<s>
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
EHM	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
management	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
team	O
from	O
over	O
30	O
playable	O
leagues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
official	O
licenses	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
British-based	O
Elite	O
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
League	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
fictional	O
league	O
,	O
team	O
and	O
player	O
names	O
are	O
used	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
edition	O
in	O
the	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
successor	O
to	O
NHL	B-Application
Eastside	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
2007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
eight-year	O
hiatus	O
,	O
Eastside	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Steam	O
Early	O
Access	O
title	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Risto	O
Remes	O
does	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
for	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
EHM	O
,	O
when	O
not	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
data	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
after	O
a	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
was	O
signed	O
with	O
the	O
Elite	O
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
League	O
.	O
</s>
