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2025

  2. v2.10.0 - Release Notes

    This release enhances tactics, assistant reports, and team culture insights while improving trading for promoted teams, player slumps, and playoff stats. Plus, stability and performance upgrades.

2023

  1. v2.9.3 - Release Notes

    This release incorporates a few adjustments and fine-tuning based on recent feedback.

  2. v2.9.0 - Release notes

    Introducing manageable national teams, assistant lineup suggestion plus several other improvements.

2022

  1. v2.8.1 - Release notes

    This release contains several improvements and bug fixes including the possibility to save your default lineup.

  2. v2.8.0 - Release notes

    Introducing extended player personalities, lineup chemistry, player language skills and reworked team spirit. The release also includes several improvements and bug fixes.

2021

  2. v2.7.0 - Release notes

    Introducing a new game world style; Single league. This world style consists of only one big GHL league divided into four conferences; East, West, North and South giving a total of 56 teams in one top level competition.

  5. v2.6.1 - Release notes

    We're now introducing Game World Admins that will help investigate cheater suspicions.

  7. v2.6.0 - Release notes

    We're now introducing national teams to Game Plan Hockey Manager. The release also contains important bug fixes and improvements.

2020

  1. v2.5.0 - Release notes

    We're now introducing a forever free plan to Game Plan Hockey Manager! The release also contains adjustments to player reputation and trade value among other things.

  2. Team Story - Part VII, The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils

    This is the seventh part of the guest blog series and team story by Alexander Rasputin. The story is fictional but based on the real in game events with his Vermilion Black Devils in Game World Buzzer where he took his team from LIHL to GHL in just 5 seasons. So please enjoy the seventh part of 'The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils'!

  3. Team Story - Part VI, The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils

    This is the sixth part of the guest blog series and team story by Alexander Rasputin. The story is fictional but based on the real in game events with his Vermilion Black Devils in Game World Buzzer where he took his team from LIHL to GHL in just 5 seasons. So please enjoy the sixth part of 'The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils'!

  4. Team Story - Part V, The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils

    This is the fifth part of the guest blog series and team story by Alexander Rasputin. The story is fictional but based on the real in game events with his Vermilion Black Devils in Game World Buzzer where he took his team from LIHL to GHL in just 5 seasons. So please enjoy the fifth part of 'The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils'!

  5. Team Story - Part IV, The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils

    This is the fourth part of the guest blog series and team story by Alexander Rasputin. The story is fictional but based on the real in game events with his Vermilion Black Devils in Game World Buzzer where he took his team from LIHL to GHL in just 5 seasons. So please enjoy the fourth part of 'The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils'!

  6. Team Story - Part III, The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils

    This is the third part of the guest blog series and team story by Alexander Rasputin. The story is fictional but based on the real in game events with his Vermilion Black Devils in Game World Buzzer where he took his team from LIHL to GHL in just 5 seasons. So please enjoy the third part of 'The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils'!

  7. Team Story - Part II, The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils

    This is the second part of the guest blog series and team story by Alexander Rasputin. The story is fictional but based on the real in game events with his Vermilion Black Devils in Game World Buzzer where he took his team from LIHL to GHL in just 5 seasons. So please enjoy the second part of 'The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils'!

  8. Team Story - The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils

    This is the first part of the guest blog series and team story by Alexander Rasputin. The story is fictional but based on the real in game events with his Vermilion Black Devils in Game World Buzzer where he took his team from LIHL to GHL in just 5 seasons. So please enjoy the The rise of the Vermilion Black Devils!

  10. v2.4.0 - Release notes

    Players will now evaluate and react to their assigned role and given ice-time! This adds a great deal of complexity when carefully constructing your team. Are you up for the task?

  11. v2.3.0 - Release notes

    We're trying out a new chat with both public and private channels. With no second account needed we hope that more managers will participate in the in game communication.

2019

  1. v2.1.0 - Release notes

    Support for payments with Strong Customer Authentication (Already pre-released in September), Reworked and integrated help files including page guides, quick help and search, Introducing - Advanced stats

  2. We're ready for September 14th

    On September 14th new regulations regarding online payment comes into force within the EU. This means that banks may start to decline online card payments if they're not complying with what's called Strong Customer Authentication (SCA).

