Germany
 

Researcher: Fyran

Welcome to everybody who is interested in playing in Germany :-)

So here is a short overview what´s done and needs to be done:

Leagues:
Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) - Playable
2. Bundesliga (ESBG) - Unplayable, but full player ratings
Oberliga - Unplayable, but actual rosters and ratings nearly done
Deutsche Nachwuchsliga (DNL, german top junior) - Unplayable, rosters from 11/12, but will happen in the next step, including ratings
Jugend-Bundesliga (german minor junior, relegation league for DNL) - Not in the game, but i made preparations, so it can be included in the near future

What to look at:

• The minor system (so called "Förderlizenz") is improving step-by-step. No old foreigners can be sent to the minor affiliate, or even the junior team. When we improve with the speed we do at the moment, we´ll have it ready in a few builds.
• Scoring is pretty decent in the last few tests. Players you expect at the top of the ranks (league-wide and team-wide) are at the top of the ranks.
• Balance between the teams is quite good. Two teams need special observation from myself in the next build. The Adler Mannheim are way to bad and Red Bull München way to good at the moment. So i´m aware of it and will fix it within the next database update.
• Some teams do strange transactions at the moment. For example the Düsseldorfer EG, immediately releases Colin Long, or the Kölner Haie their third goalie Etienne Renkewitz. Augsburger Panther even releases 3 players at once, right when you start the game. We will fix that.

So all in all, the german database is on the verge of making me happy and satisfied ;-) Please don´t hesitate to give me your opinion and criticism. I´m looking forward to it.

If someone also plays in the DEL or tries it out, please confirm that you have the same problem or i am getting a very bad deja-vú:

DEL-Teams releasing players immediately after a new game is created:

Adler Mannheim:
LW Alex Foster

Augsburger Panther:
LD Justin David Forrest
C Peter MacArthur
LW Kyle Helms

Düsseldorfer EG:
C Colin Long

Hamburg Freezers:
RW Artem Demkov

Hannover Scorpions:
RW Denis Shvidki
RD Brent Griffin

Iserlohn Roosters:
LW Colin Stuart
RW Brendan Brooks

Krefeld Pinguine:
G Christian Wendler
G Patrick Vetter
LD Mitja Robar
RW Kevin Clark

Kölner Haie:
G Etienne Renkewitz

Straubing Tigers:
LD Andy Canzanello
C Dustin Whitecotton

ERC Ingolstadt directly put following players on the reserve:
G Philipp Hähl
RW Robert Sabolic
RD Jeffrey Likens

Those are first things i noticed. Please give me more ;-)

I can confirm these transactions. I also noted that G Schaffrath is shuffled between Iserlohn and Essen every few days (an old OOTP Problem).

Completely OT, but wow Kevin Clark getting released so soon after leaving the St. John's IceCaps for this chance in the DEL. Interesting.

Back on topic now.

I got the same problem playing Iserlohn - Stuart is released... also a player called Jo Avg...

Brooks is not at the roster...

Ole - super IEC... ;-)

I´ll look into it, why Brooks is not on the Roosters roster.

So in the database update for germany you guys can expect not much for the DEL ;-) just some minor adjustments.

But the Oberliga is getting close to completion and then the juniors are on the way.

Will there be an update of the DEL and DEL2 rosters in the next game update?

Is anybody working on the DEL rosters right now? Right now the rosters are a mix of the 12/13 and 13/14 seasons...

Greetings from Germany...
Lotte

DEL will be updated next database and DEL2 the one after. ;-)

Iserlohn Roosters - Some players are missing:
2nd goalie: Mathias Lange (http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=12380)
3rd goalie: Henning Schroth (http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=64675)

Defense:
TryOut: Richard Jares (http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=17085)

Offense:
Center 2. Reihe - Marty Sertich (http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=11514)

I don´t know the player I.Schmidt, Marko Friedrich will play the next season in Ravensburg, he will play in Iserlohn in the 13/14 season.

Brent Raedeke and Brooks Macek of Iserlohn play as germans in the DEL, they´re no foreign players.

Some budget infos for the DEL (EURO):
1. München 5,8 Mio.
2. Berlin 4,8 Mio.
3. Mannheim 4,7 Mio.
4. Köln 4,5 Mio.
5. Hamburg 4,2 Mio.
6. Ingolstadt 4,1 Mio.
7. Nürnberg 4,0 Mio.
8. Wolfsburg 3,4 Mio.
9. Krefeld 2,7 Mio.
10. Straubing 2,6 Mio.
11. Iserlohn 2,6 Mio.
12. Düsseldorf 2,5 Mio.
13. Augsburg 2,4 Mio.
14. Schwenningen 2,0 Mio.

The salaries for the players are not realistic, e.g. Munich´s Haydar and DiSalvatore are for sure for than 70000 $ a year... they´re their top players and earn 200000+ $

Also the contract length are not realistic... some Iserlohn players have 1 year contracts for real (and 5 years in the game).