SETTINGS

NHL LEAGUE SETUP

​Number of Teams: 30
Number of Conferences: 2
Number of Divisions: 6
NHL Salary Cap: On
Salary Cap Inflation: On
Player Salary Scaling: On

AHL LEAGUE SETUP

​Number of Teams: 30
Number of Conferences: 2
Number of Divisions: 4

NHL SCHEDULE

Round Robin: Off
Number of Games: 82
Number of Division Games: 32
Number of Conference Games: 40
Number of Interconference Games: ​10

AHL SCHEDULE

Round Robin: Off
Number of Games: 82
Number of Division Games: 32
Number of Conference Games: 40
Number of Interconference Games: ​10

NHL/AHL STANDINGS FORMAT

Season Tie Break: Single OT (4 on 4) then Shootout
Wins: 2 Points
OT Wins: 2 Points
Tie: 0 Points
OT Losses: 1 Points
Losses: 0 Points

NHL PLAYOFFS Qual. TYpe

NHL PLayoffs format
Playoff Qualification Type: Conference
Playoff Reseeding: On
Wild Card Round: Off
Number of Teams That Qualify: 8
Standings Tiebreaker 1: Regulation Wins
Standings Tiebreaker 2: Regulation and OT Wins
Standings Tiebreaker 3: Total Wins
Standings Tiebreaker 4: Goal Differential

AHL PLAYOFFS Qual. TYpe

Playoff Qualification Type: Conference
Playoff Reseeding: On
Wild Card Round: Off
Number of Teams That Qualify: 8
Standings Tiebreaker 1: Regulation Wins
Standings Tiebreaker 2: Regulation and OT Wins
Standings Tiebreaker 3: Total Wins
Standings Tiebreaker 4: Goal Differential
Playoff Tie Break: Continuous OT
Round of 16: 2H - 2A - 1H - 1A - 1H
Quarter Finals: 2H - 2A - 1H - 1A - 1H
Semi Finals: 2H - 2A - 1H - 1A - 1H
Final: 2H - 2A - 1H - 1A - 1H

AHL PLayoffs format

Playoff Tie Break: Continuous OT
Round of 16: 2H - 2A - 1H
Quarter Finals: 2H - 2A - 1H - 1A - 1H
Semi Finals: 2H - 2A - 1H - 1A - 1H
Final: 2H - 2A - 1H - 1A - 1H

CUSTOM TEAM SUBSTITIONS

NHL Substitutions

All NHL teams remain the same if they still currently exist except the following:
  • Winnipeg becomes Atlanta
When done correctly you should have the team select screen looking like this!

AHL AFFILIATES

AHL Substitutions
The AHL has been reworked to include 20 created teams and 8 of the real teams are reassigned for more accuracy. Make sure to replace the teams carefully and double check before proceeding!
  • Anaheim: Portland Pirates (Created Team)
  • Atlanta: Chicago Wolves (In-Game Team)
  • Boston: Providence Bruins (In-Game Team)
  • Buffalo: Rochester Americans (In-Game Team)
  • Calgary: Omaha Knights (Created Team)
  • Carolina: Massachusetts Lock Monsters (Created Team)
  • Chicago: Norfolk Admirals (Created Team)
  • Colorado: San Diego Gulls (In-Game Team)
  • Columbus: Syracuse Crunch (Created Team, Not In-Game Team)
  • Dallas: Iowa Stars (Created Team)
  • Detroit: Grand-Rapids Griffins (In-Game Team)
  • Edmonton: Greenville Grrrowl (Created Team)
  • Florida: Florida Everblades (Created Team)
  • Los Angeles: Manchester Monarchs (Created Team)
  • Minnesota: Houston Aeros (Created Team)
  • Montreal: Hamilton Bulldogs (Created Team)
  • Nashville: Milwaukee Admirals (In-Game Team)
  • New Jersey: Albany River Rats (Created Team)
  • New York I: Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Created Team)
  • New York R: Hartford Wolfpack (In-Game Team)
  • Ottawa: Binghamton Senators (Created Team)
  • Philadelphia: Philadelphia Phantoms (Created Team)
  • Phoenix: San Antonio Rampage (Created Team)
  • Pittsburgh: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (In-Game Team)
  • San Jose: Cleveland Barons (Created Team)
  • St Louis: Peoria Rivermen (Created Team)
  • Tampa: Springfield Falcons (Created Team)
  • Toronto: Toronto Marlies (In-Game Team)
  • Vancouver: Manitoba Moose (Created Team, Not In-Game Team)
  • Washington: Hershey Bears (In-Game Team)
Easiest way is to reassign real teams is to use teams like Coachella Valley and Henderson as temporary substitutions.
  • Abbotsford becomes Manitoba Moose (Created Team)
  • Bakersfield becomes Greenville Grrrowl (Created Team)
  • Belleville becomes Binghamton Senators (Created Team)
  • Bridgeport Islanders become Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Created Team)
  • Calgary Wranglers become Omaha Knights (Created Team)
  • Charlotte becomes Florida Everblades (Created Team, ECHL team but Florida shared Rochester IRL with Buffalo)
  • Chicago Wolves stay Chicago Wolves but should replace the real Manitoba Moose so they become Atlanta/Winnipeg's AHL team
  • Cleveland Monsters become Syracuse Crunch (Created Team)
  • Colorado Eagles replaced by San Diego Gulls so the Eagles become Colorado's AHL affiliate.. technically another ECHL team but Colorado shared AHL teams with Carolina
  • Iowa Wild becomes Houston Aeros (Created Team)
  • Laval becomes Hamilton Bulldogs (Created Team)
  • Lehigh Valley becomes Philadelphia Phantoms (Created Team)
  • Real Manitoba Moose should get replaced by Massachusetts Lock Monsters so they are affiliated to Carolina (Created Team)
  • Ontario becomes Manchester Monarchs (Created Team)
  • Rockford becomes Norfolk Admirals (Created Team)
  • San Jose Barracuda become Cleveland Barons (Created Team)
  • Springfield Thunderbirds become Peoria Rivermen (Created Team
  • Real Syracuse Crunch become Springfield Falcons (Created Team)
  • Texas become Iowa Stars (Created Team)
  • Tucson becomes San Antonio Rampage (Created Team)
  • Utica become Albany River Rats (Created Team)

