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We've progressed to the playoff phase of The Anaheim Ducks 1v1 NHL 21 Tournaments presented by McDonald's of Southern California and with that we would like to congratulate all participants who have made it to this stage, we'd also like to thank all the players that participated and did not qualify to this stage. This is where the top players clash and we're guaranteed some intense games! To start off the playoffs, brackets for both the PS4 and Xbox tournaments are listed below. The top 8 seeded players will receive a bye this week. Please note, this round is a Best of 3 single elimination, meaning that the first participant with 2 wins will advance. You have until Friday, April 30th to complete this round of playoffs. Please refer to the the full tournament rules for the entire playoff schedule. Social Media and Hashtags: Showing sponsor support can help us grow these events in the future. We are planning to do official broadcasts towards the later rounds of playoffs but in the meantime, please let us know if you plan on streaming. When posting about the tournament on social media, please use the following hashtags: #Ducks1v1 #SoCalMcDs #NHLGamer #NHL21 and tags: @NHLDucksGaming @AnaheimDucks @NHLGamerCOM (Twitter), @nhlgamerofficial (IG)

NHLGamers, The first version of the ECL 12 rulebook is out now and can be accessed here. You can also always access it through the league menu.   In ECL 12, we will use the rule book from ECL 11 as a foundation. In addition to this, we have tweaked some rules based on feedback from ECL 11 and subsequent tournaments. As always, it is very important for us to be as clear as possible regarding League Administration procedures, as such if you have any difficulties understanding specific rules then feel free to contact us via the support tool! We ask every team to familiarize themselves with and memorize the different sections. Team captains must be aware of the entire ruleset, as it includes lots important guidance that stays relevant throughout the entire league/tournament. Regular players on the other hand should be aware of member registration requirements, etiquette, fair play and game rules.   Here's a snapshot of some of the major adjustments/additions compared to ECL 11: Updated rule 2.6, players must keep their player card fully updated (including numbers now) and have unique numbers on their team Updated rule 3.2, ECL Pro teams now have the opportunity to compete with 7 roster players, providing they sign a waiver Updated rule 3.6, adding scaling charges for ECL Core Added rule 3.8, consent for NHLGamer and NHLGamer affiliates to use photos submitted by players Updated rule 5.2, explaining that we will be reviewing how team ownership is structured Updated rule 5.4, added further clarification on the relegation series’ stemming from ECL Elite Updated rule 5.6, tweaking how ECL Lite’s playoffs will take place Added rule 5.7, providing an overview of ECL Core’s playoffs Updated the name of rule 5.9, so as to be consistent with the other qualifiers Added rules 5.10 and 5.11, qualifiers for ECL Pro – Lite and ECL Lite – Core, these qualifiers are still a work in progress and we are in the process of editing them based on your feedback Added rule 5.12, clarifying the difference between qualifier and relegation Added rule 5.13, describing how the roster lock works in conjunction with the qualifier systems Added rule 10.2, further clarifying how teams should approach scheduling Elaboration on rule 11.4, how tiebreaking works when three or more teams are tied Added rule 11.7.1, players must try to make their in-game player bare some resemblance to themselves in real life Added rule 11.7.2, skaters are now allowed to wear non-standard ‘CHEL’ style gloves and / or skates (but not helmets), additionally the top point scorer on an Elite team will now have to wear the golden helmet in ECL games. As such, all ECL Elite players will have to wear a helmet during ECL games. Tweaked rule 11.9, fighting is now banned in all divisions outside of Neo. In the event a fight does occur teams must treat it like a disconnect and follow the procedure surrounding this Added definition 15.17, what counts as a starter Added definition 15.18, what counts as a wildcard team Added appendices 3 and 4 Play hard, play fair and have fun!