In order to use these rosters, you will need to use the Custom Start Date Patch so that you can play from the 2012/13 season. You can download it here: http://www.ehmtheblueline.com/csdpatch/ Alternatively, you can use the 2006 Non-Patched Rosters if you do not want to use the CSD Patch.
If you have any questions or want more information about the roster update, visit here: http://www.ehmtheblueline.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=45
Enjoy!
IMPORTANT NOTE WHEN PLAYING WITH THE CSD PATCHED ROSTERS: When selecting which leagues to play (on the League Select Screen), select the start earliest start date available. If you select the NHL start date (1 September 2012) with the Swedish league selected, the game will likely crash. This is because the 5 September 2012 is too late a start date for the Swedish league. So long as you select an August start date (e.g. Sweden's start date) then the game will work fine. As a general rule, always select the earliest start date from the drop-down menu:
There are two editions of the rosters available:
CSD Patched Rosters
This edition of the rosters is designed for use with the CSD Patch. You must set the start date as 2012 using the CSD Patch when starting a new game with these rosters. The CSD Patch can be downloaded here: http://www.ehmtheblueline.com/csdpatch/
Download: [ DOWNLOAD LINK 1 ] / [ ALTERNATIVE LINK ] (Note that when you click on the link you will be taken to the SkyDrive site. Double-click on the link on SkyDrive to download the file)
2006 Non-Patched Rosters
This edition is for those who are unable to use the CSD Patch and need to continue with the 2006 hardcoded start date. These rosters are identical to the Patched Rosters but all dates have been pushed back by 6 years so that the 2012/13 season can be simulated using the in game 2006/07. For example, players' dates of birth appear five years earlier than real life; as do the player career histories, competition histories, etc. (e.g. the 2006/07 player career histories appear as 2000/01 in game).
Download: [ DOWNLOAD LINK 1 ] / [ ALTERNATIVE LINK ] (Note that when you click on the link you will be taken to the SkyDrive site. Double-click on the link on SkyDrive to download the file)
Changelist:
NHL
* Updated rosters and contracts
* Adjusted attributes (I am going to look at completely re-rating the NHL for v5.1, but I'm not promising anything quite yet)
* Updated team budgets
* Updated average attendances
* NY Islanders' arena move added for the 2015/16 season
North America
* AHL & ECHL - Updated rosters
* CHL, SPHL & LNAH - Partially updated rosters
* WHL, OHL & QMJHL - Partially updated rosters (these will be further updated for v5.1)
Europe
A very wide range of updates spanning the vast majority of Europe. The most notable updates include:
* Czech Republic - Updated rosters and attributes
* Finland - Updated rosters and attributes and over 500 new young players created
* Great Britain - Updated rosters and attributes, over 1,000 missing players created and all missing GB junior teams created. EIHL, EPIHL, NIHL-1, NIHL-2 and GB Juniors rosters up-to-date as of 6 November 2012
* Russia - Updated rosters and attributes, more than 200 missing players created, junior leagues re-organized with new leagues and teams
* Slovakia - Updated rosters and attributes
* Sweden - Updated rosters and attributes
Player Career Histories
* Over 58,000 player career history entries added, covering virtually every player in every playable league (except Great Britain) and a wide range of non-playable leagues
* We have approximately 1,500 career history entries yet to add (because there were mistakes/errors) - these will be added for v5.1 (and hopefully also the UK career histories)
Competition Histories
* 2011/12 competition histories added for all playable leagues
* 2011/12 NHL player award histories added