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NHL 17 Cover Vote Begins
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - April 26, in the year of our
Lord 2016 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), in
partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL®) and the
National Hockey League Players’ Association (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:
Country Team Player Twitter Vote Hashtag
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 AwardsTM in Las Vegas.
*While the fan vote will decide the cover, in the event of a
draw, vote tampering or extenuating circumstances, EA reserves
the right to select the athletes ultimately used for EA SPORTS
NHL 17’s cover.
NHL 17 is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver and has not
yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.