Leaderboard

NHLGamers, Although a bit overshadowed by the NHL 20 Beta hype, we've yet again concluded a season in one of our leagues. The Spring League was started due to heavy interest from the community to have some competitive games going on and with 78 teams signing up we can call this one a success. At the end we had two teams remaining who battled it out for the title as Spring League champion. Written In The Stars played their last game under that name (now HAVU) as they faced off against Butterfly Effect in a best-of-5 series. Here's how it went: Game 1: Written In The Stars - Butterfly Effect 3-2 OT Game 2: Butterfly Effect - Written In The Stars 0-3 Game 3: Written In The Stars - Butterfly Effect 1-0 Written In The Stars ROAD TO THE FINALS Regular season record: 22-0-0 Round 1: BYE Round 2: vs HC Unknown Diamond 3-0 Round 3: vs The Black Jacks 3-0 Quarterfinals: vs Nordic Stars 3-1 Semifinals: vs Unlucky Boys HC 3-0 GOALTENDERS #16 V. Voutilainen @VesKuLiNe #88 H. Kettunen @Hansulinho DEFENSEMEN #43 Y. Wilhelm @willekunq #65 N. Mooh @kojowaa #78 M. Katajisto @Nassustelija FORWARDS #6 I. Lehkonen @Buantso #13 R. Järvi @Dominointi #25 E. Tammenpää @Eki #87 T. Keränen @topikeranen #91 T. Kuha @FlyerKungen NHLGamer congratulates Written In The Stars for the title!

NHLGamers, Tomorrow, on Friday, 2nd of August it's time for 16 of the best NHL 19 1vs1 players to battle it out for the title of Finnish Champion at Assembly Summer in Messukeskus, Helsinki. There's multiple Finnish champions, both former and current among these players - also the former NHLGWC champion Eki can be found in these ranks, as probably the biggest favourite too! It's not only the title that's at stake, though. The 16 contenders will be fighting for their share of the 5000€ prize pool in the tournament. It'll be a long day full of joy, disappointment, exciting games and at the end we'll know who deserves the title - without further ado, let's get on by reviewing our groups. Group A @Eki - Erik Tammenpää @Nieppi - Janne Niemelä @SUPERVIRTA - Joonas Virta @FlyerKungen - Tuukka Kuha This is one pickle of a group as we see four very high level and high profile players go up against each other. Eki is the obvious favourite, but then we've got the extremely skilled FlyerKungen, who's admittedly more accomplished on the 6s side but also a force to be reckoned with in versus. We also see SUPERVIRTA, who's maybe more known as an entertaining streamer, but showed his competitive capabilities by going to the NHLGWC regionals this spring. Nieppi isn't one to count out either, he's a consistent performer who hasn't really stepped up to the bright lights yet, but we always seem to see him breathing down the neck of the top players. Eki is a safe bet, but otherwise it'll be a free-for-all. Group B @Hansulinho - Hannes Kettunen @xKeskitalo - Samuli Keskitalo @kriketski17 - Kristian Veijola @Xteemuz - Teemu Polttila Hansulinho and Kriketski are the favourites to advance from this group, but they won't do so without a fight. Hansu always seems to make it to the final events, but he has had some off-days in the past. I've heard some reports about xTeemuz looking good and having a proper chance to stand up to these guys, so don't count him out just yet! xKeskitalo will have his work cut out for him if he wants to advance from this group tomorrow, it should be noted that there are no bad players at this event so don't take these predictions for a fact! Group C @Artuzio - Arttu Mustila @PleeMaker - Paul Arontie @xDoumi - Aaro Ruuhinen @Sagee95 - Saku Björn Group C is without a doubt a group of death in this contest. The top contenders here are Plee and Doumi for sure, but I doubt Artuzio and Sagee will give anything up for free. It's a bit unfortunate to see so many talented players in the same group up front but hey - to be the best you will need to beat everyone at some point anyway. It's looking like Pleemaker and Doumi will advance and Artuzio together with Sagee will end up the odd men out. Group D @Dreamickie - Vesa Rajamäki @Hullued - Joona Saarinen @Spearzz_ - Olof Forsbacka @Aatu (Nuarikukko_) - Aatu Aarnio Group D is in contrast to group C, the weakest one in this event. Dreamickie is known to usually pave his way into the playoffs at these events, so there's your group winner. My sources tell me Spearzz_ isn't a bad bet to make it either. Preliminary schedule for Friday, 2.8: (Times in CEST) 11:00-11:30 Player check-in 12:00-14:00 Group stage 14:30-15:30 Quarterfinals BO3 15:30-16:30 Semifinals #1 BO3 16:30-17:30 Semifinals #2 BO3 ------- 30 MIN BREAK ----- 18:00-18:30 Bronze game BO1 18:30-19:30 Finals BO3 Arttu @OLVARI Hämäläinen and Rasmus @Rapsu Virtanen will be your commentators throughout the day. All games will be streamed on the Pelaajat.com Twitch channel. Good luck to all players and hope to see everyone else either live or in the stream chat!

