Plus I really just want to play as the Aces.
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One thing about 11 that bothered me is if you had signed draft picks that weren't quite good enough to play in the AHL they just sat scratched and gained no experience at all. With the much deeper Be A Gm mode EA has been working on over the last few years I think it's time for the ECHL to make an appearance in order for you to have somewhere to put everybody you sign.
Plus I really just want to play as the Aces.Tags: None -
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Finally! I use to work in the ECHL... loved every minute of it. Unfortunately after having one of the best years in point totals for a team in ECHL history our team folded. Go Texas Wildcatters!!!ALL THINGS DALLAS
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Yeah it would be nice, don't know if there have been licensing or what but hopefully it will be there for '13. Lots of good memories here from going to Chiefs games with my family.Pittsburgh - 2009 City of Champions! YES WE DID!Comment
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It's nothing against the ECHL, but if I place myself in EA's shoes, my way of thinking would be that the ECHL would come after the NCAA as far as league I would put in the game.
NCAA (just like CHL) is a pipeline for the NHL teams and would make a lot of sense to put in the game now that you can start your carreer in the CHL at 15-16 years old.
On the other hand, some would say that : "If they put leagues in Europe we don't care about, why not the ECHL?" Again, I guess it's a marketing thing to get the people in Europe more interested has they can play with teams within their country.
ECHL would make sense too, but I don't expert EA to deal with the ECHL anytime soon."Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept." - Doug LarsonComment
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It's nothing against the ECHL, but if I place myself in EA's shoes, my way of thinking would be that the ECHL would come after the NCAA as far as league I would put in the game.
NCAA (just like CHL) is a pipeline for the NHL teams and would make a lot of sense to put in the game now that you can start your carreer in the CHL at 15-16 years old.
On the other hand, some would say that : "If they put leagues in Europe we don't care about, why not the ECHL?" Again, I guess it's a marketing thing to get the people in Europe more interested has they can play with teams within their country.
ECHL would make sense too, but I don't expert EA to deal with the ECHL anytime soon.
I hope they eventually secure the ECHL. For depth purposes, but also because I moved to Cincinnati a couple years ago and like going to Cyclones games.NHL- Chicago Blackhawks
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I think the ECHL is long overdue. A lot of AHL guys played in the ECHL. Our star goalie from the Texas Wildcatters Anton Khudobin played for the Houston Aeroes and even saw NHL time. Posting his first shutout... a 4-0 win for the Minnesota Wild against Vancouver. The Boston Bruins traded for him last year. He is now on the Providence Bruins.
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I think the ECHL is long overdue. A lot of AHL guys played in the ECHL. Our star goalie from the Texas Wildcatters Anton Khudobin played for the Houston Aeroes and even saw NHL time. Posting his first shutout... a 4-0 win for the Minnesota Wild against Vancouver. The Boston Bruins traded for him last year. He is now on the Providence Bruins.
The players ARE relevant.
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As far as licensing, I understand and it's a fact that NCAA might not be an easy negociating partner. Still, put the NCAA in the game, and you'll attract many americans (who don't give a damn about CHL but would do about their U) to buy the game. In that matter, it's all coming down to cash it will cost versus cash it will bring."Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept." - Doug LarsonComment
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I'm not 100% sure on this but I believe the reason the ECHL is not in the game is because of the players association. I read that somewhere and I don't remember all the details but the gist of it was it was because of the ECHL players contracts.
Anyways, even if EA doesn't have the license to put the actual ECHL players into the game, they could still use the ECHL teams and add those. What I'd like to see them do, is add the ECHL and just rename all of the players and make them fully editable, not only with attribute edits, but with name and jersey # edits. That way, the gaming community could rehash the rosters the same way that we annually do for MLB: The Show. i.e. OSFullMinors roster set.Comment
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I'm not 100% sure on this but I believe the reason the ECHL is not in the game is because of the players association. I read that somewhere and I don't remember all the details but the gist of it was it was because of the ECHL players contracts.
Anyways, even if EA doesn't have the license to put the actual ECHL players into the game, they could still use the ECHL teams and add those. What I'd like to see them do, is add the ECHL and just rename all of the players and make them fully editable, not only with attribute edits, but with name and jersey # edits. That way, the gaming community could rehash the rosters the same way that we annually do for MLB: The Show. i.e. OSFullMinors roster set.Comment
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Does anyone know if they added any new leagues to the game this year? I know I'm probably in the minority, but I enjoy playing with the European teams to switch it up and keep it fresh sometimes.
I think they've added at least one league a year. I hope they didn't stop this year.Comment
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I'm from Toledo too, and I also think the addition of the ECHL would be a plus. I am torn though between the NCAA and ECHL, because there is also a strong hockey tradition at nearby Bowling Green State University.I just don't see why they can't add them both.Comment
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I wouldn't hold out too much hope for College Hockey teams to be added into the game any time soon though. I get the impression that the NCAA institution is all about the almighty $ and would probably demand 50% of EA's sales revenue for games sold.Comment
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I'd love to have the ECHL, the NCAA, the KHL, all of em. I think a large deterrent is simply disk space for all the art/sound/player files that would go along with these new leagues.
Personally, I'd be very satisfied if they even just added a generic "low-minors" to the roster moves so that we could at least get the players some experience, and to give the AHL teams some players to call up in the event of injuries.
Anything to clear out the ridiculously large UFA pools during dynasty!Comment
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