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2023-2024 Season Update!

  • Rosters for 2023-2024
  • Updates to many player attributes
  • Headlines screen now has correct date for each news item
  • Updated injuries to start the 2023-2024 season
  • Fixed bug where teams won't always draft best player available
  • New line change model; changes average time on ice
  • Shifts are now tracked, although not yet shown on front end
  • Improvements to scoring play algorithm; snipers/scorers are more likely to score and playmakers more likely to assist
  • Concept of game exhaustion is removed from the UI, but still exists internally, based on number of shifts played
  • If an AI team is up 2+ goals, they will lean towards defensive lines
  • Core, Journeyman, and Minor Leaguers are now slightly stronger
  • Slight increase to player values in their early 20s-late 20s
  • Franchise and Generational players now only have one position. This keeps the algorithm from always putting Tavares on the top line with Matthews, for example.

Roster Updates for 2022-2023

In addition to the roster updates for the 2022-2023 season, the following items were added or fixed:

On Lineup screen, columns in player lists on left side of screen are now lined up vertically
Draft results are now available for previous seasons
Draft screen now shows results of the draft after it is complete
Tab button borders now match control borders
Changed 'disabled button' font colour
Minor improvements to Offer sheet list box formatting
First button on Upcoming games panel now only ever says 'Go'
Slowed how quickly picks are made on Live Draft screen
Added feature to delete saved games
Changed close/exit box icons
Added 'Undetermined' tag for recently drafted players
Fixed crash when waivers get put on Unsigned-drafted list instead of Scratches
Added News to the home header
Added messaging about when a player becomes Determined when it's not a tag that would have been likely

November 2021 Update

Added a drop down on the top right of the home screen that allows you to view previous seasons
Some playoff teams were in the draft lottery, and that seemed to cause the draft lottery to occasionally crash. Fixed.
Fixed bug on previous scores screen where playoff check box didn't always work
Trading will no longer result in automatic waiving of high value players
You can now drag players into your lineup even if it puts you over the cap
Fixed bugs where the lineup display during gameplay would crash and formatting would look wrong
Changed message that said IR players are part of cap
Reduced scoring
Shootouts can now go to 20 rounds before ending
OT/Shootout and Special Teams lines screens now no longer show tags when switching between different player lists.

2021-2022 Final Roster Update

Here are the final rosters for 2021-22, and a few others fixes and updates:

Buttons at top right of screen now have icons instead of words
Slight update to how scores for games are calculated. Change may not be noticeable by the player.
Fixed draft lottery screen to show 16 instead of 15 teams, and logos are now correct when picks are traded.
AI will never trade a player on a human's behalf, unless you explicitly give it control
You can now drag a scratched player into the lineup regardless of salary cap
Injured players no longer count toward salary cap
If game player has more than 3 hockey players scratched the player can't proceed
It's now clear that when running to end of month or to a particular month, the AI will take control, and may take any action
Goaltenders now have more impact on a game result
Removed numeric digit from some player names
Reduced 1st round pick value
AI trades are now max 4 items

Enterprise Hockey Welcomes the Seattle Sockeye!

Enterprise Hockey has been updated for the upcoming 2021-22 season. We welcome the Seattle Sockeye, which expands the league to 32 teams. There are a few other changes with this build:

Updated rosters for 2021-22
AI No longer waiving valuable players when there's no room
Updated waiver requirements to be more inline with NHL
AI trades can now have no more than 4 items.
Adjusted draft pick value to the AI
AI values younger players higher based on their potential value