NHLGamers, Friday, 2nd of August, 2019 doesn't only mean you get to turn pages in your almanac and enjoy the start of the weekend - it also marks the day of the FCL 1vs1 Finals at Assembly Summer 2019. NHLGamer together Gigantti are heading to Messukeskus for the biggest NHL gaming event of the summer and we invite you guys to join us! Head over to Assembly.org in order to purchase you tickets and get more info on the event itself. Let's continue by going over the agenda for the weekend. NHL 19 1vs1 - Friday 2nd of August starting at 12:00 CEST As stated, we'll kick things off on Friday with the NHL 1vs1 Finals, where the 16 best Finnish players will be going head-to-head in order to determine a new champion and also leave with a nice chunk of change. Without further ado, we present to you the final groups of the FCL 1vs1 Final: Group A @Eki - Erik Tammenpää @Nieppi - Janne Niemelä @SUPERVIRTA - Joonas Virta @FlyerKungen - Tuukka Kuha Group B @Hansulinho - Hannes Kettunen @xKeskitalo - Samuli Keskitalo @kriketski17 - Kristian Veijola @Xteemuz - Teemu Polttila Group C @Artuzio - Arttu Mustila @PleeMaker - Paul Arontie @xDoumi - Aaro Ruuhinen @Sagee95 - Saku Björn Group D @Dreamickie - Vesa Rajamäki @Hullued - Joona Saarinen @Spearzz_ - Olof Forsbacka @Aatu (Nuarikukko_) - Aatu Aarnio These players will first compete in a group stage, after which the two top seeds from each group will advance to the playoffs, which are played in a best of 3 manner. Group 1 will be matched against group 2 and group 3 against group 4 in the playoffs. The evening will culminate in a best of 3 final series. The bronze game will be played prior to the final. Preliminary schedule for Friday, 2.8: (Times in CEST) 11:00-11:30 Player check-in 12:00-14:00 Group stage 14:30-15:30 Quarterfinals BO3 15:30-16:30 Semifinals #1 BO3 16:30-17:30 Semifinals #2 BO3 ------- 30 MIN BREAK ----- 18:00-18:30 Bronze game BO1 18:30-19:30 Finals BO3 Arttu @OLVARI Hämäläinen and Rasmus @Rapsu Virtanen will be your commentators throughout the day. Watch the action live on Twitch starting 12:00 CEST.* NHL 19 6vs6 - Saturday 3rd of August starting at 12:30 CEST In addition to absolute top-tier 1vs1 action, you'll be treated to arguably the best 6vs6 ehockey in the world on Saturday! We're delighted to bring you four Elite level teams who all are eager to fight for the second ever title of Finnish 6vs6 NHL champion. Here are your Semifinal matchups for the FCL 6vs6 Final event: FILADELPHIA (#1) vs Symphony (#8) HAVU Gaming (#4) vs Butterfly Effect (#7) The semifinals will be played in best of 3 fashion after which the losers will face off in a bronze game. The night will culminate in a best of 5 final series. Preliminary schedule for Saturday, 3.8: (Times in CEST) 12:30-14:00 Semifinals #1 BO3 14:00-15:30 Semifinals #2 BO3 ------- 30 MIN BREAK ----- 16:00-16:45 Bronze game BO1 17:00-20:10 Finals BO5 Arttu @OLVARI Hämäläinen and Joonas @SUPERVIRTA Virta will be your commentators throughout the day. Watch the action live on Twitch starting 12:15 CEST.* Prizes are subject to tax as per Finnish law and the tax is withheld before payment Stay tuned for more detailed previews coming soon! * Times might be subject to change

Hey NHLGamers! Many of you have been asking for it, and here we are - delivering. The Summer Cup has been a very nice tradition for three consecutive years already, bringing the community together and giving us something to play for during the summer months. This year has been a bit different in the sense that interest around NHL gaming is ramping up and we've been hosting a number of great leagues and tournaments including live events - with more to come. Therefore we made the decision to postpone the start of our beloved casual tourney. Despite the delay, the Summer Cup is now here! Due to community feedback we will be suggesting altering some aspects of this iteration, mainly with the drafting in order to ensure a more even spread of talent throughout the teams in the tournament. For the draft, we will be giving you guys two alternatives to choose between, we'll be implementing the more popular one. Our suggestions are: 1. Captains will be seeded into baskets based on perceived skill level (based on previous season - Elite, Pro or Lite). During the first two rounds captains get to pick one player from each of the two divisions that they do not represent. (In the case of the player representing a team that was relegated from or promoted to Elite at the end of ECL 8, the player will be interpreted as an Elite player). 