Memo from the NHL League Offices; Presiding GM QuietLife Bettman.
Hello All,
Just a little bit of information on the xbox gm connected league to get you going should you be as interested as Diode apparently is. The gm connected league for NHL, much like Madden, involves an exact representation of the NHL season (when not affected by a lockout). It's 2 conferences of 15 teams playing an 82 game season followed by 3 rounds of 7 game series playoffs to get to the best of 7 Stanley Cup Finals. There is also an automated draft in the post season and trading between teams.
We run 2 in-game calendar weeks for every actual week and the league advances every Sunday. This means you will have to play @ 6 or 7 games every week against a mixture of cpu and player opposition. While this may seem a lot of games it is manageable as a hockey game will average 20 minutes of play. FSL use is actively encouraged to ensure that all player/player fixtures are arranged and completed in a timely manner.
Currently there are 12 players in the league, 6 in each conference and we are part way into our second season.
If you're interested come visit the xbox NHL forum when it's up to see the rules and guidelines we play by or drop me a message.