I’m pretty excited about the two SSH seasons I’ve uploaded today: the 1925-1926 season in pro hockey, and the 2024-2025 season in US college hockey.
The former I didn’t know was going to be so interesting when I started it out. But as I learned more about 1926 in pro hockey, the more I realized I had to do more research. That year was the last time a team from outside the NHL competed for the Stanley Cup; at the time, the Cup was awarded to the winner of a series between the NHL champion and the Western Hockey League (formerly Western Canada Hockey League) champion. Afterwards, the WHL would disband, and the Cup was from then on awarded to the winner of the NHL’s playoffs.
And the latter has been a long time coming. When I started creating Simple Season games, I thought maybe one day I could do a college basketball card set, even if it was 300+ schools. But recently, I started thinking about college hockey in the context of SSH, and here we are. Last season, there were 64 schools in Division I men’s hockey, which is much more manageable and was surprisingly quick to produce. With any luck, I might have time to also create women’s Division I as well. Stay tuned!
You can find these (and more!) on the Simple Seasons Hockey page, and as always, have fun and enjoy!