The Season 17 draft ended this morning and management types immediately scurried off to their offices to dive into the first free agent period. There are some big names looking for new homes. But a caution to Website GMs: Rule 7 is in effect, meaning older (Type 3) players signed at this stage will receive…
Center Macklin Celebrini’s debut in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks will be eyed by new Madrid Royals GM Mikko Mantykoski with great interest. On his first day on the job, Mantykoski picked Celebrini with the first overall pick in the Season 17 EURO draft, after division realignment allowed Madrid to get into the…
MILAN, Italy – The Season 17 EURO Draft will get under way tonight with some real intrigue surrounding the first few picks. Every year in this virtual evolution league, the main question is how much faith can you put in a prospect because he will be stuck with his first qualifying NHL season as the…
This will be news to some and a review for others, but here are some unique rules we have in the EURO League. Off Season Expansion? Very few leagues in Websim add new franchises and expand, but ours came close to being able to do that a couple times. If that opportunity before the start…
Seventy-four players have announced their retirement from the EURO League, including several former all-stars. Anze Kopitar, a center for Moscow, Athens and Helsinki, retires as the 10th leading scorer in league history. he was named to the All-Star Game seven times. Jamie Benn, a legend in Edinburgh, was a 6-time all-star and retires as the…
