General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions world-wide
-- Due to game crashes in game version 1.4.1 I am unable to put in NHL ELCs beginning in the 2021 season via FUTURE_TRANSFERS in the extra_config.cfg file, these will be added when game version 1.5 is released
- Fill-in generator re-ran against the database to fill in attribute values (based on prospect generator) -- thanks ImActuallyAnOtter!!
- Further changes to roles to remove extreme or improper values vs player type (ex: heavily defensive sniper)

NHL Updates:
- Increased NHL salary cap to 91.5, left floor at 60.2 to accommodate for deadline acquisitions
- Latest transactions and started re-rates:
-- Organizational re-rates (players + unsigned prospects) based on this years performance: Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Florida, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, Nashville, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto -- thanks to those who provided feedback!!
- Updated scouts across several organizations
- Updated/added players for 2021 Entry Draft Class
- Updated several longer-term injuries
- Lowered Natural Fitness for some 30+ year old players to ensure aging speeds up

European Updates:
- Started processing free agency transfers/releases
- Updated Norwegian, German and Slovakian UFAs -- thanks Matee!!

Canadian Updates:
- Completed updates for OHL players and prospects, also updated player rights:
-- Oshawa -> Peterborough completed
- Cleaned up Amateur/Semi-Pro leagues
- Updated ~300 Canadian UFA players/staff (mainly retirements) -- thanks Matee!!
- Start removal of CHL league rights for players already playing in the NCAA

Norwegian Updates:
- Updated UFA players/staff -- thanks Matee!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated heights/weights in all players on SHL, Allsvenskan, HockeyEttan and J20 Nationell

Russian Updates:
- Updated NMHL players -- thanks Matee!!
- Updated heights/weights for VHL and MHL players

Scottish Updates:
- Updated SNL players and staff -- thanks ChaiTiefling!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated ~450 UFA players/staff -- thanks Matee!!

United Kingdom Updates:
- Updated rosters and staff for EIHL Series and NIHL Spring Cup teams -- thanks ChaiTiefling!!

United States Updates:
- Reduced reputations of small colleges
- Increased contracted amount and reserve list size for NCAA teams
- Updated NCAA players who have entered into the transfer portal (changing schools)
- Started checking for USHL rights for players already playing in the NCAA where applicable

Fixed Loui Eriksson's salary (sorry Nucks fans)

Removed extra files in staging folder to reduce total size of download, no other changes.

General Updates:
- Due to continued optimization and testing we have made changes to the recommended configuration for starting a new game in order to keep the most detail and prevent potentially notable players/staff from being trimmed from the DB.
-- Due Full sized database
-- Optional but STRONGLY encouraged: retain all players/staff from at most ten nations relative to your selected league nations
- Latest notable transactions world-wide
- Fixed/adjusted CA attribute point role spreads for pure offensive and defensive player types ex: high defensive role for an offensive player or vise versa, or low defensive skill spreads for defensive roles)
- Fixed/adjusted pass tendency for "playmaker" style players to ensure they have the tendency to pass rather then shoot
- Updated UFAs from various nations -- thanks Matee!!
- Champions Hockey League team pools should be fixed now -- thanks Archi for the fixed Editor!!
- Updated clubs for Continental Cup

Prospect Generator Updates:
- Changes to optimization for the PG to both 1.4.1 and the forthcoming 1.5 patch releases
- Reduction of PA's so that distribution is now 90% of current ECK database on a 6-year quota (was previously 115% to allow for players not reaching their potential ability)
- CA generation cap of 59 now applies to all goalies (Was previous 70)
- CA generation floor of -10 players raised to 70 (Was previously 50)
- Ambition and Loyalty for -8, -9, -10, -14 and -15 PA players set to values that will increase salary asks after ELC completion to follow IRL behaviors.
- Increased leadership attribute generation for -9, -10 and -15 players
- Changed non-player generation so that all players that generate with non-player attributes will very likely not make it past the CHL/USHL/U20 Junior league levels
- Changed reputation generation so that it calculates by nationality, will lessen the likelihood of players from non-traditional countries getting drafted unless they're special
- Increased generation of stickhandling and passing for generated goalies
- Introduced a small number of very tall players (195-200cm when fully grown) with -14PA as PG guys generally cap out at around 192-194cm.
- Increased goalie height floor from 175cm to 180cm

NHL Updates:
- Latest transactions and started re-rates:
-- Organziational re-rates (players + unsigned prospects) based on mid-way point of the year: Anaheim, Arizona, Boston, Calgary, Vancouver, Washington, Winnipeg -- thanks Flinch for the feedback!!
- Updated NCAA/Europe NHL free agents with potential/likely NHL interest

AHL/ECHL Updates:
- Updated colors for Iowa Wild Hawks and Trois-Rivieres Aigles to better match the logos
- Updated all player/staff, jersey numbers, new heights/weights and captains
- Added missing affiliation for Henderson/Fort Wayne
- Removed affiliation for St. Louis/Springfield and Tulsa
- Folded Brampton and added Iowa to North Division and affiliated with Ottawa/Belleville - only a temporary placeholder
- Expanded ECHL to 32 teams and added/updated affiliations (expansion DB)

