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SG Vetomiehet Crowned Summer Cup ’25 Champions – Offensive Firepower Seals the Title

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:25:00 +0000

SG Vetomiehet are the champions of Summer Cup ’25 after defeating SG Outlaws 2–0 in the best-of-three final series. The matchup turned into a showcase of high-paced offense, but when it mattered most, Vetomiehet’s finishing touch made the difference.

A Draft Masterclass

This year’s Summer Cup was played as a draft tournament, putting extra emphasis on strategy before the puck even dropped. @SadaPoika, captain of Vetomiehet, proved his eye for talent was just as sharp as his scoring touch. By assembling a balanced, high-powered lineup, he gave his squad the foundation it needed to succeed — and then led them on the ice all the way to the trophy.

SG Vetomiehet roster:

@xrikardo55– Forward
@SadaPoika (C) – Forward, Captain
@Jokinen_Boy – Center
@MartindalexC – Defense
@Malcom330 – Defense
@bottiHarden - – Forward
@hugobrann72 – Forward
@Juntti33333 – Forward
@JanEerikBanan – Forward
@Erwan peltier – Forward
@RPH_31 – Goaltender
@FoxGoalie – Goaltender

Game 1: A Comeback for the Ages

The opening game was a rollercoaster. Outlaws stormed out to a commanding 3–0 lead with goals from @aJuti, @ViSiOnZ97_, and @Aschebas4or. But Vetomiehet answered back in style. Led by @xrikardo55 , who recorded a hat trick, and @SadaPoika himself, they clawed their way back before @SadaPoika sealed the comeback with a late 6–5 goal. The dramatic turnaround gave Vetomiehet the early edge in the series.

Game 2: Efficiency Over Volume

The second game followed a familiar script. Outlaws dominated the shot clock (29–11) and controlled long stretches of play, but Vetomiehet were ruthless in front of goal. @xrikardo55 struck twice more, while @SadaPoika and @Malcom330 added crucial tallies. Despite a standout hat trick from @Winci-_o, Outlaws couldn’t contain Vetomiehet’s clinical finishing as the top seed closed out the series with a 6–4 victory.

Key Players

@xrikardo55 was the undisputed hero of the finals, scoring six goals across the two games.
@SadaPoika showcased his dual threat as both a scorer and playmaker, contributing at decisive moments in both matches.
@Jokinen_Boy J0K1N3Nx added crucial secondary scoring and playmaking, finishing with a goal and four assists in the finals while driving the attack from center.
@MartindalexC and @Malcom330 anchored the blue line while chipping in offensively, with Martindale registering key assists.
In net, @RPH_31 got the nod for the finals and provided timely stops, highlighted by a 25-save performance in Game 2 that kept Outlaws from turning the tide.

Summary

Outlaws had the momentum at times and dictated play for long stretches, but Vetomiehet’s offensive stars proved too sharp when it mattered. With @xrikardo55 and @SadaPoika leading the charge and steady contributions from the supporting cast, Vetomiehet lifted the Summer Cup ’25 trophy and cemented their place as the most complete team of the tournament.

Final Results:

Game 1: Outlaws 5–6 Vetomiehet
Game 2: Outlaws 4–6 Vetomiehet

Congratulations to SG Vetomiehet — and well played to SG Outlaws, who pushed the series with determination and showed why they belonged in the final.

Summer Cup 2025 Final Preview: SG Vetomiehet vs SG Outlaws

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:36:06 +0000

After two dramatic semifinals, the stage is set for the Summer Cup 2025 final. On Wednesday, September 3rd at 19:30 CEST, SG Vetomiehet and SG Outlaws will battle for the championship in what promises to be a clash of two distinct styles — Vetomiehet’s balanced, structured play against Outlaws’ explosive offense.

Road to the Final

Vetomiehet survived a tense semifinal series against SG Goblins. They opened strong, taking Game 1 by 5–3, before falling 2–4 in Game 2. With the series tied, they regrouped and sealed their ticket to the final with another 5–3 victory in the decisive third game. Throughout the series, the duo of @SadaPoika and @xrikardo55 were difference-makers, combining for goals at crucial moments. Goaltender @FoxGoalie provided the stability needed to hold off the Goblins’ dangerous scorers.

Outlaws, meanwhile, went through SG Showtime in two games. Game 1 was a nail-biter, ending 4–3 after Showtime nearly forced overtime. Game 2 was a different story: Outlaws overpowered their opponents 6–2 with a relentless forecheck and clinical finishing. @ViSiOnZ97_ and @aJuti spearheaded the attack, while @martinssilins added secondary scoring to underline Outlaws’ offensive depth.

Key Players to Watch

@SadaPoika, Vetomiehet
27 points in 8 playoff games (13G, 14A) makes him the most productive forward in the finals. Leskinen thrives on the powerplay and has proven to be a clutch finisher.
@xrikardo55, Vetomiehet
A dynamic winger with 24 points in the playoffs, Ojala’s playmaking and chemistry with Leskinen is the core of Vetomiehet’s offense.
@ViSiOnZ97_, Outlaws
Outlaws’ offensive catalyst — 43 points in the group stage (22G, 21A) and more goals in the playoffs. If Hämmerle finds space, he’s almost impossible to stop.
@aJuti, Outlaws
A consistent two-way threat with 41 points in the group stage and a hat trick in the semifinals. His combination of defensive responsibility and offensive production is vital.
Goaltenders: @RPH_31 (Vetomiehet) vs @Redhawk1765 (Outlaws)
RPH_31 has quietly been reliable with an 82–83% save percentage in both group stage and playoffs, while Redhawk enters the final as one of the hottest goalies in the tournament at 86.8%.

Tale of the Tape: Group Stage Stats

Vetomiehet: @SadaPoika (72 pts), @xrikardo55(76 pts), @Jokinen_Boy (32 pts). @RPH_31 carried the crease with an 83.45% SV% and 2.4 GAA.
Outlaws: @ViSiOnZ97_(43 pts), @ViSiOnZ97_ (41 pts), @martinssilins (36 pts), @Winci-_o (35 pts). Between the pipes, @Redhawk1765 stopped 86% of shots in the group stage.

What to Expect

This final pits Vetomiehet’s top-heavy but clinical Finnish attack against Outlaws’ deeper, more distributed scoring. Special teams may be decisive: Leskinen and Ojala have punished opponents on the powerplay, while Outlaws showed in the semifinals that they can strike short-handed as well.

Defensively, Vetomiehet will look to control tempo and avoid getting dragged into the high-event chaos that favors Outlaws. Meanwhile, Outlaws will try to overwhelm with speed and forecheck pressure, forcing turnovers that turn quickly into goals.

The Bottom Line

Vetomiehet come into the final with the tournament’s most dangerous duo in @SadaPoika and @xrikardo55, but Outlaws counter with arguably the deepest offensive unit in the Summer Cup. With @RPH_31 and @Redhawk1765 set to face an onslaught of shots, this championship could be decided in net as much as in front of it.

Expect goals, momentum swings, and a fittingly dramatic end to Summer Cup 2025.

⚔️ Final: SG Vetomiehet vs SG Outlaws
📅 Wednesday, September 3rd
🕢 19:30 CEST

📺 Watch live: https://www.twitch.tv/reactiomedia (no commentators)

Summer Cup ’25 – Group Stage Recap & Playoff Kickoff

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

After an intense group stage, the Summer Cup ’25 is moving into the playoffs. The top 8 teams from each group advanced, and the first knockout rounds have already delivered drama, surprises, and big performances.

Group Stage – Favorites Set the Tone

In Group 1, it was SG Vetomiehet who set the pace. With 18 wins in 20 games and a staggering 109 goals scored, they convincingly claimed the top spot. Right behind them, SG Summercamp also impressed with a well-rounded performance built on balanced offense and strong teamwork. SG Isot Mailat and SG The Finnish Boys both secured playoff spots through steady play, while teams like SG Sopulis Dags and SG Meudon clinched their places with important late wins. The group was high-scoring and competitive, with several teams fighting for a playoff position right until the end.

In Group 2, the battle at the top was even closer. SG Showtime ultimately claimed first place with 51 points, backed by one of the tournament’s strongest defensive records. Right on their heels, SG Outlaws finished with 48 points, combining offensive firepower with standout goaltending. SG Goblins secured third place thanks to a rock-solid defense that allowed just 41 goals, while SG Revengers earned fourth with one of the tournament’s most dangerous attacks. Teams like SG Fiasko and SG Frostbyte also pushed through to the playoffs, underlining just how competitive Group 2 turned out to be.

👑 Individual Standouts from the Group Stage

🏒 Points Leaders

@xrikardo55 (SG Vetomiehet) led all scorers with an incredible 76 points (26G, 50A) in 18 games. His teammate @SadaPoika wasn’t far behind, recording 72 points (38G, 34A) in 20 games, proving Vetomiehet’s offensive depth.

Just behind them were @Unknownlehtis (SG Revengers) and @KingOfApes_ (SG Revengers), both with 61 points.

Next up is @1mmu9 (SG Salad Bros) with 52 points (32G, 20A), one of the top finishers of the group stage. On the same total, but with fewer goals and a standout points-per-game, is @RojuppiGG (SG Sopulis Dags) with 52 in 11 games.

🅰️ Assist Leaders

Once again, @xrikardo55stood out, topping the assist chart with 50 helpers. He was followed by @Dander with 36 assists, and @SadaPoika with 34 assists.

🥅 Goaltenders

Goaltending has already played a huge role in this tournament – and no one stood taller than @FINSeRe (SG Outlaws). He led all goalies with an outstanding 85,56% save percentage and a 2.25 GAA, proving to be a cornerstone for the Outlaws’ playoff run.

Close behind was @Lakhen_PS (SG Showtime) with 85.42% SV% and 2.63 GAA, while @RPH_31 (SG Vetomiehet) posted 83.45% SV% and 2.40 GAA, giving Vetomiehet the steady presence they needed.

@TheSpeedo (SG Meudon) stood out for his workload, playing 20 games with an 82.47% SV% and 3.05 GAA.