2. Keep it as it has been in the past - no restrictions apply to the drafting. Please submit your votes/opinions in the comments section. What is the Summer Cup? The Summer Cup is a draft-type league aimed at both experienced community members and complete rookies. The stated goal of this tournament is to improve networking within the community and introduce new players to the great world of NHLGamer. Our Summer Cup is always a great venue for prospects to open up doors for entry into the upcoming ECL season. The same promise remains for season 4, only this time we’ll deliver better! Last year over 400 players took part in our tournament, which were drafted in a quite nice fashion (compared to some other years 😅) during the live stream. As always, we will need a good number of volunteer captains that are up for the challenge, so please consider your availability to act as a Summer Cup captain. Similarly to last summer, we will not be having any prizes for this season. We’ve received valuable feedback from our community members and based on this, the decision was made that a Summer Cup without prizes will best serve the original purpose of the tournament – to increase networking and allow new players entry to our community. SUMMER CUP 4 FRAMEWORK Team building: No more than 2 players from a single ECL 8 team are allowed to play on the same Summer Cup team. This rule applies to the final rosters, after transfers and free agents. Team names: The Summer Cup will be played in dedicated EASHL teams which will have "NG" as a prefix - for example "NG Golden Knights". Sign-ups: To rule out unfortunate circumstances when it comes to player positioning, holidays and other aspects, the sign-ups will follow a clear structure, allowing captains to recognize fitting players more easily. Draft procedure: The team captains will be taking part in a snake draft, where all of the signed up players will be drafted during one night. LEAGUE DETAILS Summer Cup Season 4 will take place on the PS4 version of NHL 19. Last day to sign up is Saturday 3rd of August 2019. Players sign up using the registration tool linked at the bottom of the post. Due to the latency issues experienced by the North American players in Summer Cup 2, Summer Cup 4 is only for European players. All signed up players are aimed to be seeded into teams with a size of 10 players (may vary). Out of all registrations, NHLGamer Staff will select an according number of team captains from the players that offered to take on a captaincy role in their sign-up post - anyone is allowed to apply for it. Team captains will receive a draft sheet on Sunday 4th of August, containing all signed up players and relevant information in a structured form. Team captains will be taking part in a live draft event on Sunday 4th of August picking their roster until all players are seeded. The draft will be streamed live on our Twitch channel. All games are played 6vs6 using dedicated EASHL teams. The Summer Cup is set to start on the week of August 5th and aimed to be finished before the release of NHL 20. Full rules will be released after the registration is over. HOW TO PARTICIPATE To participate, make sure you are logged in or create an account first, visit the sign-up page and fill in all fields of the registration form like below - make sure the player positions in your Player Card are up-to-date so captains know who they are drafting! You can update your Player Card on the "Edit Player" page. Sign-up page: Click here! Let's make this year's Summer Cup at least as memorable as the previous ones! Looking forward to seeing you on the ice!