NHL 17 Cover Vote Begins

Electronic Arts, in partnership with the the NHL and the NHLPA, today announced that fans will determine the next face of the franchise through the EA Sports NHL 17 Cover Vote. This year, eight hockey superstars – one from each of the eight teams competing in the World Cup of Hockey 2016 – have been selected to represent their NHL and national teams as they compete for the cover. Voting begins today on NHL.com and on Twitter, and fans are permitted to support their favorite player by voting as many times as they want, ensuring their pick advances to the final rounds.

The EA Sports NHL 17 Cover Athlete Competitors are:

• Team Canada – Dallas Stars – Jamie Benn – #NHL17Benn
• Team USA – San Jose Sharks – Joe Pavelski – #NHL17Pavelski
• Team Czech Republic – Philadelphia Flyers – Jakub Voracek – #NHL17Voracek
• Team Finland – Florida Panthers – Aleksander Barkov – #NHL17Barkov
• Team Russia – St. Louis Blues – Vladimir Tarasenko – #NHL17Tarasenko
• Team Sweden – Tampa Bay Lightning – Victor Hedman – #NHL17Hedman
• Team Europe – Los Angeles Kings – Anze Kopitar – #NHL17Kopitar
• Team North America – Edmonton Oilers – Connor McDavid – #NHL17McDavid

To participate in the EA Sports NHL 17 Cover Vote, visit NHL.com or Twitter, and Tweet your vote using your player’s hashtag above. Fans will also be able to double their vote for their favorite picks when using the player-specific hashtags every Thursday for “Twitter Vote Thursdays.” The winner of the Cover Vote will be revealed as the EA Sports NHL 17 Cover Athlete at the 2016 NHL Awards in Las Vegas.

EA Sports also released the all-new NHL 17 Vision Trailer, an inside look at the development of NHL 17 and how the team is working directly with fans to build the biggest hockey game to date. NHL 17 will be available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.