Final update for Pivot posted for the season, change notes below. I will be spending some time making some updates to TBL, 94ish and 2000ish then spending the next few months until the NHL draft actually playing the game! Thanks as always for another season of support!
General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions and contract extensions for playable leagues
- Increased and re-organized reputation across all active junior, major junior and domestic college leagues based on PG testing and researcher feedback -- thanks Mark!!
Prospect Generator Updates -- thanks ImActuallyAnOtter!!
- Now includes ~4700 staff at game start
- Re-balancing of PA distribution to match long term game demands
- Re-balancing of starting CA to match game distribution without PG
- Reduced player heights, more so for finesse players
- Reintroduced player weight settings to match irl data
- Introduced 2 new player archetypes, defensive specialist and dedicated scorer
- Lowered prospect physical attributes across the board
- Reset of offensive and defensive role attribute generation to make less high-end two-way players
** Outstanding issues
-- There will still be a large gap in the first 10-15 years of a save due to the way the game wants to run and what happens irl. I don’t think this is fixable but we’ll keep trying
-- Still working on refining “middle 6” NHL ability generation. Might still be a bit high, it’ll be corrected if needed
NHL Updates:
- Updated goalie Important Matches based on new research scale
- Re-tired scouts starting CA
- Updated notable NCAA free agents (
The Elite Prospects 2025 NCAA Free Agency Guide)
- Updated 2026 Entry Draft class notables:
2026 NHL Draft prospects: Gavin McKenna headlines Wheeler’s early top 26 ranking
- Completed all remaining organization re-rates:
-- ANA
-- BUF
-- CLB
-- DET
-- MIN
-- MTL
-- SEA
-- SJS
-- UTA
Swedish Updates:
- Cleaned up free agents -- thanks Vik3tbotselektor!!