[2025-26] xECK29x's Premier Pivot Database (v10.0.3 - 7/29/25)

[kev26]

do you think you will add the RBC cup for the Canadian Junior Hockey League some day ?

[cecede123]

I don't know if it was intended to be fixed, but in my game in the first version of the DB, QJMHL draft is still messed up... I'm feeling it's more a Riz problem now than a DB problem since it comes back again and again

[kev26]

I noticed a small bug, for the QMJHL and the OHL. there is 1 team in each of the leagues which play 70 games instead of 68. In the schedule list it is the entry '' 0 ''

I modified the schedule list of the 2 leagues I can send them to you if you want


https://drive.google.com/file/d/18x9RO2 ... sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S61sSa ... sp=sharing


edit: I may have found the problem, for the 19-20 and 20-21 saion the gatineau olympics play twice against the ottawa 67's, so its added 2 games to the '' 0 '' entry in the 2 leagues

[xECK29x]

do you think you will add the RBC cup for the Canadian Junior Hockey League some day ?

Some day, we have an idea of how we would do it accurately. The problems lie in the facts that we have to get the whole thing wrapped up by a few hard coded end dates or we will run into issues in the sim, also it wouldn't be easy to update if teams fold/move or realign. It would easily become very complex with a lot of potential failure points (it would be more complicated then the Olympics).

I don't know if it was intended to be fixed, but in my game in the first version of the DB, QJMHL draft is still messed up... I'm feeling it's more a Riz problem now than a DB problem since it comes back again and again

Yea this is a game bug, has been reported to Riz and he is aware, hope this will be eventually fixed in the 1.5 beta, but all is quiet there for a while now....

I noticed a small bug, for the QMJHL and the OHL. there is 1 team in each of the leagues which play 70 games instead of 68. In the schedule list it is the entry '' 0 ''

I modified the schedule list of the 2 leagues I can send them to you if you want


https://drive.google.com/file/d/18x9RO2 ... sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S61sSa ... sp=sharing


edit: I may have found the problem, for the 19-20 and 20-21 saion the gatineau olympics play twice against the ottawa 67's, so its added 2 games to the '' 0 '' entry in the 2 leagues

Good find! We just kept the 2019-20 schedule templates (and any problems within them). Please send me the new schedules and I'll patch them in! xeck29x @ gmail.com or ping me on Steam/Discord.

[xECK29x]

v5.2 posted, sorry for the long delay between updates. I plan on updating most of the major leagues in the next update.

Change list:

General Updates:
- Latest NHL/AHL/ECHL transactions and other notable transactions world-wide
- Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators and New Jersey Devils (players/staff + RFAs/prospects re-rated)
-- Sorry Blues and Caps fans, I will finish your teams up shortly I promise!
- Updated various US club colors -- thanks Dani9!!

British Updates:
- Updated EIHL player history records -- thanks ESHMfan01!!

Canadian Updates:
- Added QCHL D2, updated clubs in Nova Scotia U15 Major Hockey League and updated QMJHL staff
- Fixed OHL and QMJHL schedule templates -- thanks kev26!!

Croatian Updates:
- Added back league structure for main league, filled out roster and added career histories -- thanks pukovnik!!

Czech Updates:
- Updated 2. Liga and Junioska Liga Akademii staff -- thanks Bobbitt01

Finnish Updates:
- Updated Liiga/Mestis/Suomi-Sarja/U20 SM-Sarja staff -- thanks Bobbitt01!!

German Updates:
- Added missing career histories for 2019-20 season for DEL/DEL2
- Added U15 division and affiliations and updated club reputations for U20/17/15

Italian Updates:
- Updated IHL staff -- thanks Bobbitt01!!

Polish Updates:
- Updated clubs, players/staff and Polska 1. Liga league rules (changed to Amateur league) and updated affiliation types -- thanks Matee (welcome back)!!!
- Updated PHL and 1. Liga league structures -- thanks Matee!!
- Added some career histories for PZHL/1.Liga (WIP)

Russian Updates:
- Updated KHL fixture rule for foreign players -- thanks hedoroman1!!

Swedish Updates:
- Removed J20 Nationell from being playable, needs additional troubleshooting to fix an issue -- thanks FL22 and others for the report and save games
- Various CA/PA, position and staff updates in SHL/Allsvenksan and J20 Nationell -- thanks Aalstroem!!
- Updated J20 Region staff -- thanks Bobbitt01!!
- Added hybrid icing to SHL playoffs and fixed multiple arena sizes -- thanks Th0rsM!!

