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Quick Update

Quick update tonight.

We have added a victory screen when you win a championship. Also, the first Steam achievement has been added. Note that it does not yet show the Steam popup when it occurs, but it will nonetheless credit you with the achievement. First of many achievements to come!

Summer Sale Update

Hope you are all enjoying the summer sale! We have a small update this time around, but the big new feature is the addition of a draft lottery. The update should roll out in the next day or so.

Here is the full, but short, list of what's new in this update:

Added a draft lottery!
Minor improvements to upcoming games panel
Minor player adjustments
Fixed 'flickering' bug of green/red player relative power bars

More new stuff coming soon!

New build is live!

Today's build includes the following features and bug fixes:

Goalies no longer decline with age as quickly as skaters
Added an 'Ageless' tag. Players with this tag don't decline as quickly as others
Fixed several crashes and bugs in the waivers functionality
Added ROW, L10 and STK to standings page (only shown when screen resolution is sufficient)
Layout improvements to main standings page
Improvements to when teams clinch playoff spots
Minor player updates
Waiver claims now shown on 'Moves' page
Playoff rounds now start on a fixed date, not as soon as previous round ended
East and west teams now play playoff games on alternate dates (except finals)
Retirements added to 'Moves' page
IR placements removed from 'Moves' page
Improved 'Moves' page layout
Players who clear waivers can be sent to the minors as much as desired by a team for 30 days before having to clear waivers again
Improved match list screen (clicking 'Previous' on line scores screen)
Retirement algorithm now retires players over age 30 if they drop below a certain threshold for value

Let us know if you find any problems or if you have any feature requests! We are continuing to work toward a full release.

Another March update!

Hello friends,

We have updated Executive Hockey today with some new features and a few bug fixes.

Wildcard standings page added and made default
Improved list boxes on standings page
Players on forward lines are now sorted by Left Wings first, then Centers, then Right Wings
Fixed bugs in algorithm to determine when a team clinches a playoff spot.
Fixed bug where human team (and last opponent) only showed 81 games in the standings table at season's end
Minor player adjustments
Fixed bug where players signed as FA's would not have the correct contract displayed on their tooltip/popup
New logo for New Jersey Demons

More to come in a few weeks. Stay tuned!

We're back!

March 4th and right on time, the February update is here!

Ok, we're a few days late, but we wanted to get this in good shape before putting it out there for you. There are some big features in this release centered primarily around contracts. Here we go:

Contract handling is greatly improved in numerous ways. Contracts have two types: standard and entry level (max $1m, always 3 years)
Players can be offered contract extensions
Lineup screen now has lists of players with no contracts, expired contracts, and pending waivers
Changed colour of 'Leader' tag
'Live' draft screen format is now simpler
Profile of player skills in draft has changed - players are now stronger
RFA's are now treated differently - RFA players can no longer be offer-sheeted. There is no list of RFA players shown on July 1
Fixed a potential crash when sending waived players to minors
When players are newly drafted they are no longer automatically signed. They instead go to the 'Unsigned - Drafted' list
Reduced strength of players under age 21 to simulate players not being "NHL-ready"
If you don't make an offer on a UFA, the accepted/rejected summary page is no longer shown
You no longer 'waive' an unsigned player - you release them. They go right to free agency.
Players in lineup screen now show 'Pending UFA' or 'Pending RFA' if they are becoming that status at the end of the season

As always, this update will break any saved games that you have. Once we go to full release, updates won't do this to you!

Thanks for playing and keep an eye open for the next release. It should come sooner and focus more on bug fixes and clean up.