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Hey NHL Gamers, The countdown is finally over and NHLGamer.com is back with a fresh and modern look, added features and other improvements to allow for easier navigation. @Lurkins has been hard at work for quite some time to achieve this, from what we think, amazing foundation for what is to come in future updates. Here is a changelog: New design that allows us to serve content more efficiently and helps you in finding anything you need at first glance Heavily improved mobile view: Many of you like to browse NHLGamer.com on your smartphones, and you will notice great results which come hand in hand with the new design, that is geared directly towards mobile users Overhauled website navigation: Menus are debloated and a couple of new links were added to make navigation more intuitive ECL All time stats are available from Leagues -> ECL All time stats All time team records are available at the bottom of each team page Defensemen stats are available for each Division by selecting their corresponding page and choosing Stats -> Defensemen Points per game column added to the standings to easily compare teams with a highly different amount of games played Fixed player career stats view, which was not working as it was supposed to (especially for Goalies) You can now leave comments for any matches on the match page A search feature allows you to find various things on the website, such as players and teams Fixed various errors for the game stats reporting tool Added new tools for staff members to allow for easier and faster fixing of games which were reported incorrectly If you are experiencing errors of some sort, or if you are seeing weird layout issues, please try one of the below methods in your browser to perform a hard refresh: Google Chrome: Hold CTRL and click Refresh Mozilla Firefox: Hold CTRL and press F5 Microsoft Edge / Internet Explorer: Hold CTRL and press F5 In case your issue persists, please report this error with as many details as possible in the thread below: As always, we listen closely to all the feedback you give us, so please use this opportunity and help us in improving the website even more. Currently, we are working on bringing more really exciting features to life, and we cannot wait to share these with you in due time. Thank you. NHLGamer.com

Introduction Hey, some of you know me as a goalie since earlier. I'm currently with SKY this season, and I played with TUW, VSH, and XF during my 3 ECL seasons here, but only a few know that I enjoy creating highlight videos on YouTube as well. It all started about 2 years ago, and since then I have tried coming up with new ways to improve my editing technique, and now I'm ready to take it one step further. What probably separates my videos from a lot of other gameplay videos, is how I always try give them an authentic feeling, and I will try use that in this project as well. But enough about me - let's move on to the important stuff. After talking with the NHLGamer Staff, and going through all kinds of details, I'm happy to announce our new Top Plays project for this ECL Season. We will be uploading Top Plays videos on YouTube featuring the very best goals and saves from all our divisions. What type of replays? The most common replay to capture when playing is obviously your live feed, but there is also an option to watch your highlights during the intermission, or after the game, and this replay will be just as important. The small replay screen will display the selected highlight from all kinds of camera angles (see image below). Once you have captured the best and most authentic camera angles, save the replay, and it will eventually come alive using screen capture. Goals However the replay screen only captures about the last 4-5 seconds, meaning the build-up play to a goal might get lost. Thats why we want to combine the live feed of the goal, with the after game replay. Live feed Replay Screen Saves The save will most likely always be at the end of the highlight, so here we dont have the same problem. Therefore we will only use the replay screen to capture a save. Replay Screen Below is a proof of concept video with some saves (please ignore the ugly overlay texts ): How do I share my video? Of course there is the matter of uploading the highlight as well. The key here is to make the upload process available and simple for everyone. So after looking over the different sharing options, we have decided that YouTube is our best option. This will require a YouTube account, but its free, and simple enough to setup, if you don't already have one. In addition to sharing your single replay directly to YouTube, we also recommend using a program called SHAREfactory. It's free, and can be easily downloaded on your PS4. This allows you to add several clips into one video, edit and cut any irrelevant parts and then upload it to YouTube. Meaning you don't have to upload a new YouTube video for every highlight. When uploading to YouTube the title should contain the following: "(Type_Gamertag_Year_Month_Day"). For example ("Save_Danielcadabra_2017-02-07") This way its simple to keep track of who did what, and when. Once your video is up on YouTube, send me a message here @Danielcadabra, preferably containing a link to the video, or the name of your channel. As soon as I have captured the video, I will send a confirmation, and then you can feel free to remove it. Alternatively, you can of course also send me a link to a higher quality file that you have uploded. Vision At this point I have no idea of what to expect exactly, but I'm excited to get the word out, and hopefully this project gets lots of hype from all of you in the community. Feel free to ask any questions and leave feedback. Want to create and share your own videos? If you want to create your own videos and share them with the community, don't be afraid to approach myself or @Kenu and we can look at getting more content up for the community and fans all over the world. Take a look at this fantastic video created by @FIN_Potilas about his ECL Elite team Rynnäkköviikset: We here at NHLGamer absolutely love this type of videos, so keep them coming! We will also be introducing a logo package that can be used by media and video makers, to make sure you get the best quality official images into these videos in the future. That's all for now - let's make this happen!