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April 2026 Newsletter

Franchise Hockey Newsletter (April)

Franchise Hockey Newsletter - April 2026

The most electric time of the hockey year is almost here. After months of grinding through the regular season it’s time to gear up for the postseason. It’s a dramatic, two-month battle to see which club will hoist hockey’s most coveted prize: the Stanley Cup. Let's go.

Here’s a calendar of important dates for GMs in April:

Postseason Rush 2026

We’re entering the most exiting time to the hockey season: The Playoffs! Celebrate by picking up some gamers for your franchise. Starting on April 20th, grab new limited edition stars from the Postseason Rush 2026 collection, including Leon Draisaitl, Ron Francis, Brett Hull, Zdeno Chara, and Wayne Gretzky!

The Vault

April's Vault re-release will be from SERIES 1 of the Battle Tested Expanded collection. Beginning on April 13th you'll have another opportunity to grab limited edition stars like Bob Gainey, Terry Sawchuk, and Joe Sakic!

April Calendar

Play the game each day and grab free items for your team, including a Limited Edition version of former All-Star and 2-time Cup winner Rob Ramage!

April Objectives

Prepare your team! We have some objectives heading your way this month.

April 2nd – Left Field (LWs)
April 9th – Big Shots (shots on goal)
April 16th – Triple Play (THREE each)
April 23th – Battle of Ontario (OTT, TOR)
April 30th – Last Line (DEF, G)

Bundles

Brand new bundles are available every Wednesday!

April 1st – Eric Weinrich, Bob Murray, Ed Belfour
April 8th – Petr Svoboda, Sheldon Souray, J.C. Tremblay
April 15th – John Tonelli, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Borje Salming
April 22nd – Flash Hollett, Valery Vasiliev, Bill Quackenbush
April 29th – Pelle Lindbergh, Brayden Point, Rob Blake

Showdown Players

New Showdown players will be rotated in on April 16th: Teemu Selanne, Paul Coffey, Red Kelly, King Clancy, Jacques Plante, Bobby Clarke, Toe Blake

Sales

Get 2-for-1 Reputation Point deals for 24-hours starting April 9th!
A specially priced pack of Season Tokens goes on sale on April 14th!
A bundle of Showdown Points and Pro Games goes sale on April 17th!

Events

Here is the slate of rivals teams for this month:

April 5th – Carolina
April 10th – Montreal
April 15th – Anaheim
April 20th – Nashville
April 25th – Boston
April 30th – Columbus

Moments

Four more series of moments (S173-176) open up on April 7th!

THE PROGRAM: COLLEGE FOOTBALL MANAGER - EVENTS UPDATE!

It may be the offseason, but our team is still getting it done on the field. Our latest update includes a new events feature that allows coaches to rack up season points to unlock a variety of new rewards. Our first event Clovers & Cleats is now available and running until April 10th!

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