ECL 12 Core kicks off on Sunday, May 2nd!

 NHLGamers,

Tomorrow on Sunday, the 2nd of May we'll be starting action in the largest division in the ECL competition - our newcomer ECL Core! That division holds several established teams that are starting their journey in our competitive framework. We're looking forward to tons of exciting action over the course of the season and some fierce battles for three guaranteed promotion spots at the end of the campaign. 

As previously stated, the Core division will from now on hold the bulk of teams participating in the ECL and with that currently holds 128 teams in total. These teams have been seeded and divided into eight groups, holding 16 teams each. The eight best teams out of each group will reach the playoffs. Finally, the winner, runner-up and bronze-game winner will gain direct promotion to ECL Lite for the next season. All groups and league info can be found on the league page.

The default gamedays for ECL 12 Core will be Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 20:00 CEST and teams are required to contact each other prior to the scheduled date as per ECL rules. 

Please get acquainted with the rulebook and refer to it in case of any problems over the course of the season. If any questions arise, please contact support.

Notable dates for the ECL 12 Core season:

• Regular season: 2.5 – 3.6
• Transfer deadline: 18.5. 23:59 CEST
• Playoffs Round 1: 6.6 – 10.6 (BO7)
• Playoffs Round 2: 13.6 – 17.6 (BO7)
• Playoffs Round 3: 20.6 – 23.6 (BO7)
• Quarterfinals: 29.6 – 4.7 (BO7)
• Semifinals: 6.7 – 11.7 (BO7)
• Finals: 16.7 – 17.7 (BO7)

The remaining ECL 12 divisions will be starting as announced in the ECL 12 Season Information-article back in mid-March.

With that, we wish all participating ECL 12 Core teams good luck and hope to see as much of your action as possible through your own streaming and social media channels. Remember to use the hashtags #NHLGamer, #ECL12 and #NHL21 for other community members to find your posts!