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NHLGamers, Ahead of the first ever ECL Winter for the '22 season, we have some qualifying ahead of us and with that, let's get right to it with the info to follow below: Firstly, ECL '22 Winter Pro and Lite Qualifiers will start officially on Monday, December 13th. The Qualifiers will be completed at an intensive pace, and therefore it is advisable for teams participating in the Qualifiers not to attend our ECL Warmup playoffs. Here are the schedules for the respective Qualifiers (all dates in December): NOTE! The games of Monday 13th will be moved to Thursday 16th due to issues caused by the newest EA Sports NHL tuner. Pro Qualifiers: Round 1: Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th Round 2: Sunday 19th, Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st BO5 series (where needed): Wednesday 22nd Lite Qualifiers: Round 1: Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th BO5 series (where needed): Sunday 19th, Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd In our Lite & Pro Qualifier registartions article, we stated the following logic as a basis of filling potential open spots in divisions and Qualifiers: Based on that logic, to fill the available spots after sign-ups, the following ECL 12 Lite teams have gained the right to participate in the Pro Qualifier: Spirit AfroDunk Baby Goons Due to us having a total of seven Pro Wildcard applicants fulfilling the requirements for a Pro Qualifier Wildcard spot, we made the decision to allow these teams play a pre-qualifier determining which teams will get the four Pro Qualifier spots. The teams not entered into the Pro Qualifier will be entered into the Wildcard spots in the Lite Qualifier. Below are the Wildcard teams: Alliance HT Bastu Fiasko Nemesis Prima eSport Vaxjo Lakers WannaCry After sign-ups closed and the number of available spots was determined, none of the ECL 12 Lite relegated teams were interested in participating, due to that the following ECL 12 Core teams have gained the right to participate in the Lite Qualifier. Its a nice city Virtuoso Mora IK esport Including Me Kymmenelta baariin New Jersey Blessed Suedis Lite Qualifier teams: Teams that applied and are eligible for an ECL '22 Winter Lite Wildcard spot: SEVERSTAL CHEREPOVETS The Lite Qualifier teams will be played in two stages, here is a breakdown of the structure: Four groups, six teams - the Top 2 out of each group will gain direct promotion to Lite, the Mid 2 will advance to stage 2 and the Bottom 2 will play in Core. The remaining eight teams will clash for best-of-five series to determine the who will gain spots in the Lite division. We wish all participating good luck in the Qualifiers, play hard, play fair and most importantly have fun!

NHLGamers, The European Championship League is back with some new touches! We are confident that our reinvented format will bring bigger and better things not only this current season, but also in the future. The signups are now open, so tell your friends and get ready for the greatest NHL gaming experience to date! The ECL is the pinnacle of European NHL esports - a league where all the best European NHL gamers create teams and compete against each other in the game mode EASHL (6v6) for the title of Best EASHL Team in Europe. The league currently features five divisions, so action is guaranteed for everyone regardless of skill level and experience! Basic information/requirements of ECL: Regional restrictions: ECL is a European tournament format, however, we do not necessarily exclude North American or Russian players. A European server will always be used. In case of severe connection issues, we reserve the right to exclude teams or players. 6v6 tournament: ECL is played 6 vs. 6 only, using the EASHL Challenge Club game mode in NHL 22. Individual requirements: Each player needs to have an account at NHLGamer.com and create their personal player card. Roster requirements: Teams in ECL Elite need to have at least 7 players to sign up. Teams in ECL Pro, ECL Lite, ECL Core and ECL Neo need to have at least 8 players to sign up. The roster cap is 14 players. ECL licenses: Teams in ECL Elite & ECL Pro will be require their respective ECL '22 Winter license in order to play. Optional licenses are available for the ECL Lite and Core levels. More details below. Rules: The ECL '22 Winter ruleset will follow the same foundation as in season 12. The updated rulebook will be available before the season. Wildcard Battle: 2.- 6.12. ECL Lite Qualifier: 2.- 6.12. ECL Pro Qualifier: 2.- 6.12. ECL Neo: 2.- 27.12. ECL Core: 2.- 27.12. ECL Lite: 2.- 17.12. ECL Pro: 2.- 17.12. ECL Elite: 2.- 17.12. * Sign-up will close 23:59 CET on the last day mentioned unless otherwise specified Below you'll find the condensed version of what's new this year in the ECL. For a longer look, please read our article about the new era of ECL. ECL Winter & Spring ECL seasons will no longer carry the same numerical distinctions next to them as before. Instead, NHLGamer will be hosting two annual ECL seasons: ECL Winter and ECL Spring. The combined prize pools for ECL Winter, ECL Spring and the ECL Grand Finals will be larger than anything seen before here in NHL esports! We’ll be hosting an ECL Grand Final – with an additional prize pool – to crown the annual ECL Champion. This much-anticipated best-of-seven event will feature the ECL Elite teams who won ECL Winter and ECL Spring, respectively. Prize pools for ECL Pro, Lite and Core ECL Elite remains the pinnacle of virtual hockey gaming in Europe but as our community continues to grow and the competition becomes increasingly tougher, playing in ECL Pro, Lite and Core is more prestigious than ever before. We’ll be adding a license and prize pool for our second-tier division; ECL Pro – and voluntary licenses and prize pools for ECL Lite and Core. ECL Pro will feature a mandatory license fee and prize pool. All the money from the team licenses goes into the prize pool. The top sixteen (16) out of the divisions’ 32 teams will be awarded a share of the prize pool. ECL Lite and Core will feature a voluntary license fee and a prize pool for the teams who choose to acquire a license. The top 16 teams that choose to acquire a license in ECL Lite (64 teams) will be awarded a share of the prize pool. The top 32 teams that choose to acquire a license in ECL Core (128 teams) will be awarded a share of the prize pool. See more about licenses in our Licenses section. The divisions framework for the ECL '22 Winter will follow the same logic as for the previous season. We will have a total of five divisions with the following team allocation: Elite 16 teams, Pro 32 teams, Lite 64 teams, Core 128 teams and Neo 32+ teams. Please use the below links for more detailed info about each division and which teams are eligible to sign up: Wildcard Battle information (for ECL Lite and Pro Qualifiers) ECL Lite & Pro Qualifiers information ECL Neo Season Information ECL Core Season Information ECL Lite Season Information ECL Pro Season Information ECL Elite Season Information *If you're an existing team that wants to change names, simply sign up with the old name and contact support for the name change. If you're having issues with signing up overall, please contact support. Don't have a team yet? Team looking for additions to your roster? If you are a free agent looking to be picked up, please head over here. If you are representing a team looking for players, please head over here. Did your team sign with an organization that is represented in the game and needs in-game unlocks? Fill in this form. (Only if your organization has unlockables available in NHL 22) PS: We would love for you to follow our social channels, as they are an integral part of the ECL season. Discord Instagram Facebook Twitch Twitter