The Franchise Hockey Manager 12 producer and community manager are back again this week taking a deeper dive into all of the new features in the game this year.
With the official NHL license, players can guide their favorite team toward the Stanley Cup or take control of a national squad in pursuit of international success. Historical play also expands this year, letting fans start in any NHL era, dive into classic minor leagues, or compete in legendary tournaments, including the World Championships dating back to 1929.
Returning players can import saves from FHM 11 and keep their progress going with new updates and features. Whether managing trades, scouting young prospects, or building a coaching staff, FHM 12 gives players the tools to shape their franchise and chase hockey greatness.
New Features
- Preseason training programs can be selected and directed to help your players make big improvements before the season starts
- Targeted training during the season can help direct your players into the exact improvements you want to see
- An improved Draft Day Experience, including ongoing deal-making and news coverage as the draft is underway
- Trade news has been significantly enhanced, including observations about the reasons the trade was made
- We’ve continued to modify and improve the AI’s roster handling and player management, and cleaned up a large number of small issues that were detracting from performance and realism
- Historical mode has added the World Championships: all the historical World Championship tournaments back to 1929 are now included
- Better tactics management: sets of tactics can now be saved and re-loaded
- Player generation has had further improvements, making superstars rarer but adding the long-shot possibility of a generational-level talent appearing that will eventually (if all goes well) stand with the best of the best in hockey history
- A new in-game help system so the information you need is there when you need it
- The big flow of good major junior players into college hockey has been implemented, and the college transfer portal activity has been ramped up
- New league reports: staff ratings and alumni rankings, so you can compare your carefully assembled staff to those around the league, and discover which teams in the league have been producing players that go on to bigger and better things
- As always, complete team and player updates for the new 2025-26 season, as well as smaller changes
Franchise Hockey Manager 12 is scheduled to release October 23 on Steam.
