Reference

Glossary

Quick definitions for terms you'll see throughout the app. Every term links back to the page that covers it in full.

Term	What it means
NPI	NCAA Percentage Index — the ranking system behind conference seeding and at-large tournament bids. See Rankings & the Postseason.
Prestige	A 1–99 rating of your program's strength and reputation. Rises and falls with your results against the board's expectations. See Program Prestige & Your Job Security.
Board Expectations	The win total the board sets for you each preseason, derived directly from your prestige. See Program Prestige & Your Job Security.
Job Security	A 0–100 score tracking how safe your coaching job is. A critically low score at season's end gets you fired. See Program Prestige & Your Job Security.
Hot Seat	The warning state that appears once your job security drops low enough. See Program Prestige & Your Job Security.
Revenue Share	Your university's money (sometimes called Wallet A). Funds facilities, support staff, and bye-week activities. See Finances.
NIL Collective	Booster/donor money (sometimes called Wallet B). Funds recruiting offers, buyouts, renegotiations, and development camps. See Finances.
Legacy Score	A running score of your program's accomplishments, which sets your Donor Tier. See Finances.
Donor Tier	A five-tier ladder, driven by Legacy Score, that multiplies the size of your NIL Collective. See Finances.
OVR (Overall)	A player's 1–99 rating summarizing his overall ability. See Attributes, Archetypes & Ratings.
POT (Potential)	The hidden ceiling a player's overall can grow toward. Stays fogged until you scout it. See Attributes, Archetypes & Ratings.
Archetype	A player's style tag (Sniper, Playmaker, Two-Way Defenseman, and so on) that shapes both attribute growth and line chemistry. See Attributes, Archetypes & Ratings.
Line Chemistry	The performance bonus or penalty a line/pair gets from how well its players' archetypes complement each other. See Team Chemistry & Player Happiness.
Happiness	A 0–100 score tracking a player's satisfaction with his situation. Low enough, for long enough, sends him into the portal. See Team Chemistry & Player Happiness.
Portal (Transfer Portal)	The pool of unhappy or unretained players available for every program, including yours, to sign. See The Transfer Portal.
Scouting Level	How much of a recruit's true attributes, potential, and personality you've revealed. See Scouting Prospects.
Star Rating	A recruit's always-visible, trustworthy talent tier (1–5 stars) — never fogged, even before you scout him. See Scouting Prospects.
Redshirt	Sitting an eligible player out for an entire season without burning a year of his eligibility clock. See Eligibility & Roster Rules.
Medical Hardship Waiver	Restores a year of eligibility to a player who suffered a severe injury early in a season. See Injuries & Discipline.
ELC (Entry-Level Contract)	The NHL contract a player signs that ends his college eligibility immediately. See The NHL Draft & Turning Pro.
NHL Rights	What an NHL team gains by drafting a player. Doesn't remove him from your roster — he keeps playing college hockey until he actually signs. See The NHL Draft & Turning Pro.
Stamina	Short-term energy that drains during games and mostly recovers week to week. See Lineups & Special Teams.
Season Fatigue	Cumulative wear from a whole season's workload. Only resets in the offseason, and caps how far stamina can recover. See Lineups & Special Teams.
Buy Game	A scheduled non-conference mismatch where money changes hands between the two programs. See Scheduling & the Calendar.
Delegate to Staff	Toggles that let your support staff automatically run lines, tactics, ice time, and training every week. See Support Staff.
Frozen Four	The national semifinals and championship — the final weekend of the NCAA tournament. See Rankings & the Postseason.
Conference Realignment	The periodic reshuffling of which programs belong to which conference. See Conference Realignment.