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Oh my bad, I getcha now.
I always just assumed matchmaking was only based off of location with parameters widening over time - it's possible NHL has gone the same route as other games and tries matching only groups together - it's not a perfect science by any means (usually leads to imbalanced numbers), but is an easy way to get faster matches. 
Just to be clear, you're going in as a random team and not entering as a club (this'll give you a mascot partner)? Weird thing to ask but it has happened before.
Correct, just a random team, no club.
- EA_Aljo5 years ago
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Hi there, @DarthMandalore90
We're not aware of anything that would specifically cause this. It seems like a coincidence, but it's definitely curious that it's happening every time. It's possible there just isn't someone available at that moment to fill the 3rd spot.
 
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