Rounding out the top performers, @FoxGoalie (SG Vetomiehet) finished with a stellar 88.2% SV% and 2.4 GAA, the best save percentage of the group stage. Meanwhile, @poweriq matched his 88.2% SV%, but with a higher 3.0 GAA, placing him just behind in the goalie rankings

Round of 16 – Favorites Advance, Upsets Appear

The first playoff round brought both expected results and tense battles:

SG Vetomiehet (1) swept SG Mighty Wolves (8) 2–0.
SG Summercamp (2) battled past SG Frostbyte (7) in a tight 2–1 series.
SG Fiasko (6) delivered one of the big upsets, defeating SG Isot Mailat (3) 2–1.
SG The Finnish Boys (4) advanced with a 2–0 sweep over SG Dynamo (5).
SG Showtime (1) cruised past SG Kuraosasto (8) with a 2–0 sweep.
SG Outlaws (2) handled SG Salad Bros (7) 2–1.
SG Goblins (3) convincingly swept SG Meudon (6) 2–0.
SG Sopulis Dags (5) pulled off a big upset, taking down SG Revengers (4) 2–1 in one of the round’s most dramatic clashes.

Quarterfinals – Tight Battles and Statements

The quarterfinals raised the intensity further with several heavyweight clashes:

SG Vetomiehet (1) were pushed by SG Fiasko (11) but advanced 2–1.
SG Showtime (2) kept their composure, shutting down SG Sopulis Dags (9) with a 2–0 sweep.
SG Outlaws (3) continued their strong run, taking down SG The Finnish Boys (8) 2–1.
SG Goblins (5) impressed with one of the most dominant quarterfinal performances, sweeping SG Summercamp (4) 2–0.

🔥 Playoff Leaders (So Far)

Skaters

@hifk_FANI (SG Goblins) has been on fire with 19 points (5G, 14A) in just 4 games, averaging 4.75 PPG.
@Toivone_ ToikkaaZ (SG Summercamp) matched him with 19 points (4G, 15A in 5 games) before his team bowed out.
@Jondeezz (SG Goblins) has been lethal in front of goal with 13 goals and 17 points in 4 games.
@SadaPoika (SG Vetomiehet) continues his strong form, notching 17 points (7G, 10A) in 5 games.
@sopulii_ (SG Sopulis Dags) was a bright spot with 17 points (4G, 13A) in 5 games despite elimination.

Goaltenders

@FINSeRe (SG Showtime) leads all playoff goalies with a 91.7% save percentage and 1.50 GAA in 2 games.
@Tptk00 (SG Goblins) has been flawless when called upon, posting 90.9% SV% and 0.50 GAA in 2 starts.
@FoxGoalie (SG Vetomiehet) has been steady with 87.5% SV% and 1.50 GAA.
@Redhawk1765 (SG Outlaws) holds 86.5% SV% and 2.33 GAA across 3 games.
@Asap_Kev321 (SG Outlaws) has split duties, recording 83.3% SV% and 3.00 GAA in his appearances.

So far, the Goblins’ top line has been the most explosive, Vetomiehet’s depth remains a key asset, Showtime are riding elite goaltending, and the Outlaws continue to spread the scoring across their lineup.

Semifinals Await

With the quarterfinals wrapped up, the stage is set for two massive semifinal showdowns:

SG Vetomiehet (1) vs SG Goblins (5)

📅 Monday, September 1st – 21:00 CEST
📺 Watch live: twitch.tv/sadapoika / twitch.tv/iserlohner_esportsclub

SG Vetomiehet, the dominant force of Group 1, enter the semifinals with the depth, scoring power, and experience that made them the top seed. Their duo of @xrikardo55 and @SadaPoika continues to be one of the most dangerous pairings in the tournament, and their defense has shown the ability to shut down even high-powered offenses. But now they face SG Goblins, a team that has been red-hot in the playoffs. With @hifk_FANI and @Jondeezz combining for 36 points in just 4 playoff games, the Goblins’ attack has been ruthless, and their goaltending has quietly been among the best in the tournament. This matchup looks like a clash between balanced dominance and explosive momentum.

SG Showtime (2) vs SG Outlaws (3)

📅 Monday, September 1st – 19:30 CEST
📺 Watch live: twitch.tv/ajutiv / twitch.tv/xmikka31

On the other side, SG Showtime – the Group 2 winners – will meet SG Outlaws, the runners-up. Showtime have leaned on a rock-solid defensive system, backstopped by stellar goaltending from @FINSeRe and @Lakhen_PS, both of whom have been lights out when it mattered most. Outlaws, meanwhile, are one of the most well-rounded squads left in the tournament. They don’t rely on a single superstar, but instead spread the scoring across their lineup with @martinssilins, @Aschebas4or, and @maqareal all producing at a steady pace. Combined with a strong goalie tandem of @Redhawk1765 and @Asap_Kev321, they’ve been tough to beat in tight games.

Both semifinals pit group-stage giants against playoff upstarts. With a spot in the finals on the line, expect nerves, intensity, and possibly some overtime drama.

Conclusion

The Summer Cup ’25 has already delivered plenty of action – from dominant group stage performances to dramatic knockout round clashes. With four teams left standing, the semifinals promise to bring even more fireworks.

Expect stars to shine, defenses to tighten, and goalies to steal the spotlight as we get closer to crowning the Summer Cup ’25 champion.

🎙️ Finals Commentary
We are also looking for people interested in commentating the Summer Cup ’25 Final, which will be played sometime between September 2–4. If you’d like to get involved and bring the final to life with your voice, reach out to the admins!

Summer Cup ’25 Is Underway

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

🏒 Summer Cup ’25: Early Impressions & First Sparks

The Summer Cup ’25 has officially started, and while only a handful of games have been played, we’ve already seen big plays, tight matchups, and some standout performances worth talking about.

It’s still very early in the tournament, so it’s tough to draw any firm conclusions — but the opening rounds are starting to give us a first glimpse of which teams and players might be ones to watch as things unfold.

🔥 Hot Starts – Teams to Watch

In Group 1, SG Vetomiehet have taken full control early on with a perfect 4–0–0 record. With 12 points and a clean 3.0 points per game, they’ve proven to be the most balanced team in the group — combining efficient offense (4.75 GF/GP) with a reliable defense and an impressive 66.67% powerplay.

Below them, there’s a tight cluster of teams trying to break out. SG Kuraosasto have quietly impressed with 2.5 P/G from just two games and a perfect penalty kill. SG Isot Mailat, while sitting second in the standings with 6 points, average just 1.5 P/G, showing inconsistency despite a decent 14 goals scored.

In Group 2, SG Outlaws have set the pace with a dominant 6–0–0 start, leading the group with 17 points and a solid 2.83 points per game. Their well-rounded game includes 28 goals scored and a team save percentage of 88.24%, showing strength on both ends of the ice.

Close behind are SG Revengers, who remain undefeated and average a group-best 7.5 goals per game. Their 3.0 P/G shows they’re keeping up in the standings while lighting up the scoreboard more than any other team.

Meanwhile, SG Goblins and SG Showtime have also started strong with two wins each from two games, giving them a perfect 3.0 P/G. With goal differentials of +12 and +8 respectively, they’ve made it clear they’re not just here to participate — they’re in it to contend.

❄️ Still Warming Up

With the group stage still in its early phase, some teams are taking a bit longer to hit their stride — but there’s still plenty of time to turn things around.

In Group 2, SG Mighty Wolves have had a tough start, going 0–4, but with each game they’re gaining experience and opportunities to adjust. SG MR MIYAGIS and SG Dynamo are also still looking for their first win, but both have shown flashes of promise despite limited offensive output so far.

SG KohKae Esports are yet to pick up a point, while SG KOZEL have earned an overtime win and are working on finding consistency as the group stage progresses.

In Group 1, both SG Salad Bros and SG Summer Boys are still searching for that first win, while SG Blanks have yet to play their opening match, so their full potential remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, SG Sopulis Dags have been one of the most active teams in the tournament so far, with six games under their belt. They’ve picked up two wins and scored 18 goals — a sign of their offensive capability. With a few tweaks defensively and on special teams, they could still climb the standings quickly.

Every team still has everything to play for — and with more games coming up, we might just see a few surprise turnarounds.

👑 Standout Players

The early leader in points is @Unknownlehtis from SG Revengers, putting up 23 points (11G, 12A) in just 4 games — absolutely dominant. His teammate @KingOfApes_ follows closely with 20 points, giving the Revengers a deadly duo at the top of the leaderboard.

Other top scorers include @Jondeezz (SG Goblins) with 15 points in only 2 games, and @xrikardo55 (SG Vetomiehet) and @Niilo9494 TTVNIILO9494 (pobbe1234) (SG Revengers) who are also sitting at 15 points each.

In net, @Lakhen_PS (SG Showtime) leads the way with a stellar 94.3% save percentage and just 1.0 goals against per game. Not far behind is @jorkkiiz from SG Sopulis Dags, who’s also been rock solid with a 91.7% save percentage and 1.0 GAA in two starts.

@TheSpeedo of SG Meudon has also impressed early, posting a 90.9% SV% and 2.0 GAA. Meanwhile, @Aschebas4or and @Asap_Kev321, both representing SG Outlaws, have provided steady goaltending with 88.6% and 88.2% save percentages, respectively — each allowing just 2.0 goals per game. Together, they give the Outlaws one of the strongest goalie duos in the tournament.

🧭 Early Signs & What Lies Ahead

Plenty of games remain, but early results are already hinting at what kind of tournament we might be in for. SG Outlaws have opened strong with a clean 6–0 start, while SG Revengers are lighting up the scoreboard with one of the most dangerous offenses so far. Teams like SG Goblins, SG Vetomiehet, and SG Showtime have also made solid first impressions — and look like they could be real contenders if the momentum continues.

Meanwhile, others are still finding their footing. It’s early days, and with group standings still wide open, there’s plenty of time for struggling teams to flip the script.

We’ve already seen standout performances, highlight-reel goals, and clutch goaltending — and there’s much more to come. With every game counting, the race for playoff spots is just beginning to heat up.

Summer Cup ’25 is off to a promising start — and the best is yet to come.

👉 For full standings, stats, and results, check out:
https://sportsgamer.gg/leagues/471/standings

👋 Still want to be part of the action?

We’re putting together a backup list for players who weren’t drafted but still want a chance to join a team if a spot opens up. If you’d like to be on the list as a potential sub or late addition, just send me a DM and I’ll add you.

No guarantees — but it’s a great way to stay involved and maybe still hit the ice this summer!

Last day to sign up for the Summer Cup

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

📣 Reminder: Last Day to Sign Up is Tomorrow (July 17)!

Hey SportsGamers!

Just a quick heads-up that tomorrow, July 17, is the final day to sign up for the Summer Cup '25 (EU). Don’t miss your chance to join in on this classic summer tournament!

We also really need more captains to step up. If you’re even a bit curious about it — go for it! It’s one of the most fun ways to get involved, meet new people, and help make the tournament a great experience for everyone.

