[2019-20] xECK29x Premier Pivot Rosters (v4.9) - 1/22/20)

[SoftyPants]

Hi. Thanks a lot for these rosters, been playing for 9 seasons now with Seattle, which I edited in to replace San Jose. A quick question, if you don't mind. I've noticed that now as the drafts have become thoroughly populated with generated players, the level of talent has become somewhat more lackluster. Is this a continuing trend, or will the talent level bounce back as the big stars start retiring and coming back as regens? Or are the regens not a 'thing' anymore? Anyway, thanks in advance for your response and sorries if this has been asked already. And once more, thanks for the amazing work you've put in!

[ktbits1234]

I also find the talent level to be less impressive 5-6 years into a game. I tried the ehm prospect generator before starting a game (utilities in the download section) and it seems to make things better

[haneman]

The structure of the Danish has just been changed after a few bankruptcies, are there any that can change that to the right structure?

I'm updating all the clubs so I would be happy if some could help with the structure.

[xECK29x]

I also find the talent level to be less impressive 5-6 years into a game. I tried the ehm prospect generator before starting a game (utilities in the download section) and it seems to make things better

My DB doesn't have a lot of re-gens until after the current crop of NHL superstars retire, if that is the type of talent you are talking about. EHM in general is a little weak at creating very deep drafts, so I try to front load this DB a bit. I also don't keep retired players/staff in the DB to save space and reduce weird activity like random un-retirements. The prospect generator helps a for sure and I am experimenting with baking in a few pools of draft ready talent into the DB from the generator. I will probably have that work done over the summer for v4 next season.

[xECK29x]

The structure of the Danish has just been changed after a few bankruptcies, are there any that can change that to the right structure?

I have someone currently updating that league, will look into this. I may be able to update the structure myself. Will look into for a future update.

[xECK29x]

v3.17 Update:

General Updates:
- Re-added "DEBUG_MODE" to extra_config, this was inadvertently removed during troubleshooting, this should re-enable some small details back into the game, thanks The Feckless Puck and Archi!

NHL/AHL/ECHL Updates:
- Latest notable trades, waiver claims and contract extensions
- Added several potential future top picks for later NHL Entry Drafts (up to 2023) - thanks MasterMatt25!
- Retired Wayne Gretzky's #99 across the entire NHL

- Detroit Red Wings (player & club records, retired numbers, players & staff)
-- Grand Rapids Griffins (player & club records, retired numbers, players & staff)
-- Toledo Walleye (colors, arena, player & club records, players & staff)

- Edmonton Oilers (colors, rivals, arena, player & club records, players & staff)
-- Bakersfield Condors (club history, player & club records, players & staff)
-- Wichita Thunder (colors, rivals, player & club records, retired numbers, players & staff)

- Florida Panthers (player & club records, players & staff)
-- Springfield Thunderbirds (club records, players & staff)

- Los Angeles Kings (attendance, retired numbers, player & club records, players & staff)
-- Ontario Reign (colors, club history, player & club records, players & staff)
-- Manchester Monarchs (colors, rivals, player & club records, players & staff)

Canadian Junior Updates:
- Kitchener Rangers (attendance, retired numbers, player & club records, players & staff)
- Updated player histories for Mississauga Steelheads, Niagara IceDogs, North Bay Battalion, Oshawa Generals, Ottawa 67's, Owen Sound Attack, Peterborough Petes, Rimouski Oceanics, Rouyn-Noranda, Saginaw Spirit, Saint John Sea Dogs, Sarnia Sting, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Shawinigan Cataractes, Sherbrooke Phoenix, Sudbury Wolves, Victoriaville Tigres and Windsor Spitfires - thanks Trajan!
- Also added many younger players (mostly 16, 17 year olds to the above teams)
- Added several trades, still have to review trade deadline media notes for all three Major Junior leagues.
- Changed Canadian U Sports clubs from Amateur to Junior to align with US Colleges
- Changed LHPS club classifications to Domestic High School
- Added transfer/fixture rules to Canadian Domestic College competitions

Czech Republic Updates:
- All clubs in Tipsport, Chance, 2.Liga, Czeske Krajske and DHL Junior league fully updated - HUGE thanks to Matee!
- Over 3,200 updates!!
- Updated arenas for several clubs
- Associated EUHL with Czech Republic and made it a domestic College league, added appropriate transfer/fixture rules

Finnish Updates:
- All clubs in Liiga updated - thanks ArZka!
- Updated several Liiga-Mestis/Suomi-Sarja affiliations - thanks tomppa169!

