Calv wrote:grazza wrote:League name: Elite League (UK)
Number of teams: <no change>
No. of regular season games played:<no change>
Two-line pass rule:<no change>
Icing rule:<no change>
Overtime rule:<no change>
Shoot-out rule:<no change>
Maximum players on roster: 20 - Is this a set amount? I've not seen anything from the EIHL about a max. roster size - Fife currently have 20 players dressed for games and are trying to sign others
Maximum foreigners on roster: 10 - Incorrect, Belfast have 11 on their roster - they are only allowed to dress 10 though. It should be no limit
Maximum foreigners dressed: 10League name: English Premier League
Number of teams: 10
No. of regular season games played: 54
Two-line pass rule:No
Icing rule:Non-touch
Overtime rule:5-mins 4-on-4, then shoot out
Shoot-out rule:Not 100% sure
Maximum players on roster: 20 Again - is this true?
Maximum foreigners on roster: no limit
Maximum foreigners dressed: 4 Players (EU only and only 3 can be on the ice at a time), Players from non EU countries not allowed The exact rule is only players who do not need work permits are permitted to play, 3 on the ice at one time including penalties.League name: EPL Cup
Number of teams: 10
No. of regular season games played: 18 (double up with 1st 2 rounds of EPL leageu games v each team home and away) I'm not certain what happens next I would assume that the top 4 go to the semi finals which are over 2 legs like the final. Archi or Calv should hopefully be able to confirm or deny this This sounds correct
Two-line pass rule: same as EPL
Icing rule: same as EPL
Overtime rule: same as EPL
Shoot-out rule: same as EPL
Maximum players on roster:
Maximum foreigners on roster: same as EPL
Maximum foreigners dressed: same as EPL
Hi I was aware of Belfast having 11 and have seen teams in the past 'deregsiter' an injured player and register a replacement player. I heard that if they were deregistered they could not be played for 2 weeks after though such an instance usually only occurs if there is an injury that lasts at least that long though that was just rumour. My only real concern was how the game would react to the limit could the AI end up signing say 18 imports and have non budget left for decent brits. Maybe allow teams to carry 1 extra import like Belfast have would keep things steady. As for the rosters you are probably right though I cannot remember teams carrying more than 20 players even 20 is rare. Fife are giving a lot of young players a chance before deciding how much to invest in imports and how many. Elite teams in the most part play 3 line hockey certainly at D and in most cases in the Forwards. What is the situation with Wage caps there has been specualtion that there is no longer a wage cap though in the past it was never really enforced. Reputations of teams is probably the key though as I would probably say Nottingham, Belfast and Sheffield in the top tier, Braehead, Cardiff, Coventry slightly below that, Hull and Dundee just a bit below that with Edinburgh and Fife just behind. From seeing the league in game over a few seasons if GMing in that league or not it just seems to be not too much differnece between teams and anyone can win the league. I would say that top 3 are usually contender the next level of clubs could do it with a bit of work. The likes of Dundee and Hull would be diffucult to win a league but maybe break into the top half, Edinburgh and Fife would be having a great season to get in the playoffs certainly Edinburgh would be Fife could probably be similar to Hull and Dundee once they get established. Anyway I digress and here is more about the structure of the league but in some cases artistic licence may be required to try and similate how the league works to get realistic outcomes and make some real challenges.
P.S. I attended a challenge cup game on Saturday that ended a draw and no O.T so have edited my original post to take this into account.