If you’ve already signed up but want to switch to being a captain, you can edit your sign-up form or just reach out to the admins and we’ll help you make the change.

To make things easier this year, we’ve set up a dedicated draft system on the website that will guide you through the entire process. It’s designed to make picking your team as smooth and stress-free as possible.

We’re also looking for one or two people who’d like to help commentate the draft — so if that sounds fun, let us know!

And for those who’ve already signed up — don’t forget to accept your invitation to the Draft team on SportsGamer. That’s how you confirm you’re in!

So if you haven’t signed up yet — now’s the time! Let’s get those spots filled and make this the best Summer Cup yet.

Sign up here: https://sportsgamer.gg/summercup
Join the Discord: https://sportsgamer.gg/discord

Welcome to Summer Cup '25 (EU)!

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:52:00 +0000

Hey SportsGamers!

The Summer Cup has always been our go-to for some chill competition during the summer. It’s been a while since we ran it like this, but it’s finally back! You’ve been asking for it, so here it is!

Last time was back in 2019, with over 450 players and 31 teams joining in. Now, after a few years off, we’re pumped to bring it back for the 25th edition in Europe! 🇪🇺🏒

What is the Summer Cup?

The Summer Cup is a casual draft tournament designed to welcome both experienced players and newcomers to the SportsGamer community. It’s a perfect opportunity to network, find new teammates, and get ready for future ECL seasons. For rookies, this is a fantastic and low-pressure entry into the competitive scene.

Focus on Fun and Community

In this 2025 edition, the focus is purely on community building, networking, and having fun - meaning there will be no prize pool this time around. It’s all about enjoying the off-season together through the spirit of competition and camaraderie.

Schedule

The last day to sign up for the Cup is July 17. After that, the draft will take place on the afternoon of Sunday, July 20, and captains will need to be available to pick their teams. The regular season will kick off right after, starting on July 21.

Team Structure and Draft Rules

Each team will consist of 12-14 players, and the teams will be split into groups of 10. To ensure diversity and balance, no more than two regular teammates (from the same club team) will be allowed on the same Summer Cup roster. Players will be seeded into baskets based on their perceived skill level, using data from the most recent season across Elite, Pro, Lite Core, and Neo divisions.

Playing Time and Format

All players are guaranteed to play at least four games during the Summer Cup, to ensure an inclusive and engaging experience for everyone. Matches will be played in dedicated EASHL clubs, with all team names carrying the “SG” prefix - for example, SG Golden Knights.

Are you Captain material?

We’re looking for players to fill the boots of the captains putting together the teams - so if you’re even a little bit interested, go for it! It’s one of the best ways to get involved and make the Summer Cup experience even better.

As a captain, you’ll be in on the action during the draft on Sunday (July 20) afternoon, picking your own squad. After that, you’ll help run the team, keeping things organized, scheduling games, and making sure everyone’s having a good time. It’s a chance to meet new people, show some leadership, and just have fun running your own team. We’d love to see as many of you as possible sign up!

We’re excited to bring this tradition back — and we hope you are too. Let’s make Summer Cup '25 a tournament to remember! 🌟

All tournament communication will be handled through Discord, so if you haven’t already, please join here: https://sportsgamer.gg/discord

SIGN UP HERE

NG Moevenpick is your Summer Cup 4 Champion!

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:36:45 +0000

NHLGamers,

In the background of all the NHL 20-hype, we've been experiencing the finals of our annual Summer Cup and as we're used to, we saw some great stories and a somewhat surprising champion at the end - congratulations to NG Moevenpick!

The Summer Cup is a tournament aimed to generate new friendships (or rivalries) and unite our community into a more casual environment while still having competitive games going on for you guys. With the somewhat renewed drafting system we employed in this years iteration we wanted to both level the playing field in the sense that teams would be more balanced and simultaneously promote the networking aspect of our tournament.

NG Moevenpick 🏆
Regular season record: 11-4-3
Round 1: vs NG Baarikarpanen 3-2
Quarterfinals: vs NG Take Me To Church 3-2
Semifinals: vs NG Karaokemiehet 3-2
Finals: vs NG Vilun Taksi 3-0

Goaltenders
#29 S.Netcirgenov @Darcam
#33 J.Plattner @Joshua Plattner (C)

Defensemen
#9 M.Tetarenko @Toneee9
#19 S.Braun @Charly
#55 R.Sepp @x Holtbeast
#63 N.Schmitz @xXPsykoSkillsXx

Forwards
#6 J.Palapuz @Krinke
#11 S.Seibert @Seibertus94
#22 B.Stotz @xxairmax1oo
#34 F.Kiss @ProfaneKiss
#79 T.Mouting @LosTypos
#89 A.Eder @Fire_019
#96 -.Zettsyuk @Playmaker

Congratulations to our champions NG Moevenpick!

Captain Darth-SidiouzZ comments on his teams success as follows: "No one really expected us to go that far and to even win the whole tournament makes it that much more satisfying. It was a really exciting league, but now we wish all the best for all teams in NHL 20 😉👍"

We're hoping to hear your thoughts on this years Summer Cup, so please share your feedback in the comments section. We know you guys are passionate and want games to play throughout the year, how can we make your experience even better? Keep in mind the original reasoning behind the Summer Cup though, we want to keep it casual and promote networking. Shoot!

Summer Cup 4 Playoffs - Finals

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 04:13:37 +0000

Hi NHLGamers!

29 teams down, 2 remain. The finals for SC4 are to be played by the end of the 10th of September. Furthermore, this series like all before it, will be played in a best-of-5 format meaning that whoever gets to 3 wins, clinches the tournament.

NG Vilun Taksi (#2) vs. NG Moevenpick (#7)

As always, good luck to both teams! As for spectators, keep an eye out for any streams for this, as we're sure it's going to be a very interesting matchup and a great way to conclude NHL 19!

Summer Cup 4 Playoffs - Semifinals

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Hi NHLGamers!

The semifinals are to be completed and reported by the end of Thursday the 5th of September. The playoff series are played in a best-of-5 format, meaning that three wins takes you to the next round. We would like to add that whilst the 5th is the deadline, it is encouraged that teams try to play their games as soon as possible, as we're sure most want to get ready for the release of NHL 20 as soon as possible!

NG Karaokemiehet (#1) vs. NG Moevenpick (#7)

NG Vilun Taksi (#2) vs. NG PepeHands (#6)

As always, good luck to all remaining teams!

Summer Cup 4 Playoffs - Quarterfinals

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:05:00 +0000

Hi NHLGamers!

The quarterfinals are to be completed and reported by the end of Monday the 2nd of September. The playoff series are played in a best-of-5 format, meaning that three wins takes you to the next round. We would like to add that whilst the 2nd is the deadline, it is encouraged that teams try to play their games as soon as possible, as we're sure most want to get ready for the release of NHL 20 as soon as possible!

NG Karaokemiehet (#1) vs. NG Pay To Win (#12)

NG Vilun Taksi (#2) vs. NG Swedish Giants (#8)

NG Take Me To Church (#3) vs. NG Moevenpick (#7)

NG Baraben (#4) vs. NG PepeHands (#6)

As always, good luck to all remaining teams!

Summer Cup 4 Playoffs - Round 1

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:49:00 +0000

Hi NHLGamers!

With the regular season of Summer Cup 4 being concluded yesterday, we move on to a series of playoff rounds that are... hectic, to say the least. As always, we would like extend a massive thank you to all teams and players, playoff bound or not, for taking part! Without further ado though, let's get to the playoff pairs!

The first round of the playoffs is to be completed and reported by the end of Thursday the 29th of August. Playoffs are played with a best-of-5 format, meaning that three wins takes you to the next round. We would like to add that whilst the 29th is the deadline, it is encouraged that teams try to play their games as soon as possible, as we're sure most want to get ready for the release of NHL 20 as soon as possible!

NG Karaokemiehet (#1) vs. NG Spacemonkey Mafia (#16)

NG Vilun Taksi (#2) vs. NG TYV HC (#15)

NG Take Me To Church (#3) vs. NG Setelit (#14)

NG Baraben (#4) vs. NG Rumat ja Kaunis Ilmari (#13)

NG You Got Floored (#5) vs. NG Pay To Win (#12)

NG PepeHands (#6) vs. NG Blue Circle (#11)

NG Moevenpick (#7) vs. NG Baarikarpanen (#10)

NG Swedish Giants (#8) vs. NG Kesahessut (#9)

Good luck to all the teams in the playoffs - we can't wait to see what happens next!

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Edit: The schedule appears to have an error in it, in that the team with the better seeding ends up having to play the first game at home, then goes on to play the next two games away from home. This is not intentional, as such we ask that teams try to emulate the Home / Away / Home / Away / Home structure instead (from the perspective of the better seeded team).

Edit 2: Fixed.

Summer Cup 4 - Here's what you need to know

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:40:00 +0000

Hey NHLGamers!

The sun is coming up and the Summer Cup 4 is about to start soon. Here is our service announcement that provides all the necessary details for all captains and regular players to be ready for today's Live Draft and the league start.

THE DRAFT

The Live Draft will take place today, Sunday 4th of August, on NHLGamer Twitch at 17 CEST / 18 EEST and we will be streaming for approximately ~6 hours in an effort to draft all of the ~400 players, meaning the draft procedure will be finished by 00 CEST / 01 CEST. This will require all of the captains to make their selection in 30-60 seconds per turn.

@Kenu and @Janikka will be functioning as our hosts during that time. We will also have a few topics to discuss, and are happy to answer any questions that come up in the chat!

To all captains: We have sent out a private message to all of you, asking to confirm your presence for today's draft. It is crucial all of you are able to attend - otherwise we need to find backup captains on short notice! You have also been sent a message with more information about the player list and options to get connected.

The draft order will be decided in a draft lottery, which we will broadcast very shortly, so get ready for a marathon stream! The draft will be a so-called 'snake draft', meaning that if you get the first pick in round 1, you will have the last pick in round 2. If you had the last pick in round 1, you'll have the first pick in round 2 - and so on.

In addition to this, based on your feedback we've decided to run the draft with option number 1 from the SC announcement last week: Every team should have 1 Elite, 1 Pro and 1 Lite player in their roster after the first two rounds. For example: If you as a captain played in the Elite division in ECL 8, you have to pick one Pro and one Lite player in the first two rounds. If you as a a captain played in the Pro division in ECL 8, you have to pick one Elite and one Lite player in the first two rounds. If you as a captain played in the Lite division in ECL 8, you have to pick one Elite and one Pro player in the first two rounds. If you are a rookie and didn't play ECL before, you get recognized as a Lite player and have to pick one Elite and one Pro player in the first two rounds. After these first two rounds however your picks are unrestricted.

