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Habsfan18 · 12-23-2012, 09:25 AM

Question for Jeff and/or Sebastian.

I know this was touched upon in the dev diary, but I was just checking for more clarification if you don't mind.

Let's say for example a player was a draft bust and a career minor leaguer, and never made it on an opening NHL roster with a club. But he does have 3 career games in the NHL from a mid-season call up one season. Will this player make it into the database? Basically what I'm asking is, as long as a player played at least 1 NHL game, will he make it in?

Also, I know with a historical mode we should try to keep it as historically accurate as possible, but I think it would be extremely cool if some major draft busts who never played in the NHL could make it into the database. Not expecting to turn them into stars or anything, but as a Habs fan I'd love to be able to try and turn guys like Brent Bilodeau and Lindsay Vallis into at least serviceable bottom line guys. Now I know this may seem like a lot to ask, so I definitely understand if this feature doesn't make it into version 1. But maybe it's a possibility down the line?

Thanks a bunch guys!

12-23-2012, 09:25 AM	#1
Habsfan18 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,249	Requirements for a player to appear in the historical database? Question for Jeff and/or Sebastian. I know this was touched upon in the dev diary, but I was just checking for more clarification if you don't mind. Let's say for example a player was a draft bust and a career minor leaguer, and never made it on an opening NHL roster with a club. But he does have 3 career games in the NHL from a mid-season call up one season. Will this player make it into the database? Basically what I'm asking is, as long as a player played at least 1 NHL game, will he make it in? Also, I know with a historical mode we should try to keep it as historically accurate as possible, but I think it would be extremely cool if some major draft busts who never played in the NHL could make it into the database. Not expecting to turn them into stars or anything, but as a Habs fan I'd love to be able to try and turn guys like Brent Bilodeau and Lindsay Vallis into at least serviceable bottom line guys. Now I know this may seem like a lot to ask, so I definitely understand if this feature doesn't make it into version 1. But maybe it's a possibility down the line? Thanks a bunch guys! Last edited by Habsfan18; 12-23-2012 at 09:39 AM.