Germany Updates:
- Updated all players/staff in DEL2 - thanks ppaalloo!

Misc Europe/APAC Updates:
- Thanks to Matee for all the following:
- Updated all players/staff of APAC, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Georgian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Serbian, Slovenian and various South American nationalities [mostly retirements]
- Updated/folded several Lithuanian and Estonian clubs
- Updated all Icelandic clubs and players/staff, folded Vikingar and UMFK Esja
- Updated Belarusian competition names and clubs, added U17/U18 divisions
- Added/updated signing deadline dates for all Slovakian/Swedish human-playable clubs - thanks ppaalloo!

Australian Updates:
- Added Australian Ice Hockey Victoria Premier League and Western Australian Super League

United States Junior Updates:
- Updated Western States Hockey League clubs and reputations
- Updated several lower-tier US College clubs from Amateur to Junior, they should now be functioning as intended
- Added transfer/fixture rules to United States Domestic College competitions

[haneman]

The structure of the Danish has just been changed after a few bankruptcies, are there any that can change that to the right structure?

I have someone currently updating that league, will look into this. I may be able to update the structure myself. Will look into for a future update.

it sounds fantastic

from next season there are 9 teams in the Danish league that meet each other 6 times after this, the top 8 goes directly to quarterfinals

Hvidovre and gentofte are not in the league anymore

[xECK29x]

Next update will be after the NHL trade deadline, unless something super major happens (let's hope so!) Likely between 2/26-2/28.

[war_and_peaches]

Hi! Great work as always. You have filled the TBL void with aplomb.

Just one small niggle I would like to point out -- Blake Wheeler is still coded as a power forward rather than as a playmaker (20 deflections and 17 wrist shot rather than 20 passing and 19 anticipation), when he has not played like a power forward for a number of years.

[xECK29x]

Hi! Great work as always. You have filled the TBL void with aplomb.

Just one small niggle I would like to point out -- Blake Wheeler is still coded as a power forward rather than as a playmaker (20 deflections and 17 wrist shot rather than 20 passing and 19 anticipation), when he has not played like a power forward for a number of years.

Thanks, I love this kind of feedback, I don't get to watch Wheeler a lot so I will make these changes!

[nashmc]

Hello, just found your rosters while waiting for new TBL rosters. I’ve done NHL 40 project previously on BK’s rosters,then on old TBL 10.3, do you think it’s possible to use your db and do you mind if I do that? Keep up the good work I’ve read every post here and the community is very lucky to have such a devoted and hard-working person.

[xECK29x]

Hello, just found your rosters while waiting for new TBL rosters. I’ve done NHL 40 project previously on BK’s rosters,then on old TBL 10.3, do you think it’s possible to use your db and do you mind if I do that? Keep up the good work I’ve read every post here and the community is very lucky to have such a devoted and hard-working person.

Of course as long as you provide credit I'm fine with that!

[xECK29x]

I need some help with rebuilding some league structures, if anyone has some time to help make some leagues human-playable again PM or reach out to me on Steam, also my email has been posted a few times in this thread!

[archibalduk]

I can provide the UK structures if you like.

[xECK29x]

I can provide the UK structures if you like.

That would be great!

[Ukko]

Where is the 3.17 version available ? I'd like to have a go at it

[archibalduk]

I can provide the UK structures if you like.

That would be great!

Hopefully I can send you something this weekend. There's one minor error I need to fix and work is too busy during the week before then.

[xECK29x]

Where is the 3.17 version available ? I'd like to have a go at it

3.18 will be released later tonight, finishing testing

[xECK29x]

v3.18 Update:

This is a big update, we are almost done updating all of Europe! Very proud of this release and THANK YOU for all the support and help I've been receiving! My focus for the month of March is to complete the overhauls of NHL/AHL/ECHL clubs, then shift to completing overhauls of Canadian Major Junior clubs.

General Updates:
- Reset reputation scores across entire DB, thanks Archi for including that mass-edit feature in the new Editor!

NHL/AHL/ECHL Updates:
- Latest notable trades, waiver claims and contract extensions
- Added more several potential future top picks for later NHL Entry Drafts (up to 2023) - thanks MasterMatt25!

