ok, to clarify, there is a free hockey sim game called eastside hockey manager (ehm) - its still available, and its still free (google it)
the guys who made ehm hooked up with some brits who make a great soccer manager simulator (championship manager) to create sega nhl:ehm.
now, the new (sega) version is available as a 6month trial, but thats as close as you can get.
the new sega version is available in north america, which is an accomplishment, because championship manager was only available from over the pond, and those of us in na who have it generally had to pay through the nose for it. i personally paid through the nose for a 'summertime release date' of nhl:ehm because thats when it was released in the uk, but only released in na this past october!
clear as mud? good! now go out and buy it. you wont be disappointed.
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rico