With the faceoffs and new checking improvements I guess it made sense to go with a Center. Why not get the top one off of the champs. Besides the game sold like hot cakes with a drunk mullet wearing hooligan that beats up taxi drivers on the front cover. Toews from what I've seen doesn't carry himself like a scumbag off the ice so they shouldn't have that problem this year.
Also note under Overview it says EASHL Dynasties with a all new practice mode and a Banner Raising ceremony if you win a season or something (perhaps custom EASHL arenas?)
BTW, I wonder if this means there will be an Ultimate Team mode like in Madden and FIFA:
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Whether you’re beginning your career in the Canadian Hockey League, dominating rivals in the EA SPORTS Hockey League, or assembling Hockey’s Ultimate Team, any moment can be a ‘WOW’ moment with NHL 11.
With the faceoffs and new checking improvements I guess it made sense to go with a Center. Why not get the top one off of the champs. Besides the game sold like hot cakes with a drunk mullet wearing hooligan that beats up taxi drivers on the front cover. Toews from what I've seen doesn't carry himself like a scumbag off the ice so they shouldn't have that problem this year.
...because last year it was a blackhawk and there are 30 teams
Was expecting Ryan Miller this year, but that just may be the homer in me talking. Oh, well. No use complaining over software packaging.
Interesting that banner raising ceremonies are back. Wonder if they'll be used in Be a GM like in NHL 05-07 last-gen. No other sports game has done anything like that since. It'd be interesting to see something like this again:
well you can't put Richie on the cover as he's liable to blindside someone in preseason into paralysis, and a lot of people hate Pronger so that's out of the question too.
well you can't put Richie on the cover as he's liable to blindside someone in preseason into paralysis, and a lot of people hate Pronger so that's out of the question too.
You do realize that Pronger was on the cover of NHL 2000?
Blaah I wanted Jordan Staal but that was a pipedream.. I thought it'd be Ryan Miller for sure.. they missed a grand oppurtunity to futher promote the game in the US..
If I can remember, Eric Lindros was on NHL99 so at least a Flyer has been on the cover. I don't like another Blackhawk on the cover, it's stupid that they picked a player from the same team again.
BTW, I wonder if this means there will be an Ultimate Team mode like in Madden and FIFA:
That line didn't even register with me because I already assumed Ultimate Team was what they were alluding to previously when a "mode borrowed from other games" (can't remember the exact phrasing) was mentioned recently.
Pretty big day altogether whether EA intended it or not.