Swiss Updates:
- Updated staff for MySports, NL and SL -- thanks Bobbitt01!!
- Updated NL player history records -- thanks ESHMfan01!!

United States Updates:
- Updated ECHL player history records -- thanks ESHMfan01!!

[xECK29x]

Looks like the record_config file was causing some issues when using Retain All Teams, I pulled it entirely.

[Modano]

Hi! Thanks for your work! It's marvelous! I've just noticed that there should be two more teams in the Ukrainian Hockey League. This year HC Mariupol, Sokol Kyiv and HC Kramatorsk joined the league, although Dynamo Kharkiv ceased to exist.

[ElPayaso]

I think maybe Luka Dostals CA is a bit low for a GK who has dominated Finish Liiga for more than a year.

Otherwise,

Amazing job guys!

[xECK29x]

Hi! Thanks for your work! It's marvelous! I've just noticed that there should be two more teams in the Ukrainian Hockey League. This year HC Mariupol, Sokol Kyiv and HC Kramatorsk joined the league, although Dynamo Kharkiv ceased to exist.

Thanks will update the league

I think maybe Luka Dostals CA is a bit low for a GK who has dominated Finish Liiga for more than a year.

Otherwise,

Amazing job guys!

Will take a look, thanks!

[xECK29x]

Hi! Thanks for your work! It's marvelous! I've just noticed that there should be two more teams in the Ukrainian Hockey League. This year HC Mariupol, Sokol Kyiv and HC Kramatorsk joined the league, although Dynamo Kharkiv ceased to exist.

Also question for you, how should these teams be classified? I feel the league should be a mix of professional and amateur clubs, is that accurate?

[Modano]

Also question for you, how should these teams be classified? I feel the league should be a mix of professional and amateur clubs, is that accurate?

I'm not 100% sure as I don't live in Ukraine I just enjoy smaller leagues Though I did some initial research and according to the results of my little investigation I would guess that these teams are professional. Every team participating in UHL is obligated to have developmental junior teams as well. I've checked the website on the Ukrainian wikipedia of the worst team in this season (Bilyi Bars) and there is an information that it's "professional hockey club". But to be frank I'm not positive how accurate this source is.

I'll try to dig more and I'll let you know if I find something else

[Pax25]

First off, thank you to everyone who's volunteered their time to make this database what it is. Great work! It's giving FHM7 a run for their money in my opinion (I'm torn at the moment).

I'm from Chicago and have done some scouting work, so I have an interest in the USHL. Here are some observations (not sure if they are bugs) based on my first season (plus) in the USHL as the Chicago Steel:

(1) It appears whenever you click on the "rules" tab in the league info, the game crashes. Therefore, I don't know what roster rules you guys are using. I've just been going off the actual roster rules that the league uses (e.g. - 4 imports, 4 overaged, etc.). I'm not sure if the game can support rules such as "2 Canadian skaters don't count towards imports" and "an import goalie (even if Canadian) counts as 2 import players", etc. If you need the rules I can send them to you, but I was assuming somebody already probably did this.

(2) Players who are considered "overaged" (2000 birth years) at the start of the season aren't able to be dressed in the second half of the season starting in January. I don't know if this same issue appears in season 2 (I haven't gotten there yet, almost), so I will let you know. I have a couple 2001s for the upcoming season.

(3) I had to select "add extra players to playable teams" because during my first test run, some of the AI teams didn't have enough players. I probably should have selected extra staff too because it appears many teams have very little staff.

(4) "foreign players" don't seem to be designated in the start of my second season. I guess this may change at some point so I'll let you know. Again, the actual rules for what is counts towards "foreign" may be beyond the game engine.

Once again, great work. I remember trying to play the USHL a long time ago and it was completely unplayable because you couldn't sign ANY players. So cool being able to scout the teams I used to scout and even seeing my old high school in the game!

Also, let me know if you need any help with anything. I have some extra time due to Covid-19.

Thanks!

[xECK29x]

First off, thank you to everyone who's volunteered their time to make this database what it is. Great work! It's giving FHM7 a run for their money in my opinion (I'm torn at the moment).

I'm from Chicago and have done some scouting work, so I have an interest in the USHL. Here are some observations (not sure if they are bugs) based on my first season (plus) in the USHL as the Chicago Steel:

(1) It appears whenever you click on the "rules" tab in the league info, the game crashes. Therefore, I don't know what roster rules you guys are using. I've just been going off the actual roster rules that the league uses (e.g. - 4 imports, 4 overaged, etc.). I'm not sure if the game can support rules such as "2 Canadian skaters don't count towards imports" and "an import goalie (even if Canadian) counts as 2 import players", etc. If you need the rules I can send them to you, but I was assuming somebody already probably did this.

