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What rule are they actually breaking? Have you requested their financial statements from PRH? I’ve reviewed the stakeholder (beneficiary) list myself, and anyone can verify the details through the proper channels — including financial reports up to the end of 2022. Legally, they’re only required to provide these documents to potential lenders or investors to secure funding. As customers or participants, it’s up to each of us to decide whether we want to continue supporting this league. If they violate these obligations, they can be removed from the Trade Register and EPR immediately until they comply. As of now, they are listed in both.

No worries. I got you on this one.

According to the limited company law every limited company should have shareholder list and it should be available to anyone if requested. In Finland operating limited company is (should be) visible so there are many regulations these companies must obey. Shareholder list is one of them and also publishing the finacial statement annually to PRH for available to everyone who are interested in it. Sports Gamer Oy is breaking now at least one regulation which is that the financial statements are not public for past two years.

You can download kaupparekisteriote from https://virre.prh.fi/novus/home?execution=e1s2 the same place where supposed to be company´s financial statements available too. From kaupparekisteriote you can see all the members of the board and CEO´s name (if company has CEO, small companies don´t need one according to regulations). Those members of the board and CEO are necessarily not the same who are shareholders of the company but usually in small businesses they are the same. But as a member of the board and CEO you don´t have to own any shares to be there. I must say that I agree that this Sportsgamer issue is real suspicious now especially when there are no 2023-2024 financial reports available in public. I also not blame Kenu who has done great job in Sportsgamer throughout years. Problem is elsewhere. The general operation of Sports Gamer Oy is suspicious and needs to be revealed throughly.

I don’t speak a word of Finnish, but it looks like you can take out a loan if you click that link. Maybe that’s exactly what the company running this site should do, so the players still waiting for their money can finally get paid.

Feels like some people think that this negative feedback is useless and that we are complaining unnecessarily here. First of all, Kenu has done an amazing job and really helped our community. Without Kenu, we would never have had such wonderful tournaments. The real issue isnt with Kenu at all, it’s with the company leaders who need to step up and take responsibility of this situation. Who are these people who run the company? Are they gamers in this community or complete strangers who just bought Sportsgamer? Kenu´s name cannot be even found in Sportsgamers company information: https://www.asiakastieto.fi/yritykset/fi/sports-gamer-oy/31928995/paattajat That website states that these current owners took control of the company in November 2023 so is it a coincidence that the financial statements for 2023 and 2024 are missing? I was trying to search information about these guys, i cant deny that now i feel even more suspicious.

Good points @Virtual_Saku It is not as simple as it might look. But I think the full reveal of where the money has gone should be done by Sportsgamer owners and those in charge of accounting. And those players entitled to their prize money should get them. And because limited companies - like Sportsgamer is - should send their financial statements every financial year to PRH as a public documents. Sportsgamer has not done that in terms of financial years 2023 and 2024. Those financial statements should have been public ages ago: 2023 public during year 2024 and last years statement earlier this year. This is serious matter. Sportsgamer should send those reports to PRH immediately. That is regulation in Finnish limited company law. I hope all this will clear out in satisfactory way. But however, this has already damaged seriously trust how things are handled here by the owners of Sportsgamer.

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Good morning everyone, Some of you know me as a former writer and member of the ECL board. You may accuse me of bias, but I hope you’ll also understand that my approach is to say that we are, to some extent, all complicit. I’ve tried to read everyone’s replies to the original message, which raises questions we have indeed been asking ourselves for quite some time. I salute the research and calculations that have been done (greetings to Swamp), just as I salute the messages that seek to understand before condemning. It is indeed necessary to ask SportsGamer and its shareholders to present the accounts and explain what the investment strategy has been and how revenues have been allocated. In fact, the greatest fault we can impute to SportsGamer is failing to uphold its commercial commitments to its users. The rules of the competition have been flouted, therefore the competition itself has been flouted. Anger about the cash prizes is legitimate and irrevocable. Facts are facts. But since the French can sometimes be some pain in the ......., allow me to take on that role. I note that teams and players have not received the cash prizes promised from previous editions that were owed to them. Despite this serious breach of a prior regulatory agreement, these same people chose to keep taking part on the next editions. Why? Naivety? Indifference? Solidarity?....... The lure of gain? It seems that rumors try to show that some players play the ECL in exchange for financial considerations. I have personnaly nothing against that, but it goes against a fundamental economic logic: the e-hockey business doesn’t exist. Did you guys were really surprised when real-life pro teams withdrew their aagreement for esports teams to use their actual brand? Did they see any signals pointing to the lack of an audience and, therefore, to the limited, if not non-existent, incentive to invest effort in a dead-end marketing path? Covid was both the best and the worst thing that happened to esports. It temporarily accelerated esports. Audiences turned to Twitch in the absence of alternatives. Yet this rise was artificial. It fostered a speculative bubble that, regrettably, incentivized naive and avaricious behavior. Then the speculative bubble was born and misled everyone: SportsGamer’s leaders and its users. Well even Formula 1 esport audience is unexisting and we still think ehockey can be a business? Can generate incomes? Can generate pro players payed to play ECL Elite or Pro? And finally, let’s not forget the vast majority of players who come here to play the best 6v6 tournament in the world, the most structured, the most enduring, and the most competitive. Those guys don’t care about cash prizes. Many, like me, knew NHL Gamer in its earlier form, and the way it worked back then suited us just fine. Some teams show up simply for the pleasure of taking part, with no real ambition of winning the tournament (especially when they’re on the central server). I don’t necessarily want SG centralized streams, I don’t necessarily want social platforms, and I don’t want cash prizes either... I just want to play with my friends and have fun. Nothing more. But a promise is a promise, and the announced amounts are owed to the teams and players. This is the very basis of the original deal: pay an entry fee and compete to win cash prizes. SG must settle all amounts owed in full. So… SportsGamer must present its accounts: yes (it seems to be proven that the VAT argument is shaky). SportsGamer must honor its legal commitments: yes (I am, as chairman of an ECL Pro team, among those to whom funds are owed as creditors of SG). Those who dreamed of a life as professional e-hockey players are guilty of their own vanity. This doesn't remove responsibility from SG’s front office and shareholders, for the current situation, but it perhaps distributes the blame somewhat more evenly. With my kind regards Yann, Vitual_Saku

