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The ECL 12 Lite season has reached its very last stage. The two best teams are battling for glory. This best-of-seven series will determine this season's crown with all the excitement, fierce battle, goals, body checks, tremendous individual prowess and all you can ever ask for in the season finale. (1)  Reality Check HC vs noRex Gaming  (2) Road to the finals Reality Check HC vs Grilli Tulille 4-1 vs BIK Karlskoga Esport 4-1 vs Hokurit 4-3 vs Lulea Hockey 4-3 noRex Gaming vs The Last Line 4-1 vs United Front 4-0 vs Södertälje SK 4-3 vs Powerhouse HC 4-1 Both of the finalists have been relatively dominant in the previous rounds. Reality Check HC haven't been able to sweep any rounds, whereas noRex have made quick work of United Front in round 2. There are minimal differences in the key players for each team. Goaltending is one of the important areas when you are playing for the title. In that area noRex Gaming has had a small edge in terms of GAA but surprisingly even more of an advantage in SV% although both of the goalies have played more or less an equal amount of games so far in these playoffs. Both netminders are even in shutouts, but Reality Check goalie @Kauppias4 have accrued that number in fewer games. Prediction: noRex Gaming has a slight edge in defending and goaltending - the key areas in this kind of tight series - and their scorers have also succeeded well. That minimal edge in defending and goaltending is likely to be crucial. noRex Gaming will grab the Lite title with a 4-2 series win.   Comments from the team captains @Pursuitti, Reality Check HC: “Our team are very excited about the finals of course. Although some of our players have already had some success in upper Pro, we put a lot of value on the Lite finals. For the finals, we are attempting to improve our level even more and enjoy this opportunity without too much stress. As a team playing on the Central European servers, we are not too familiar with noRex Gaming. However, when you look at their stats you instantly notice that noRex Gaming is a real well defending squad with a top goalie. They have scored a lot of goals in the playoffs so they have the firepower on attack too. Probably noRex Gaming has a slight advantage playing their home games on the Central European servers which might be difficult for opponents but I don't think it is a big issue in the finals. I'm expecting an even series with low goal scoring. We are firmly believing that we are able to beat noRex Gaming if we're able to maintain our basic level." @Keuschemisch, noRex Gaming: “We are looking forward to a tight final series in this ECL Lite season. After having played a very successful and consistent season so far, we aren’t finished yet and want to win the last game of the season as well. Our goal before the season was to get back in Pro; after failing in the qualifier we were even more determined to get the spot and now we want to even top it. It will be some tough games against a former top Pro team with a great NHLGamer history and a highly skilled and experienced roster. We’ll have to focus on controlling their offensive power to beat them in this series, as well as being efficient on the offensive ourselves. We‘re ready for this challenge and want to wish Reality Check and everyone watching the games having fun playing and watching the finals!” The Finals will be played tonight, the 20th of July and tomorrow, the 21st of July and you can follow the broadcasts at www.twitch.tv/NHLGamer!  

NHLGamers, This past weekend we concluded the inaugural season of our ECL Core division and it was in a dominant manner that Resurrection was able to claim the very first championship in that division to their name. The young team bullied Stone Age to a 4-0 sweep and claimed the trophy, now sending them on an upwards trajectory towards qualifiers to come. Captain @Jiihooo86 is hopeful for the teams future: "I started building the team once my time with Old Farts came to an end. The objective was to create a team out of inexperienced players with exceptional defensive skill first and foremost. Defensively, we definitely were great all season long and @KinQjuusto & @Saukkis923 (JAMJAM923) found their chemistry as we moved along, but we also showcased our ability to adapt to the playstyle of whatever opponent we were facing. @Teemu97 and @jBoulder-mClump both filled their roles as offensive and defensive centermen respectively. Finally, our two-headed monster @tkantola and @Xkeineri showed great skill, which made it easy for the rest of the team to perform well in both ends of the ice. I'm excited about our future and next up we've got the Pro Qualifiers. We'll be making some adjustments over the offseason and already have an addition in skilled Czech player @BlazEm0de-(Domiinnn), who will be joining our offensive corps."    Resurrection - Road to the championship: Regular season record: Group 8 - 22-7-1 (2nd) Round 1: vs Lassen Lampaat 4-2 Round 2: vs HC PÖNTTÖ 4-0 Round 3: vs Its a nice city 4-0 Quarterfinals: vs Pasilan SKA 4-0 Semifinals: vs STARGAZING 4-2 Finals: vs Stone Age 4-0  Championship roster: GOALTENDERS #86 @Jiihooo86 #97 @ryba_kit DEFENSEMEN #44 @KinQjuusto #62 @GIMISS62 #77 @Saukkis923 (JAMJAM923) FORWARDS #9 @Teemu97 #13 @HCFF_AKA #25 @Bro_killer_ #28 @tkantola #36 @jBoulder-mClump #88 @Xkeineri Congratulations on behalf of the entire community!

It's been a long season over the summer months and the efforts put in by all of the participating teams have been impressive to say the least. While some divisions are boiling down to the finishing moments, others have already concluded and with that we have new champions! After an impressive run throughout the season, our Neo division champions are HC SHH - congratulations! NHLGamer reached out to assistant captain @jormatsefiina for some comments about the journey that his team has made: "The championship means a lot to our team. We had some tough times and were close to falling apart at a point of the season, but eventually pulled through. The future looks good now, we'll be adding a few pieces to the puzzle and keep climbing the divisional ladder!" HC SHH really grew as a team and managed to play at their very highest level especially towards the end of the season, their finals performance against RODIS was dominant to say the least. jormatsefiina comments: "Our goaltender @Kalle Hautala(haukikalle) was a player that improved exceptionally much and he kept us in play throughout several points of the season. In the finals, we knew we could overload RODIS' defense and gain the advantage through that, which worked well for us."  HC SHH - Road to the championship: Regular season record: Group 4 - 11-2-1 (2nd) Round 1: vs Hc Old Stars 3-2 Round 2: vs IK EyBro 3-2 Quarterfinals: vs HC Smolensk Lynx 3-1 Semifinals: vs Bellissimo 3-0 Finals: vs RODIS 3-1  Championship roster: GOALTENDERS #96 @Kalle Hautala (haukikalle) DEFENSEMEN #2 @jormatsefiina #14 @Helsingin TsSKA #34 @Kivikova34 FORWARDS #8 @Isukki (daddyryybs) #12 @Hugobolt #93 @Jeva (Bot_jeva) Once again, congratulations to the champions on behalf of the entire community!