''NHL Eastside Hockey Manager'' is an

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management simulation game developed by

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(SI Games) and published by

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. It was the first commercial release in the

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started by the

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game Eastside Hockey Manager. The first version of the game was released in Europe in 2004 under the new brand name ''NHL Eastside Hockey Manager''. It was based on Sports Interactive's ''

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'' game engine and featured over 15 playable hockey leagues from around the world with a database of over 15,000 players and staff. The game was first released in stores only in Europe but was also available to be downloaded and bought online. A North American retail release of the game followed later in the year. On January 30, 2007 it was announced that ''

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'' would be the final version of the game for the foreseeable future, with Sports Interactive blaming piracy for the decision, and a lack of advertising, which most feel is the true reason for the poor sales figures. While no hockey management game has existed since the demise of NHL Eastside Hockey Manager series, OOTP Developments, the developers of the management sim

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, announced in late 2011 that they were developing a hockey management sim to be released in late 2012. The EHM series was resurrected on 16 March 2015, with the release of Eastside Hockey Manager 1.

Reception

The game was met with positive reception upon release, as

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gave it a score of 75.18%, while

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gave it 77 out of 100.

References

External links

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Official Website at SIGames.comOfficial NHL EHM discussion forumsEHM The Blue Line
Information and downloads for the NHL EHM series
EHM The Blue Line Wiki
for all your EHM/TBL Wiki needs
EHM at GM Games
User ratings, reviews about EHM at GM Games
FHockey.com
Information and downloads for the original freeware game as well as the NHL EHM series (English community)
HockeyVirtuel.ca
Information and downloads for the original freeware game as well as the NHL EHM series (French community) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nhl Eastside Hockey Manager 2004 video games Ice hockey video games MacOS games NHL Eastside Hockey Manager video games Sega video games Sports management video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Windows games

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