Update: Due to the fact that one ECL Lite group was having an empty slot, we decided to accept a late registation by J P T J. Furthermore we decided to merge two ECL Lite groups into one (per lottery), so we end up with the same conferences as ECL Pro. All changes are reflected below.
Hey NHL Gamers,
First of all, some of you have been asking for an ECL 4 kick-off date already, and we can confirm we will be starting on Monday, the 20th of February.
Secondly, all of us here in the NHLGamer Staff are overwhelmed by the amount of registrations for the new division format: 79 teams in total! Back when we were discussing the framework for divisions, the following quote was dropped in the Staff chat: "Expecting 80 or more teams is likely ridiculous". Turns out we were quite wrong about it. The community has never been more alive, and we are incredibly happy about this.
Having said that, the Staff had to make a couple of decisions. Unfortunately, Fat Cats, which were nominated for the Elite division, decided to withdraw from ECL 4. According to the announced tie-breakers (most playoff wins -> best regular season PPG average), Rynnäkköviikset will join ECL Elite and fill up spot #16. This is the final ECL Elite lineup:
- Unknown (previously Northern Ascendancy)
- Dynasty
- Synergy (previously Synergy Hockey)
- Written in the Stars
- Northern Stars
- Laser HT
- SIKA
- Limitless (previously X Factor)
- MUKIMIEHET
- TIKI TALK
- Aapon Taikasauva
- Nordic Lightning
- Refuse To Lose
- Nordic Nightmare
- Finnish Roosters
- Rynnäkköviikset
For ECL Pro, we received a total of 44 registrations for 32 spots, which means we needed to move 12 teams to ECL Lite. Some choices were more obvious than others, but in the end, we believe we made the right decisions. As announced earlier, we have taken ECL and EASHL records, as well as team/player reputation and consistency into account, and ran a lottery with 10 pre-seeded teams (Nordic Stars, Carlsberg HC, Germany's Finest, HC Checkmate, Kattiautomaatti, murohoki, Rusty Blades, Silver Sword Griffins, Sjukstugan, White Trash) - followed up by another lottery with the 22 remaining teams. Here are both ECL Pro conferences for ECL 4:
ECL Pro A
- Sjukstugan
- White Trash
- Carlsberg HC
- Rusty Blades
- murohoki
- Nocturnal Hunters
- The Beagle Boys
- Ace Holes HC
- HC Magic Zone
- The Lights Out (previously Lunatic Lions)
- Shameful Knights
- Bare Knuckles Hockey
- Origins
- Free From Rodents
- Unlucky Boys HC
- Baltic Sea Eagles
ECL Pro B
- Silver Sword Griffins
- Germany's Finest (previously UKnighted HC)
- Nordic Stars
- Kattiautomaatti
- HC Checkmate
- Company of Geeks
- Bellizzi
- Pata Hellalla
- Inter Iceland
- Showtime
- Royal Club
- Nemesis (previously Voodoo People)
- Huppati HC
- Thunder Tigers
- Alliance HT
- AK 47
All remaining 32 teams will join ECL Lite and compete in two conferences with 16 teams each. These are the ECL Lite conferences:
ECL Lite A
- Ice Phoenix
- Pohjoista Voimaa
- HC Scorpions
- Vemppaosasto
- Lavetten
- Banterfield Battallion
- HC Palosaari
- Clowns On Ice
- Anonymous HC
- Elämäm Kiekko
- Die TwitchProleten
- Dynamo Danglers
- GHETTO FIREBIRDS
- Papat
- Bone Breakers
- A Dream Valhalla
ECL Lite B
- Wolfsrudel
- EV Duisburg
- Prometheus
- HC Ancient Warriors
- Pungbrock HC
- Falun Coal Miners
- Teletapit
- DEAD END KINGS
- EN HUND
- PSHL Roadrunners
- The Youngsters
- Last Kings
- Hawks Hockey Club
- iNF4M0US
- Blues HC
- J P T J
What do you think about the conferences? Let us know in the comments below!
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