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Great post @chavelski I understand your thoughts and feelings pretty well. When we (Norpee, Zejiro86, seaberg86 and me, joined by Normark a month later) started Drunken Rebels back in 2011 we encountered similar "problems". Trying to get better players to our team. Heck even trying to sign up for EHL only to get turned down with "didnt think you guys were serious". Got told a lot during the first year how much we sucked (actually same guys keep telling us 7 years later we still suck). We disbanded once during the first year and finally merged with Nephenzy and Smutto and later changing name to Synergy. My advice is one you already seem to comprehend. Turn down any player you wont feel fit the group. Doing this might not win you titles but you will last longer and have more fun with the game. But yeah Its always a struggle to be GM and keep everybody happy. Good luck!

It's hard to be a GM. I've spent countless hours on drop in trying to find new players and with alot of patience and luck I managed to get Free From Rodents started and introduced to EHL back in the days. Getting a mix of experienced players and new players that you can teach to play as you want often is a great way to get the team going and in the same time giving some new guys the opportunity to get in to the community. Time is the key to success. With time and luck you can find players like @Casper. Keeping them in your team though can prove to be difficult😉

It's finally happening! A team that has been going on since the NHL 10! A team that has seen many faces including some that are one of the top EASHL players nowadays! A team that even participated in Finnish Cup back in the days and won the regular season (lets not talk about the playoffs shall we?) This team is now participating in the upcoming ECL 6! Oh and the team Im talking about? ...SUOMEN SONNIT This has been long time coming and after talking with the members of the club we decided its time to show the ECL community what we are made of nowadays! The teams current roster: Forwards: Tseikei (A) Hiivapipo (A) Odota_hetki Lehikoinen_ Defenders: Temetsuka (C) Nonnipojke KMikko75 Goalie: theoikeakarim ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artwork made my Hiivapipo (aka Koski)

I'm laying in my bed, girlfriend snoring, can't sleep because i'm thinking of what a bad day of gaming we had today. I don't know was it just me trying to adjust in my new position as center or was it just the team that was unfocused. I don't know, it was just one of those nights. At around 2 am i hear the sound of my mail sound buzzing on the phone and i'm thinking, okay, maybe it's the goalie responding to me on NHLGamer. I'm too excited, I jump out of bed and get my phone. The mail was okay, mixed signals with the typical same response, "Sounds good, but I don't know about Lite...". It was the fifth message in two days that started of the same. Very well, I gotta stay positive so I answer politely "Sure, I understand, best of luck mate". The clock is around 2.15am, and I'm thinking okay, I got smoked by Adetikki on draws 2-19 two nights ago so maybe ill look a game of NOR and SKY, two good guys at faceoffs, ade and rhöse. So I watch the games. Now the clock is 2.45 and I need to be at work at 6am. Okay, so I decide go to the gym, while doing gym I go through the mails I've sent to different players during the week, most of them, no response, but sure, they played in the pro division last year so they probably are better at life and don't have time to answer mails coming from a team in Lite. Different thoughts going through my head, how the hell am I supposed to keep the guys happy when I cant fill the whole roster, one of the members lives in the same city. I gotta go to his house today and try to convice him to stay, " don't worry man, just have faith, everything is going to be alright and we will fill our last roster spots and be a contender in Lite ". In somewhat of that are the words I am going to tell him today. I have to do it, this is the second time around i'm trying to get this to work and hopefully he'll buy into this. At around 4.30am i'm back from the gym, drink my morning coffee, I log on to NHLGamer, no notifications, argh. I post a poll in our facebook group, "Play tonight?" it says, I post it almost everyday, I just love playing sixes and the guys I got here love to do it too but I just gotta check if everybodys available tonight. Two weeks ago I was visiting a fellow NHLGamer that I've gotten to know, on the other side of the country with some of my ex teammates. We had a blast, the voices turned into faces and it was like you knew them even though you never seen them before, of course, you talk to someone on party for several months you get to know one another. Some of the same guys stick around, some don't, but ultimately your trying to find those that you like to be in party with, that think the same and are on the same skill level, because if they aren't you are going to feel it every time you do a mistake and that leads to a silence in the party and you just know, I fucked up and he is pissed of at me. You can do it for some time but in a longer period it is going to affect and you don't get back out of that freezer when the other one has labeled you, its raw but that is what competitiveness is all about. Some can handle it, some can't and in the long run you have to find 5 guys that brings the harmony of everyday gaming, it doesn't matter if you screw up, he is not going to think anything less of you, your still friends. Every time we meet a better opponent from Elite or Pro, a fire lights up in the party and everybody gets pumped up, "alright boys, we got this, come on, lets do it". Maybe somehow you get a win, but if you meet these guys 10 times, your going to win max 2 out of 10. So then the next day, we meet a less established Elite team and boom, we get smoked, everybody is feeling sad and worthless and you as a GM are saying something like, no no no, this doesn't mean anything, we just have to get back on that horse tomorrow and continue our practice. But that is the tough part, how do you get the guys motivated and not to leave the team and join some more established team? That is the toughest task I think. There is teams that have stayed together since 2010, respect. I mean, I played the game back then but had not so ever any idea of there being competitive eashl gaming, so it saddens me sometimes to see when new people come to the scene and some people just are being rude and unpolite to them because they are "setelis" and what so ever. I can't see this being any of any benefit because aren't we all here trying to grow the game. Of course, I can't put everyone under this label because my friend, one of the nicest guys I know, a newly crowned winner of ECL Elite has been around the last six months and giving pointers day in and day out, introduced me to some new people and got my name around there. And you know what the funny part about this is? Six months ago I had no clue this guy existed. Of course, everybody can't like everybody, that's life and it is always going to be like that. You can't force anyone to play with someone if they don't want to, because we all are doing this out of the love of the game and obviously you wanna get the full experience of togetherness of playing sixes with guys you enjoy being around with. I certainly do not like everybody, and I am pretty sure my finnish accent when I am trying to speak swedish annoys the shit out of some people, but you know that's life. I am going to make a resolution for the upcoming year, I am going to try to be more nice to people around the community no matter what skill level they are on and I wanna put out a couple of extra thank yous to players around the scene who everyday makes me glad being part of this experience. @Casper, @cHIIMEERa, @Kenu, @The_Alpha_Furyan, @Zalaz, @pajenc, @Bjono and those one I forgot. Best regards, chavelski