- Minnesota Wild (attendance, club & player records, players & staff)
-- Iowa Wild (club & player records, players & staff)
-- Allen Americans (retired numbers, players & staff)

- Montreal Canadiens (arena, attendance, club & player records, players & staff)
-- Laval Rocket (club & player records, players & staff)
-- Removed affiliations with Brampton Beast

- Nashville Predators (attendance, club & player records, players & staff)
-- Milwaukee Admirals (rivals, club history, club & player records, players & staff)

- New Jersey Devils (colors, club & player records, players & staff)
-- Binghamton Devils (club & player records, players & staff)
-- Adirondack Thunder (club & player records, players & staff)

- New York Islanders (arena, attendance, player records, players & staff)
-- Bridgeport Sound Tigers (club & player records, players & staff)
-- Worcester Railers (club & player records, players & staff)

- New York Rangers (attendance, player records, players & staff)
-- Hartford Wolf Pack (rivals, club & player records, players & staff)
-- Maine Mariners (attendance, rivals, players & staff)

-- Greenville Swamp Rabbits (club & player records, players & staff)

Africa Updates:
- Updated all African nationality players + staff - thanks Matee!

Austrian Updates:
- Updated names of several clubs in EBYSL and EBSL -- thanks Dani9!
- Updated and added players/staff for EBEL - thanks ppaalloo!
- EBYSL has a new 15 club league structure and schedule - thanks Dani9, credit to BKarchitect!
- Added Alps HL as human-playable - credit to BKarchitect

British Updates:
- EIHL updated -- thanks ppaalloo!

Canadian Junior Updates:
- Updated players/staff for Ontario Hockey League - thanks Matee!

Central America Updates:
- Updated all Central American country nationality players + staff - thanks Matee!

Czech/Slovakia Updates:
- Updated several club/competition names -- thanks Dani9!
- Fixed Czech Chance Liga schedule and league structure, playoffs should now be working -- thanks rhames, credit to BKarchitect!
- Updated club rivals for Czech Tipsport - thanks rhames!

Danish Updates:
- Updated all Danish country nationality players + staff - thanks hons_85!
- Added player records for Danish clubs - thanks hons_85!
- Added career histories for Danish players - thanks hons_85!
- Updated Metal Ligaen clubs and removed Hvidovre Fighters, had to remove 1. Divison from human-playability to update league structure (removal of several clubs)
- Kept Gentofe Stars in Metal Ligaen so it's still human-playable - working with relegation

French Updates:
- Updated all players/staff for French Synerglace Ligue Magnus -- thanks ppaalloo!
- Added French Synerglace Ligue Magnus and National League 1 as human playable again - credit to BKarchitect for his league structure and logos!
- Updated several club names, reputations, attendance and other details
- Added club history for Magnus clubs

Hungry Updates:
- Updated all Hungarian players/staff -- thanks Mattee!
- Updated/added several clubs including a U18 league
- Updated several club names -- thanks Dani9!
- Added Erste League as human-playable - credit to BKarchitect

Kazakhstan Updates:
- Added Kazakhstan U20 competition and clubs with affiliations
- Updated all staff with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan nationalities -- thanks Matee!

Netherlands Updates:
- Updated all Netherlands players/staff -- thanks Matee!
- Updated several BeNeLiga clubs

Norwegian Updates:
- Removed Norwegian First Division from human-playability, league structure being rebuilt
- Updated GET Ligaen clubs, Kongsvinger no longer active, promoted Ringerike and will not demote Lørenskog IK to keep it human-playable - working with relegation
- Added U16 and U21 divisions
- Shutdown U17, U19 and U20 divisions, updated/added clubs to U18 division
- Updated junior club affiliations

Oceania/Asia Updates:
- Updated all Oceania/Asia nationality players + staff - thanks Matee!
- Added Asia League Ice Hockey as human-playable again

Romanian Updates:
- Updated all Romanian players/staff -- thanks Mattee!
- Updated/added several clubs

Slovakia Updates:
- Tipsport structure updated with working relegation and accurate schedule! - thanks Named!
- Updated player transactions and added some new ones -- thanks ppaalloo!

Spain Updates:
- Updated all players/staff of Spanish nationality -- thanks Matee!