We do kindly ask all players and captains to be aware of the picks of the other captains because our code will not cover this rule, so we have to manually catch those eventual mistakes.

USEFUL LINKS FOR FOLLOWING THE DRAFT

We will do our best to entertain you and keep you up to date on our stream. However, if you're a captain, or simply enjoy browsing through lists, you might find these useful.

Full list of everyone who signed up for Summer Cup 4 (static)

Same as above, but only including players that are undrafted (dynamic)

See the draft picks here (dynamic)

Static means that the information will not be updating, while dynamic means that these pages will update (requires a browser refresh) according to what happens in the draft

DO YOU WISH TO BE A CAPTAIN?

As always, if you're in anyway interested in being a captain but haven't been able to update your sign-up sheet to show this, then please send a message to @jahajaha93 and / or @MartindalexC as soon as possible. The more captains the better as it allows us to make sure that we hit our targets and thusly can provide you, the player, with the best Summer Cup experience possible!

THE RULES

The ruleset for this year's Summer Cup is currently being tweaked, however we will try to make it available to all players as soon as possible, so please stay tuned.

LEAGUE FORMAT

As we get a better picture on how many captains there are (and thusly the amount of teams) we will update this. Generally speaking however, we are looking to have 4 groups, with 8/9 teams in each. Additionally, we are aiming to have the regular season run for around 3 weeks, giving us this timeline:

Regular season: 5.8.-25.8.
Playoffs round 1: 26.8.-28.8.
Quarter Finals: 29.8.-1.9.
Semi Finals: 2.-4.9.
Finals: 5.-7.9.

As you may have noticed, the schedule for the SC this time around is quite intensive. All this means is that it is especially important that captains draft players who are available more often than not.

That's all you need to know for now. Make sure to tune in for today's Live Draft!

Welcome to Summer Cup 4 (EU)!

Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:23:00 +0000

Hey NHLGamers!

Many of you have been asking for it, and here we are - delivering. The Summer Cup has been a very nice tradition for three consecutive years already, bringing the community together and giving us something to play for during the summer months. This year has been a bit different in the sense that interest around NHL gaming is ramping up and we've been hosting a number of great leagues and tournaments including live events - with more to come. Therefore we made the decision to postpone the start of our beloved casual tourney.

Despite the delay, the Summer Cup is now here! Due to community feedback we will be suggesting altering some aspects of this iteration, mainly with the drafting in order to ensure a more even spread of talent throughout the teams in the tournament. For the draft, we will be giving you guys two alternatives to choose between, we'll be implementing the more popular one.

Our suggestions are:
1. Captains will be seeded into baskets based on perceived skill level (based on previous season - Elite, Pro or Lite). During the first two rounds captains get to pick one player from each of the two divisions that they do not represent. (In the case of the player representing a team that was relegated from or promoted to Elite at the end of ECL 8, the player will be interpreted as an Elite player).

2. Keep it as it has been in the past - no restrictions apply to the drafting.

Please submit your votes/opinions in the comments section.

What is the Summer Cup?

The Summer Cup is a draft-type league aimed at both experienced community members and complete rookies. The stated goal of this tournament is to improve networking within the community and introduce new players to the great world of NHLGamer. Our Summer Cup is always a great venue for prospects to open up doors for entry into the upcoming ECL season. The same promise remains for season 4, only this time we’ll deliver better!

Last year over 400 players took part in our tournament, which were drafted in a quite nice fashion (compared to some other years 😅) during the live stream. As always, we will need a good number of volunteer captains that are up for the challenge, so please consider your availability to act as a Summer Cup captain.

Similarly to last summer, we will not be having any prizes for this season. We’ve received valuable feedback from our community members and based on this, the decision was made that a Summer Cup without prizes will best serve the original purpose of the tournament – to increase networking and allow new players entry to our community.

SUMMER CUP 4 FRAMEWORK

Team building: No more than 2 players from a single ECL 8 team are allowed to play on the same Summer Cup team. This rule applies to the final rosters, after transfers and free agents.
Team names: The Summer Cup will be played in dedicated EASHL teams which will have "NG" as a prefix - for example "NG Golden Knights".
Sign-ups: To rule out unfortunate circumstances when it comes to player positioning, holidays and other aspects, the sign-ups will follow a clear structure, allowing captains to recognize fitting players more easily.
Draft procedure: The team captains will be taking part in a snake draft, where all of the signed up players will be drafted during one night.

LEAGUE DETAILS

Summer Cup Season 4 will take place on the PS4 version of NHL 19.
Last day to sign up is Saturday 3rd of August 2019.
Players sign up using the registration tool linked at the bottom of the post.
Due to the latency issues experienced by the North American players in Summer Cup 2, Summer Cup 4 is only for European players.
All signed up players are aimed to be seeded into teams with a size of 10 players (may vary).
Out of all registrations, NHLGamer Staff will select an according number of team captains from the players that offered to take on a captaincy role in their sign-up post - anyone is allowed to apply for it.
Team captains will receive a draft sheet on Sunday 4th of August, containing all signed up players and relevant information in a structured form.
Team captains will be taking part in a live draft event on Sunday 4th of August picking their roster until all players are seeded. The draft will be streamed live on our Twitch channel.
All games are played 6vs6 using dedicated EASHL teams.
The Summer Cup is set to start on the week of August 5th and aimed to be finished before the release of NHL 20.
Full rules will be released after the registration is over.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

To participate, make sure you are logged in or create an account first, visit the sign-up page and fill in all fields of the registration form like below - make sure the player positions in your Player Card are up-to-date so captains know who they are drafting! You can update your Player Card on the "Edit Player" page.

Sign-up page: Click here!

Let's make this year's Summer Cup at least as memorable as the previous ones! Looking forward to seeing you on the ice!

Summer Cup 3 Champions - NG KELAMIEHET

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 20:47:49 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

The finals of Summer Cup 3 ended up being as exciting as it gets; Four games ended with a one goal margin, three of them in overtime and a great display of defence and goaltending on both ends of the ice! After the first two games, it was looking like NG KELAMIEHET were going to sweep the series, but NG HANAA showed us why they had made it into the finals and got the necessary two wins to force a game 5 and took that into OT as well. In the end NG KELAMIEHET was the better team in game 5 and @jjonij was the one with the pleasure of putting in the OT winner.

Below you'll find the scores of the games int the finals:

Game 1: NG HANAA - NG KELAMIEHET 0-2
Game 2: NG KELAMIEHET - NG HANAA 1-0 OT
Game 3: NG HANAA - NG KELAMIEHET 1-0 OT
Game 4: NG KELAMIEHET - NG HANAA 1-2
Game 5: NG HANAA - NG KELAMIEHET 1-2 OT

NG KELAMIEHET Championship Roster

Goalies

#98 @JanneK. (Januri98) - A

Defencemen

#3 @Aze (AzeStiNE) - C

#7 @Bullbaz

#19 @Charly (oCharlyo)

Forwards

#8 @vizka13

#9 @Filariou

#10 @Nipsu84

#65 @jjonij

#91 @FlyerKungen - A

#92 @JykkeL

If you would like to watch the Summer Cup 3 Finals, you can find our recorded stream below:

Congratulations to both the winners and the runner-ups for an amazing accomplishment! The Summer Cup 3 Awards will be communicated at a later time.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this tournament possible - my fellow staff members, all the captains, players and last but not least, all of the people who watched and took part in our broadcasts!

Summer Cup 3 - Finals

Sat, 21 Jul 2018 23:19:00 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

After the exciting Semifinal round, only two remain and NG KELAMIEHET and NG HANAA - the two teams ranking #1 and #2 in the regular season - are getting ready to meet in a best-of-5 battle for the Summer Cup 3 championship on Sunday night.
(1.) NG KELAMIEHET vs NG HANAA (2.)

NG KELAMIEHET (KEL) took the final spot decisively by beating NG Pena ja Setelit 2-0 in both games of the best-of-3 series and @JanneK. (Januri98) getting two additional shutouts, getting the total up to an astonishing five shutouts in the 10 playoff games so far! It is in fact a goalie battle between a very experienced ECL goalie and someone quite a bit less saturated to the scene, as Januri with five seasons of ECL goaltending and all Summer Cup's under his belt faces off against @Viltzup, who has played goalie in three ECL seasons and this being his first Summer Cup.

Despite the gap in experience, Viltzup doesn't pale much in our stats comparison (above - playoffs) and overall is an excellent example of how the Summer Cup is an excellent platform for up-and-coming players and goalies to get a chance to step up and show their worth and play with some of the more known members of the community.

Speaking of good goaltending by Viltzup, NG HANAA (OTA) had an amazing comeback against NG Alahärmän Pullistus, where in game 2 overtime Viltzup made a save on the breakaway and helped his team win the game and eventually win game 3 in the dying seconds! NG Hanaa should consider themselves a little bit lucky to have survived the above mentioned scenario and were having some issues making it into the zone against their last opponent. On the upside, HANAA's game improved throughout the series and they got the necessary goals to make it to the finals.

On the defensive side the teams are quite equal when it comes to the efficiency in points, however NG KELAMIEHET has been able to rack up a much higher +/- than their opponents. Statistically speaking, @Aze is the most likely to throw the puck at the net, while @FakiiR1 is the one to most probably put it in the net. The stats below are from the playoffs.

Offensively, NG KELAMIEHET has been flying (no pun intended). @FlyerKungen has been leading his team - and the league - in goals and points in the playoffs, while his winger @Filariou comes in close in second place and has been the player with the most assists. @SadaPoika, @Vilupoika and @valta15 from NG HANAA and @jjonij have all been racking up points quite nicely too, and both teams have a wide arsenal of finishers to win this one. Both centers have been winning more than half of their faceoffs, but FlyerKungen with 60,90% could bring a big advantage to his team, unless he simple hasn't met his match yet. See the full stats below (playoffs).

The finals are played in a best-of-five series and the games will be covered as follows:

Game 1: Sunday 22nd of July 2018 20:00 CEST | LIVE STREAM (Commentary by @Kenu & @Janikka)
Game 2: Sunday 22nd of July 2018 20:30 CEST | LIVE STREAM (Commentary by @Kenu & @Janikka)
Game 3: Sunday 22nd of July 2018 21:00 CEST | LIVE STREAM (Commentary by @Kenu & @Janikka)
Game 4: Sunday 22nd of July 2018 21:30 CEST (If necessary) | LIVE STREAM (Commentary by @Kenu & @Janikka)
Game 5: Sunday 22nd of July 2018 22:00 CEST (If necessary) | LIVE STREAM (Commentary by @Kenu & @Janikka)

We wish all participating teams and players good luck and hope as many of you as possible join us on the stream to enjoy the action between these two teams!

