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NHL 16 Roster Update Released, Now Includes Rookies

06:50 PM - October 14, 2015 by ChaseB

Now that the top rookies in the game have played in an NHL game, the silly rule that officially makes rookies "official" in the NHL means we now have the likes of Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel included in the game.

We have not yet had the chance to dig too deep into this roster update, so let us know what else you find. If you're looking for where to download the roster, you'll want to head to the "customize" area, and from there you will have the option to download the latest roster to tweak to your liking.

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# 41 stlgamer09 @ 10/16/15 04:10 AM

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	Who are you creating and what are your plans? I just made Schmaltz and have him as a 71 ovr, low Top 4 potential. I boosted Fabbri to a 77 and Parayko to a 78 as well. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

I made Schmaltz, Opilka, Mikkola for stl

also made Nilsson, Gillies, Wilcox, Baun, Skjei,

2016 Tkachuk and jones

this will hold me over for now until the next update with AHL, CHL, and Europe.

# 42 jake19ny @ 10/16/15 06:59 AM

Why should we have to create anyone? I understand the CHL/AHL thing but there always ends up that there are missing guys who shouldn't be. No other sports game is as lazy and incompetent with it's rosters as the NHL series. I'm also sick of hearing about budget being an issue. Budget has zero to do with taking a few minutes to add the players picture to the game. Budget has zero to do with making a guy the wrong hand or 30 lbs lighter than he is. Budget has zero to do with the fact your play by play name list is the shortest in any sports game and has not grown since 2009. Budget has nothing to do with the fact that your game has barely changed since 2009. If budget truly has you that handcuffed then get out of the sports gaming industry. Time for a new developer to step in.

# 43 bingyp @ 10/16/15 10:53 AM

Old photo of no 1 pick
No photo of no 2 pick
Old photo of no 3 pick

Just 3 of so many faults.

I suppose it would be hard to find a recent photo of Connor McDavid as he is so rarely mentioned by the media.

No way any one could have foreseen Jack Eichel making an NHL roster and thus anticipated the need for a picture, play call and player likeness!! ;-)

Shabby, lazy, unprofessional. Just like the game itself.

# 44 Goose26 @ 10/18/15 02:14 AM

How about getting the names in the game, at least from the PA announcer!

I am getting tired of playing as Buffalo and hearing "goal scored by Number FIFTEEN! Assisted by "Number TWENTY-THREE!!"

It's been a while since I've played NHL, has this been an issue before, and if so, has it ever been addressed in a patch or anything?

# 45 Madwolf @ 10/18/15 09:47 AM

Can anyone tell me if Ben Hutton is in and what they rated him? He's Vancouver's rookie Dman.

# 46 actionhank @ 10/18/15 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Goose26


	How about getting the names in the game, at least from the PA announcer! I am getting tired of playing as Buffalo and hearing "goal scored by Number FIFTEEN! Assisted by "Number TWENTY-THREE!!" It's been a while since I've played NHL, has this been an issue before, and if so, has it ever been addressed in a patch or anything?

No offense to the EA NHL team, but their patching is garbage.

# 47 AdamJones113 @ 10/18/15 07:30 PM

I'm more than confident that most people on here could do roster updates better than they currently are. There are undoubtedly reasons why EA's updates aren't great, but I'd rather hear those than see lacklustre update after lacklustre update.

# 48 Pezell04x @ 10/19/15 12:45 PM

Is this available for Be A GM? I started my Sabres franchise, noticed Eichel wasn't there and backed out of it over the weekend.

# 49 actionhank @ 10/19/15 12:48 PM

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	Is this available for Be A GM? I started my Sabres franchise, noticed Eichel wasn't there and backed out of it over the weekend.

You'll have to manually download it, I believe. I think you can do it by going to Roster Management. Off the top of my head, I think it was the very last screen on the far right when you're at the main menu.

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	I'm more than confident that most people on here could do roster updates better than they currently are. There are undoubtedly reasons why EA's updates aren't great, but I'd rather hear those than see lacklustre update after lacklustre update.

That's my biggest frustration. We've seen the gold that people can put out, even with the lacking roster and player editing available to us in the NHL series. The Revamped team still managed to put out amazing rosters and attribute edits using a thoroughly handicapped system. Just imagine what they could do with rosters that could be shared via an in-game database, or at the very least, a USB stick.

I don't expect EA to hit the nail on the head every release. But, they have a community at their disposal that's more than capable of not only creating and editing rosters and player ratings, but doing so by committee, in an effort to make more people happy. Just look at the in-depth discussion surrounding the Revamped Rosters (I'll sound like a broken record, but I hit on Revamped and MLB The Show a lot when rosters and customization come up). They had threads dedicated just to figuring out what people thought would be a good ratings system. Everyone could come in and say "You know, I expect X ratings in this category when I'm talking about a 1st line sniper" and it went from there.

Even if EA didn't want to maintain the database and servers associated with an online shareable roster, giving players the tools to make players that look and behave more like their real life counterparts could be as simple (idea wise, not development wise) as creating a way to export rosters. If there was a way to open the database on a computer and edit the ratings and values more easily, people could do entire teams in an hour or so, changing attributes to match the agreed on values. They could do the same for equipment ratings, and in my perfect dream world, edit the faces and export the player models too. Then those rosters could be thrown online to be downloaded, moved to a USB drive, and imported onto your system's HDD.

EA doesn't have to add any online aspect if they don't want to, and if they say it's an unsupported feature, they can keep themselves from wasting time with it, and leave us to solve what problems we hit.

# 50 AdamJones113 @ 10/19/15 06:06 PM

The RRs were great. It's a real pity no one's figured out yet how to get that kind of system going on for this console.

I think—to wish, perchance to dream [yeah, I know it's not the original quote]—my absolute preference would be to have anyone who does the rosters currently actually come on here and post. This way, the entire community would be much less in the dark and would have actual input on single ratings. Fernando from NBA Live used to do it on OS and another forum I visit, so I know EA allows it.

Nah. I'm realistic enough to know that that won't happen. They don't know what they're missing.

# 51 johnalex918 @ 10/25/15 09:36 AM

what is that! Its a stupid thing to do. It make game frustrating and difficult for player http://nhl17game.com/

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