Free RD Northern european teams only, sorry gals. Ive played this particular nhl about 3 times and I must say, wow. Let that sink in. I have played before though so no worries, Im pretty sure I know what an offside is. Profile: Jankkusan - Player profile - SportsGamer Ooooh, umm, starter is always a bigger brag on grindr, but im open to back up role aswell. Contact me here on or on PSN.

PLEASE! NEED HELP! Hello everyone, dear players of this site. I'd like to ask a question not only to the administrators but to all users of this site. As you know, registration starts very soon, followed by the championship for the new ECL season. Like any other player, I must purchase a player's license to participate and play. However, I live in a country that has been subject to a number of sanctions, including the transfer of currency to European banks. I don't have any cryptocurrency—indeed, I don't even understand what it is or how to do anything with it. This is something new and confusing for me. For the first time in almost two years, I've been invited to play on a team. And I love everything there. I really want to experience the excitement of playing in the ECL Championship again. I don't have any old friends living in Europe, so I don't know how to pay for my participation. Please help me with advice on how to do this. I really want to play. Since the game's release, I've played for many teams. And I'm grateful to everyone for giving me the chance to play with them. Money is available—money is no problem. Payments to European banks are not possible. Or will the championship game in this part be closed to me again, and I will lose the opportunity to play in the best European championship in the world?

Adorable reply. The popcorn line was cute, it really drives home the point that you’re here for entertainment, not understanding. You keep painting this picture where the only two options are Kenu living in a mansion or everyone needs to shut up and be grateful. Reality sits somewhere in between. No one is accusing anyone of hiding money under a mattress in Espoo. The issue is that players paid for something, didn’t receive what was promised, and are being met with condescending lectures instead of accountability. And since you brought up Einstein, he didn’t leave the building. He probably just got tired of explaining basic logic to people who mistake loyalty for intelligence.

The ITHL league is interesting, even though I've often been in conflict with them because personally they've been a pain in the ass with the number of games you have to play each week, otherwise you're disqualified... which happened when I was on vacation, etc. But I respect them because they have a very small website and they do what they can. And they've always managed to get by, but the rules are sometimes a little more lenient than those of Sportgamer... If Sportgamer were to disappear, which would be unfortunate, there are other options, but it would be sad if that were to happen.

So you’re not calling it a scam anymore which was my original intent. I’m glad. Another Einstein leaves the building and I mean literally, I am personally happy to play in ITHL and leave this dumpsterfire until it gets its shit together.

Appreciate the civil tone, finally a reply that doesn’t sound like it was typed mid meltdown. But let’s be honest. If a company continuously takes money from players, promises prize pools, and then fails to deliver year after year, that’s not bad business. That’s business gone bad. You can wrap it in fancy terms like cashflow issues or unlucky timing, but at the end of the day, people paid for a product and didn’t get what they were promised. If a company can’t handle that responsibility, it shouldn’t be selling licenses or hosting tournaments. And please, spare the government tax increase sob story. We’re not talking about a bakery that couldn’t afford flour, we’re talking about an organization that has pocketed tens of thousands of euros from a paying player base, then gone silent when it’s time to pay out. So yes, you might have a BBA, and that’s great. But you don’t need a degree in international business to recognize when the books don’t balance. You just need a bit of common sense and a moral compass that points somewhere other than excuse management.