(2) Players who are considered "overaged" (2000 birth years) at the start of the season aren't able to be dressed in the second half of the season starting in January. I don't know if this same issue appears in season 2 (I haven't gotten there yet, almost), so I will let you know. I have a couple 2001s for the upcoming season.

(3) I had to select "add extra players to playable teams" because during my first test run, some of the AI teams didn't have enough players. I probably should have selected extra staff too because it appears many teams have very little staff.

(4) "foreign players" don't seem to be designated in the start of my second season. I guess this may change at some point so I'll let you know. Again, the actual rules for what is counts towards "foreign" may be beyond the game engine.

Once again, great work. I remember trying to play the USHL a long time ago and it was completely unplayable because you couldn't sign ANY players. So cool being able to scout the teams I used to scout and even seeing my old high school in the game!

Also, let me know if you need any help with anything. I have some extra time due to Covid-19.

Thanks!

Thanks so much for this, we actually don't have someone assigned to USHL research, if you would like to provide feedback on players and such shoot me an email and I can get you set up xeck29x @ gmail.com.

1) The rules -> crash issue is a known game bug in 1.4.1, I believe this is fixed in 1.5 I'll have to check. This happens for a few leagues.

2) I'll check the transfer rules, likely some odd overlap with date cutoffs.

3) Yea I haven't done detail work on USHl yet, it's on my list for the next update as that league is (mostly) playing and has finalized rosters.

4) Would need to see a save game and get more details here, rules around foreign eligibility shouldn't just change like that.

Yea the USHL and some of the other lower-junior tiers are really hard to impossible to play due to reputation, lack of budget and most importantly, lack of a draft. It's why we try to make sure we have player rights updated where we can so at least you have some level of bench, and adding and expanding more bantam/midget leagues should give some tiers of players to dip into. All-around though playing a junior-tier/high school/college league is rough.

[Pax25]

Thanks so much for this, we actually don't have someone assigned to USHL research, if you would like to provide feedback on players and such shoot me an email and I can get you set up xeck29x @ gmail.com.

Thanks for your reply! I sent you an email.

[Pax25]

Hey Eck. What's the best way to contact you to report issues with the database? I just got to January 1st of my second season in the USHL and ran into the "can't dress over-aged players" issue again. Also, while the game is counting "foreign players" it's including Canadian skaters so I know this isn't accurate. Again, I don't know what the limits of the editor are and how close you can get to the actual roster rules. I can send you the most recent roster rules I could find. Thanks for all your hard work.

[xECK29x]

Hey Eck. What's the best way to contact you to report issues with the database? I just got to January 1st of my second season in the USHL and ran into the "can't dress over-aged players" issue again. Also, while the game is counting "foreign players" it's including Canadian skaters so I know this isn't accurate. Again, I don't know what the limits of the editor are and how close you can get to the actual roster rules. I can send you the most recent roster rules I could find. Thanks for all your hard work.

Addressed on Steam, helped identify and fix up some USHL issues

[ivanoff]

I hadn't taken the time to thank for this roster update. But big thank you for this big job. Even if Lafreniere remains pitiful in my game with the Rangers: D

[xECK29x]

I hadn't taken the time to thank for this roster update. But big thank you for this big job. Even if Lafreniere remains pitiful in my game with the Rangers: D

Thanks! He should be a -9 now, so he will be decent no matter what.

[xECK29x]

v5.3 - Start of NHL Season Update Now Live

Change Notes:

Note: I purposely have NOT included any league structure changes specifically to deal with COVID-19. Most league structures and club counts are the same as they were in 2019-20. Some future changes have been made early (ex: NCAA). This includes affiliation changes for NHL/AHL/ECHL, they are the same as 2019-20.

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions world-wide
- Cleaned up player rights across many different leagues to remove invalid entries and ensure rights are properly set if players are cut/transfered
- Adjustments made to players created by prospect generator -- thanks IAmActuallyAnOtter!!

