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Hi NHLGamers, it's time for our very first Spring League! A total of 82 teams registered for this non-divisional tournament which will feature some of the very best ECL teams alongside some newcomers. Without further ado we would like to give you a short briefing of the important details of this tournament: The Spring League season kicks off tomorrow on Monday 6th of May, however we would like captains to attempt respecting the suggested gamedays as follows: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Rules There are currently no special rules for the Spring League, but we would like to refer to the known ECL rulebook - the rules will be most likely to display the rules which are set for the Pro division. We will update the rulebook and release it as soon as possible. League Administration All league related verdicts will be decided by the League Administration. To open up a case, visit the new Support section on the forums. Please note: before contacting League Administration, teams are expected to solve issues they might have on their own. Familiarize yourself with our rules first, as they include lots of guidance for different issues. League Administration is always to be used as the last resort to solve any disagreements. Spring League Groups: Below is the complete list of the teams participating this season and in which groups they will play. We decided to make a total of 6 groups. Here are your Spring League groups: Group 1: Beast Hockey Cheers Hockey Deadly Phantoms HC HC Dynastia Hockey HC Unknown Diamond Invictus Nordic Stars Puck Panthers Raccoon Rampage Rosvosektori Rukoilevat Hinkkaajat Scrubs of Sweden Supremacy WEREWOLVES HC Group 2: Bockens EV Fuessen eSports Gotham Knights Hepola United Horror Hockey Kouvola Screaming Eagles Power Of Diesel Reality Check HC Silver Sword Griffins Speedy Bros Hockey Sweden Wikings The Next Gen Verket Wolverines HC Group 3: AIK Hockey Albatrossi Bellizzi Blackpups Butterfly Effect Cannonieris Elamam Kiekko FarmiNaattori Kanukit Les Affranchis Murohoki Six Sticks Misfits Sulkavan Sudet Supernatural Group 4: Checkmate Eagle Town Hockey Electric Ice GHETTO FIREBIRDS MAD KINGS Masse and the Beavers North Pole Huskies Old Farts Reborn Raptors Symphony UnderRated Lekstuga United Crew Vesa Pompa HC Virtual Horizon eSports Group 5: Banterfield Battalion Blackdawgs Clowns On Ice HC Slapshot MahtiAnkat HT Mockba Northern Ascendancy Pink Panthers HC SOPPAJENGI The Black Jacks The Syndicate TIKI TALK Unlucky Boys HC Group 6: Almost Famous Bio Company of Geeks EV Duisburg ExBox Freddie Mercury Institute Knogmackers HC LIONHEARTS Mighty French Roosters MUKIMIEHET Nearbird Fighters RENEGATS ECL Written In the Stars Playoffs The eight best teams out of each group will be making the playoffs. This totals up to 48 teams. 16 teams will have a bye week for the first round, these 16 include the top two teams out of each group and the four next best teams determined by PPG. Alike the playoffs in ECL 8 Lite, the remaining 32 teams will then be seeded according to PPG and matched up against each other based on that. A new seeding will be done after the first round. The playoffs will be played in a best-of-5 format throughout. Communication Although we have a set schedule with gamedays that should be respected, please ALWAYS contact your opponents ahead of a scheduled game. This way several misunderstandings can be avoided and eventual rescheduling can be agreed upon. We recommend contacting your opponents both on PSN and NHLGamer. How to report games Game reporting is essential in order for the league to run smoothly. All captains should familiarise themselves with how the function works. For detailed instructions, please read our manual here.