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Shameful Knights is looking for a defender or an all around player for ECL 6 (ECL Pro)! Our RD joins the army, so we need primarily a RD/LD, but if you can play other positions too, it's a plus. Requirements -Be active. We try to play everyday -Previous ECL experience is necessary -You are able to locate and use the R2 button in your controller often - You are a teamplayer and are willing to help the team succeed -Your hands aren't completely made of stone and you are able to make safe (and quick when needed) breakout passes. Contact on PSN for a tryout: Ollizhki or Migo_boo99.

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Falun Coal Miners is looking for an additional G for ECL 6. We will be playing in the Elite division for the first time and until then, we will need to make use of all the practice time, cunning and consistency we can to reach our goal of establishing ourselves as a contender for the next few seasons. What FCM is looking for in a goaltender: - Ability to read the play at a high level - Ability to "shake off" bad goals and not go into rage mode - Ability to make the occasional breakaway save even when your skaters screw up in front of you - Ability to spread a positive attitude among your teammates, even when you are not playing Why should you apply to join FCM? Let's look at some Pros and Cons Pros: First-time Elite team, low expectations, potential underdog story, potential for fair amount of games, healthy goaltending battle (1A, 1B style), Cons: Mostly Swedish dudes with questionable sense of humor, the peculiar defending of #77 (me), the weird fascination with everything related to actual Coal Mining Should you join us, you will be joining a tight-knit 8-man roster (9 with you) consisting of 4 forwards, 3 defenders and 2 goaltenders where everyone gets consistent playing time. Above all, you will be expected to have a lot of fun with us. Fun is the name of the game for FCM, even when the game isn't that fun. Interested? PM me or LastMandalorian here or on PSN (same usernames).

Defenseman looking for a new team! Positions: RD, LD(favourites) RW, C, LW(available) Very active 2-way teamplayer with "defense first" mindset. Interested to join a team who share this same mindset and play almost every evening with very small roster changes. Contact me here or PSN: pelimies80

Free agent pos: RD/LD, pref RD. Back-up position is fine for me Elite/pro Player card: https://nhlgamer.com/player.php?playerID=1015

After a long time with Carlsberg HC and Nordic Blizzards, it's time to find new home for P.Lehterä Positions: LW, C, LD (RW, G if necessary) Contact here or psn: mikaasi Edit: Team found

This is certainly one of the best, if not the best and most truthful post I have read on our forums. You certainly hit the nail with many points about how it can be hard to join a new community, how the people you play with make the biggest difference and how important it is for the established community to welcome new members with open arms and make people feel welcome. "Treat other people like you want to be treated" is a cliché, but I couldn't agree with it more. You also describe the everyday life of playing what is "just a game" quite perfectly. Not everyone takes it as seriously (and that's also perfectly fine), but for those of us who do, I'm sure resonate with your story above. Thank you for this post and the value you bring to this community.

I didn´t know where to post so I created a topic. Would like to share my Goalie Videos that I create when I am bored. Feel Free to post any Video that u create in that topic too Maybe u can give me some feedback! Thanks

Nice save at 2:09 Next time I'll put the puck in the net

(E)liteletusbelieve swedish club bucketeers looking for one LD/RD/C, skills + social skillz are prioritised, pm me for cookies

Dayum.. Best of luck on your new path guys!

Free C/RW/RD looking lite/pro team previous team: SBH psn: EemilK02

Free Agent pos: C/LW previous teams : Karhut , Ace Holes , Finnish roosters , SBH and Sika Psn: Tzon93 Björn Blackviking

Maybe big Chavboy gets some help ?

Forward looking for a team ECL stats if someone cares: https://nhlgamer.com/player.php?playerID=194 Contact on PSN: MuKiMaisteri Edit: Team found

DYNASTY ELITE Innies Puantso (LW) from Appos Taikasauvva DieCutterMC (LD) from Written in the Stars Outies Rimpe37 -> Almost Famous Nampa77 -> ? Hey, thanks @cHIIMEERa! @Casper you can try Later Skaters!

Free agent. I played last season dman position at Aapon Taikasauva, but now sticking back to my main position LW/C. Contact here or psn; xdoumi Memories take us back, dreams take us forward.. https://nhlgamer.com/player.php?playerID=998

Looking for elite/pro team Previous clubs: X Factor : D, Evolution, Nordic Stars, Refuse to Lose Position: all but g hmu xD!