SCL 6v6: Kick-Off Information

NHLGamers,

The time has come for the Swedish Champions League to kick off. Last year when the SCL was introduced for the first time, 22 teams signed up for the competition. This year we’ve seen a massive increase in numbers as an outstanding 40 teams have registered for the race! We are happy to see such big growth happening in the Swedish community. Let's make sure we are as welcoming to new members as possible to make sure we continue on this path.
 

Below we have collected the most important information for our teams and captains:

Schedule

The season kicks off today, Saturday 28th of August, after which we will be following the following default game days and times:

• Tuesday 20:00 CEST
• Thursday 20:00 CEST
• Sunday 20:00 CEST

The schedule is available through the menu both on the main page and here on the community side. Please note that some scheduled days feature two matchups.
 

Schedule for SCL 6v6:

• Group stage: 29.8-13.9
• Play-in Round: 14.-15.9. (BO5)
• Playoffs Round 1: 17.-20.9 (BO7)
• Quarterfinals: 22.-25.9 (BO7)
• Semifinals: 27.-30.9 (BO7)
• Bronze series (BO3) + Finals: 3.10 (BO7)

Groups

Below is the complete list of the teams participating this season and in which groups they will play (teams displayed in random order):

The reigning Swedish Champion Vesa Pompa HC was invited to round 1 of the playoff stage as the #1 seed, but the team announced that they have decided not to accept this invitation, as they would rather work on their team play by participating in the group stage.

Brief season description
The regular season lasts 3 weeks. The top 3 teams of each group advance directly to the playoffs. Teams finishing the regular season in spots 4 and 5  will play a BO5 Play-in Series to determine which team in each group takes the 4th and last spot into the Playoffs. The Playoffs will be played in BO7 series'. Please see the rulebook for a more detailed description. 

Rulebook

You can find the rulebook here. It is also always available through the league menu. We strongly suggest every player gets familiar with the rules before jumping on the ice and at the very least that the captains do so. The rulebook is in Swedish, so any foreign players will have to turn to their captains for a recap. The rulebook strongly builds on the ECL 10 rulebook, but there are some minor differences, such as the instigation of fights being forbidden.
 

League Administration

All league related verdicts will be decided by the League Administration. To open up a case, visit the Support section.

Please note: before contacting League Administration, teams are expected to do their best and solve issues they might have on their own. Familiarize yourself with our rules first, as they include lots of guidance for different issues. League Administration is always to be used as the last resort to solve any disagreements.

Communication

In order to get in touch with your opponent, you can use the "Message all captains" button (pictured below) on the team's page. This will send a private message on the NHLGamer community to the three listed captains.

Additionally, we offer an NHLGamer Discord server, which you can join by clicking the button below. We ask that at the very least the captains of each team join the server, as messaging through Discord is instant and it is a great way to communicate quickly and briefly.

In the NHLGamer Discord you will find an SCL 6v6 group with designated channels for each group, and own channels for general chat, announcements and to share your streams (image below)

A cool feature on Discord is also being able to get a team role (example above), which enables people to see what team you represent. See the channel #team-commands-guide for instructions on how to get your own role. If you need help with this, please see the #discord-support channel.

Broadcasts

The official NHLGamer broadcasts will be on NHLGamer's Twitch channel. Please follow our channel to support us and to get notified when we go live.

The broadcast schedule and more comprehensive instructions will be published later.
 

Team management tools

All teams have been created, the team management tools on the main page have been unlocked for the team captains. All players need to be invited to the team rosters ahead of playing their first game. Please note that all invited players need to accept the invitation (there will be a popup alert on the main page for them) before they show up on the team roster and can start playing!

In case you have further questions, feel free to use the comment section below this article, or contact support.

Licenses

All Swedish and Finnish players require a player license from their respective esports federation, acquire your license by following instructions provided in the links below. For players of other nationalities, a license from their respective esports federation is recommended, but not required.

Acquire your license here (Swedes)
Acquire your license here (Finns)

Please note that playing without an active license is against the rules and can lead to forfeits and/or disqualification.

All captains have been sent a Private Message last night and are expected to email in a response per email.

Social media

Twitter:

When posting tweets of your lineups, matchups, recaps, clips, articles - or any other content you might want to create - can you please make sure to tag the following accounts and hashtag: 

• @NHLGamerCOM
• @swehockeyse
• @svenskesport
• #SvSeHockey
• #SCL
• #NHLGamer
• #esports

Instagram:

When posting on Instagram, can you please make sure to tag the following accounts and hashtag: 

• @NHLGamerOfficial
• @swehockeyse
• #SvSeHockey
• #SCL
• #NHLGamer
• #esports

We hope everyone has a great SCL. Good luck to all teams!