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Premier Pivot Rosters by xECK29x for Eastside Hockey Manager

Pivot Rosters

Premier Pivot Rosters v7.1.1 (2022/23) Released

A new release of xECK29x’s Premier Pivot Rosters for the 2022/23 season is now available for download via Steam! A huge THANK YOU to xECK29x and his many helpers who are keeping EHM alive and well. Comments and questions can be posted here. This was originally released as version 7.1.0 but has been re-released as version 7.1.1 with a few small hotfixes. General Updates: Notable transactions globally Added/updated players playing in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup Updated IIHF scores and updated “hockey importance” for nations with developing hockey federations — thanks Penguinrevolt!! Updated rosters across several playable leagues Cleaned up about...

EHM Editor for Eastside Hockey Manager

EHM Editor

EHM Editor v1.1.8 Released

Version 1.1.8 of the Editor is now available here: https://www.ehmtheblueline.com/editor CHANGELIST: VERSION 1.1.8 (07-August-2022) IMPORTANT! The Editor now uses the Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Redistributable 64-bit version. Prior versions of the Editor used the 2019 Redistributable. Fixes and Improvements: Added the ability to mass delete identical player career history where one entry relates to an inactive club and one entry relates to an active club (the inactive club entry will be deleted) via the People -> Mass Edit menu; and Added the option to find and replace club names in player career history via the People -> Mass Edit menu.

Pivot Rosters

Premier Pivot Rosters v7.0.2 Beta (2022/23) Released

The third public beta of the version 7 Premier Pivot Rosters for 2021/22 is now available on Steam (click here for details)! As is tradition for the summer beta updates, this beta is a free agent frenzy. General Updates: Notable transactions globally Updated various team nation and colors — thanks Dani9!! Added record_config.cfg back into the folder after some cleanup — thanks Amc74!! NHL Updates: Latest signings and trades Started updates of NHL club player records (season/career) Updated cap lower limit Great British & Scottish Updates: Updated players/staff with Scotland as a nationality to Great Britain. Scotland is not defined...

Pivot Rosters

Premier Pivot Rosters v7.0.1 Beta (2022/23) Released

The second public beta of the version 7 Premier Pivot Rosters for 2021/22 is now available on Steam (click here for details)! As is tradition for the summer beta updates, this beta is a free agent frenzy. General Updates: Notable transactions globally Updated rosters across multiple playable leagues NHL/AHL/ECHL Updates: Latest transactions since July 13th. Updated max wage for ELCs — thanks ImActuallyAnOtter!! Added placeholder teams and arenas for new ECHL organizations coming in 2023+ (Athens/Rio Rancho) — thanks Seanie!! I may add these into the DB and fantasy expand the ECHL to ensure most NHL teams have secondary farm...

Pivot Rosters

Premier Pivot Rosters v7.0.0 Beta (2022/23) Released

A public beta of the version 7 Premier Pivot Rosters for 2022/23 is now available on Steam (click here for details)! This is the first beta release of 2022/23 and, as is tradition for previous summers, is a free agent frenzy. As can be seen from the changelist below, this is the biggest pre-season update ever! Thanks as always to xECK29x and his many helpers who keep the game alive! The rosters can be downloaded from Steam via this link. General Updates: Updated rosters for most, if not all, human playable and affiliated leagues. Updated financials DB wide for new...

EHM Assistant

EHM Assistant v1.5.0.38 released

A new version of the EHM Assistant by garfild has been released and can be downloaded via the following link: https://ehmtheblueline.com/assistant This release of the very popular saved game viewer and editor is now compatible with Eastside Hockey Manager v1.5 public beta (beta release 6 / build 1669120). A big thank you to garfild for continuing development of this!

Patches & Releases

Eastside Hockey Manager 1 Patch v1.5.0 Public Beta v6 Released

The sixth beta of Eastside Hockey Manager v1.5 (aka build 1669120) is now available for download via the Steam Workshop. If you have already opted into the v1.5 beta then the game will auto-update when you next load Steam. Details on how to opt-in to the beta are set out below if you have not already opted-in to the beta. Changelist Changes: Fixed an issue with the game not accepting custom databases with a start year beyond 2021. How to opt-in to the beta Open Steam; Go to ‘Eastside Hockey Manager’ within your Steam Library; Right-Click on the game and...

Global United Hockey version 2

Global United Hockey

Global United Hockey DB v2.0 Released

A new version of the excellent GUH Rosters by ideawithoutamind (aka penguinrevolt on Reddit / WhalerTurnedBruin55 on HFBoards) is now available for download on the Steam Workshop. In the author’s own words, this update is based off of the Premier Pivot Rosters version 6 with all NHL transactions as of the 2022 trade deadline. The GUH brings a vastly expanded world and set of leagues in this half-real, half-fantasy global hockey community. This is the third iteration of the series, with a focus on league playability, financials and prospect generation. In addition to IamAnActualOtter’s player generator, there are thousands of...

2000/01 Rosters

EHM 2000ish Rosters Beta Released

The first public beta release of the new 2000/01 season rosters for Eastside Hockey Manager is now available for download HERE. The 2000ish Rosters is a recreation of a 2000/01 roster project for EHM by Flinch which became corrupted mid-development. Flinch (aka TBIF) and xECK29x joined together to rebuild the lost data on top of the 2021/22 Premier Pivot Rosters for EHM. The source Pivot Rosters were rolled back to 2000/01 and then Flinch’s work was imported into the database as a starting point. Having done so, they decided to keep the 2021/22 teams and league structures for longevity. So...

TBL Rosters for Eastside Hockey Manager

TBL Rosters

TBL Rosters v14.2 (2021/22) Released

Version 14.2 of the 2021/22 TBL Rosters for Eastside Hockey Manager 1 is now available to download from Steam (click here for details). This is the final release of the season. This version is branched from version 6.10.1 of xECK29x’s Premier Pivot Rosters. A cumulative changelist can be found here. This also includes the following additional changes: NHL Updates: Updated initial starting injuries and retirements Removed cap hit penalties for contract buyouts from Pivot to compensate for known AI issue and help AI teams out of very tough cap situations The TBL Rosters team and xECK29x now work together on...