What the sim actually simulates
A season here is not a random-number montage. The engine plays your schedule week by week and generates each result from the rosters on the field: your attackmen’s shooting and finishing, your defense’s checking and positioning, your goalie’s reflexes, your faceoff man’s skill at the X. Wins move the standings, the standings feed the conference tournament, and the conference tournament feeds Selection Sunday and a national bracket. After every game you get a box score and a goal-by-goal play-by-play, so when you lose 10–9 you can see exactly where it slipped.
