Maybe split the work into divisions? I'll take whatever the hell stupid division the Blues and Blackhawks are in now after the Red Wings called the wah-mbulance and had themselves moved to the East, since they barely made the playoffs in the West last season.
Nooo, couldn't just move Nashville to the Southeast, Minnesota to the Central, and Winnipeg to the Northwest, could we? Noo, they had to moan...meh, whatever.
Enough of that rant. Let me know what you need, and I'll see what I can do. You should probably get started now, especially if you plan to do historical. I kinda doubt if this version will have facegen (too many bugs/problems with the core stuff to worry about extras), but the next probably will.
Also: This is your hookup to make facegens, everybody. Thanks to txranger for telling people about this site:
FaceGen Modeller: 3D Face Generator
I kinda hope they go with helmets when they do put it in. Keeps something on there to hide the logo mark you get when using that site. Hair wouldn't do that, and would probably just be extra work for the development team.