Initial release for 2022-23 season posted for the Pivot DB, full change list below. This is our more extensive release for a start of season yet!
You all know where to find it! Have fun!
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
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