinkside.com/2023/03/02/the-e ... ency-guide)

Russian Updates -- thanks AngryDuck!!
- Updated players and staff in KHL and VHL
- Latest transfers for MHL, MHL B and VHL B.
- Updated contracts and re-rated players and staff across all Russian leagues

Version 7.10.1 (2022/23) (06 March 2023)

NHL Updates:
- Fixed financial issue for salary cap increase
- Updated starting injuries for traded players.
- Updated retirements

Version 7.11.0 (2022/23) (09 April 2023)

Final Pivot/TBL uploaded for the year.

General Updates:
- Final release for 2022-23
- Notable latest transactions (includes releases and retirements in European leagues as well as transfers starting in 2023-24)
- Updated future retirements for notable European players

NHL Updates:
- Refreshed Prospect Generator sheet
- Raised Natural Fitness for all NHL signed players by 1, new base number is 16
- Lowered injury proneness for all players by 2 besides those on LTIR/truly injury prone
- Updated notable 2024 draft picks: https://theathletic.com/4351800/2023/04 ... t-wheeler/

Canadian Updates:
- Fixed a few leagues not being set to Junior

Czech Updates:
- Refreshed Tipsport rosters
- Added Liga 9. trid (new U15 league) and updated/added lots of junior affiliations, colors and arenas

Finnish Updates:
- Refreshed Liiga rosters

German Updates:
- Refreshed DEL rosters

NHL Updates:
- Latest transactions, including those starting in 2023-24 -- remember to remove these if starting with a Fantasy Draft setup!!

Russian Updates:
- Refreshed KHL rosters

Swedish Updates:
- Refreshed SHL rosters

Swiss Updates:
- Fixed NL and SL league structures -- thanks Named!!

United States Updates:
- Latest AHL transactions starting in 2023-24
- Updated date of ECHL trade deadline

Version 8.0.0 (2023/24) (30 June 2023)

General Updates:
- Initial NHL Free Agent Frenzy release for 2023-24 season
- Complete re-balance of all competitions, clubs and players/staff
- Competitions re-ranked based on recent performance in Continental play and NHLe by Thibaud Chatel (Rethinking NHLe)
- Extensive clean-up of leagues and clubs
- Reduced playable leagues to focus on NHL-focused simulations and game play based on community survey results from April, 2023. More info HERE
- World Championships, World Juniors and Champions Hockey League all refreshed and updated, WC D3 and WJC-20 D2 now fully functional again

NHL Updates:
- Updated salary cap and other financial rules for 2023-24 season
- Making the LTIR guys retire early to give AI teams more cap. The EHM AI doesn’t really know how to handle these contracts and they just cause more issues then they are worth

To-Do:
- Manual re-rates and staff list updates for all playable European leagues, some ratings may be way off as we used an algorithm to perform the initial re-balancing. WE NEED MORE DEDICATED RESEARCHERS!!
- Fill out goalie statistics, the tool we use to pull data from Elite Prospects does not pull the detailed goalie stats so we have to do these manually.
- Continental Cup structure needs to be updated, its been removed for now.
- NHL re-rates

Version 8.1.0 (2023/24) (02 August 2023)

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions, all playable leagues + affiliate/dependent junior leagues refreshed
- Massive cleanup of thousands of UFA players - huge thanks to NoPurposeFlour for his help!!
- Cleanup of unrealistic PA ranges for NHL undrafted 22-25 y/o players.
- Cleanup of players/staff missing CA/PA.
- Had to wipe out award history database wide due to data corruption of that table. Will be rebuilt over future updates, NHL awards updated -- thanks Manimal!!

NHL Updates:
- Compiled analytics and new CA values based on Game Score Value Added (GSVA) (2022-23 NHL GSVA Leaderboard) and Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAE) (NHL Goalie Statistics) over the last few seasons -- thanks Imactuallyanotter!!
-- NHL organizational re-rates using new analytics including prospects and RFAs for the following teams:
-- This is just an initial level-set of CA/PA, Player Roles, Offensive/Defensive Roles and some light attribute work, more to come through the year.
-- Boston Bruins
-- Carolina Hurricanes
-- Colorado Avalanche
-- Edmonton Oilers
-- Florida Panthers
-- Minnesota Wild
-- New York Islanders
-- Seattle Kraken
-- Tampa Bay Lightning
-- Toronto Maple Leafs
-- Vegas Golden Knights
- Updated NHL-AHL-ECHL affiliations
- Updated NHL & AHL referees

European Updates:
- Updated Continental Cup teams and league structure -- thanks archibaulduk!!
- Updated Champions Hockey League prize money -- thanks mat.liebl!
- Updated players and staff across many playable leagues -- WE NEED RESEARCHERS TO HELP WITH DETAIL WORK OR THESE LEAGUES WILL NOT BE UPDATED!!

Austrian Updates:
- Updated ICEHL schedule

Canadian Updates:
- Updated OHL, QMJHL, WHL and LNAH schedules
- Added/updated affiliations for OHL, QMJHL and WHL teams based on real-life and fantasy selections. We did this with the USHL and it helps out the AI from releasing players. Thanks javs and Manimal!!