NHL Updates:
- Updated extra_config injuries and retirements
- Updated loans and jersey numbers, heights, weights and some positions from training camp rosters
- All NHL organizations updated and re-rated: includes players, staff, buyouts/retained salaries, RFAs and prospects
- Fixed some incorrect/missing player rights, had to remove some NHL draft information to make this work due to a game bug -- thanks Aalstroem!!
- Updated 2021 and 2022 NHL Draft Class notables and standouts

Expansion Alternative Database Updates:
- Seattle team based on v5 Mock Draft performed by The Athletic staff: https://theathletic.com/2253127/2020/12 ... ion-draft/
-- Modified Jake Allen's contract to work around extra_config limitations
- Added Trois-Rivières Aigles and "Iowa Wild Hawks" (Coralville) ECHL expansion teams
-- Trois-Rivières added as affiliate for Montreal/Laval
- Fixed affiliations for Seattle and Palm Springs to have Norfolk as ECHL affiliate

World Junior Championships U20 Updates:
- Updated players/staff for all clubs

Asia Updates:
- Added ALIH as playable, updated players/staff, clubs, league structure and player career histories

Austrian Updates:
- Updated several ICEHL club names
- Updated AlpsHL players/staff -- thanks ppaalloo!!
- Updated AlpsHL player records -- thanks ESHMfan01!!

Belarus Updates:
- Updated clubs and added league structures for Belarus Parimatch-Extraliga B and Vysshaya Liga -- thanks Matee!!

Canadian Updates:
- Fixed QMJHL seeding in the semi-finals -- thanks jimpx131!!
- Updated some of the Candian Sport School Hockey League tiers
- Updated player rights for CHL players
- Fixed several Junior A player rights that were incorrect (mainly impacted SJHL and MJHL clubs)

Finnish Updates:
- Updated divisions/clubs in II & III-divisioona -- thanks Matee!!

Estonian Updates:
- Updated competition names and clubs -- thanks Matee

Italian Updates:
- Made some changes to the way Serie A works, should help with scheduling issues. -- thanks DaveZG

Latvian Updates:
- Updated Latvian clubs -- thanks Matee!!
- Updated transfer rules and added league structure for Junioru Attistibas Hokeja liga - -thanks Matee!!

Lithuanian Updates:
- Updated clubs -- thanks Matee

Polish Updates:
- Updated polish players/staff -- thanks Matee!!

Slovakian Updates:
- Updated players/staff for Tipos Extraliga and Hokejová Liga -- thanks ppaalloo!!
- Updated player records for Tipos Extraliga -- thanks ESHMfan01!!

South Korean Updates:
- Updated KIHL, High School and College leagues

Spanish Updates:
- Added LNHS as playable, updated players/staff and added career histories

Swedish Updates:
- Updated player records for HockeyEttan clubs -- thanks ESHMfan01!!

Ukrainian Updates:
- Updated UHL league structure, clubs, players, career histories & staff -- thanks Modano!!

United States Updates:
- Updated ECHL & SPHL rosters and rivals
- Made some tweaks to the USHL transfer rules to fix some minor issues -- thanks Pax25!!
- Updated USHL clubs, players, player rights, staff and career histories
- Added fictional USHL/NAHL affiliations to help human/AI GMs create rosters and better manage their pools of players -- thanks Pax25 for playtesting/feedback!!
- Updated NAHL players and player rights
- Updated NA3HL and NCDC player rights
- Reset SPHL teams and structure to 2019-20 season, will not be keeping changes made only for one season
- Updated USHL player records -- thanks ESHMfan01!!
- Increased reputations of NCAA clubs to try to encourage more signings

[Bones26]

Your amazing, thanks so much for this and all your prior efforts.

Stay safe & Cheers

[archibalduk]

Apparently Liam Kirk has Swedish nationality in the DB (he's actually British). This was mentioned on Reddit so I thought I'd mention here for completeness.

[Domi#28]

Don't know if it's a bug in the game or in the DB but apparently Rasmus Dahlin is still considered a rookie since he won the Calder Trophy in my save despite having played two full seasons already.

EDIT: Forgot to say thanks for all the hard work, it's really a great DB!

[xECK29x]

Don't know if it's a bug in the game or in the DB but apparently Rasmus Dahlin is still considered a rookie since he won the Calder Trophy in my save despite having played two full seasons already.

EDIT: Forgot to say thanks for all the hard work, it's really a great DB!

Known game bug, fixed in 1.5 beta.

Apparently Liam Kirk has Swedish nationality in the DB (he's actually British). This was mentioned on Reddit so I thought I'd mention here for completeness.

Believe I figured out the issue here, have to test and verify and will push a patch if needed. Basically there were no defined Transfer Rules specifically for HockeyEttan, copying Allsvenskan may fix this.

[bäckström19]

Hi, sorry but why i havent the record_config_cfg file in my folder? i download it?
Ty for help.

[xECK29x]

Hi, sorry but why i havent the record_config_cfg file in my folder? i download it?
Ty for help.

It was causing issues and was only there for testing, I need to update the screenshot.