Hi there NHLGamers,
The time has come for the 8th iteration of the European Championship League to kick off, the best EASHL 6vs6 league there is (in our unbiased opinion)! This time we beat the registered teams record AGAIN! We've increased the amount of teams in consecutive seasons from 108 teams to 123 and now 129. That's another increase from last season and it's great to see growth happening once again. Let's make sure we are as welcoming to new members as possible to make sure we continue on this path.
The season for all divisions kicks off tomorrow on Monday 7th of January, however we would like captains to attempt respecting the suggested gamedays as follows:
Elite: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Pro: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Lite: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday
The schedules for all divisions are available through the menu both on the main page and here on the community side.
Now let's get into all you need to know:
ECL 8 Rules
As usual, we have fine-tuned our ruleset, so we suggest you give them a good read before the season start! The rules for ECL 8 are still being fine-tuned and will be released tomorrow afternoon (Monday, January 7th, 2019).
League Administration
All league related verdicts will be decided by the League Administration. To open up a case, visit the new Support section on the forums.
Please note: before contacting League Administration, teams are expected to solve issues they might have on their own. Familiarize yourself with our rules first, as they include lots of guidance for different issues. League Administration is always to be used as the last resort to solve any disagreements.
In which division can I find each team?
ECL 8 Elite
15 teams confirmed their participation for ECL 8:
- AIK Hockey
- Almost Famous
- Bucketeers
- Butterfly Effect
- Deadly Phantoms HC
- Dynasty
- FILADELPHIA
- Northern Stars
- Resurrection
- Rusty Blades
- Symphony
- Synergy Hockey
- Team Frosty
- Unlucky Boys HC
- Written In The Stars
As ECL Elite was missing a team, League Administration decided to promote a team according to rule 4.3, "Similarly, if the number of open spots in ECL Elite exceeds the number of promotions from ECL Pro, these additional spots will be filled with additional teams from ECL Pro according to the following factors from the previous season: Playoff wins". The promotion was offered to Speedy Bros Hockey, who according to the previously stated rule were next in line, but they declined. POGGERS also decided to stay in ECL Pro. Therefore the promotion goes to the next best ECL7 Pro performer:
- HC Wildcard (Previously known as CLUB ONE)
We would like to congratulate HC Wildcard for making it to ECL Elite!
ECL 8 Pro
25 teams confirmed their participation for ECL 8:
- Bellizzi
- Bone Breakers
- Born With It
- Checkmate
- Cowabunga Hockey
- EV Duisburg
- GHETTO FIREBIRDS
- Gotham Knights
- Mentula SKA
- Murohoki
- Nordic Stars
- Pata Hellalla
- POGGERS
- Raccoon Rampage
- Reality Check HC
- SIKA
- Silver Sword Griffins
- Speedy Bros Hockey
- Style
- Supernatural
- The Black Jacks
- The Next Gen
- Tiffen
- TIKI TALK
- Virtual Horizons eSports
With HC Wildcard getting promoted to Elite, we now had 7 open spots in ECL Pro.
According to the rule 4.2, "...If the number of open spots in ECL Pro exceeds the number of promotions from ECL Lite, e.g. due to ECL Pro teams disbanding, these additional spots will be filled with teams that applied during the sign-up phase according to the following factors:
Priority for ECL Lite quarter-finalists from the previous season, Franchise history, Roster composition, EASHL record"
First of all we looked at the Lite quarter-finalists from last season, which also had said "Yes" to apply for a Pro spot in their registration. These two teams fit the criteria:
- Freddie Mercury Institute (QF)
- SPARTANS (QF)
These two teams will play in Pro this season, congrats!
For the 5 remaining spots, we were looking at teams who applied for ECL Pro in their ECL Lite registration. Based on the previously listed factors the ECL Staff decided to promote the following teams:
- Black Horse
- Clowns On Ice
- God Tier
- Horror Hockey
- Rajatorpan Mafia
Congrats to these teams as well, you will all play in Pro this season!
ECL 8 Lite
The remaining 81 teams that applied for ECL Lite will play in ECL Lite this season.
ECL 8 Groups:
Below is the complete list of the teams participating this season and in which groups they will play.
Here are your ECL 8 groups:
ECL 8 Lite - 6 Groups
ECL Lite will be played in six groups consisting of 13-14 teams each. With 2 games against each opponent, this results in an 24-26 game regular season for each team in which the top 8 teams out of every group will go to the playoffs (48 teams total).
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Group 1:
Club Savage
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Group 2:
Atomic Hamsters HC
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Group 3:
Blackdawgs
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Group 4:
Campo De Juego
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Group 5:
Albatrossi |
Group 6:
Chatbox |
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Schedule: ECL Lite schedule
ECL 8 Pro - 2 Groups
ECL Pro will be played in two groups consisting of 16 teams each. With two games against each opponent, this results in a 30 game regular season for each team in which the top 8 teams out of each group will go to the playoffs (16 teams total).
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Group 1: Checkmate Tiffen The Black Jacks Supernatural Silver Sword Griffins SIKA Rajatorpan Mafia POGGERS Nordic Stars Murohoki Gotham Knights God Tier GHETTO FIREBIRDS EV Duisburg Clowns On Ice TIKI TALK
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Group 2: Bellizzi The Next Gen Style Speedy Bros Hockey SPARTANS Reality Check HC Raccoon Rampage Pata Hellalla Mentula SKA Horror Hockey Freddie Mercury Institute Cowabunga Hockey Born With It Bone Breakers Black Horse Virtual Horizons eSports
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Schedule: ECL Pro schedule
ECL 8 Elite - 1 Group
As usual, ECL Elite will be played in one group, where the teams face each other twice per opponent. This will result in a 30 game regular season for each team in which the top 8 teams go to the playoffs.
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AIK Hockey Almost Famous Bucketeers Butterfly Effect Deadly Phantoms HC Dynasty FILADELPHIA HC Wildcard |
Northern Stars Resurrection Rusty Blades Symphony Synergy Hockey Team Frosty Unlucky Boys HC Written In The Stars |
Schedule: ECL Elite schedule
Team management tools
All teams have been created, the team management tools on the main page have been unlocked for the team captains (click on your username in the top right corner to access them). All players need to be invited to the team rosters ahead of your first game. Please note that all invited players need to accept the invitation (there will be a popup alert on the main page for them) before they show up on the team roster and can start playing!
In case you have further questions, feel free to use the comment section below this article.
We hope everyone has a great ECL and good luck to all teams!
On behalf of the ECL staff,
@jahajaha93
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