ECL '25: Spring Sign-Ups Are Now Open - SIGN UP NOW!

 

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Varmaa 7.4? 

Hello Sportsgamer! 

It seems a bit stressful to close the registration already on March 21st? 
Further. It also seems in combination of “Super early bird” and “early bird” to be a quick way to get license money to cover the payout of old won prize money? 

I heard through one person that Tunnel Vision who won ECL Spring in NHL 24 was promised to get their prize money for that tournament on April 14th. And it's nice to be promised something that you have rightfully earned. But aren't you breaking your own rules in connection with this? 

In your rulebook it says the following (see attached picture): Winnings will be paid within 90 days. 

Since this is in a rulebook, how do you handle such a thing that there are still missing payments (according to rumors) from a tournament that was settled in NHL 24. And with that said, is the money on the way even for those who won ECL Winter this year? 

I'm just curious how you handle such matters, and why it became so stressful with a very short sign-up period?  

Looking forward to an answer. 

SINCERELY 

Mattias 

 

2 tuntia sitten, iSvamp kirjoitti:

Hello Sportsgamer! 

It seems a bit stressful to close the registration already on March 21st? 
Further. It also seems in combination of “Super early bird” and “early bird” to be a quick way to get license money to cover the payout of old won prize money? 

I heard through one person that Tunnel Vision who won ECL Spring in NHL 24 was promised to get their prize money for that tournament on April 14th. And it's nice to be promised something that you have rightfully earned. But aren't you breaking your own rules in connection with this? 

In your rulebook it says the following (see attached picture): Winnings will be paid within 90 days. 

Since this is in a rulebook, how do you handle such a thing that there are still missing payments (according to rumors) from a tournament that was settled in NHL 24. And with that said, is the money on the way even for those who won ECL Winter this year? 

I'm just curious how you handle such matters, and why it became so stressful with a very short sign-up period?  

Looking forward to an answer. 

SINCERELY 

Mattias 

 

+1. This has been going on for a while now - I honestly can't remember the last time SG actually followed their own rules.

Imagine giving teams just three days to secure the super early bird price, while those same teams have been waiting nine months to receive their prize money instead of the promised 90 days.

At this point, it's pretty obvious that SG is using new entry fees to cover overdue prize money from previous seasons. We've been pretty lenient about this, but yeah... the "give & go" cycle with licenses and prize money is crystal clear.

That said, I'm happy to stand corrected if there's any factual explanation that proves otherwise - this is just my take based on my own experience. We've consistently been a top 4 team (prize placement) and the same thing keeps happening over and over again.

Of course, I've had some private discussions with SG and have some understanding of the situation. But what really interests me is how you plan to improve this process moving forward so this doesn't keep happening? Wouldn't it make sense to either revise or remove the 90-day payout rule if it's not something you can realistically commit to?

And for clarify, This isn't a hate message or an attack - I’m just a tired, disappointed and concerned customer.

Looking forward to an answer.

SINCERELY

Tuukka

Hello Sportsgamer

Why are you making the sign-up period so short? It was never this last-minute before.