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Originally Posted by thevinshow
Hi everyone, loving the game so far, go it not too long ago.
At the end of my first preseason I sent a prospect from the NHL back to his Canadian League, maybe OHL or WHL or QMJHL. The problem was that I couldn't recall him. I was unable to bring him up during that NHL season (which doesn't surprise me), but also throughout the offseason, and even on the first day of the preseason, which is where I am now.
What are the rules for when you can recall a player sent to Canada? Do preseason games count against the 9 game limit for the burn of the entry year contract?
Thanks!
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If you send a player down who has rights in the CHL (which is what you call all 3 leagues), you can't recall them. They either play in the NHL or in the CHL. There is times where they may get called up in an Emergency, but that's usually only goalies (although it's happened in two consecutive years now...)
A player whose been sent down (ie: has signed a contract with an NHL club) will be auto-recalled July 1st. Don't rush to send them down unless you know for sure they aren't going to play.
A players contract will not burn a year until they've played 10 games. At 40 games, it takes away 1 year towards Free Agency as well.
It works a little different in FHM than real life. If a players in the CHL's season ends and they've been drafted, usually they will sign minor pro deals and play with the AHL team until their season ends, but the engine just can't do that efficiently, so there is the artificial limitation on it. t's not a big deal, but it's the same reason why you can't sign NCAA Free Agents until June 23rd.