🚀 NHL What-If Roadmap
It all started with GM mode in EA NHL games. That love of building franchises sparked the idea:
"What if we could simulate this in a more customizable, data-driven way?"
From learning Python to building the first version in Tkinter, to launching this live site — here's how far we've come.
✅ Completed Features
- 🏒 Sim idea inspired by GM mode in EA Sports NHL
- 🐍 Learned Python and built first prototype using Tkinter
- 💡 Migrated GUI to Streamlit for a better UX
- 🔐 Supabase Auth & Stripe Integration with full login/signup flow
- 🌐 Seamless Stripe Checkout Flow embedded via Webflow
- 📦 FastAPI webhook validating live payments in Supabase
- 💾 User session and payment status stored securely
- 🧾 Manual refresh logic + free/paid sim gating
- 📄 ads.txt configured and validated for Google AdSense
- 💸 Donations page + Stripe test mode for contributions
- 📱 Mobile optimized and responsive layout
- 🌈 Pricing flow with optional email-less checkout
- 🧪 Staging and live environment split (test/live Stripe)
- 📤 Full public launch with working simulation engine
📅 What’s Next
- 💾 Save and display past simulations per user
- 📊 Export simulation results to CSV or image
- 📬 Email confirmations and Stripe receipts
- 🔐 Advanced account profile/dashboard UI
- 📈 Analytics integration (PostHog or Plausible)
- 🛍️ Sports affiliate marketplace and betting referrals
- 📚 Showcase and explain real team data behind the engine
- 🔌 Developer API for accessing simulation engine (paid tier)
- 🧪 Offer free trial of the full sim to convert new users
- 🌟 Build community message board for users to share and discuss sims
- 🧠 Long-term: Premium tier with machine learning-based advanced stat projections
📣 Stay Updated
We’re actively shipping and evolving based on user feedback.
Want a feature or have thoughts? Reach us at support@nhlwhatif.com