Canadian Updates:
- Increased reserve limit to 60 from 50 for CHL leagues to give AI/human GMs more flexibility as certain rules can't be set in game
- Competition types, reputation, transfer rules and tiering updates for all junior leagues -- thanks Javs!!
- Updated transfer windows for CHL leagues -- thanks Javs!!
- Dropped upper age limit by 1 year (ex 17 for a U18) for more accuracy for non-playable junior leagues without transfer rules -- thanks Javs!!
- Updated players/staff for AJHL, BCHL, QJHL, MJHL
- Added Blackfalds Bulldogs to AJHL and updated schedule and players/staff
- Added Winnipeg Freeze to MJHL and updated schedule and players/staff
- Updated OHL and WHL draft pick transfers (for future 1.5 version release) -- thanks jdubs!!
- Partial updates for OHL players and prospects, also updated player rights:
-- Barrie -> Ottawa completed
- Removed loans for all CHL leagues
- Removed ~250 duplicate Canadian players/staff -- thanks Matee
- Added/updated players from 2019 OHL U18 Priority Selection
- Reduced reputation of Semi-Professional clubs
- Updated WHL and QMJHL draft names (WHL Draft and QMJHL Entry Draft)
- Updated WHL players -- thanks Flinch!!

Belarussian Updates:
- Removed age limit and changed club types for Belarusian Vysshaya Liga

Czech Updates:
- Updated Czech U20 leagues players/staff -- thanks Matee!!

Danish Updates:
- Updated club names and Danish Metal Ligaen league structure details -- thanks Matee!!

Finnish Updates:
- Updated Suomi-sarja players/staff and UFAs -- thanks Matee!!

Great Britian Updates:
- Removed league structures for National Ice Hockey League 1 and 2 for future reconfiguration after folding of Bracknell clubs.
- Updated player/staff for NIHL2 -- thanks ChaiTiefling!!

Icelandic Updates:
- Updated players/staff and league name -- thanks Matee!!

Russian Updates:
- Updated PVHL league structure and players/staff -- thanks Matte!!
- Updated NMHL and MHL clubs and added league structure for NMHL -- thanks Matee!!

Swedish Updates:
- Updated transfer rules to allow a max of 50 contracted players on squad for all leagues -- thanks Aalstroem

United States Updates:
- Updated transfer rules across multiple leagues -- thanks Javs!
- Fixed transfer rules causing crashes involving USNTDP clubs
- Dropped upper age limit by 1 year (ex 17 for a U18) for more accuracy for non-playable junior leagues without transfer rules -- thanks Javs!!
- Removed ~300 duplicate U.S. players/staff -- thanks Matee
- Updated ~600 ufa U.S. players/staff -- thanks Matee

Fixed missing players on Seattle in expansion DB -- thanks Freasl for reporting!

General Updates:
- Ran UID Validation check against both DBs to fix issues with names and staff UIDs.

NHL Updates:
- Updated outstanding player loans -- thanks Knoeppel for the reminder!!

General Updates:
- Latest notable transactions world-wide
- Tens of thousands of attribute updates for players based on a custom version of the prospect generator -- huge thanks to IAmActuallyAnOtter!!
- Over a thousand European transfer updates and retirements for players/staff -- thanks Matee!!
- Fixed up lots of smaller issues related to competitions
- Removed non-player classification from all prospect generator added players
- Rotated club UIDs to remove any potential issues with hard coded CHL clubs -- thanks Archi for the updated Editor!!
- Updated players generated by prospect generator based on algorithm updates and other tweaks -- thanks IAmActuallyAnOtter!!
- Updated hundreds of short names for (mostly inactive) clubs to reduce potential issues

Canadian Updates:
- Lowered reputations of some C-level junior leagues
- Updated attributes and CA/PA for some future elite/generational talents in the 2022 and 2023 classes.

Czech Republic Updates:
- Updated lower-tier clubs -- thanks Matee!!
- Updated UFA players/staff -- thanks Matee!!
- Updated transfer windows for all leagues -- thanks Matee!!

Estonian Updates:
- Updated clubs, players and staff and added league structure for Coolbet Hokiliiga -- thanks Matee!!

Finnish Updates:
- Updated clubs in lower leagues -- thanks Matee!!

German Updates:
- Updated clubs in lower leagues -- thanks Matee!!

Great Britain Updates:
- Updated player/staff ratings, attributes and player types -- thanks ChaiTiefling!!

Italian Updates:
- Due to continued issues/instability we had to remove the league structure for Serie A and the Italian Hockey League (IHL)

Russian Updates:
- Updated all levels of Moscow Student Hockey League clubs and changed to Domestic College and added transfer rules -- thanks Matee!!
- Updated FA players/staff -- thanks Matee!!

Ukrainian Updates:
- Fixed issues with Ukrainian Hockey League structure -- thanks Matee!!

United States Updates:
- Lowered reputations of some C-level junior leagues

Updated jersey numbers post Laine-Dubois trade

Laine-Dubois trade

Fixed about 200 players/staff that had England set as a nationality, which caused some issues. Thanks to those that reported this issue on Twitter and Reddit!