Summer Cup 3 - Semifinals

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:14:00 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

The Quarter Finals treated us to some good hockey and in case you missed the games, you can see three of the four matchups by following the links here and here. As this was the Quarter Final round, I'm not sure if we can talk about big upsets at this stage, with so many talented teams remaining, but the home teams came on top in all series but one. NG Pena ja Setelit (#8) managed to beat NG Blue Circle (#3) in three games and statistically, that was the only upset of the round.

As we move forward into the Semifinals, the matchups look as follows:
(1.) NG KELAMIEHET vs NG Pena ja Setelit (8.)

In the first pair we have NG KELAMIEHET and NG Pena ja Setelit, both teams that have got into the Semifinals by winning their three first rounds 2-1, 2-0 and 2-1. Can @FlyerKungen (13+12 in Playoffs) and @Filariou (8+15 in Playoffs) keep up their top-scoring performance, or will @MarkunPaukku (Mpaukku_, 12+8 in Playoffs) and @Penatski (6+13 in Playoffs) step up and challenge them for the scoring leader title? While @Caazual (AcED719) for NG Pena ja Setelit and @JanneK. (Januri98) for NG KELAMIEHET have equal stats when it comes to wins and losses, the latter has more impressive stats in Save% (73.77 vs 81.25), GAA (2.00 vs 1.50) and shutouts (0 vs 3). Whether or not the previous stats will matter - or indicate any strength relationships - tonight when the puck drops remains to be found out. This pair will decide which one goes to the finals tonight at 21:00 CEST on our Twitch channel, so don't miss the action!

The semifinals are played in a best-of-three series and the games will be covered as follows:

Game 1: Wednesday 18th of July 2018 21:00 CEST | LIVE STREAM (no commentary)
Game 2: Wednesday 18th of July 2018 21:30 CEST | LIVE STREAM (no commentary)
Game 3: Wednesday 18th of July 2018 22:00 CEST (If necessary) | LIVE STREAM (no commentary)

(2.) NG HANAA vs NG Alahärmän Pullistus (5.)

In the other pair we have two teams who swept their last round 2-0 and got to the semifinals perhaps with a little less sweating than the teams in the other pair. @Vilupoika won both the goal and point scoring categories for the regular season with an astonishing 37+25 in 18 games and his center @SadaPoika didn't finish too far off at 13+34. Vilupoika will definitely be the most dangerous one to get the puck across the line, so if NG Alahärmän Pullistus can keep him under wraps, that could be a key to victory. On the opposing side, @Hermurderer and @Naikou88 have really been lighting the lamp during the playoffs, while @kibenibe has been the dishmaster. Both sides have a strong defence and we could be seeing this being a battle between the goalies. In the NG Alahärmän Pullistus end of the ice, @vokial2 (SolidElli) has been putting up the highest save% of the playoffs at 86.58, 1.57 GAA and 2 shutouts. In the other crease we have @Viltzup with 78.37% and 1.60 GAA. Both stats are good and the difference in faced shots is huge in the advantage of SolidElli, 71-29. Could a low number of shots be an advantage for NG Hanaa? SolidElli has 6 ECL seasons under his belt, while as a goalie, Viltzup just finished his second ECL season. All of these are just numbers and Thursday night will show us which team comes out more prepared!

The semifinals are played in a best-of-three series and the games will be covered as follows:

Game 1: Thursday 19th of July 2018 20:00 CEST | LIVE STREAM (commentary by @Kenu & @Janikka)
Game 2: Thursday 19th of July 2018 20:30 CEST | LIVE STREAM (commentary by @Kenu & @Janikka)
Game 3: Thursday 19th of July 2018 21:00 CEST (If necessary) | LIVE STREAM (commentary by @Kenu & @Janikka)

As a reminder, here is the schedule for the rest of the Summer Cup 3 playoffs:

Semifinals: 16.7.-19.7.
Finals: 22.7.

We wish all participating teams and players good luck.

Summer Cup Quarter Finals Broadcast - July 12th, 20:15 CEST

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:47:04 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

The Summer Cup 3 Quarter Finals will be coming to an end already tonight. Last night NG KELAMIEHET and NG Alahärmän Pullistus made their way into the Semi Finals and we will be there to cover the other two matchups tonight. Our broadcast starts at 20:15 CEST and @Kenu and @Janikka will be commenting on both matchups.

In the first matchup NG Pena ja Setelit (#8) will be facing NG Blue Circle (#3).NG Blue Circle came out the winner of group 1 and NG Pena ja Setelit finished second. Both of these teams have played five games in the Playoffs to make it this far. NG Blue Circle had to resort to overtime in game 3 against NG Finnish Snipers, where eventually @lycki10 decided the series in their favour. NG Pena ja Setelit swept their last round 2-0 against NG Puck Nation, but it's worth noting that both games were very even and took overtime to decide them. @MarkunPaukku and @Lamsa proved their worth to the team with scoring the overtime goals and leading their team to the Quarter Finals.

Statistically, NG Blue Circle has the advantage in this pair, however in both meetings during the regular season, NG Pena ja Setelit came out on top, winning 2-1 and 6-0 and Aced719 (@Caazual) managed to outplay taiguri9 (@kasper.kampe) between the pipes in those games. Playoff hockey is playoff hockey though, and with everything on the line, it will be interesting to see how these teams match up. The puck drops around 20:30 CEST.

You can find the line-ups for the matchup below:

After we have seen the decision between NG Pena ja Setelit and NG Blue Circle, we will be treated to the last undecided pair of the Quarter Final round, as NG Blackout (#9) tries to get the best of NG HANAA (#2). Both of these teams have taken the longer, more suspenseful road to the Quarter Finals, as both previous rounds have went to round 3 for both teams. On top of that, NG HANAA has come out on top of both game 3's in overtime (NG Misfits & NG Chaves Carnivores) and NG Blackout needed a game 3 overtime in their most recent series against NG Tampereen Elvis.

As in the first pairing, statistically speaking and looking at the regular season, NG HANAA should come out on top. However, you may see resorting to game 3 overtime in both previous matchups as either a weakness, or a display of strength and coming out on top in the tight situations. Whichever point of view you go with, we expect some great Summer Cup hockey between these two tonight and expect nothing less than game 3 overtime hockey!

Below you'll find the line-ups for the two teams:

The best-of-3 series' will be streamed completely, so get ready to watch the action on our Twitch channel! Our broadcast starts tonight at 20:15 CEST and will feature commentary by @Kenu and @Janikka.

Who is your favorite? Who do you expect to win? Will we see some OT-drama? Let us know in the comments!

We'll see you tonight at twitch.tv/NHLGamerTwitch

Summer Cup Quarter Finals Broadcast - July 11th, 19:00 CEST

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:37:51 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

The Summer Cup 3 Quarter Finals kick off tonight. Starting at 19:00 CEST, be sure to join our Summer Cup Quarter Final stream, as we will be exclusively featuring the games between NG RIPmoti and NG Alahärmän Pullistus.

NG RIPmoti finished their season in 6th place (#2 in Group 4) and NG Alahärmän Pullistus in 5th (#2 in Group 3), so it shouldn't really get much more even than this. NG RIPmoti has swept their first two rounds 2-0, while NG Alahärmän Pullistus needed a game 3 in the second round.

The games will be broadcasted on the NHLGamer Twitch channel, at twitch.tv/NHLGamerTwitch. Exceptionally, tonight's games will not be commentated.

What are your thoughts - who will come out on top?

PS: We are looking for games to broadcast with commentary tomorrow, Thursday 12th of July, so be sure to send me (@Kenu) a private message here on the forums if you want to be featured on the stream.

Summer Cup 3 - Quarter Finals

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:40:13 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

We closed round number two in the Summer Cup 3 playoffs last night and were lucky enough to see the deciding moments in a total of three different matchups on our stream last night. Overall, the second round saw the home teams winning as expected, with one big exception: NG Paikallinen - ranked #19 after regular season - managed to win against NG Club Kannunkulma, who finished the regular season 4th and was certainly one of the teams we had jotted down as one of the candidates to win the whole thing.

As we move forward into the Quarter Finals, the matchups look as follows:
(1.) NG KELAMIEHET vs NG Paikallinen (19.)
(2.) NG HANAA vs NG Blackout (9.)
(3.) NG Blue Circle vs NG Pena ja Seteli (8.)
(5.) NG Alahärmän Pullistus vs NG RIPmoti (6.)

There were a few requests to include Sunday as a game day, due to players wanting to watch the FIFA World Cup semi finals and as there is no negative impact and the Semi Finals were planned to start on Monday the 16th anyway, we have agreed to this request. However, the teams that decide to finish the Quarter Finals on Sunday are required to report the scores by midnight, so that NHLGamer staff can prepare the Semi Final round on time.

The quarter finals are played in a best-of-three series starting tomorrow, on the 11th of July 2018, and has to be finished by the end of Sunday the 15th of July 2018.

A note to the remaining teams regarding logos and broadcasts:

There are quite a few teams still missing logos and if you wish, we can still add a logo for your team. That makes the teams more recognizable and definitely helps us make the streams and the ads for the streams better looking. If you want a logo added, just send me a private message here on the forums. If you need help with something, let me know.

Secondly, if you want your teams games to be broadcasted with commentary on the NHLGamer Twitch channel, please consider the following:

Inform @Kenu as early as possible about:
- What teams are playing on what date and time
- Who is streaming the content for us to capture
  - Also let them know to turn off the commentary in the game and not include the party chat or any overlays on the stream.
- What is the roster for both teams that are playing

As a reminder, here is the updated schedule for the playoffs:

Playoffs round 1: 2.7.-4.7.
Playoffs round 2: 5.7.-9.7.
Quarter Finals: 11.7.-15.7.
Semi Finals: 16.7.-19.7.
Finals: 22.7.

We wish all participating teams and players good luck.

Summer Cup Playoffs Broadcast - July 9th, 20:30 CEST

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:21:26 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

It's time to start the Summer Cup Playoff Broadcasts tonight as NG Puck Nation (#12) will be taking on NG Pena ja Setelit (#8). NG Puck Nation finished 5th in Group 3, while NG Pena ja Setelit finished 2nd in Group 1. From a standings perspective, NG Pena ja Setelit will be going into this series as a favorite, but all in all it looks like a very tight series where either team could come out on top. Both teams had to go to game 3 in the first round of playoffs, but managed to come out on top and we expect this series to go to a game 3 as well.

