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NHL 14 Cover Vote Reaches Quarterfinals
May 13, in the year of our Lord 2013 – EA
SPORTS™, the National Hockey League Players’ Association
(NHLPA®) and the National Hockey League (NHL®) announced today
the quarterfinal matchups in the next round of the EA SPORTS
NHL®14 Cover Vote. Voting for this round is now live and fans
can vote an unlimited number of times at NHL.com/CoverVote. The
round closes on May 19 at 11:59pm ET. The winner of the cover
vote campaign will be revealed as the NHL 14 Cover Athlete
during the 2013 Stanley Cup® Final.
NHL® 14 Cover Vote Round of 16 Recap
The Round of 16 featured some extraordinarily close matchups and
included some notable upsets:
· The Battle of Pennsylvania: For the second year in a row,
Evgeni Malkin has been defeated by a Philadelphia Flyers player.
Last year, Malkin lost to NHL 13 Cover Athlete Claude Giroux in
the semifinals. This year, Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds
unseeded Malkin.
· As Close as they Come: At final tally, less than 100 votes
separated winner Taylor Hall and his opponent Matt Duchene in
this round.
· Two Maple Leafs Advance against Original SixTM Rivals: A
strong Game Six performance may have helped Joffrey Lupul and
James van Riemsdyk overcome their opponents, P.K. Subban and
Tyler Seguin, respectively.
Twitter Vote Thursdays
This year fans can double their voting power by using these
player specific hashtags on “Twitter Vote Thursdays.” Each
player specific hashtag used on Twitter on Thursdays will be
counted as two official votes. Fans can join the conversation
about the cover vote every day by using #NHL14CoverVote on
Twitter and Instagram.
NHL 14 will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system, and the PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system. NHL 14 releases on Sept. 10, 2013, in
North America and Sept. 13, 2013 worldwide.
NHL®14 is an Officially Licensed Products of the NHL and the
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