2018

  1. Fall 2018 - Time to announce (part 2)

    In Part 1 of this blog post I mentioned something about a second meaning of the relaunch of this game. I will in this second part elaborate more about this. But to put it briefly: I’m turning this hobby project of mine into a serious business!

  2. Fall 2018 - Time to announce

    You may have already heard something about a big release later this fall. So what is so special about this release, you might wonder?

2017

  1. Want to be an All Star?

    The All Star account is finally here! If you want the full game experience and at the same time support the future development of the game, then please sign up to be an All Star!

  2. Want to support the game?

    We’re now aiming to, once and for all, drop the beta status and to launch an official version of the game that is available for everyone who wants to join. To do so I would really appreciate if you would help me make ends meet financially. That’s why we’re now on Patreon.com.

  3. What is Game Plan Hockey Manager?

    If you’re new to the game or just want to refresh your memory on what this game is all about then this is the blog post for you.

  4. Release plan of affiliate teams

    There’s quite an interest for the upcoming affiliate teams feature and many have already tried out the pre release on the UAT environment. Here’s a few lines to answer the question: When is it going to be released to the official game worlds?

  7. Entering the game engine

    When currently working on the extended game analysis reports for the next release I needed to, for the first time in almost two years, re-enter the game’s own holy grail - the game engine.

2016

  3. Official release - Almost there

    The move is now finally finished and we’re one big step closer to the official release. So what’s new and what’s left?

2015

  2. The official release of Game Plan Hockey Manager?

    It's time to take the next step and move from the unstable beta to a solid official version of the game. In order to do so I will need your help. That's why Game Plan Hockey Manager now is available on Kickstarter.

  3. Community moves one step closer

    In an effort to bring the forum and community one step closer into the game you can now check the last active topics and access the game world chat from your manager screen

  4. Trades are finally here

    I'm happy to announce that one of the missing core features now have been released on beta. Are you ready to make some blockbuster trades?

  5. Developing trades feature

    Finally I've begun to develop some new cool features for the game. First one out will be the trades feature. Here are some thoughts going through my head

  6. Removing speed lightning

    Since the beginning the high speed game worlds have had the majority of all simulator breakdowns. And now it's happened again.

  7. Where are all the free agents?

    I've put together a minor release where the game now continuously adds players to the free agents pool if it's scarce.

  9. Official beta released

    The prototype days are over and we’re heading into a new exciting beta stage.

  11. Ok, so what’s next?

    I’m doing a great deal of work currently, even if it’s not showing. At least not yet.

  12. Game AI improvements

    Today I’ve released a minor update where the game AI have gone through some improvements.

  13. Release 16 - Player roles and bio

    The latest release makes it possible to assign player roles as you see fit. It also includes player bio with career highlights.

  16. New simulator is almost ready

    The new simulator concept is almost ready and things are looking good. Can't wait to make the launch! Thanks for your patience.

  17. Simulator meltdown

    The simulator quit on me yesterday. Sadly, I’m not surprised. I’ve given it a reboot and hopefully it can continue on until I’m finished with the new simulation concept.

  18. Release 14.5

    Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I have been struggling with bad/slow simulation performance the last couple of weeks. Fixes has been made but I’m not satisfied yet.

  19. Release 14

    This release includes the extended team and player reputation along with a lots of bug fixes and improvements

  20. Hotfix installed

    There has been a problem where simulation has been taking way to long. Hopefully this is now fixed. But sadly this will have some consequences.

  23. Release 13

    The latest release contains a new home view for league and extended roster view on team pages.

  26. Release 12

    As of release 0.12.0 users can resign from current team and start a new career in a different game world (when available) or league.

2014

  1. Release 11

    The 0.11.0 release contains major improvements regarding contract negotiations, happiness and includes a new important game rule.

  2. Why another hockey manager game?

    Ever since I was, hmm, younger, I´ve always dreamt of building my own hockey manager game. And why is that? Multiple reasons probably, but there is at least two that comes in mind.

  3. Game hints now available

    Having trouble understanding the game? Make sure to check out this new hints feature.

  4. Release 9

    The 0.9.0 release contains the new hints feature but also a list of bug fixes and improvements.