OT: EHM will feature the license from the NHL&NHLPA!
 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/05...s_6096669.html

NHL license for Eastside Hockey Manager
Sega Europe and Sports Interactive announce that their upcoming hockey management title will be endorsed by both the NHL and the NHLPA.

Sega Europe and Sports Interactive today announced that they have secured endorsements for Eastside Hockey Manager from both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA). Following today's announcement, the game will not only feature all of the official names, logos, and images of all teams and players in the NHL, but has also been renamed NHL Eastside Hockey Manager.

"While ice hockey is played and followed throughout the world, the NHL's teams and players are the game's elite," said Miles Jacobson, managing director of Sports Interactive. "We feel that these two agreements are crucial in that they will allow us to add the finishing touch of authenticity to what is already an exceptional game, thereby making it a must-have for all serious ice hockey fans across the globe."

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager, which is Sports Interactive's first non-soccer title, will feature a total of 20 hockey leagues from around the world, including those from the U.S., Canada, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Slovakia, and the UK. We'll bring you more information on the game, which is currently scheduled for release in July, as soon as it becomes available.

By Justin Calvert -- GameSpot
POSTED: 05/10/04 08:22AM PST

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I know this has been all but confirmed, but I assume this is the big thing that Marc was talking about last week. Definitely huge news for any text-based game to get an official license. Maybe I should give this game a look sometime.

Just wanted to pass this along to you hardcore hockey fans ;)

Sweet.

Damn! I was so looking forward to EHM having a 2004-2005 season.

Oh, um, sorry. :-D

Now this is sweet indeed.

Nice to hear. Now maybe OOTP will do the same and get a MLBPA license.

Game on.

Something I've wondered, what does the Eastside mean? Is it a hockey reference or something else entirely?

Yeah this was one of the big things we were planning to announce (other recent one of course being the adoption of OOTP) ....

PS. You beat me to posting about it (teach me to have lunchtime meetings ;) ) ...

Nope. Riz is from the east side of his hometown (forgotten what city).

Did anyone catch the last sentence... July release!!!!

Addenda:

Rock on Riz, Rock on SI.

According to Amazon.co.uk, the release date in July 9, to be exact!

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager. I like it! I love having "NHL" in the title. I cannot wait.

I think I should start thinking what team I will take. I can't take the Wings. Too big a budget. I would like more of a challenge. At the moment I am leaning towards Edmonton. I will have to see. That said, given his impending retirement, you can put good money down on the fact that any H_B managed team will soon be coached by Steve Yzerman.

This game will be like crack for me. I can't wait.

Who's going to run the first league?

Glad to see the NHL and NHLPA can actually agree on something. ;)

CR

mmm IHL Hockey? :)

The joys of dealing with Boston management.. Providence is sounding more and more positive ;)

Well considering he is 93 years old I can't imagine he will coach very long for you. :)

Ugh......

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.

schwing!

i wish we could take a team from one of the minor leagues and work our way into the NHL like CM :)

The replies I've recived from SI Staff about the licences and any restrictions have been positive, hopefully that will ease some of the doubters over on the OOTP boards.

This is super news, and the most exciting part is that the game is coming out in July!!!! Now I'll I'm waiting for is confirmation us Noth Americans will be able to walk down to EB Games on the release date and pick the game up, instead of waiting for delevery from England.

Aww, man! Come on! He's only 39! Just turned 39 yesterday as a matter of fact! He's still in the prime of his career! He's got at least 3-4 good years left in him.

Happy Birthday, Mon Captain!

I'll never understand why people fear the MLB licencing of OOTP. The PA and league have alread shown they are less restricted as can be seen in the changes to games made by EA & Sega. It also seems that Baseball Mogul 2005 will be going back to dollars, while still keeping the licences (see Mogul site).

Plus, SI has already demonstrated that they can negotiate with North American leagues. They've confirmed EHM will be using dollars, and that there will be no game restrictions due to the licences with the NHL & NHLPA (http://community.sigames.com/6/ubb.x...25&m=368102803)

I could not have said that any better. It may be the only time I regret having a wife and son kicking around the house... ;)

Did anyone get their hands on that magazine demo yet?

I ordered it. The magazine wont be out until May 27.

i just want the 2 threads to be side by side...

Never mind me...

will this game have fictional players too?

ootp is great with fictional players option

With CM, there is an option to make all the players fictional. I think it mainly renames players and moves them to different teams. Not entirely new players, but fictional names on real players on different teams.

Something about it being too difficult to make a completely new database of a few 100k players.

Just crack? Why not a more addictive drug?

BTW, crack also isn't the most potent or exclusive drug out there. Its like a poor mans coke. Are you equating EHM with a poor mans coke?

Is this game gonna be sold in America?

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Be true to the hometown and go with the Plymouth Whalers :)

Well I don't want to kill myself, so this can't be my heroin. No, I think crack suits me just fine. :D

Dola-

If you take that last line out of context, I'll have to kill you.

Come get some!!!

Awesome!

(The game that is, not the plumber's crack...)

Even though I said I wont buy it....i probably will.....it looks really good....anyone know if i will be able to take control of a junior team....work my way up to the ahl.....and eventually nhl.....I think that would be really cool....

I'm pretty sure you will be able to go from the AHL to the NHL but the junior leagues may not be playable.

Okay, where's my kleenex? ;) (No it wasn't the plumber's crack that did it)

There should be some very good text sims in our future with the recent SI news. This is very good news indeed.

I will just have to mark this down as another game to get, that I can spend my entire life playing.

Outstanding!

*bang*

I think you can play as Tier I junior teams, but unfortunately not Tier II. Not sure about that first point, though.

Not buy it? J-Man! BReak out of it! Stop the insanity!

I imagine you'll be able to move up the GM ranks. It's definitely a big part of the CM series.

I expect the ECHL to be in the game. Better said, I *hope* the ECHL is playable within the game.

I am not a hockey fan but I am very interested in this game.

ECHL. I miss our New Orleans Brass. :(

Woohoo! :)

Where's my wallet?

Probably Helsinki, Finland.

ECHL, the league of thuggery.

Alas, entertaining.