Swiss Updates:
- Removed redundant Swiss Cup (Arosa Challenge Cup) - thanks Dani9!
- Updated and added players/staff for Swiss National League (NLA) - thanks ppaalloo!

Ukraine Updates:
- Updated all Ukrainian players/staff -- thanks Matee
- Changed league name to Ukrajinska Chokejna Liha
- Added Ukraine U19 division and clubs

United States College Updates:
- Removed several duplicate players -- thanks bfq_8!

[nashmc]

I was preparing an excel sheet for expansion draft to my new version of NHL 40 based on your latest rosters and came across four minor mistakes
Andrew Nielsen and Tobias Lindberg should be in different clubs - Calgary and Vegas respectively if I remember correct. One 42 year old free agent should be retired and there are still Sedin brothers in Vancouver even though they retired.
Btw I want to say that your rosters are the best I’ve worked on. Very good Balanced rosters for NHL if it comes to CA/PA evaluation. Considering All the limitations that come with negative potentials for future generated players the evaluation seems really fair. Thank you for All that work you did!

[Buho]

First and foremost: Big Thank You to xECK29x and all the guys who work on this roster! Great job, guys!

my question is why you decided to use translit?
Ukranian Hockey League is a legitimate name, its on the logo (http://uhl.ua/).
using translit it's either "Ukrainska Khokeyna Liha", "Ukrayinska Khokeyna Liha" or "Ukrainska Hokeyna Liha"

team names are:

Bilyi Bars Bila Tserkva (Bilyi Bars, BBR)
Dnipro Kherson (Dnipro, DNI)
Donbass Donetsk (Donbass, DON)
HK Kremenchuk (Kremenchuk, KRM)
Kryzhani Vovky Kyiv (Vovky, VOV)
MHK Dynamo Kharkiv (Dynamo, DYN)

same with "Moskva" and "Oblast". Moscow is good, and adding word "Oblast" to the name is absolutely unnecessary.
also there is english version of KHL official site (https://en.khl.ru/).

all these are just my suggestions, though.

[xECK29x]

@nashmc - thank you for the compliments it really means a lot, this is a passion project for all of us involved and we really love doing it for the community and I am glad to hear I am a good talent evaluator (maybe I should get into scouting!)

@Buho - We almost exclusively use Eliteprospects for club long and short names, this makes import work easier for things like career history updates. However I am happy to make any and all adjustments especially at the request of fans of those leagues/clubs. I will make the changes you suggested, as an American sometimes I am unsure what to use but I don't want to over-Americanize the database, I'd like it to have as much appropriate local accuracy and culture as I can add.

[Antho42]

Hey, I've started filling rosters of the Western States Hockey League for my own. If you want I can share all the players I created (with an excel sheet) with you can so you can import them into your database. I also planned filling rosters of many Junior A leagues in Canada later on.

[archibalduk]

@Buho - We almost exclusively use Eliteprospects for club long and short names, this makes import work easier for things like career history updates. However I am happy to make any and all adjustments especially at the request of fans of those leagues/clubs. I will make the changes you suggested, as an American sometimes I am unsure what to use but I don't want to over-Americanize the database, I'd like it to have as much appropriate local accuracy and culture as I can add.

This is where the Synonym data in the Editor comes into play. If you go to the 'Synonym' sub-folder in the Editor installation folder, you'll find a text file entitled "club.txt". You can add alternative spellings in this file which will allow the Editor to match the EliteProspects spelling contained in a spreadsheet against the native spelling in the database. You just list each alternative spelling on a new line in the file with commas separating each spelling. You should check whether any existing spellings/synonyms already exist for the team in question in the file - if they do then you should just add your spellings to the existing line. The same thing applies to league/competition names, first names and second names. I got fed up having to make the same corrections to my player career history spreadsheets every year (e.g. changing Evegny Malkin to Evegeni Malkin) - so I created the files to make/match up the changes for me.

If you do make use of the synonym file then please do post any additions you make to the Editor thread. I will then include these in the default synonym files which come with the Editor.

[xECK29x]

Hey, I've started filling rosters of the Western States Hockey League for my own. If you want I can share all the players I created (with an excel sheet) with you can so you can import them into your database. I also planned filling rosters of many Junior A leagues in Canada later on.

Would be great! Reach out to me on Steam or email me, xeck29x (at) gmail.com, will give you full credit of course!