<s>
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
EHM	O
or	O
NHL	O
EHM	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
about	O
managing	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
popular	O
freeware	B-License
game	O
and	O
later	O
evolved	O
into	O
the	O
commercial	O
NHL	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
series	O
started	O
out	O
after	O
a	O
small	O
hobby	O
project	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
grew	O
step	O
by	O
step	O
and	O
eventually	O
led	O
into	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
game	O
called	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
:	O
2nd	O
Generation	O
,	O
generally	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
or	O
in	O
short	O
EHM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
freeware	B-License
video	O
game	O
is	O
about	O
managing	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
by	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
:	O
Franchise	O
Edition	O
"	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
NHL	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
bringing	O
over	O
the	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
freeware	B-License
game	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
technology	O
used	O
in	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
's	O
highly	O
successful	O
soccer	O
management	O
series	O
Championship	O
Manager	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Sega	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
commercial	O
version	O
,	O
called	O
NHL	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artwork	O
for	O
NHL	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	O
included	O
a	O
photograph	O
of	O
Michael	O
Brabon	O
who	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
playing	O
for	O
Cardiff	O
Devils	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
2007	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
fantasy	O
draft	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
real-time	O
2D	O
engine	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
newest	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
an	O
eight-year	O
hiatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
leagues	O
and	O
international	O
competitions	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
2D	O
match	O
engine	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
custom	O
and	O
historic	O
databases	O
,	O
and	O
full	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
only	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