Yeah SG hasn’t been transparent and yeah players should have received their payments on time but it still isn’t a scam, it’s just bad business. I am sure if Kenu or someone else at SG had landed a big ass sponsorship deal or two for this year’s ECLs we wouldn’t even be discussing in this thread - they have tried almost everything to find the cashflow because that’s what small business owners do. You make a business plan for a fiscal year with a certain budget and then the goverment slaps you with a 2.5x VAT increase while you’re struggling to close sponsorship deals. If the only cash reserve you had at that point was external funding, how likely is it that you’re gonna get more after such events? P.S. I’m not a self-proclaimed business expert, just a marketing consultant with a BBA degree in international business.

I want to be clear: I fully respect what Kenu has done and continues to do for the NHL community. That work shouldn’t be overlooked. However, the ongoing delays in prize pool payouts raise legitimate concerns. In this space, transparency is key, especially when it involves players' trust and financial matters. Having worked in this area for a while, I’m not speaking out of turn — I understand how these processes typically work. My intention isn’t to attack or accuse anyone personally, and this isn’t the place for that anyway. All I’m asking for is clarity around the delays. If there’s a valid reason, a straightforward explanation would go a long way in maintaining goodwill within the community.

Yes. Financial statements of Sportsgamer from financial years 2023 and 2024 are not there like they supposed to be long time ago.

I was trying to find these too but looks like financial statements from 2023 and 2024 are missing. This is the page: https://virre.prh.fi/novus/home and copy paste this Business ID (y-tunnus): 3192899-5

more u speak, less intelligent u seem to me, so please continue, i have my popcorn`s ready, unlike u, yes i understand your point and ye it sucks when u dont get your money, but its not like KENU has nice house in Espoo westend or hit all the money in his sleeve and scam us all to make himself smth :DD but like we have seen years now here in internet that some certain idealogic is that u YELL everyone else shut up on only ONE truth and opinion is correct, so yeah keep yelling same thing after n after to make it your truth, Einstein has LEFT THE BUILDING

Ah, finally, the Einsteins have arrived. Always fascinating how the self-proclaimed business experts show up the moment someone mentions accountability. Let’s make this simple. The issue isn’t about understanding business models, it’s about a company that doesn’t pay out prize money that players have rightfully earned. That’s not a cashflow issue, that’s a breach of trust. If you buy a lottery ticket and win, you expect your winnings. You don’t expect to wait twelve months and be told to be patient because the organizer spent your money somewhere else. What you’re describing isn’t business, it’s mismanagement dressed up as martyrdom. “Thousands of free hours,” “small business struggles,” “support the community”… it’s the same emotional violin every time. Meanwhile, players who paid to participate are left with nothing but excuses. So please, spare us the hero speech. This isn’t a charity, it’s a paid competition. And when the house stops paying out, it stops being a game —> it becomes a scam

thats true, most of the people crying here dont have a fukin clue how business model works, and how small is business if u make about 100k after taxes, even if u make millions or hundreds millions u can bankrupt easily if cashflow is empty, KENU has done FOR US thousands hours free label to make us cry babes happy, sure desperate ppl makes desperate moves, but it is so easy to shout here after things go wrong, in small business only one bad move or risk with money can bankrupt u, and does ppl really thinks that maintance is free, everything cost smth, and when u are small, u really cant pay much ppl for content here in website example etc... I THANK KENU AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAVE ENABLE US THIS HOBBY FOR YEARS n YEARS, every hobby cost smth, this is hobby not smth u earn your living... instead hitting man on the ground lets support community which has give us so much past 15y... TACK OCH HEJ !!!

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Im playing here not for prize pool, but for fun and competition, so for me, free league is not a problem, every prize pool win only elites, top pros, or pros who goes lite :D. so i am pretty sure 90% of players never winned prize pool so to put it out like its only why we play and its only what hold us together ir bs. different is that sportagamer adiminstration wants profit, thats other story, and of course you dont want to do stuff for free puting soul and time in to community what is not profitable just for idea. yeah but we are paying for running this community with our licenses so maybe dont need to make your salarys up to the roof, and just profit as much to make sportsgamer work stable , its like about everything - if you got money from customer, then be ready to give back wining prizes or something to customer like product why we pay?, if you just take money and dont give nothing to customer its scaming, and its law breaking customer rights and also if you are charity organisation, "we are living just what you donate" then offering license prices is again breaking law. So it just big scam for now i see.I was thinking we pay licenses so sportsgamer could work and so on, but now seems like its not enough, our someone wants so much money to steal or what, and its not anymore like community of gamers, but trying to be some big company what is stealing all money and then go bankrupt.

All financial statements should be sent to PRH by every limited liability companies in Finland: https://prh.fi/fi/index.html These documents are public so they can be bought from that PRH site. From those documents you should be able to see where the money goes in every company whose financial statements are sent there including Sportsgamer. 2025 is not there yet because the financial year is 1.1-31.12. so 2025 information should be there in next spring but 2023 and 2024 should be there already.