Global United Hockey DB Released

The first release of the Global United Hockey and North American expansion database by ideawithoutamind for Eastside Hockey Manager is now available for download here. The database features a three tiered Global United Hockey league system with a total of 90 teams across 90 different nations and players from over 130 different nations. The NHL, AHL and ECHL and have all additionally been expanded to 40 teams each. Here is a brief run-down of each GUH tier:

Global United Hockey Master League: 24 teams, Gold, Silver, Bronze medals to the top 3 teams in a 16 team playoff, 8 team relegation playout, with the last place demoted to Diamond League.

Global United Hockey Diamond League: 36 Teams, Gold (gets promoted to Master League), Silver, Bronze medals to top 3 teams in a 32 playoff format. 4 team relegation playout, with last place demoted to Platinum League.

Global United Hockey Platinum League: 30 Teams, Gold (gets promoted to Diamond League), Silver, Bronze medals to top 3 teams in 16 team playoff format.

Ideawithoutamind goes on to explain that he has added over 26,000 players spanning over 131 countries. The GUH teams lie somewhere between the NHL and the KHL, so many of the NHL holdouts and stalled prospects head to the GUH. In addition to the GUH, many of these players make their appearances in an extended World Championship and World Junior Championship tournament which allow more international teams to compete and with an aggressive promotion/relegation system.In addition to the playable leagues, each GUH team has one minor league affiliate and two levels of junior affiliates:

• Development league: Global Development Hockey Fundamental League, on par with the ECHL, 45 teams, serve as a shared farm club for all 90 GUH major teams, each GDH team has 2 parent teams;
• Major junior league: Global Junior Hockey Compleat League classified as a U22 league, just a step below the OHL, QMJHL, and the WHL, each of the 90 GUH teams has a junior affiliate to help develop their young players. Many players rights to this league can be used as trade fodder in the GUH, as well as the best of these players are well represented in the NHL and CHL import drafts; and
• Junior league U20: Global Junior Dev Hockey Elementary League, 45 teams, represented as the junior affiliate to GDH, also shares affiliation with the parent GUH teams, this is a lesser known junior league, that serves as a farm team for the GDH and the GJH representing countries that hockey is just starting to (fictionally) blossom.

Around the globe, five continental areas have expanded their hockey programs. All countries without existing semi-pro, university, junior, or high school had the appropriate teams added to the system, allowing for some homegrown development in new areas. In total, 556 teams added to non-playable leagues:

• African Hockey Travel League – 28 teams
• African University Hockey Association – 15 teams
• African Hockey U17 League – 28 teams
• African High School Hockey – 15 teams
• Asian Continental Hockey – 48 teams
• Asian University Hockey – 37 teams
• Asian Continental Hockey U17 – 48 teams
• Asian High School Hockey – 37 teams
• European Hockey Travel League – 20 teams
• European University Hockey – 47 teams
• European Hockey U17 League – 24 teams
• European High School Hockey – 47 teams
• Oceanic Hockey Association – 8 teams
• Oceanic University Hockey League – 6 teams
• Oceanic Hockey Association U17 – 8 teams
• Oceanic High School Hockey League – 6 teams
• Central America, South America and Caribbean Hockey League – 44 teams
• University Hockey of the Americas – 23 teams
• Central America, South America and Caribbean Hockey U17 – 44 teams
• High School Hockey of the Americas – 23 teams

Further details and suggested game settings are included in the GUH thread on the TBL Forums.