NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005
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NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005 is an ice hockey
management simulation game in the Eastside Hockey Manager series
. It was developed by Sports Interactive
(SI Games) and published by Sega
. The European version of the game was released on May 27, 2005 and an updated North American version followed in September 2005.
Commonly known as NHL EHM 2005, the game added new licensed leagues including the AHL
and ECHL
as well as introducing a host of new features such as training camps and a tactical 2D view. Other areas of the game, such as the interface, were upgraded based on the feedback received from the growing community around the game and the game database grew to include over 30,000 players and staff. The game engine and interface were developed further to create a common look and feel with one of Sports Interactive's popular football management games, Football Manager 2005
. A digital download version was again made available soon after the retail release.
The North American version of the game was released on September 27, 2005. This version included new rules for all the featured leagues based on the 2005–06 hockey season. One of the main areas updated in the North American version was the NHL
and the new rules including the salary cap. At the same time, SI Games made available a free season update for the European version of the game, which update the earlier release with the new rules and data included in the North American release version.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
management simulation game in the Eastside Hockey Manager series
Eastside Hockey Manager series
Eastside Hockey Manager, commonly known as EHM or NHL EHM is a video game series about managing an ice hockey team. The series started out as a popular freeware game and later evolved into the commercial NHL Eastside Hockey Manager games developed by Sports Interactive and published by...
. It was developed by Sports Interactive
Sports Interactive
Sports Interactive Limited is a computer games development company currently based in Old Street, Central London and owned by the Japanese software and video game company Sega. It is the developer of the popular games Football Manager, NHL Eastside Hockey Manager and Championship Manager Quiz, and...
(SI Games) and published by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
. The European version of the game was released on May 27, 2005 and an updated North American version followed in September 2005.
Commonly known as NHL EHM 2005, the game added new licensed leagues including the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
as well as introducing a host of new features such as training camps and a tactical 2D view. Other areas of the game, such as the interface, were upgraded based on the feedback received from the growing community around the game and the game database grew to include over 30,000 players and staff. The game engine and interface were developed further to create a common look and feel with one of Sports Interactive's popular football management games, Football Manager 2005
Football Manager 2005
Football Manager 2005 is a game in the Football Manager computer game series. It was developed by Sports Interactive and released on November 5, 2004, published by Sega....
. A digital download version was again made available soon after the retail release.
The North American version of the game was released on September 27, 2005. This version included new rules for all the featured leagues based on the 2005–06 hockey season. One of the main areas updated in the North American version was the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and the new rules including the salary cap. At the same time, SI Games made available a free season update for the European version of the game, which update the earlier release with the new rules and data included in the North American release version.
External links
- Official Website at SIGames.com
- Official NHL EHM 2005 website
- Eastside UK - The only site which creates Editors for NHL EHM
- Official NHL EHM discussion forums
- EHM The Blue Line Information and downloads for the NHL EHM series
- FHockey.com Information and downloads for the original freeware game as well as the NHL EHM series
- DMHNL The longest running EHM online league. Join!