Members Claudi27 Posted February 14, 2022 Members Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) Players, It's time to start giving thought and shape to the upcoming WECL 3. Due to the available windows, the plan is to have a single season of the WECL for NHL 22 in the Summer, specifically in June when the ECL Spring Pro playoffs are planned to start. Regarding the league itself and how it's going to be, the plan is to go more Western this time, with changes to at least 2 core rules, server selection and foreign player rules. Firstly, the default server for games will be the central server, period. If both teams agree to play in the North server they can do it, if not, both games will have to be played on the central server. The reason for this approach is to make the league more appealing to the region it is targeted for. Second, the foreign player rules were over-stretched for the WECL 2 and this caused some controversial squads to participate. We feel like maximum 2 foreign players in the roster is the sweet spot, and that's what we will go back to. Also no foreign ECL '22 Winter or Spring Elite players will be able to participate. The game version will be PS4 one for commodity reasons. Expect the first Rulebook drafts, which as always you can chip in on, to start coming around April. With nothing more to add I hope you're thrilled to compete against your neighbours soon Claudi - WECL Edited June 6, 2022 by Claudi27 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSchibra Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 Glad to see the WECL is making a return! Although the last tournament was also held in the Summer, and I recall some number of teams not being able to participate, as the Summer months tend to be pre-planned with vacations and other types of leisure which make it hard for teams to consistently participate in tournaments. Hopefully that won't be as big a detriment this year (or it will be offset by the number of new teams joining for their first season 😃) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted May 4, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 Welcome back everyone to another WECL. We have a simple rulebook finished and feel ready to go. The spirit of the championship remains intact, while reinforcing the rules that made it cool originally. We're back to maximum 2 non-elite foreign players, games on the central server and we're also counting Swiss and Austrian players and teams as local this time. The tournament is set to start on May 30th, and the playoffs will take place in July. August won't be used for competition. The pace of the league will still be 2 games per week. SIGN UP FOR THE WECL 3 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSchibra Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) Didn't see it mentioned in the rules; is there any limit on the maximum number of players on a team? @Claudi27 Edited May 7, 2022 by PSchibra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted May 7, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 2 hours ago, PSchibra said: Didn't see it mentioned in the rules; is there any limit on the maximum number of players on a team? @Claudi27 Nope, no limitations in this regard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMN3SYA Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) I have a question regarding the foreign players. Are they both allowed to play in the starting lineups? You are allowed to signup more than 2 foreigns in the roster even if only 2 can play in the lineup? Thanks in advance @Claudi27 Edited May 9, 2022 by AMN3SYA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted May 9, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, AMN3SYA said: I have a question regarding the foreign players. Are they both allowed to play in the starting lineups? You are allowed to signup more than 2 foreigns in the roster even if only 2 can play in the lineup? Thanks in advance @Claudi27 The only limitation is at maximum 2 foreign players on the roster who didn't play ECL '22 Elite Winter or Spring. These 2 players can be on the ice at the same time. Foreign players that participated in ECL 22 Elite Winter or Spring can't be signed up. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted May 11, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 Update: some WECL 3 links are broken at the minute. Hopefully it's fixed soon along with a news article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Work on the page is still underway. Signup period will be extended 1 week until the 5th of June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CW1LLO Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 So we can sign are many foreign players who didn't play on the 'ECL Elite'? So I can sign 4 imports for the roster but can only ice 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted May 20, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, CW1LLO said: So we can sign are many foreign players who didn't play on the 'ECL Elite'? So I can sign 4 imports for the roster but can only ice 2? Hello, no, at most you're allowed 2 foreign players in the roster/ice, and none (foreign) that played ECL Elite in NHL 22. Local players can play no matter what. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted May 30, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 Competition will start in 1 week time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted June 6, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 Calendar is now up and competition can begin. There's a small error in the standings table with a solid line after 4th, meant to be after 8th qualified teams. 8 teams make the playoffs. Good luck all! 😊 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Claudi27 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Members Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 The transfer deadline has now passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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