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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

The "Hockey is Back" Update

Hockey is back and so are updates to Executive Hockey. Here is the list of changes for the first update since late March:

Players can now only have contracts extended in the last year of their contract.
Added more button actions to player popup info screen
Fixed incorrect points on standings screen
Player updates
Some teams now have new abbreviations
Shot on goal distribution is now a little more balanced
Fixed bug where teams would acquire way too many free agents
Fixed bug where sorting on contract value in the roster list would cause the game to crash
Trade deadline warning screen look improved
Human player's team must always be under the salary cap. Game will not continue if team is over the cap
Main header now shows the cap room for the currently selected team.
Fixed occasional crash bug when dragging players around lineup
Green and red bars on main page header now explain what they mean
Expenditure and cap info are no longer shown on the roster list page
Fixed bug sorting salary amounts
Goalie playoff stats now showing correctly
Most buttons are now two-toned
Improved how AI teams value draft picks
Fixed bug where older players could have zero power
Improvements made to AI trading algorithm
Fixed bug where Moves screen showed old contract details, not the newly signed extension

Enjoy!

A Second March Update!

Here are a bunch of new features and bug fixes for our second March update:

Added empty net goals to the match summary screen
AI now pulls the goalie properly when the player is watching a game play out.
The draft pool is now created at the beginning of the season and you can see the prospects under the Draft button throughout the season
Fixed a bug where you would get a message that you had signed an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but the player didn't actually sign with you.
Players now are slightly less likely to retire if they are released from a team and become unrestricted free agents
Players with the 'ageless' tag are not as overpowered as they previously were.
Player info header now includes weight, height and birthdate
Standings lists now have slightly more space between lines
Prospects in draft pool are a year older
Fewer generational and franchise players are now created in the draft pool. Some years there will be none.
Shots on goal are now modeled and included on match summary screen - both the total per team, and the total per player.