National teamEvery country with its own league also has its national teams. Each of these countries has an under 20 and an under 18 team in addition to the senior team. The teams are managed by the general managers elected by other managers. General managers are helped by assistant managers selected by the general managers themselves. General managers can change assistant managers without any restrictions, but they can only have one assistant at the same time.There are two rounds of elections. During the first round, the managers can give their preferential vote to one of the candidates at any time of the season. This vote can be canceled or given to a different candidate before the end of the season. Managers can only vote in their own country and only if they fulfilled the specified criteria. There are separate elections for each age category. The second round of elections always takes place during the first week of the season. The results of the second round are published shortly after the elections are over. The tenure of the national team general manager is one season. Managers who have met the defined criteria may submit a candidacy for a maximum of one national team. It is possible to run for general manager of a national team of a foreign country. It is possible to sign up for candidacy at any time of the season. As soon as the manager is listed as a candidate, managers from that country can send him preferential votes. 10 managers with the highest number of preferential votes advance into the second round. National team general manager can select up to 50 players for the national team during one season. Players selected for the team after the first week of the season, cannot be dismissed during that season. Players selected in the previous seasons or by a previous manager can be dismissed until the 14th day of the season. The chemistry of players dismissed from the national team is reduced to 20% of their chemistry from the time of their dismissal. Before each friendly game, the national team general manager can call up a maximum of 28 players who will be available on the game day. This roster must be selected at least one day before the game. General manager can use a maximum of 28 players during the World Championships. Players may be added to the roster during the tournament until all the 28 places are filled. There is no need to call up players one day in advance during the World Championships. The national team general manager must set the lineup and tactics before the start of the game calculation. The times of game calculation according to age category are listed in the table below.
Players in the national team have a training bonus, gain more experience, their popularity grows faster and they bring a share from the revenue to their club for every game they play. Players aged 18 or less can only play in the under 18 national team. Likewise players aged 19 or 20 can only play in the under 20 national team. At the beginning of each season all players exceeding the age limit are automatically dismissed from the team. The chemistry of such players is reduced to 20% of their chemistry from the time of their dismissal and they can carry it over to the next age category. National teams from various age categories can play friendly games against each other. The seasonal energy of players in the national team is independent from the seasonal energy in their club and it decreases according to the following table (based on 15 minutes of ice time for a skater and whole game played by a goalie):
If a player is called up for a national team game and his club plays a friendly game on the same day, the player will play for the national team and he will miss his club's game. If he is in a training camp, he will play for the national team, but he will get the training bonus for being in a training camp. If a player has a promotion/relegation game and a world championship game on the same day, he may appear in both. |