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Heimo Esports is the esports section of the floorball club Westend Indians, hailing from Espoo, Finland. The club has been running their esports section since the fall of 2022 and are now entering NHL esports for the first time. The Esports section for Finnish floorball club Westend Indians have acquired the former roster of JANO Esports, who made an excellent Playoff push back in their rookie season in the European top 16 last season. This will be the first time this organization is seen in the NHL esports scene but the partnership seems to be a great fit, with players in their roster more or less invested in Floorball as a sport outside of their NHL esports careers. "NHL esports has shown a steady growth throughout the past few years and an interest towards the sport has been there ever since Heimo Esports was founded. I think the greatest aspects of esports, being dynamic team play and individual mechanic ability, are heavily present in NHL esports. Our expectations are high and the team is stronger than ever, we are ready for puck drop. GLHF!" - Samuel "Mäyrä" Lindholm, GM of Heimo Esports In their inaugural season among the European top 16, the new Heimo Esports roster managed to surprise several doubters by squeaking into the Playoffs as the #8 seed, seeing an impressive season individually by rookie of the season Wade @Wpaanane Paananen and impressively mature team play from the rookie squad. The roster is looking to continue on their great form and haven't made any changes to their lineup in the offseason. GOALTENDERS #49 Jani @Vamoux Jämsäläinen (A) #77 Saku @Mehukatti10 Serttilä DEFENSEMEN #4 Markus @Makeaxl Lahti #11 Saku @Sakkem Saaranluoma FORWARDS #15 Otto @xHatsi Hämäläinen #50 Eemil @Eeemill_ Törnvall (C) #52 Jim @SadaPoika Leskinen #97 Wade @Wpaanane Paananen Team captain Eeemill_ is confident his team can continue their success into the eHSM and the upcoming ECL '23 Spring seasons and also puts emphasis on the fact that their transfer from JANO to Heimo Esports didn't involve any drama. "Our contract with JANO was up and the opportunity to sign with Heimo Esports presented itself. It was a team decision to make the move in search of fresh new wind for our sails. I'm obviously hoping for success in the upcoming tournaments and I believe we can do even better than in ECL '23 Winter."

SportsGamers, Based on several community polls and careful deliberation over the course of the past few months, League Administration has decided to enforce a ban on a number of player Abilities in the upcoming eHockey SM, SCL and ECL seasons. The upcoming seasons will serve as pilots for these bans and we will review the situation in the offseason based on feedback received. Here is the list of abilities that will be banned: Bans will apply to both Zone (Gold) and Superstar (Silver) abilities listed below. Big Tipper Advanced speed, accuracy, and range when deflecting shots. Close Quarters Advanced power and accuracy when taking wrist/snap shots in close proximity to the net. Truculence Exceptional stability and assist on hits. Greatly increases the chance of knocking over the opponent and sapping their energy. Unstoppable Force Exceptional strength with the puck and a greatly increased ability to hold onto the puck when off balance. These bans will be enforced in the eHockey SM and the SCL, as well as the four highest divisions (Core, Lite, Pro and Elite) of ECL '23 Spring. ECL '23 Spring Neo will have no Ability bans in effect. If a player is found to have used a banned Ability in competitive games, the first infraction will result in a warning. Two warnings will result in a suspension. UPDATE: Based on feedback the penalty for infractions will be revised and released in the rulebooks of each upcoming league.