French Updates:
- Added transfer rules for U20 Élite

German Updates -- thanks mat.liebl!!
- Updated DEL schedule
updated Player Budgets a bit for DEL and DEL2 and third level; Updated Leagues (DEL2, lower leagues, U20 Level (DNL, DNL2, DNL3) for teams

Great Britain Updates:
- Updated EIHL schedule
- Added NIHL National as playable again and updated transfer rules -- thanks topbeats! Love to see the passion from the UK fanbase!

Japanese Updates:
- Added ALIH as playable

Russian Updates:
- Updated KHL schedule
- Updated MHL clubs and league structure

Slovakian Updates:
- Updated SHL clubs and Transfer Rules

Slovenian Updates:
- Updated teams for Slovenian IHL

Swedish Updates:
- Updated HockeyAllsvenskan, HockeyEttan and HockeyTvåan clubs

Ukrainian Updates - Slava Ukraini!
- Added Ukrainian Hockey League as playable and updated clubs and league structure

United States Updates:
- Fixed NCAA contract start years -- thanks NoPurposeFlour!!
- Updated AHL and SPHL schedules

Version 8.2.0 (2023/24) (08 September 2023)

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions, all playable leagues + affiliate/dependent junior leagues refreshed

NHL Updates:
- Updated playoff eligibility sort rules for tiebreakers in standings
-- NHL organizational re-rates using new analytics including prospects and RFAs for the following teams:
-- This is just an initial level-set of CA/PA, Player Roles, Offensive/Defensive Roles and some light attribute work, more to come through the year.
-- Updated depth charts for teams re-rated so far including new teams below:
-- Buffalo Sabres
-- Calgary Flames
-- Detroit Red Wings
-- Los Angeles Kings
-- Nashville Predators
-- Ottawa Senators
-- Philadelphia Flyers
-- Pittsburgh Penguins
-- St. Louis Blues
-- Vancouver Canucks
-- Washington Capitals
-- Winnipeg Jets

-- Boston Bruins
-- Carolina Hurricanes
-- Colorado Avalanche
-- Dallas Stars
-- Edmonton Oilers
-- Florida Panthers
-- Minnesota Wild
-- New Jersey Devils
-- New York Islanders
-- New York Rangers
-- Seattle Kraken
-- Tampa Bay Lightning
-- Toronto Maple Leafs
-- Vegas Golden Knights

Updated Prospect Generator -- thanks ImActuallyAnOtter!!

PG has been completely revamped for Pivot v8 September release, includes:

A complete rewrite of the attribute generation model has been undertaken, now based on regression analysis of almost 100,000 data points spread over 10 different 20+ year simulation files.
- Potential abilities re-scaled to match new Pivot rating system
- PG has been split into a 2 tier approach, where players that have a chance to roll over 160PA have a different generation model to those who cannot roll over 160PA; in the aim of making sure mid line and bottom line players look more useful than previous generations of the PG
- Several attributes have changed from a RANDBETWEEN model to a bell curve model (personality traits as well as core mental attributes like creativity, flair and decisions)
- A limiter on consistency, important matches and natural fitness has been added to players that can roll over 160PA to allow more space for players with 160CA or less to shine
- A further limiter on consistency, important matches and natural fitness has been added to goalies that can roll over 160PA to allow more space for goalies with 160CA or less to shine
Instead of equally providing player abilities across left and right sides, this new PG is more like real life. Defencemen are now split approximately 65% left to 35% right side, and the same with wingers
- Forwards are now split so that 50% of all forwards are centres (previously equally split between LW, C and RW)
- Physical attributes completely revamped (now split into tiers) to improve drafts. Increases particularly for skater acceleration and speed, but not so much that over half the league has 20/20 for acceleration and skating when they are 23yo+.

Asian Updates: -- thanks Vik3tbotselektor!!
- Updated ALIH clubs and schedule
- Updated Chinese, Japanese and South Korean clubs/competitions

Polish Updates:
- Updated competition names and Polska 1. Liga clubs

Russian Updates:
- Updated KHL salaries -- thanks AngryDuck!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated SHL injuries -- thanks Aahlstroem!!

United States Updates:
- Updated ECHL financial info -- thanks Manimal!!

Version 8.2.a (2023/24) (10 September 2023)

General Updates:
- Fixed Olympic Games draw dates preventing final stages from working -- huge thanks to Penguinrevolt!!

NHL Updates:
-- NHL organizational re-rates COMPLETED with the following teams below:
-- This is just an initial level-set of CA/PA, Player Roles, Offensive/Defensive Roles and some light attribute work, more to come through the year.
-- Anaheim Ducks
-- Arizona Coyotes
-- Chicago Blackhawks
-- Columbus Blue Jackets
-- Montréal Canadiens
-- San Jose Sharks
-- Remaining UFAs who played in the NHL last year