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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.

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32
NHL clubs
84
game season
821
real players
3
facility paths

Your season blueprint

live

Four decisions from expansion club to contender.

  1. 01Build your identityCity, colours, division and crest.
  2. 02Draft the roster20 picks before the first puck drops.
  3. 03Build the facilitiesArena, training and medical upgrades.
  4. 04Sim the season84 games, trades, playoffs and a Cup.

Next move

Pick a division. The rest is yours.

Play free

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. Draft 20 players, set your lines and take on all 32 NHL clubs.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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X-Factor Series

The new card face

Open the collection →
99D
DAL
WHEONETRU

Miro Heiskanen

DAL - 27

97LW
LAK
ONETRUPLA

Artemi Panarin

LAK - 34

91RW
NJD
WHEPLATRU

Anthony Mantha

NJD - 32

Facilities

Build the foundation

Facility upgrades →

Arena

+0.70

home strength

Training Centre

+15%

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

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Update

Facilities & Updates

🌟 WHAT'S NEW • Team Facilities: Arena, Training Centre and Medical Centre • Arena home-ice boost, training gains and injury recovery upgrades • Main card store for packs; save-specific Team Shop for X-Factors ⚖️ BALANCING • Arena home boost caps at +0.70 team strength and only applies at home • Training Centre adds up to +15% weekly training gain chance • Medical Centre cuts injury chance by up to 30% and recovery time by up to 2 games 🛠️ FIXES • Fixed stacked packs not opening the next pack 🔧 MAINTENANCE & ACCOUNT • Discord update and Git activity webhooks now run in dedicated channels • Facility upgrades now create a club notification • Profile avatars stay separate from club crests 🔭 NEXT UP • Scouting Office facility • More facility levels and long-term club progression

Feature

Team Facilities are live

🌟 WHAT'S NEW • Team Facilities tab under Team → Facilities • Arena upgrades add a home-ice strength boost • Training Centre improves weekly development gains • Medical Centre reduces injury chance and recovery time • Facility upgrades are one-time coin purchases and post a club notification ⚖️ BALANCING • Arena home boost caps at +0.70 team strength and only applies at home • Training Centre adds +5% / +10% / +15% training gain chance • Medical Centre reduces injury chance up to 30% and recovery time by up to 2 games • No player equipment, inventory or stat-stacking was added 🔭 NEXT UP • Scouting Office facility • More facility levels and long-term club progression

Cards

Your roster is now a card collection

Players are cards. Rarity follows overall rating, X-Factors can be applied to individual players for a permanent boost, and daily packs add new talent to a save of your choice. Card levels are account-wide, so a player you have trained follows you between franchises.

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.

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