CHEL Notes October Patch Update

1.3.0 Content Update Notes:

Hey everyone, we’re excited to share that on Friday, October 25th there will be a new patch available to download for NHL20! This includes our newest mode within HUT, HUT Rivals as well as general bug fixes and updates across the game.

Gameplay

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General
- ECHL Regular season overtime rules increases to 7 minutes instead of 5 minutes
- Fixed a case where the penalized team was being allowed to possess the puck when an injury occurs
- Fixed a rare case where after an injury play was not being stopped
- Fixed a case where players could force an offensive zone faceoff by slashing an opposing player after the whistle in EASHL 3v3
- Adjusted player's reaction time to react to the puck after losing it

AI
- Fixed a case where AI would over pursue loose pucks on rush chances against

Goalies
- Various animation improvements
- Improvements to covers for pucks underneath the goaltender
- Further improvements to goalie tracking when the puck is behind the net

Physics
- Fixed a case where the goalie could skate through the net
- Fixed cases where low relative speed hitting on PS4 was not working as expected

Shooting
- Fixed some cases where players would take a path that would put them offside when trying to one-time the puck
- Improved selection for on knee one timers
- Further shot angle improvements for accurate release trajectories

Presentation

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- Added Penalty Box and bench camera options for Be a Pro and EASHL modes
- Added new player intro animations
- Added more variation in cameras during stoppages of play in outdoor environments
- Various environment camera clipping fixes
- Player lineup animation and camera improvements

Franchise Mode

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- Tuned the frequency a coach will decline a contract offer due to market size and team status.
- Added the ability for RFA’s to not receive a contract at the start of new Franchise mode. These players will remain RFA until signed in the mode by either a CPU or User team.
- Misc stability improvements.

HUT

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HUT Rivals
- HUT Rivals is a new HUT Online game mode which allows you to compete against other HUT players, earn rewards, and qualify for HUT Champions
- Start out by playing 5 placement games to determine your starting Skill Rating and Division
- Play games in your Division’s Weekly Competition to earn Rivals Points, rank up, and earn better weekly rewards
- Earn HUT Champions Points as you play Rivals games to progress towards earning an entry to HUT Champions
- Every week a new Rivals Season begins. Rivals Points are reset to 0 when a new season begins.
- You’ll also earn Rivals Points while playing HUT Champions games to help rank up and earn Rivals rewards

- The following changes have been made within HUT to accommodate the addition of HUT Rivals:

- The ‘Online’ tab in the HUT Hub has been re-organized
- HUT Champions qualification now takes place by earning enough HUT Champions points by playing Rivals games

- There will no longer be HUT Champions Qualifiers through Competitive Seasons each week.
- Winning Div 1 in Online Seasons will no longer grant HUT Champions access.

General
- Fixed an issue where the player bio sometimes showed incorrect Win/Loss stats for Goalies

Squad Battles
– Added a warning popup when attempting to play a game with less than 30 minutes remaining in the Season.
- Fixed an issue where the ‘Unranked’ rank sometimes displayed as ‘Rank 1’ on the My Rank tab.

World of CHEL

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Improvements
- Added the ability to now change the Chel Challenges card to require a specific number of challenges to be completed out of the 15 to earn the Special Reward

Content
- New content added to World of CHEL which is to be revealed through the Chel Challenge card. Tune in regularly to see what exciting new stuff you can earn

Fixes
- Fixed a hang in Ones and Threes Eliminator that can occur during match rollover
- Fixed the Ones Eliminator scoreboard not appearing if an opponent dropped out while loading into a match
- Fixed Club Captaincy not appearing for the Home team
- Fixed Full Reward not greying out after it is redeemed in Chel Challenges
- Fixed an issue where the second wireless controller lost the ability to join a match if the first controller became disconnected.

Art - Equipment
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Gloves
- Sher-Wood M90 Rekker Pro

Art - Jerseys
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NHL
- Los Angeles Kings Retro Alternate
- St. Louis Blues Retro Alternate
- Calgary Flames Heritage
- Winnipeg Jets Heritage

AHL
- Colorado Eagles Alternate

OHL
- Barrie Colts Home and Away
- Flint Firebirds Home and Away
- Guelph Storm Home and Away
- Hamilton Bulldogs Home and Away
- Kingston Frontenacs Home and Away
- Kitchener Rangers Home and Away
- Mississauga Steelheads Home and Away
- Niagara IceDogs Home and Away
- North Bat Battalion Home and Away
- Oshawa Generals Home and Away
- Ottawa 67’s Home and Away
- Saginaw Spirit Home and Away
- Sarnia Sting Home and Away
- Sault Ste-Marie Greyhounds Home and Away
- Sudbury Wolves Home and Away
- Windsor Spitfires Home and Away

QMJHL
- Acadie-Bathurst Titan Home and Away
- Baie-Comeau Drakkar Home and Away
- Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Home and Away
- Chicoutimi Sagueneens Home and Away
- Drummondville Voltigeurs Home and Away
- Gatineau Olympiques Home and Away
- Halifax Mooseheads Home and Away
- Moncton Wildcats Home and Away
- Owen Sound Attack Home and Away
- Quebec Remparts Home and Away
- Rimouski Oceanic Home and Away
- Rouyn Noranda Huskies Home and Away
- Saint John Sea Dogs Home and Away
- Shawinigan Cataractes Home and Away
- Sherbrooke Phoenix Home and Away
- Val D’Or Foreurs Home and Away
- Victoriaville Tigres Home and Away

WHL
- Brandon Wheat Kings Home and Away
- Calgary Hitmen Home and Away
- Edmonton OIl Kings Home and Away
- Everett Silvertips Home and Away
- Kamloops Blazers Home and Away
- Kelowna Rockets Home and Away
- Lethbridge Hurricanes Home and Away
- Medicine Hat Tigers Home and Away
- Moose Jaw Warriors Home and Away
- Portland Winterhawks Home and Away
- Prince Albert Raiders Home and Away
- Prince George Cougars Home and Away
- Red Deer Rebels Home and Away
- Regina Pats Home and Away
- Sarnia Sting Home and Away
- Saskatoon Blades Home and Away
- Seattle Thunderbirds Home and Away
- Spokane Chiefs Home and Away
- Swift Current Broncos Home and Away
- Vancouver Giants Home and Away
- Victoria Royals Home and Away

DEL
- Adler Mannheim Home, Away and Alternate
- Augsburger Panther Home, Away and Alternate
- Dusseldorfer EG Home, Away and Alternate
- Eisbaren Berlin Home, Away and Alternate
- EHC Red Bull Munchen Home and Away
- ERC Ingolstadt Home, Away and Alternate
- Fischtown Pinguins Home, Away and Alternate
- Grizzlys Wolfsburg Home, Away and Alternate
- Iserlohn Roosters Home, Away and Alternate
- Kolner Haie Home, Away and Alternate
- Krefeld Pinguine Home, Away and Alternate
- Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Home and Away
- Straubing Tigers Home, Away and Alternate
- Schenninger Wild Wings Home, Away and Alternate

Nationalliga (Switzerland)
- EHC Biel Home and Away
- EV Zug Home and Away
- HC Ambri-Piotta Home and Away
- HC Davos Home and Away
- HC Fribourg-Gotteron Home and Away
- HC Lugano Home and Away
- Geneve-Servette HC Home and Away
- Lausanne HC Home and Away
- SC Bern Home and Away
- SCL Tigers Home and Away
- Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Home and Away
- ZSC Lions Home and Away

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