Global Hockey League FHL rerates
For the FHL Hockey simulator.
This is our 3rd DRS compiled in 3 years, this year we have added a complete roster set.

Date: 29/06/2001

My many many thanks to all those who helped with this package!


CONTENTS:
1 - Current version of file
2 - Introduction
3 - Tech Notes
4 - How to update your player database
5 - Troubleshooting
6 - Starting league from scratch using the NHL2001 files found inside the NHL2001.zip
7 - Contact info

1 - CURRENT Filename(s) (ghl00_01.zip)
GHL00_01.DRS, (stand alone DRS for upgrading current leagues)
GHL00_01.COA, (Updated file for coaches)
NHL2001.zip - Contains FHL league files. (for further info see section 6 inside this file)

2 - INTRODUCTION
The players rated are all players who played at least one NHL game in the 2000-2001 season. For the NHL2001 league package files, the rosters are based on where the players were at the end of the regular season. Prospects that were drafted in the 2000 draft up to round 3 have been added to each teams roster.

This file is for the FHL hockey simmulator. It was created using slightly altered FRSC methods(FHL ratings and statistics council)from 1999. This version of the drs file was developed from scratch by a team GM's and Commish's representing 6 leagues. Coordination of the project was managed by the GHL (Global Hockey league). The GHL supports cooperative ventures like this and wishes to thank everyone for their time and effort. A special thanks to Wynn Fennwick whom once again assisted us with the compiling of our CSV to DRS format.

The primary objective of the project was to provide a consistant approach to ratings using standard calculations where possible. There are many methods to rate players if you don't like ours, then don't use them. We strive to provide a very reasonable package which people can use as is or easily modify to suit their needs.

We have put many hours of work building this ratings set and share it with anyone who asks for it. If you don't like our ratings you can tweak them yourself, just remember where you got them from ;-)  We have no tolerance for folks who take peoples work and if it doesn't suit their needs, they spam it..
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3 - Tech notes,  READ EVERYTHING BELOW BERFORE DOING YOUR UPDATE!

1 - All salaries are based on the NHLPA site as of the end of the 2000-2001 season.
2 - Only players who registered a min of one NHL game (2000-2001 season)were rated.
3 - All vitals have been updated based on NHLPA site.
4 - Players posistions were determined from the NHLPA site.
5 - There are 974 players rated in this database.
6 - Due to a bug in the conversion program players contract length and Birthplace does not populate into the SIMM.
7 - All rookies (220) in the DRS have been identified as per the NHL web site.
8 - The GHL compiled all ratings using Excel and then created a CSV file based on the schema provided by the FHL.
9 - This version you may notice that the OV's seem up. That is true, we have redone the formula  for IT to get the average IT up for all players. We have done this in an attempt to get fights back into the simm. We have noticied a direct correlation between reduced avg IT and higher average DI and the reduction of fights. Hope this works ;-)

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4 - How to update your player database:

It is reccommended you backup for league files before doing any data updates. While we are not the experts on the software, however we have done many updates with few problems. We suggest you read all the notes below before starting the update.

- Backup your league files and backup a copy of your league output html files
- Read all steps below before updating.

a - Put the GHL00_01.DRS file in your FHL main directory.
b - Open your simm and at the main screen select <File>, <update player stats>.
c - You will receive a warning telling you that all stats will be overwritten [WARNING read notes below], select ok.
d - You will then be asked if you want salary information updated as well, select yes to use new salaries and no to keep your old ones. [read note below]Make your decision accordingly.
e - Once you proceed from the step above the coversion will start. [read note below]
f - When process is complete <save>
Thats all thats to it, when completed your team rosters will contain the new player stats.

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5 - TROUBLSHOOTING:

SIMM HANGING ON CONVERSION
	Sometimes the simm will hang as it is processing a team. Simply stop the update process and close your simm with out saving, nothing will be changed. Make a note of the team that the simm hangs on, it is likely that a player that is not in the new database but is on a team roster is causeing the problem. As of SIMM version 1.1 if a player in the simm has a salarie of >3,000,000 and that player is not in the new database, the conversion will hang. The solution is to cancel the update. Go into the SIMM and edit the offending player(s)salary to less than 3,000,000 or release them. To help you with seeing what players are in the new database we have included a html file of all the players. We know that Eric Lindros will stop the process. The simm normally should take the guys that are on a roster and not in the new database and place them in your prospect list.  NOTE CASE SENSITIVITY ON NAME SPELLING IS IMPORTANT..  your update can hang on these as well.. Example John Leclair vs John LeClair or Al Macinnis vs Al MacInnis...

CHECKING PROSPECTS:
	Use the <manager> <view team prospects> menu picks from the main startup simm screen to see who didn't update. If there are players that didn't update because of name spelling you can delete the players by highlighting the name and selecting the delete button. To get any players back to the team rosters that fell off as described above go to the appropriate edit team roster screen and select add player. A box will come up where you can find the players in the database that didn't have a team assigned to them. Highlight the player you want to add and hit <use selected>. The player will be assigned to the team.

UPDATING PLAYER DATABASE AFFECT ON STATISTICS:
Player injuries are cleared on a player stat update, if this is important you will have to save the injury info for each player and reenter it when the update is complete.

The update will erase player statistics, if you are updating in the middle of a season the players personal stats will be reset as well.

BUGS:
Birthplace and contract length will not come a cross across for some reason.


6 - The NHL2001.zip file contains all files needed to start a league. All conferences and divisions set up. Teams aligned, coaches assigned and a schedule prepared. In order to use these files, copy them all to your simm main directory, then lauch your simm and select <file> <open> and then find the file NHL2001.tms. Select it and say ok and then have fun... ;-)
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We hope you find our work helpfull.
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7 - CONTACT INFORMATION:

Where can I find out more information about these ratings?
GHL web page: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Lodge/8728/ratings/

Where can I find out more information about the conversion program?
FHL web page: http://www.fhlsim.com/

Where can I get more information about the ghl00_01.drs file?
Email: rabark@ns.sympatico.ca