All other teams (Grand Rapids, Hartford, Hershey, Milwaukee, Providence, Rochester, Toronto, Wilkes-Barre) stay the same and do not change!

DIVISON REALIGNMENT (NHL)

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

CENTRAL DIVISIoN

ATLANTIC DIVISION
  1. Detroit Red Wings
  2. St. Louis Blues
  3. Nashville Predators
  4. Columbus Blue Jackets
  5. Chicago Blackhawks
  1. Philadelphia Flyers
  2. New Jersey Devils
  3. New York Islanders
  4. New York Rangers
  5. Pittsburgh Penguins

NORTHWEST DIVISION

NORTHEAST DIVISION
  1. ​Vancouver Canucks
  2. Colorado Avalanche
  3. Calgary Flames
  4. Edmonton Oilers
  5. Minnesota Wild

PACIFIC DIVISION

  1. ​San Jose Sharks
  2. Dallas Stars
  3. Los Angeles Kings
  4. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  5. Phoenix Coyotes
  1. Boston Bruins
  2. Toronto Maple Leafs
  3. Ottawa Senators
  4. Montreal Canadiens
  5. Buffalo Sabres

SOUTHEAST DIVISION

  1. Tampa Bay Lightning
  2. Atlanta Thrashers
  3. Carolina Hurricanes
  4. Florida Panthers
  5. Washington Capitals

DIVISION REALIGNMENT (AHL)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

NORTH DIVISION
  1. Portland Pirates
  2. Hartford Wolf Pack
  3. Manchester Monarchs
  4. Providence Bruins
  5. Massachusetts Lock Monsters
  6. Springfield Falcons
  7. Albany River Rats
  8. Florida Everblades (ECHL Team)
  1. Grand Rapids Griffins
  2. Syracuse Crunch
  3. Manitoba Moose
  4. Toronto Marlies
  5. Rochester Americans
  6. Hamilton Bulldogs
  7. Cleveland Barons

EAST DIVISION

WEST DIVISON
  1. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
  2. Hershey Bears
  3. Norfolk Admirals
  4. Bridgeport Sound Tigers
  5. Binghamton Senators
  6. Philadelphia Phantoms
  7. Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL Team)
  1. Milwaukee Admirals
  2. Houston Aeros
  3. Peoria Rivermen
  4. Iowa Stars
  5. Chicago Wolves
  6. Omaha Knights
  7. San Antonio Rampage
  8. San Diego Gulls

SETTINGS

ADVANCED SETTINGS

GAMEPLAY SETTINGS
Sim Engine Scoring: Medium
Draft Class Quality: Medium
Generated Prospect Quality: Medium
Sim Engine Shot Frequency: Medium
​Retired Jerseys: Off
Icing: On
Offside: Delayed
Trapezoid Rule: Off
Overtime: Single OT 4 v 4 then Shootout
Everything else is pretty much up to you, feel free to test the builds out with other advanced settings and sliders to let me know if you can get something more authentic to the time period!