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NHLGamers, Here is the newest update to the ECL 12 rulebook. Generally speaking, most of the changes in this edition focus on the qualifiers and their structure (incorporating things you suggested earlier), as well as of course the usual miscellaneous tweaks that typically go on over the course of a season. The full changelog can be found in the rulebook, but for the changes since the last edition you can find them listed below: Added a clause which states that any additional spot(s) must be filled via the qualifier, as well as tweaked the seeding order so that relegated teams are placed above playoff teams (rules 5.10, 5.11) Added rule 5.13, expanded on the description of how the roster lock works in conjunction with the qualifier systems Updated section 7.6, expanded the numbers of staff members involved in LA Updated 7.7, included the most recent LA rulings Added rule 11.7.3, goalies are now allowed to wear non-standard ‘CHEL’ equipment without restriction Expanded upon rule 12.1.2, now includes a run-down on how to input stats from a game that had a disconnect part-way through Tweaked definition 15.17 regarding what counts as a starter Updated appendix 3 with details regarding empty spots both in and outside of the qualifier Added appendix 5, roster waiver form for ECL Pro teams What this means in practice is that instead of, for example, ECL Pro relegation teams being seeded behind ECL Lite playoff teams, they will now instead switch so that they are entitled to the higher seeds. Furthermore, in the event that a team from outside the qualifier drops out and creates an opening prior to, as well as during the qualifier, said spot will be filled via the qualifier. Meanwhile, if a spot opens up in the qualifier before it commences, we will fill it with a team from the following: ECL Pro relegated teams (29th – 32nd) ECL Lite teams who finished 10th – 16th Wildcard teams ranked 5th – 8th ECL Lite teams who finished 17th – 32nd ECL Core team who finished 5th – 8th