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back.Recruiting pathways. Recruits are now available from multiple different leagues, each with different strength multipliers.WATCH THE GAMEA top-down broadcast built to show the play Follow the puck by its trailReal hockey decisions: dump-ins, chips, cutbacks when the lane closes, D-to-D, stretch passes and moreCoach from the bench: call your lines and pairs, pick the power-play and penalty-kill units, pull the goalie, change the forecheck mid-gameAlways-on scorebug, live clock, shots, momentumMatch Engine: Built from real ice hockey data, scores, stats and advanced analytics are now built into the match engine providing the most realistic outcomes possibleTHE PRO PATHWAYNew offseason step: draft day, late June. Your players get picked, and the club holds their rights on a real clock. Watch the board, an early signing costs you a season you were counting on.Then follow them out: who's in the top league, who's in the minors, who's overseas, and how many games they've played. Alumni in the pros become a recruiting argument.PLAYER CARDSEvery player who ever dressed for you keeps a card and a dated career log: the day he committed, the day he was drafted, the night he broke a program record, the day he signed and where he went.Attributes: Updated attributes gives the user access to 2x more micro stats which each have different effects on the simulation engineWhat to look for: program and national record books, retired numbers in the rafters, elected captains each season, and an all-time series record against every opponent that shows up on the schedule before you play them.YOUR CAMPUSSee the grounds from above and build on them. Sell the arena naming rights for real annual revenue or keep the heritage name. Choose the parcel for a new practice sheet. Decide whether a facility shares a building or gets its own  and see which buildings hold what.ADVANCED ANALYTICSExpected goals, Corsi, WAR, goals saved above expected and more advanced stats. The league is tuned against a decade of real scoring data.UPDATED PLAYER BUILDSPlayers now range from various player builds from a playmaking power forward to a dual threat scorer, the new build system allows players to be unique and specialize in different areasACADEMIC SCHOOLSAcademic schools will now have access to limited players depending on what their policy is for students, making it a harder challenge to recruit players to your program