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Season 8 FHL NEWS - October, 21st, 2020

COMPLETION OF XP SEASON

Season 8 XP was calculated on October 12, 2020, and all players were given their seasonal buffs or reductions, dependent on instructions by Agents, GMs, or Commissioners. A full list of player statistical changes are in the link below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EupfD3ULEvmkO6Qd8GYqJLp3jZ_v2C7GIRHC1IJNwQU/edit#gid=0

This marks the official end to Season 8, and the start of the league’s 9th Season.

RETENTION PERIOD

With the closure of the XP Season and the setting of buffs, the league is prepared to begin Retention Proceedings. The General Managers will be determining which players will be retained for the upcoming season. All players not retained on their current team will join the Season 9 Rookie Class for the Draft.

After several calculations, the Commissioners have agreed that the retainment number for the upcoming season will be 185 Career Growth Points or 4 players.

Team point compositions can be found below;

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15mYHN1uK2EYK0ASEy6OsP4ULuWJxAFGKe4RsaEkWrOg/edit#gid=2096947117

The Deadline for Retention Selection is Wednesday, October 29th at 11:59pm Eastern Time, at which point all teams will be considered set for the Draft.

SEASON 9 DRAFT

The Season 9 FHL Draft will begin on Halloween, Saturday October 31st, at 6:30pm Eastern Time, and will follow the standard round and pick pattern in what will likely be a week long event.

SEASON 9 SEASON LENGTH CHANGE

Due to concerns over season length and how it has impacted the off-season, the Commission has reviewed the last two seasons to determine what can be done to alleviate the off-season crunch experienced by the Commission. After extensive review and discussion, it has been determined that the Season 9 Regular Season will be reduced from 50 Games to 38 Games. The primary reasons for this reduction are several fold and include, but are not limited to; the low number of active Simmers, the increased number of games needing to be simulated caused by the addition of two expansion teams, and the length of time both Season 7 and Season 8 extended into during the postseason. Season 9’s schedule maintains the structure of the previous two seasons by focusing on Conference and Divisional Rivalries but comes with a significant reduction of games played between the Western and Eastern Conferences.

S9 PLAYMAKER CHANGE

There have been concerns that the FHL assist rates have been lower than the NHL average due to the high number of unassisted goals given in simulations. After some deliberation, the Commission has decided to make an adjustment to the Playmaker buff that will affect all players between 8-12 points. In order to prevent issues with an increase in Team Playmaker, it has been decided that the playmaker modifier will be reduced to ¾ the difference between teams. With this, the buff should increase assist rates and make unassisted goals less common while keeping Playmaker as a buff as seen in previous seasons.

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