OOTP goes HOCKEY!!!!

[Djungelurban]

I have great hopes for this game... Seems to have the potential to become everything I ever wanted out of a hockey manager game, even if may not get all the way there on day 1 already.

[goof1016]

I am looking forward to the next few weeks as more information comes out about the game. I can honestly say that I like the direction that Sebastian and the team are taking, and when you combine that with the success and growth of OOTP over the last few years and the great community here I'm excited for the final product (even though the first version will not have everything, it will defiantly be a solid start to the franchise.)

"Whatever we are calling it hockey" is at the top of my list of upcoming titles

[arca]

Hello, i m very excitions by this future game too. I play ootp since a long time and i am à juge fan of hockey. I would like too help as a data base researcher. Could someone contact me please? I am French so i can help for some french league or other league. Wait for answer and new game features too!

[Gazzw87]

Originally Posted by arca

Hello, i m very excitions by this future game too. I play ootp since a long time and i am à juge fan of hockey. I would like too help as a data base researcher. Could someone contact me please? I am French so i can help for some french league or other league. Wait for answer and new game features too!

ca va Arca! are you from France actual. Or French Canadian??

[arca]

I am from France and speak French from not from Canada.

[Gazzw87]

Cool Arca. From previous posts from Sebastian and co. It seems leagues such as the French won't make the initial version of the game.. but know how customisable the database should be the league should be able to be made playable! which team do you follow?

[arca]

I support Lyon which play in division 1. It is not a big team but it is in my Town and ice hall is ok now.

Is someone now of high school level will be possible like in ootp baseball?

Ok so i just sait now for thé game but in case someone is interested for research in ncaa or european leagues i'm here

[dave1927p]

something that would be nice is if a player doesn't play for a full season (injured) for it to name the team he was contracted with and on his stats say "did not play" or something like that and for it to still name the team. Don't like how the years just skip.

Also in a somewhat related note, will we have the ability to stop all play for a full season or more in the NHL? lockout...(i'm just being half-serious...although it would be cool to be able to cancel a season and watch some of your star players go to leagues overseas and see how they play, but i saw it in 2004 and do not to care to see it again in real life )

[Gazzw87]

Originally Posted by dave1927p

something that would be nice is if a player doesn't play for a full season (injured) for it to name the team he was contracted with and on his stats say "did not play" or something like that and for it to still name the team. Don't like how the years just skip.

Also in a somewhat related note, will we have the ability to stop all play for a full season or more in the NHL? lockout...(i'm just being half-serious...although it would be cool to be able to cancel a season and watch some of your star players go to leagues overseas and see how they play, but i saw it in 2004 and do not to care to see it again in real life )

While a lockout would be a cool feature for sure in the game... what would the human player do during the locked out season? Just sit and sim each day untill the start of the next?

[Cline]

Originally Posted by Gazzw87

While a lockout would be a cool feature for sure in the game... what would the human player do during the locked out season? Just sit and sim each day untill the start of the next?

Represent either the League or the Union.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by dave1927p

Also in a somewhat related note, will we have the ability to stop all play for a full season or more in the NHL?

That should be an option for 'historical' leagues in the game. The user should have the option playing out the season as it was originally intended or recreating the shortened/cancelled seasons since those lost games have an effect on players' career statistics.

(There are three NHL seasons which fall into this category: 1991-92, when there was a ten-day strike in April 1992 but all affected games were rescheduled; the 1994-95 season in which a lockout shortened the season to 48 games; and of course 2004-05 when a lockout caused the entire season to be lost.)

[dave1927p]

perhaps just changing the number of games in the schedule would work for the time being (if it is customizable), although players won't be free to play elsewhere but you won't get any games played. Naturally you'll just simulate the entire season as there wouldn't be anything to do. Sadly the league does have a history of lockouts as mentioned by Le Grande Orange.

nevertheless I think we all can agree though that there better not be a lockout this year...so far, it's not looking so great.

Also Fehr's setup an NHL Allstar vs KHL Allstar series in case the lockout happens...his way of getting fans on his side i guess.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

That should be an option for 'historical' leagues in the game. The user should have the option playing out the season as it was originally intended or recreating the shortened/cancelled seasons since those lost games have an effect on players' career statistics.

(There are three NHL seasons which fall into this category: 1991-92, when there was a ten-day strike in April 1992 but all affected games were rescheduled; the 1994-95 season in which a lockout shortened the season to 48 games; and of course 2004-05 when a lockout caused the entire season to be lost.)

That reminds me: does anyone know where I can find an online copy of the planned full 94-95 schedule (i.e., not the one that was played starting in January)? We've got all the other historical NHL schedules covered, that's the one that's missing. I've got an NHL guide from that year, but it'd be a real pain to retype it all.

[RoPa]

Originally Posted by JeffR

That reminds me: does anyone know where I can find an online copy of the planned full 94-95 schedule (i.e., not the one that was played starting in January)? We've got all the other historical NHL schedules covered, that's the one that's missing. I've got an NHL guide from that year, but it'd be a real pain to retype it all.

I found this, not sure if it is the real deal or not:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...ey/-mQ6ijGFbZ4

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...ey/S4yvZn72RbM

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[Cryomaniac]

Originally Posted by dave1927p

what about making the "unplayable" leagues playable as fictional with fictional players and fictional rules and schedules defined by the player as it is with ootp?

Leave it to the modders to add in real players, full stats etc etc.

Agreed. I think it's better to put fictional stuff in than make something "unplayable"

Originally Posted by Cline

Represent either the League or the Union.

Billy Bragg - Which Side Are You On? - YouTube

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by RoPa

I found this, not sure if it is the real deal or not:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...ey/-mQ6ijGFbZ4

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fro...ey/S4yvZn72RbM

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Yup, that's real, it matches the paper one. Thanks, that saves me some time.

[dave1927p]

from the sounds of things seems like the financials could be very different once this new cba gets done...hopefully it will be applied to this game in a patch a patch before i have a bad feeling this game will be released before the deal gets done. I hope i'm wrong...

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by dave1927p

from the sounds of things seems like the financials could be very different once this new cba gets done...hopefully it will be applied to this game in a patch a patch before i have a bad feeling this game will be released before the deal gets done. I hope i'm wrong...

Even if an agreement is reached soon, likely the only information available will be a generalized summary, and the full text of the CBA won't be available for some time. (That was the case with MLB—the agreement was reached in November of last year but the full text of the CBA wasn't available until June. And even then some of its new aspects weren't in the CBA but are in the Major League Rules.)

[Cline]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Even if an agreement is reached soon, likely the only information available will be a generalized summary, and the full text of the CBA won't be available for some time. (That was the case with MLB—the agreement was reached in November of last year but the full text of the CBA wasn't available until June. And even then some of its new aspects weren't in the CBA but are in the Major League Rules.)

Perhaps this time however, the NHL / NHLPA will release a summary that focuses on what will impact the sport as well as fans the most.

[dave1927p]

Originally Posted by Cline

Perhaps this time however, the NHL / NHLPA will release a summary that focuses on what will impact the sport as well as fans the most.

They don't know the full impact did anyone know this new CBA would bring on huge front loaded contracts or long term contracts for player who are well over 37 when the contract expires? I doubt it...that was the GMs way of cheating the system to keep their players or sign big name players.

things like a 4th year added to rookie contracts (which will probably happen) and a 5 year contract limit (which won't happen) will be released to the public for sure. Some things certainly won't but those big details will, they always do.