Roster Management
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:39 pm
A. Roster Size
1. Pro rosters must have at least 22 players, including suspended and injured players. Pro rosters must also have a minimum of 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders who are healthy and capable of playing on each game night*. Pro rosters may only have a maximum of 23 healthy, eligible players during the regular season*.
2. Farm Rosters must have at least 20 players and no more than 28 players, including a minimum of 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders. Under-aged (U20) players are not eligible to play in the AHL, with the exceptions outlined in C).
3. Organizations are limited to 50 contracts, including AHL players but not signed prospects playing in juniors or overseas.
* these are in-game EHM requirements.
B. Goaltender Games Played
Goaltenders, both at the NHL and the AHL level, will not be permitted to play more than 67 games.
When the backup goalie starts a game, then gets pulled, this game counts against the main goalie’s number. If a team’s main goaltender reaches 67 games played, his backup will start all remaining regular-season games.
C. Underaged AHL Players
To accelerate player development, AHL teams are allowed to carry a limited number of underaged, junior-eligible players. Players who are under 20 years old as of September 15 (i.e. in their third season since their first year of draft eligibility) are considered underaged. Beginning in 2020, GMs may select one new player to give underaged AHL status to before demoting them to the AHL (previously, it was two per season). Any underaged players without eligiblity on an AHL roster will either be given status (if a slot is still available) or otherwise returned to juniors. Underage AHL-eligible status cannot be transferred to different players and lasts as long as the player is underage (i.e. up to two seasons after being drafted). If an underaged player is traded, his status persists with his new team; GMs do not re-coup additional selections.
For the 2020-21 season only, GMs will be allowed to select one additional 19-year-old underager from the 2019 draft as part of the transition to the new system, presuming that they would have selected an 18-year-old in 2019.
D. Injury Call-ups
If a general manager fails to replace a player in the event of an injury, a suspension or a transaction, the simmer responsible for that evening’s games will select the AHL player with the highest OA at the required position and insert him into the NHL lineup. If this replacement player is eligible for waivers, he will be exempt as an emergency call-up. Also, AHL lines will be fixed using the Use computer lines option.
E. Fast-sign Option (AHL)
General managers can instantly sign players with an (OFF+DEF)/2 rating of 59 and under to a one-year contract, at the league minimum salary, by simply posting a message in the appropriate waiver thread.
F. Training
Training changes must be submitted via the GM Office control panel.
G. Suspensions
A suspension is handed out for all intent-to-injure penalties resulting in injuries of two weeks or longer, at the rate of a one game per week of injury time (as listed in statistics.ehm), up to a maximum of 25 games.
H. Post-Trade Deadline Acquisitions
Per this 2021 ruling, any players whose rights are acquired after the trade deadline (whether through a trade, waiver claim, or free agent signing) is ineligible to play in the playoffs. This does not apply to prospect ELC signings whose rights belonged to the signing team prior to the deadline. This rule will be enforced by setting the team for these players to zero in players.ehm once the playoffs begin, so they cannot be used in lines (but their rights will remain with their team).
1. Pro rosters must have at least 22 players, including suspended and injured players. Pro rosters must also have a minimum of 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders who are healthy and capable of playing on each game night*. Pro rosters may only have a maximum of 23 healthy, eligible players during the regular season*.
2. Farm Rosters must have at least 20 players and no more than 28 players, including a minimum of 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders. Under-aged (U20) players are not eligible to play in the AHL, with the exceptions outlined in C).
3. Organizations are limited to 50 contracts, including AHL players but not signed prospects playing in juniors or overseas.
* these are in-game EHM requirements.
B. Goaltender Games Played
Goaltenders, both at the NHL and the AHL level, will not be permitted to play more than 67 games.
When the backup goalie starts a game, then gets pulled, this game counts against the main goalie’s number. If a team’s main goaltender reaches 67 games played, his backup will start all remaining regular-season games.
C. Underaged AHL Players
To accelerate player development, AHL teams are allowed to carry a limited number of underaged, junior-eligible players. Players who are under 20 years old as of September 15 (i.e. in their third season since their first year of draft eligibility) are considered underaged. Beginning in 2020, GMs may select one new player to give underaged AHL status to before demoting them to the AHL (previously, it was two per season). Any underaged players without eligiblity on an AHL roster will either be given status (if a slot is still available) or otherwise returned to juniors. Underage AHL-eligible status cannot be transferred to different players and lasts as long as the player is underage (i.e. up to two seasons after being drafted). If an underaged player is traded, his status persists with his new team; GMs do not re-coup additional selections.
For the 2020-21 season only, GMs will be allowed to select one additional 19-year-old underager from the 2019 draft as part of the transition to the new system, presuming that they would have selected an 18-year-old in 2019.
D. Injury Call-ups
If a general manager fails to replace a player in the event of an injury, a suspension or a transaction, the simmer responsible for that evening’s games will select the AHL player with the highest OA at the required position and insert him into the NHL lineup. If this replacement player is eligible for waivers, he will be exempt as an emergency call-up. Also, AHL lines will be fixed using the Use computer lines option.
E. Fast-sign Option (AHL)
General managers can instantly sign players with an (OFF+DEF)/2 rating of 59 and under to a one-year contract, at the league minimum salary, by simply posting a message in the appropriate waiver thread.
F. Training
Training changes must be submitted via the GM Office control panel.
G. Suspensions
A suspension is handed out for all intent-to-injure penalties resulting in injuries of two weeks or longer, at the rate of a one game per week of injury time (as listed in statistics.ehm), up to a maximum of 25 games.
H. Post-Trade Deadline Acquisitions
Per this 2021 ruling, any players whose rights are acquired after the trade deadline (whether through a trade, waiver claim, or free agent signing) is ineligible to play in the playoffs. This does not apply to prospect ELC signings whose rights belonged to the signing team prior to the deadline. This rule will be enforced by setting the team for these players to zero in players.ehm once the playoffs begin, so they cannot be used in lines (but their rights will remain with their team).