Franchise Hockey Manager

List of sports management game news under the term ‘Franchise Hockey Manager’

First update on the FHM2 Dev Journey (PC, Mac)

As per Brad Cook, of OOTP Developments summarizing the development progress of Sebastian Palkowski. Early summary from OOTP Developments Over the past several months, we copied and pasted every forum post about FHM 2014’s GUI into a file and reviewed it. We took every comment to heart and reworked the new game’s GUI based on the “flat” look used by OOTP 15. Our goal was a shinier game with less cr...[Read More]

Review of Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 (PC, Mac)

In my first review for GM Games, I am going to provide you with an in-depth look at Franchise Hockey Manager (FHM) with minimum Patch 1.6+, a relatively new game offered by OOTP Developments. This review will include looking at some of the neat (and not so neat) aspects of the game, and then the outlay of the game. In a future review, I will break FHM down to look at it more in depth, and provide ...[Read More]


Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 (PC, Mac) Releases Major Patch 1.6.2

As per OOTP Developments – Jeff Riddolls, executive Producer, see below: PC Installation instructions: After you download the file just install it over your existing game (you don’t need to uninstall the old version first.) Make sure to select the correct path to your game if needed. Mac Installation instructions: After you download the .dmg file, open it, move the fhm.app file to your...[Read More]

Details of Latest Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 Patch 1.6 (PC, OS X)

This will be a major patch for Franchise Hockey Manager 2014. With its release, the patch is set to take the game from the initial playable release in to a more immersed world of Hockey Simulation. FHM will continue to have a long road to escape the shadows of Eastside Hockey Manager as the best hockey simulator ever made, but the right steps are being taken. Below you will find from Jeff Riddolls...[Read More]

Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 Released

After months of beta testing Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 has been released to the public! Below are some of the features and screenshots from the first release. General Manager Games will be following up with a review in the near future. Click on the Official Download now to obtain a copy! Life as a General Manager This is as close as you’ll get to sitting in a GM’s office without dr...[Read More]

Update on the state of Franchise Hockey Manager 2014

July 13, 2013 – An update of the state of Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 has arrived from OOTP Developments. Jeff Riddols the producer has put out what can be expected. It’s an interesting read, see below. While most of the basic elements of the switch to a 2013-14 start are in place and working, the changeover exposed a few problems that we’re going to need to deal with, and ther...[Read More]

Franchise Hockey Manager 2013 BETA has been Released

March 5, 2013 – It has arrived. After much anticipation in the simulation community, the release of Franchise Hockey Manager Beta Edition is available for purchase. The idea behind the beta release and not a full copy is so hockey sim community users help test and work out the kinks. All this needs to get sorted before an official release at the start of the 2014 National Hockey League seaso...[Read More]

Screenshots from Franchise Hockey Manager 2013

The first set of screenshots from Franchise Hockey Manager 2013 has been released to the public. Here they finally are!      

Franchise Hockey Manager – Historic Feature

The first Development Diary is a writeup on Historical Play in FHM from one of the researchers. Overview First, by way of introduction, my name is Jeff Riddolls. I’ve been working on Franchise Hockey Manager since shorly after the game was first announced; before that I spent several years working as researcher (among other things) on the NHL Eastside Hockey Manager team, and I’ve been...[Read More]