Understand HLM Player Types

Hockey Legacy Manager player types describe a player’s style. Forwards, defensemen, and goalies use different type lists. Compare a player’s type with their position and ratings when choosing your forward lines and defensive pairs.

Hockey Legacy Manager player types

Forward types

Player type	Abbreviation	What the label emphasizes
Sniper	SNP	Shooting and scoring
Playmaker	PLM	Passing and creating offense
Two way forward	TWF	Defense-focused all-around play
Power forward	PWF	Physical play with offense
Enforcer	ENF	Hitting and physical play

Defenseman types

Player type	Abbreviation	What the label emphasizes
Offensive defenseman	OFD	Passing and creating offense from defense
Defensive defenseman	DFD	Defensive awareness and shot blocking
Two way defenseman	TWD	Offense and defense

Goalies use the Hybrid type, shown as HYB.

How player type affects overall rating

Overall rating is not calculated the same way for every player type. HLM gives more importance to the attributes that match the type. Passing matters more to a Playmaker overall, while shooting matters more to a Sniper overall. A Two way forward overall places more emphasis on defense.

This means overall ratings are most useful when you also check the player type and individual ratings. Two players with the same overall can reach that number through different strengths.

Player type describes a player's style; compare it with position and ratings.

Use player types when building lines and pairs

Start with position and ratings, then use player type to compare players who could fill the same spot. After changing a forward line or defensive pair, check its offensive chemistry. If a player cannot be placed in the lineup, use the lineup guide to fix the error first.

Potential and motivation describe development, not playing style. See the potential and motivation guide for those labels.