DiscordGameplay Update 2
Draft, Scouting & Rivalry Update Draft years corrected — the 2026/27 season now drafts in 2027; all existing draft records, picks and prospects were shifted forward. Scouting wind…
Hockey franchise manager · 2026–27
Build the club.
Own the ice.
Start an expansion franchise, choose your division and crest, draft a roster, build your facilities and chase the Cup through a full 84-game season.
- 32
- NHL clubs
- 84
- game season
- 821
- real players
- 3
- facility paths
Your season blueprint
liveFour decisions from expansion club to contender.
- 01Build your identityCity, colours, division and crest.
- 02Draft the roster20 picks before the first puck drops.
- 03Build the facilitiesArena, training and medical upgrades.
- 04Sim the season84 games, trades, playoffs and a Cup.
Next move
Pick a division. The rest is yours.
The new loop
More than a sim
A club builder, a card collection and a season engine that all feed the same franchise.
Franchise mode
Build the club
Create an expansion team with a city, colours, division and crest. Start with a junior roster, build it into a contender and take on all 32 NHL clubs.
Explore →Team facilities
Own the building
Upgrade the Arena for home ice, the Training Centre for development and the Medical Centre to keep your roster on the ice.
Explore →Card system
Collect the new X-Factors
Open packs, pull rare cards and collect the new X-Factor Series. Build your collection and bring it into franchise mode.
Explore →Team shop
Upgrade the roster
Spend coins on permanent player X-Factors, facility upgrades and the next card pack. Every purchase has a place in the build.
Explore →X-Factor Series
The new card face
XFACTOR
94RW
CAR
PLATRUWHE
Andrei Svechnikov
CAR - 26
XFACTOR
94D
PHI
WHEONETRU
Travis Sanheim
PHI - 30
XFACTOR
92LW
SEA
TRUONEWHE
Jared McCann
SEA - 30
Facilities
Build the foundation
Arena
+0.70
home strength
Training Centre
+20%
development chance
Medical Centre
-30%
injury chance
Divisions with stakes
Join any of the four divisions and chase a division title before the playoff bracket.
Trades that fit the cap
Fair-value AI offers, contract talks and cap checks on every deal.
A club that carries over
Manager XP, trophies, cards and facility progress follow your account.
Changelog
Latest from the rink
Scouting Department Update
Employment popup — hire scouts directly from Scouting. Multiple scouts per region — no longer limited to one scout per region. Maximum 6 scouts employed at once. First scout is fr…
Scout & Draft Update
Draft search — search prospects by name, position or region. Watchlist pinning — star any prospect with ☆ / ★. Shared watchlist — stars from Scouting appear on Draft and vice vers…
Community
The locker room is open
Trade talk, draft lobbies, patch notes and league recruiting all happen in our Discord. Free to join, no purchase required.