The line-ups of both teams are yet to be announced and we will have them for you later.

The best-of-3 series will be streamed completely, so get ready to watch the action on our Twitch channel! Our broadcast starts tonight at 20:15 CEST. The games will feature commentary by @Kenu and @Janikka.

Who is your favorite? Who do you expect to win? Will we see some OT-drama? Let us know in the comments!

We'll see you tonight at twitch.tv/NHLGamerTwitch

Summer Cup 3 - Playoffs Round 2

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:59:47 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

The first round of playoffs is behind us and while most of the top teams made their way into the second round, we saw some tight battles and a few upsets in the first round. The second round is now underway and you'll find the pairs below:

(1.) NG KELAMIEHET vs NG Whoforce (26.)
(2.) NG HANAA vs NG Chaves Carnivores (22.)
(3.) NG Blue Circle vs NG Finnish Snipers (20.)
(4.) NG Club Kannunkulma vs NG Paikallinen (19.)
(5.) NG Alahärmän Pullistus vs White Sharks (18.)
(6.) NG RIPmoti vs NG Knox (16.)
(8.) NG Pena ja Setelit vs NG Puck Nation (12.)
(9.) NG Blackout vs NG Tampereen Elvis (10.)

The 2nd round is played in a best-of-three series starting today, on the 5th of July 2018, and has to be finished by the end of Monday 9th of July 2018. No extra time will be given!

As a reminder, here is the schedule for the playoffs:

Playoffs round 1: 2.7.-4.7.
Playoffs round 2: 5.7.-9.7.
Quarter Finals: 11.7.-14.7.
Semi Finals: 16.7.-19.7.
Finals: 22.7.

We wish all participating teams and players good luck.

Who's Hot and Who's Not - Summer Cup 3, Group Stage Edition

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:46:02 +0000

Hi there NHLGamers,

Welcome to another edition of "Who's Hot and Who's Not". A format first introduced during the very first ECL Summer Cup, the "Hot or Not"-column was a source of much emotion and debate during its first tour of duty... so naturally it’s been making a comeback every now and then! For this Summer Cup, we'll be trying to update you on the hot players and the not players as often as possible. We'll be reviewing the performance of players and building on our previous knowledge. The first week edition took off by highlighting some early performances, but this week I won't be all alone as I've been joined by an anonymous advisor with some input on the decisions. Without further ado - let’s get to it:

Who's Hot

Forward - @Vilupoika

The left winger of NG HANAA is as hot as they come this Summer Cup. The prolific scorer managed to string together a solid set of performances, totalling 62 points in 18 games, going pointless in only one group stage game. On top of putting together an amazing point total, Vilupoika clinched the top goal scorer title of the group stage with 37 goals - 9 goals more than @Joukki in second place.

Runner-up - @tbnantti

Tbnantti is our pick for the runner-up forward in the group stage of the Summer Cup. This guy won the internal scoring in his team by over 10 points (18GP, 24+22=46). Centering the offense of NG Blue Circle, this experienced trooper is flanked by less experienced up-and-comers in @lycki10 and @Vire30, a factor that weighed in on our decision. Antti has done a terrific job of backing up his linemates and taking on a leading role in the offense of his team.

Defenseman - @vatalisti

Vatalisti absolutely dominated in the defense of NG Club Kannunkulma although he played only 10 games in his original position. Vata also covered for the absence of star centerman @Eki in six games, showing his versatility as an absolute stud of a player. In defense, vatalisti finished second in total points in the group stage (10GP, 5+19=24), second only to @Ilmari_30 who played a full 18 games as a defenseman.

Runner-up - @FakiiR1

This experienced defenseman showcased the perfect example of an all-round defenseman. Fakiiri played the full 18 games, finishing third in total points for defensemen (18GP, 3+17=20) but simultaneously showing great defensive statistics. The defenseman of NG HANAA holds the best TA/GA ratio of all defensemen with 77/90, he also racked up a nice hit total of 73 and a +/- of 33.

Goalie - @JanneK. (JANURI98)

Januri was the Runner-up in the first week with an amazing record of 9-0-1 in the first week. He didn't slow down at all for the rest of the group stage, as he played all games for his team with a record of 16-0-2 and less than one goal per game conceded. His stats are really second to none, as Januri holds the number one spot in both save percentage (88.66%) and shutouts (7). NG KELAMIEHET is looking as a really strong championship candidate if Januri keeps up his stellar play and the defense in front of him holds up.

Runner-up - @kasper.kampe (taiguri9)

Some might see this as a "homer" call as taiguri is one of our own boys in Almost Famous, but in this pick we regarded the stats of the player in the group stage along with the current "status" of the player. Taiguri isn't too well known around the community, as he hasn't held a number one goalie spot in any team above the Lite level. Despite being a rather unknown talent, taiguri played a total of 14 games (11-3-0) finishing 3rd in save percentage for goalies with over eight games played.

Who's Not

Forward - @Buantso (Puantso)

Being a first round pick surely sets expectations high - let alone being a player of the caliber Puantso is. The ECL 5 champion, ECL 4 top goal scorer and two time ECL most assists winner was drafted at #8 overall by NG Colorado69. Puantso played eight games with a very disappointing stat sheet, showing 3+9=12 and a not so flattering -15. There's been some word about captain @kriketski17 having to do his all to manage his team, and it is sad to see such an anticlimactic outcome for them in this Summer Cup.

Defenseman - @Eric Daze (kinnune)

The "Not" defenseman of the group stage is an NG Disaster player, as we've chosen kinnune for the questionable title. Through 16 games in total, the left defenseman has gone -26, which is one of the biggest reasons of him being listed this week. Kinnune isn't a flashy defenseman, but generally gets the job done. His point total 0+7=7 and a decent 2,9 takeaways per game are ok stats for a stay-at-home defenseman, but this Summer Cup something obviously went very wrong, as the Rusty Blades defenseman is surely capable of doing much better.

Goalie - @Mehiiss

Mehiiss is the captain of NG Spring, he is known as a generally good goaltender and one of the upcoming goaltending talents in the ECL. However, the Summer Cup hasn't gone anywhere near as expected for the young goalie. Mehiiss played 10 games (4-6-0), in which his save percentage was as low as 68.36%. This selection was made based on the expectations once again being way higher than the outcome for the player in this tournament.

Due to work life obstacles, we decided to skip over our week two and head right for a group stage recap. I'm thankful for the help I received on this one, getting some knowledgeable insight and opinions. If you'd like to join in on our writing team, don't hesitate to contact me (@jahajaha93) or any other staff member and we'll see what we can set up for you.

For the ones mentioned in our Hot listing - keep up the good work and you might see yourself there again next week! For the ones on the Not list - don't let this push you down, take it with a grain of salt and keep chipping away at it. The only way to improve is by going on and practicing. We're happy to see that we don't have any recurring performances on the Not list!

Summer Cup 3 - Playoffs Round 1

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:36:00 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

the regular season of Summer Cup 3 is in the books and we go further into the process and start the playoff action!

We hope that the final episode of competitive NHL 18 action has been and continues being fun for all participants and everybody has had the chance to fulfil their expectations: get in touch with the 6vs6 mode, get to know the NHLGamer community, learn swear words from foreign languages and last but not least - we hope everyone has had FUN.

On behalf of the NHLGamer organisation we would say thank you to all 433 participants and especially those 40 serving as primary captains. Not everybody got the four required games played, but we had a look at all of the cases cases where a player did not play enough and currently no team or player has been punished and as it looks, no one will be. The captains did a good job at communicating with their teams and did their best to get all players onto the ice.

Now we are heading into the playoffs, where 32 out of the total 40 teams have made their way. The seeding is based on PPG and the usual tie-breakers (as per the rules) and these are the pairings for the first round:

(1.) NG KELAMIEHET vs NG Stanley Cupcakes (32.)
(2.) NG HANAA vs NG Misfits (31.)
(3.) NG Blue Circle vs NG Thunder (30.)
(4.) NG Club Kannunkulma vs NG Pucktroopers (29.)
(5.) NG Alahärmän Pullistus vs NG JERRY 69 (28.)
(6.) NG RIPmoti vs NG Capitals (27.)
(7.) NG Definitely Maybe vs NG Whoforce (26.)
(8.) NG Pena ja Setelit vs NG Nighthawks (25.)
(9.) NG Blackout vs NG We Dem Boyz (24.)
(10.) NG Tampereen Elvis vs NG Dekes of Hazard (23.)
(11.) NG Mousetrap vs NG Chaves Carnivores (22.)
(12.) NG Puck Nation vs NG Spring (21.)
(13.) NG Rough Riders vs NG Finnish Snipers (20.)
(14.) NG OldbutSlow vs NG Paikallinen (19.)
(15.) NG Kings vs NG White Sharks (18.)
(16.) NG Knox vs NG Intl Hooligans (17.)

The 1st round is played in a best-of-three series starting today, on the 2nd of July 2018, and has to be finished by the end of Wednesday 4th of July 2018. No extra time will be given!

As a reminder, here is the schedule for the playoffs:

Playoffs round 1: 2.7.-4.7.
Playoffs round 2: 5.7.-9.7.
Quarter Finals: 11.7.-14.7.
Semi Finals: 16.7.-19.7.
Finals: 22.7.

We wish all participating teams and players good luck.

Who's Hot and Who's Not - Summer Cup 3, Week 1 Edition

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:27:00 +0000

Hi there NHLGamers,

Welcome to another edition of "Who's Hot and Who's Not". A format first introduced during the very first ECL Summer Cup, the "Hot or Not"-column was a source of much emotion and debate during its first tour of duty... so naturally it’s been making a comeback every now and then! For this Summer Cup, we’re hoping to make this a weekly thing, reviewing the performance of players and building our knowledge week by week. I’ll be kicking off by highlighting some first week performances, but hopefully I’ll get some other writers in on the fun as we go along. Let’s get to it:

Who's Hot

Forward - @Eki

The fresh NHL Gaming World Champion has also went on a complete rampage in the Summer Cup, totalling 33 points in only six games, resulting in an average of 5,5 points per game. Seems so easy, right? This young man is surely taking the virtual hockey world by storm and is on his way to becoming the wonderkid of the scene.

Runner-up - @Joukki

NG Puck Nation has found a great one-two punch in Joukki and team captain Hazard-Laser, who have lead the second-highest scoring team in the whole league to a 7-3-0 record starting off the group stage. Currently, Joukki places first in both total points and goals scored.

