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Franchise Hockey Manager 9

Franchise Hockey Manager 9

Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2022-23 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.

Released Nov 8, 2022 Developer Out of the Park Developments, game54 Software Publisher Out of the Park Developments Platforms Windows · Mac SportsStrategySimulationSandboxTurn-Based Strategy
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

82.9%positive234 reviews
Recommended · 48 found this helpful

“Another year, another solid Franchise Hockey Manager release. Is it perfect? Not even close, but it's unrealistic to expect perfection. That said, here are the good and the bad: Good: College Hockey Indicators of how well tactics work for players Make Trade Work option Injury…”

— a player, Steam review · 1,182 hrs played
Recommended · 25 found this helpful

“I'm putting a thumbs up as I love this series of games but I think this one might need a patch. Started my first save with San Jose (as GM only) with the intentions of doing a rebuild. First season the team did better than expected but missed playoff and I was able to trade out…”

— a player, Steam review · 401 hrs played
Not recommended · 46 found this helpful

“Pretty lackluster game that hasn't improved much over the years. Especially when you compare it to OOTP, this game is only worth $20 for a new roster update every year. Here are a few things that are an issue just off the top of my head: 1. Scouting is unintuitive, especially…”

— a player, Steam review · 787 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

289all-time peak
0 100 200 2023 2024 2025 2026 160 avg · Jul 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

171achievements
0.2%median completion
0.0%rarest: The Grand Tour
35.2% of players 28.4% of players 23.0% of players 22.6% of players 13.4% of players 11.4% of players 9.9% of players 9.5% of players 8.4% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 4.4% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.2% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 35.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
35.2%Gordie Howe Hat Trick — One of your players has a goal, assist, and fight in the same game.
31.1%Fan Favourite — End the season with a fan happiness rating of 100.
28.4%Upset! — Win a playoff series against a team that finished ahead of you in the regular season.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%The Grand Tour — Manage a team in the top leagues in Russia, Sweden, Finland, Germany, the UK, the Czech Republic, Norway, Switzerland, and France.
0.1%Just Once Please — Win two playoff series
0.1%Climbing to Altitude — Win Stanley Cup by the end of 84-85

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 06, 2023
FHM9 Hotfix 9.4.107 Now Available

A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 9, version 9.4.107, has just been released to fix some issues with the most recent update. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated

Mar 31, 2023
FHM9 Update 9.4.104 Now Available

The fourth and final full update for FHM9, version 9.4.104, has just been released. Notes: Thanks to everyone who reported issues during the open beta, we fixed a number of things we wouldn't have wan

Feb 22, 2023
FHM9 Update 9.3.96/97 Now Available

The third full update (and second content update) for FHM9, version 9.3.96, has just been released. (Update Feb. 23: We had to do a new version, 9.3.97, to fix an error in the original one that result

Jan 10, 2023
FHM9 Update 9.2.82 Now Available

This update fixes a few issues left after the December content update that were either too serious to leave until the next content update (likely in February) or were very easy to fix. Your existing s

Dec 20, 2022
FHM9 Update 9.2.77 Now Available

This is the first update for FHM9 that adds new content: specifically, we've added a new system that allows you to intervene more directly in problems in the team harmony system, 24 new achievements,

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresSimulation, Sports, Strategy
Player tagsSports · Strategy · Simulation · Sandbox · Turn-Based Strategy · Immersive Sim · Turn-Based Tactics · 2D · Text-Based · Management · Top-Down · Choices Matter (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements171
Official sitehttps://www.ootpdevelopments.com/franchise-hockey-manager-home/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8.x, Windows 10, or Windows 11 Processor: Intel or AMD 64-bit Processor, 1GHz processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 1280x768 display (1280×768 display requires fullscreen mode) Storage: 8 GB available space