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Originally Posted by Habsfan18
And as for players playing in 1 career NHL game, let's use Jason Herter as an example. He was drafted 8th overall by Vancouver in 1989, but his only career game was with the New York Islanders in 1995-1996. If I understand this correctly, he will be listed in the database, but won't show up in the game until that specific season he played the 1 game for the Islanders?
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No, for Herter it'll be:
If the "appear at 17" option is set (vs. "appear in first season he was an NHL team's property"), he'll show up as a free agent in 87-88, ready to be drafted or signed depending on how you have your draft rules set - so if you're using the historically correct draft rules, he won't be draftable until 1989 (not 88, he's got a late birthday)
Vancouver 89-90 through 92-93
Dallas 93-94 and 94-95
NY Islanders 95-96
Free agent 96-97 through 01-02 (the years he was with independent IHL teams and then in Germany)