Defenseman - @vatalisti

The Eki-vatalisti combo is one of the deadliest weapons in the Summer Cup. We even saw it in action as the duo pulled off one beauty of a breakout play straight from the pelimies80 playbook. This power duo is fine tuning their play that we’ll have the privilege to watch next season as FILADELPHIA plays their first Elite season.

Goalie - @Caazual (AcED719)

AcED719 has managed to go undefeated through the eight first games of the season, letting in less than a goal per game and amassing five shutouts in the process. He's faced only 7 shots per game on average, so he surely is showing up big the times he is needed. We'll be expecting the great efforts to continue!

Runner-up - @JanneK. (JANURI98)

Going 9-0-1 in the first ten games isn't an easy feat. Januri has a solid team in front of him but that doesn't take away from the credit of sporting amazing stats in every category.

Who's Not

Forward - @pajenc

The ECL Pro champion was the first round pick of NG Mousetrap and big things are expected of him, as he is paired with his ECL teammate @Tacterz flanking him to the left. However, the Summer Cup hasn't started too well for Pajen so far, as he is -9 in eight games, with a total of 7 points on the board.

Defenseman - @Bleiki (Bleiki81)

Bleiki has been an all-rounder for NG We Dem Boyz so far, with four out of six games played on defense. He's managed to put up a decent 1+3=4, but a -21 will not do for a defenseman. We'll be hoping for improvement from this guy!

Goalie - @Camora

The captain and goalie of NG Thunder hasn't quite got the start he wanted. Going 1-0-7 thru eight games won't do wonders for your team and a GAA of 4.00 isn't too flattering either. There is still time to bounce back, so let's hope Camora does just that.

This listing is rather stat-based and the views expressed are also based very much on the leaderboards. We're hoping to get a better grasp of each team as the tournament goes on and hopefully we can evaluate our players even better next week. For the ones mentioned in our Hot listing - keep up the good work and you might see yourself there again next week! For the ones on the Not list - don't let this push you down, take it with a grain of salt and keep chipping away at it. The only way to improve is by going on and practicing.

Summer Cup 3 - Draft Report

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:42:00 +0000

NHLGamers,

To start off we would like to thank all of you, who joined the stream on saturday and made it an amazing experience once again. The captains did a great job of drafting and this year we went on to draft all players in a bit over six hours. Hopefully everyone is happy with their teams and if you aren't, you'll just have to make the best out of your situation. Let's remember the Summer Cup is all about networking and enjoying the game together with new acquaintances.

The #1 pick this year was @FlyerKungen, who was selected by @Aze to play for NG KELAMIEHET. The entire stream is available to watch below, but you can of course also find the draft picks in this news story by reading on.

Here is how the first round of the draft went:

1. NG KELAMIEHET (AzeStiNE) - @FlyerKungen

2. NG Puck Nation (Hazard-laser) - @Joukki

3. NG OldbutSlow (beaverskin) - @Dominointi

4. NG Blue Circle (lycki10) - @tbnantti

5. NG Finnish Snipers (thimbaa) - @plee999

6. NG Club Kannunkulma (I_Eki_I) - @vatalisti

7. NG Whoforce (Maggre) - @Foppatofflan

8. NG Colorado69 (kriketsi17) - @Buantso

9. NG White Sharks (Darth-SidiouzZ) - @Playmaker

10. NG Blackout (xDoumi) - @Tapparafan

11. NG Roki (serg1vratar) - @jtorro1233

12. NG Tampereen Elvis (Snapu48) - @DieCutterMC

13. NG Disaster (Epsri) - @koojiikoojii

14. NG HANAA (SadaPoika) - @Vilupoika

15. NG Stanleys Cupcakes (Hair1k) - @Ikavalko

16. NG Knox (originaL-SnuS) - @Tuukka.R

17. NG Spring (Mehiiss) - @Joonas Paatiala

18. NG Dekes of Hazard (ahonaattori) - @cHIIMEERa

19. NG Pucktroopers (Mannheimer1938) - @indi969

20. NG JERRY 69 (tinkesakara) - @vSilenttio

21. NG Capitals (Raikku560) - @RutonMosse

22. NG Rough Riders (nessron) - @Anhel

23. NG Mousetrap (TheSpeedo) - @pajenc

24. NG We Dem Boyz (jergelii) - @Bugimir

25. NG Alahärmän Pullistus (Sandr0hh) - @Jorma Parola

26. NG Definitely Maybe (esskay) - @Hullued

27. NG RIPmoti (Juizki) - @Speedy104

28. NG Misfits (minokin-) - @Bjono

29. NG Friday Night Lights (Chaostive) - @FIN_Potilas

30. NG Paikallinen (topikeranen) - @Ilmari_30

31. NG Intl Hooligans (ProMinx24) - @Frilander

32. NG Cheesecake (Migo_boo99) - @Haldeem

33. NG Nighthawks (ICappeI) - @Supreex

34. NG Kings (julleonparas1) - @Tim_FlyersFan

35. NG Krita En 5a (Obagol) - @Tanski87

36. NG Chaves Carnivores (chavelski) - @Janikka

37. NG Lemon Djoos (Panarinz) - @Pontus T

38. NG Sampyla (samppa1995) - @VesKuLiNe

39. NG Pena ja Setelit (Penatski) - @Lamsa

40. NG Thunder (I_Camora_I) - @sweatyfathoe99

The rest of the draft picks can be seen by clicking here.

After the draft, it was time to randomly generate the groups. Below you'll find the full list of groups and teams in Summer Cup 3.

Group 1:

NG Blue Circle

NG Colorado69

NG Friday Night Lights

Group 2:

Group 3:

NG Alahärmän Pullistus

Group 4:

On behalf of the staff, we wish the teams and their players the best of luck in Summer Cup 3, as the game start tonight! See you on the ice!

Summer Cup 3 - The Mindset of A Captain

Sat, 09 Jun 2018 13:38:28 +0000

The sun is shining and the annual Summer Cup is just around the corner. Personally, I've been waiting for this since the last Summer Cup, which was my very first one. It was a great experience for a rather new face in the community and having the chance to play with more established players was an important opportunity to develop. The Summer cup is also much about networking, getting to know new people and welcoming fresh faces into our community.

Captaining a team is never easy, there's a lot of responsibility involved and keeping a bunch of guys with different personalities happy poses it's challenges. In the Summer Cup, even more so as you will be bumping into completely new acquaintances. It's part of the charm with this whole tournament. Chemistry is obviously one of the most important success factors in any team sport, I once heard a smart man state that you can't put five Malkins on the ice and expect a win. As a captain, it's difficult to fit the pieces together when drafting players that are completely unrelated and have never taken a stride together before. In the Summer Cup, there are so many factors that weigh in and that's what makes it such an interesting tournament.

Chemistry is key.

Discussing with some of our Summer Cup 3 captains, I learned that having at least a couple of skilled players who have some kind of history together (read: chemistry) can make all the difference in the world as it gives a massive advantage on the ice. The philosophy of building the team can vary a lot depending on the captain. I talked to @Aze and @Snapster, who have established themselves as something of defensive leaders in this game and their first priority was drafting players to create a coherent unit that will work well in both ends of the ice. on the other hand, @Hazard-laser mentioned that he would like to stack his roster with big offensive weapons that could outshoot any opponent. We'll have to wait and see until tomorrow how their plans turn out.

The summer cup is a couch GMs dream.

When asking about the guys' expectations for the upcoming tournament, each one said they wanted to be successful and win games. Some had more predefined goals than others. A common factor, however was that meeting new people and networking is one of the most exciting things about the Summer Cup. AzeStiNE stated that he sees himself as a very analytic player and likes to observe other players, playing with them is the best way to do this. It could very well be said that captaining a Summer Cup team is a perfect opportunity for any passionate couch GM.

Being a newcomer is tough.

Being a complete newcomer in the scene joining the Summer Cup can be a challenge. If you don't know anyone it is hard to get going. Despite being difficult, this tournament is a great chance to get noticed. AzeStiNE compared it to a similar situation that free agents are in at the IIHF World Cup - it's an opportunity to play a few games and show the people out there what you can do. As a new guy, it is very likely that you won't get to play too many games. It is a difficult situation to be in, but the best advice our captains could give is that you should take it as a learning experience and watch the guys who have been in the game for a longer time.

This is a unique tournament in the virtual hockey scene and we would like to keep going and make the tournament even better. We're looking forward to the draft tomorrow and hope to see all of you in the stream. With 434 players participating, this summer cup will be the biggest of it's kind, we're excited to have so many new faces joining and it's going to be great meeting all of you out on the ice!

Summer Cup 3 - Mock Draft

Sat, 09 Jun 2018 03:38:20 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

after a great night with the Summer Cup Draft Lottery, everyone is fired up for the final Draft this Saturday. We will begin the broadcast at 16:00 CEST, so stay tuned to hear your name get off the board and into a new teamplay experience.

@The_Alpha_Furyan hyped up the end of the NHL year in previous occasions with his mock drafts and @MartindalexC, @Panarinz and myself have the pleasure to try to walk in his footsteps by continuing this series with a kind of a variation. This year we will name our Top 40 (Round 1) and introduce a brand new scoring system. We will differentiate those 40 players into 4 groups: Top 10 (pick 1-10), Top 20 (pick 11-20), Top 30 (pick 21-30) and Top 40 (pick 31-40). If someone picked the player on the exact spot, they will get 3 points. If the player gets picked in the same group, they will get 1 point. If the player gets picked in another group, they will get 0 points.
For example, if @Panarinz picks @MartindalexC on spot number 1 and he goes first overall, Panarinz will get 3 points. If MartindalexC gets picked as second overall, Panarinz will get 1 point. If MartindalexC gets picked as the 11th player in this years draft, Panarinz will get 0 points.

We would like you to join us with your own mock draft in the comment section! The winner of this tongue-in-cheek competition will - in addition to bragging rights - win a broadcast night for his ECL team. You can name us a regular season matchup and we will cover it live with commentary on our Twitch-channel.

