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: Off
Salary Cap Max: $56.700M
Salary Cap Min: $40.700M
Player Salary Max: $10.000M
Player Salary Min: $0.750M/1.200M
Rookie Salary Max: $0.970M/$1.600M

AHL LEAGUE SETUP

​Number of Teams: 30
Number of Conferences: 2
Number of Divisions: 6

NHL SCHEDULE

Round Robin: Off
Number of Games: 82
Number of Division Games: 24
Number of Conference Games: 40
Number of Interconference Games: ​18

AHL SCHEDULE

Round Robin: Off
Number of Games: 82
Number of Division Games: 24
Number of Conference Games: 40
Number of Interconference Games: ​18

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
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

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: Iowa Chops (Created Team)
  • Atlanta: Chicago Wolves (In-Game Team)
  • Boston: Providence Bruins (In-Game Team)
  • Buffalo: Portland Pirates (Created Team)
  • Calgary: Quad City Flames (Created Team)
  • Carolina: Albany River Rats (Created Team)
  • Chicago: Rockford Icehogs (In-Game Team)
  • Colorado: Cleveland Monsters (In-Game Team)
  • Columbus: Syracuse Crunch (Created Team, Not In-Game Team)
  • Dallas: Texas Stars (In-Game Team)
  • Detroit: Grand-Rapids Griffins (In-Game Team)
  • Edmonton: Springfield Falcons (Created Team)
  • Florida: Rochester Americans (In-Game 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: Massachusetts Devils (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: Worcester Sharks (Created Team)
  • St Louis: Peoria Rivermen (Created Team)
  • Tampa: Norfolk Admirals (Created Team)
  • Toronto: Toronto Marlies (In-Game Team)
  • Vancouver: Manitoba Moose (Created Team, Not In-Game Team)
  • Washington: Hershey Bears (In-Game Team)

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)

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

NORTH DIVISION

ATLANTIC DIVISION
  1. Grand Rapids Griffins
  2. Syracuse Crunch (Created Team)
  3. Manitoba Moose (Created Team)
  4. Toronto Marlies
  5. Rochester Americans
  6. Hamilton Bulldogs
  7. Cleveland Monsters (Lake Erie)
  1. Portland Pirates (Created Team)
  2. Hartford Wolf Pack
  3. Manchester Monarchs (Created Team)
  4. Providence Bruins
  5. Worcester Sharks (Created Team)
  6. Springfield Falcons (Created Team)
  7. Massachusetts Devils (Lowell Created Team)

WEST DIVISON

EAST DIVISION
  1. Milwaukee Admirals
  2. Houston Aeros (Created Team)
  3. Peoria Rivermen (Created Team)
  4. Rockford IceHogs
  5. Chicago Wolves 
  6. Quad City Flames (Created Team)
  7. San Antonio Rampage (Created Team)
  8. Iowa Chops (Created Team)
  1. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
  2. Hershey Bears
  3. Norfolk Admirals (Created Team)
  4. Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Created Team)
  5. Binghamton Senators (Created Team)
  6. Philadelphia Phantoms (Created Team)
  7. Albany River Rats (Created Team)
  8. Texas Stars (Dallas Didnt have an affiliate in 2008-09)

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!