ECL 13 - Lite & Pro Qualifier registrations are now open!

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NHLGamers,

We have now opened registrations for ECL '22 Winter Lite & Pro Qualifier teams! After reading this article, you will know if your team can apply and how this will affect your team’s players. If you haven't read our general information yet, we suggest you head over to our ECL '22 Winter season article.

Schedule for Lite Qualifiers

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SIGN-UP PERIOD FOR LITE QUALIFIER TEAMS IS SHORT!

• Sign up period: 2.- 6.12. (15:00CET)
• Group play: 12.- 16.12.
• BO5 series: 19.- 22.12.

The following teams are eligible to register the Lite Qualifiers:

• Core playoff team (5th)        Team Rocket
• Core playoff team (6th)        Arkham Asylum
• Core playoff team (7th)        Pasilan SKA
• Core playoff team (8th)        Tadpole
• Core playoff team (9th)        Niitti Pohjassa
• Core playoff team (10th)        Jokers Hockey
• Core playoff team (11th)        Lemmenvelhot
• Core playoff team (12th)        BonusAmbers
• Lite relegation team (13th)        PunaKala
• Lite relegation team (13th)        Toxicity (Syndrome)
• Lite relegation team (13th)        TEAM MODO
• Lite relegation team (13th)        Helter Skelter
• Lite relegation team (14th)        Pinaattikone
• Lite relegation team (14th)        Dynamo Dragons
• Lite relegation team (14th)        Odd eSport
• Lite relegation team (14th)        ASM Hockey
• Neo playoff team (1st)            HC SHH
• Neo playoff team (2nd)        RODIS
• Neo playoff team (3rd)        Hunters (Klassikko)
• Neo playoff team (4th)        Belissimo

Schedule for Pro Qualifiers

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SIGN-UP PERIOD FOR PRO QUALIFIER TEAMS IS SHORT!

• Sign up period: 2.- 6.12. (15:00CET)
• Round 1: 13.- 16.12.
• Round 2: 19.- 21.12.
• BO5 series: 22.12.

The following teams are eligible to register the Pro Qualifiers:

• Lite playoff team (4th)            Powerhouse HC
• Lite playoff team (5th)            Unwanted
• Lite playoff team (6th)            Södertälje SK
• Lite playoff team (7th)            Hokurit
• Lite playoff team (8th)            Project X
• Lite playoff team (9th)            GIFU Hockey
• Pro relegation team (12th)        Rogle BK
• Pro relegation team (12th)        Sjukstugan
• Pro relegation team (13th)        RCTIC
• Pro relegation team (13th)        PENTA
• Pro relegation team (14th)        Golden Nights
• Pro relegation team (14th)        EHC TATNEFT AK BARS (METALLURG MAGNITOGORSK)
• Core playoff team (1st)        Resurrection
• Core playoff team (2nd)        Stone Age
• Core playoff team (3rd)        STARGAZING
• Core playoff team (4th)        Tohtorit

What if all Qualifier positions are not filled?

• Teams will not be promoted straight and all open spots will be filled through qualifiers (excluding automatically relegated/promoted teams). If there happens to be more open spots than anticipated (e.g. from teams disbanding which would have been invited to play in the qualifier) spots are filled as follows:
  • Pro Qualifiers
    • Pro relegated teams
    • Lite #10-16
    • Wildcard teams #5-8
    • Lite #17-32
    • Core #5-8 
  • Lite Qualifiers
    • Lite relegated teams
    • Core #13-16
    • Wildcard teams #9-12
    • Core #17-32

Special rules for Qualifier teams

• To prevent teams from taking advantage, specifically recruiting players to bolster your chances in the qualifier that have no intention of remaining in the team beyond that, we have decided to enforce a soft roster lock post qualifier play.
  • If a former Elite player wants to participate in a qualifier for a Wildcard, Pro or Lite team, then they will be locked into that division at where the team ends up throughout the season
    • Transfer to a lower division is possible
  • If a former Pro player wants to participate in a qualifier for a wildcard, Pro or Lite team, then they will be locked into that division at where the team ends up for 2 weeks (starting from the first game played in Pro that season)
    • Transfer to a lower division is possible
• Lite & Pro Qualifiers are part of the season so it is good to remember that only one transfer is allowed during the season

 

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Qualifier Round 1 date updated to start officially on Monday due to awaiting the Wildcard battle to finish.

That being said, teams can still play games against teams in their group already on Sunday and then report them on Monday when the schedule including the Wildcard teams has been made available.