Without further ado, here are our mock drafts:

@Panarinz

Top 10
1. I_Eki_I
2. Pleemaker
3. Flyerkungen
4. Joukki13
5. Dominointi
6. KingOfApes
7. Foppatofflan
8. Patzlaf
9. vatalist
10. jtorro1234

Top 20
11. indi969
12. hansulinho
13. ilmari30
14. DieCutterMC
15. Puantso
16. Vilupoika
17. Crisu_Rottis
18. cHIIMEERa
19. FIN_Potilas
20. Bugimir

Top 30
21. Anhel_Kuru
22. oGBioLan
23. Re_Wenger
24. Nylanderi
25. Jageksi
26. lbjonol
27. Zande95
28. pajenc32
29. ktewjh
30. swagx88

Top 40
31. VeskuLiNe
32. Hullued
33. Strumpan87
34. januri98
35. taemtaem
36. Eyebiz
37. Terasniska
38. Lamsa
39. JParola
40. vSilenttio

@Mannheimer1938

Top 10
1. Flyerkungen
2. I_Eki_I
3. Foppatofflan
4. Dominointi
5. Pleemaker
6. Patzlaf
7. Joukki13
8. vatalisti
9. Puantso
10. cHIIMEERa

Top 20
11. KingOfApes
12. indi969
13. ilmari30
14. jtorro1234
15. DieCutterMC
16. tbnantti
17. hansulinho
18. pajenc32
19. FIN_Potilas
20. vilupoika

Top 30
21. ~~swagx88~~
22. Anhel_Kuru
23. Jageksi
24. Crisu_Rottis
25. bugimir
26. Zande95
27. eyebiz
28. oGBioLan
29. Nylanderi
30. vSilenttio

Top 40
31. johtaja699
32. imosi1
33. lbjonol
34. JParola
35. re_Wenger
36. Ikavalko
37. taemtaem
38. ZipPlayer
39. BiggestEight
40. Haldeeem

@MartindalexC

Top 10
1. I_Eki_I

2. Dominointi

3. Pleemaker

4. Joukki13

5. Puantso

6. Foppatofflan

7. Patzlaf

8. Vilupoika

9. Tbnantti

10. Vatalisti

Top 20
11. Flyerkungen

12. jtorro1234

13. Hansulinho

14. Indi969

15. Nylanderi

16. Kingofapes

17. DieCutterMC

18. Lamsa

19. Silenttio

20. Bugimir

Top 30
21. JParola

22. Chiimeera

23. ilmari30

24. Filariou

25. Anhel_Kuru

26. Bjono

27. JaikenK

28.Rutonmosse

29. Ikavalko

30. Zande95

Top 40
31.Imosi1

32. Ktewjh

33. Terasniska

34. Re_wenger

35. koojiikoojii

36. Strumpan87

37. Jergelii

38. Supreex

39. Pelle3000

40. JaromirSniper68

Do you think these mock drafts are good, ridiculous, bold?

Let us know in the comment section below by building your own mock draft!

You can find the list of all draftable players by clicking here.

Summer Cup 3 - Here's what you need to know!

Sat, 09 Jun 2018 01:06:00 +0000

Hey NHLGamers!

The sun is coming up and the Summer Cup 3 is about to start soon. Here is our service post that provides all the necessary details for all captains and regular players to be ready for today's Live Draft and the league start.

THE DRAFT

The Live Draft will take place today, Saturday 9th of June, on NHLGamer Twitch at 16 CEST / 17 EEST and we will be streaming for approximately 5-6 hours in an effort to draft all of the ~400 players, meaning the draft procedure will be finished by 22 CEST / 23 CEST. This will require all of the captains to make their selection in 30-45 seconds per turn.

@Kenu will be functioning as our lead host during that time, joined in the studio by @Erkki (I_Eki_I) to keep all viewers up to date on all draft developments. We will also have a few topics to discuss, and are happy to answer any questions that come up in the chat!

The draft order was decided in the draft lottery, which we broadcasted on Friday evening. The draft will be a so-called snake draft, meaning that if you get the first pick in round 1, you will have the last pick in round 2. If you had the last pick in round 1, you'll have the first pick in round 2 - and so on.

You can see the draft order below:

USEFUL LINKS FOR FOLLOWING THE DRAFT

We will do our best to entertain you and keep you up to date on our stream. However, if you're a captain, or simply enjoy browsing through lists, you might find these useful.

Full list of everyone who signed up for Summer Cup 3 (static)

Same as above, but only including players that are undrafted (dynamic)

See the draft picks here (dynamic)

Updated list of available players in draft (dynamic)

Static means that the information will not be updating, while dynamic means that these pages will update (requires a browser refresh) according to what happens in the draft

DO YOU WISH TO BE A CAPTAIN?

As you may have noticed, there are a couple captain spots open. If you're interested, please send a message to @jahajaha93 and @Kenu as soon as possible. We will need to fill up the spots to ensure an enjoyable Summer cup for everyone.

THE RULES

The ruleset for this year's Summer Cup is finished and available below. It is everyone's obligation to be aware of all the details mentioned in all of the sections to ensure a smooth league progress during the next few weeks! All in all, the rules are based on ECL 6 (which worked out very well) mixed with a couple of Summer Cup specific aspects:

LEAGUE FORMAT

Summer Cup 3 will be carried out in 4 groups with 10 teams each. This means, each team will have to play a total of 9 opponents (=18 games) during the regular season. The first 8 teams out of each group will go to the playoffs, meaning we'll see 32 out of 40 teams in the playoffs.

The league kicks off on Monday the 11th of June and the regular season will be finished in 3 weeks. The playoffs will be best-of-three, meaning it takes two wins to progress. However, the finals will be best-of-five.

Regular season: 11.6.-30.6.
Playoffs round 1: 2.7.-4.7.
Playoffs round 2: 5.7.-9.7.
Quarter Finals: 11.7.-14.7.
Semi Finals: 16.7.-19.7.
Finals: 22.7.

That's all you need to know for now. Make sure to tune in for today's Live Draft!

Last chance to sign up for Summer Cup 3

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 17:53:00 +0000

Hey NHLGamers,

we want to remind you that the deadline for the Summer Cup registration is only 1 day away (Wednesday, 6th June 2018 23:59:59 CEST).
Over 370 players will already take part in this Summer tournament and we would be proud to break the mark of 400 participants.

This tournament will increase your network within the community and especially newcomers are welcome to enjoy the possibilities which NHLGamer has to offer. We are doing a live-draft event on Saturday, starting at 16:00 CEST, where every team captain will complete their roster piece by piece by hopefully drafting a great bunch of players who will have a ton of fun together.

If you missed our original Summer Cup 3 post, here is the structure of this upcoming event:

SUMMER CUP 3 FRAMEWORK

Team building: No more than 2 players from a single ECL 6 team are allowed to play on the same Summer Cup team. This rule applies to the final rosters, after transfers and free agents.
Team names: The Summer Cup will be played in dedicated EASHL teams which will have "NG" as a prefix - for example "NG Golden Knights".
Sign-ups: To rule out unfortunate circumstances when it comes to player positioning, holidays and other aspects, the sign-ups will follow a clear structure, allowing captains to recognize fitting players more easily.
Draft procedure: The team captains will be taking part in a snake draft, where all of the signed up players will be drafted during one night.

LEAGUE DETAILS

Summer Cup Season 3 will take place on the PS4 version of NHL18.
Last day to sign up is Wednesday 6th of June 2018.
Players sign up using the registration tool linked at the bottom of the post.
Due to the latency issues experienced by the North American players in Summer Cup 2, Summer Cup 3 is only for European players.
All signed up players are aimed to be seeded into teams with a size of 10 players (may vary).
Out of all registrations, NHLGamer Staff will select an according number of team captains from the players that offered to take on a captaincy role in their sign-up post - anyone is allowed to apply for it.
Team captains will receive a draft sheet on Thursday 7th of June, containing all signed up players and relevant information in a structured form.
Team captains will be taking part in a live draft event on Saturday 9th of June picking their roster until all players are seeded. The draft will be streamed live on our Twitch channel.
All games are played 6vs6 using dedicated EASHL teams.
The Summer Cup is set to start on the week of June 11th and aimed to be finished in July.
Full rules will be released after registration is over.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Sign-up page: Click here!

Be a part of this record breaking crowd and sign up for this years Summer Cup!

Summer Cup 3 - Sign up now!

Sat, 19 May 2018 23:57:00 +0000

Hey NHLGamers!

The ECL Summer Cup is a draft-type league aimed at both experienced community members and complete rookies. The stated goal of this tournament is to improve networking within the community and introduce new players to the great world of NHLGamer. Our Summer Cup is always a great venue for prospects to open up doors for entry into the upcoming ECL season. The same promise remains for season 3, only this time we’ll deliver better!

Last year over 300 players took part in our tournament, we organized a nice draft day stream, which due to technical difficulties didn’t go completely as planned (and presto, we got a night stream as well! 😅). We’ve learned from our mistakes and this season we’ll get the draft done in a swifter fashion. We’re hoping for an even larger number of players this season, so please consider your availability to act as a Summer Cup captain.

Unlike last Summer Cup, we will not be having any prizes for this season. We’ve received valuable feedback from our community members and based on this, the decision was made that a Summer Cup without prizes will best serve the original purpose of the tournament – to increase networking and allow new players entry to our community.

SUMMER CUP 3 FRAMEWORK

Team building: No more than 2 players from a single ECL 6 team are allowed to play on the same Summer Cup team. This rule applies to the final rosters, after transfers and free agents.
Team names: The Summer Cup will be played in dedicated EASHL teams which will have "NG" as a prefix - for example "NG Golden Knights".
Sign-ups: To rule out unfortunate circumstances when it comes to player positioning, holidays and other aspects, the sign-ups will follow a clear structure, allowing captains to recognize fitting players more easily.
Draft procedure: The team captains will be taking part in a snake draft, where all of the signed up players will be drafted during one night.

LEAGUE DETAILS

Summer Cup Season 3 will take place on the PS4 version of NHL18.
Last day to sign up is Wednesday 6th of June 2018.
Players sign up using the registration tool linked at the bottom of the post.
Due to the latency issues experienced by the North American players in Summer Cup 2, Summer Cup 3 is only for European players.
All signed up players are aimed to be seeded into teams with a size of 10 players (may vary).
Out of all registrations, NHLGamer Staff will select an according number of team captains from the players that offered to take on a captaincy role in their sign-up post - anyone is allowed to apply for it.
Team captains will receive a draft sheet on Thursday 7th of June, containing all signed up players and relevant information in a structured form.
Team captains will be taking part in a live draft event on Saturday 9th of June picking their roster until all players are seeded. The draft will be streamed live on our Twitch channel.
All games are played 6vs6 using dedicated EASHL teams.
The Summer Cup is set to start on the week of June 11th and aimed to be finished in July.
Full rules will be released after registration is over.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Sign-up page: Click here!

Let's make this year's Summer Cup at least as memorable as the previous ones! Looking forward to see you on the ice!