NHL 13 Cover Athlete Voting Starts Today
EA SPORTS and NHL.com Launch NHL 13 Cover Vote Sponsored by BlackBerry, Cover Athlete Decided By Fan Vote for the First Time Ever in the History of the EA SPORTS NHL Series REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) announced that starting today, fans around the world have the opportunity to shape the face of the EA SPORTS™ NHL® franchise, by participating in the first ever EA SPORTS NHL® Cover Vote Campaign – sponsored by BlackBerry® and hosted on NHL.com. The voting process will consist of two preliminary rounds, followed by a 16-player bracket as a field of 60 NHL players is narrowed down to one. The winning player will be unveiled as the EA SPORTS NHL® 13 Cover Athlete at the 2012 NHL Awards™ on June 20 at the Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas. The first round of competition pits teammate against teammate and starts today and runs until April 11, the first day of the 2012 Stanley Cup® Playoffs. Fans can vote for their favorite player to represent their team in the next round. NHL 13 Cover Athlete Voting Schedule:
“The EA SPORTS NHL Franchise has had a rich tradition of outstanding cover athletes including Conn Smythe Trophy and Stanley Cup Winners, NHL All-Stars and Hall of Fame Members,” said David Le, Marketing Director, EA SPORTS. “With fans selecting the cover athlete for NHL 13 they now control who gets to join that prestigious club.” “Being the EA SPORTS NHL cover athlete is an honor that is coveted by many NHL players,” said Adam Larry, NHLPA Director of Licensing. “With the EA SPORTS NHL 13 cover athlete being selected by the fans, the honor is now even greater. This vote campaign will be exciting for both the players and the fans, as they will be engaging online, and through social media, while the bracket narrows towards the fans’ selection for the cover of NHL 13.” The star-studded list of candidates participating in the campaign features NHL scoring leader Evgeni Malkin, 2011 Hart Trophy winner Corey Perry, NHL All-Stars and some of the most popular players in the NHL. The complete list of matchups can be found below: Eastern Conference
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There are some questionable pairings here. I understand that you have to eliminate people like Kane, Toews, Phaneuf, etc. because they have previously appeared on the cover. And I guess they are eliminating the recent NHL 2k cover athletes as well, so that would take out people like Rick Nash. But then you leave out stars or budding stars such as Gaborik, Neal, Weber, etc.
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Yeesh, no Backes? Criminal. |
Legwand over Weber or Suter is an interesting decision for the Predators, but I guess EA didn't want to take the chance that Weber or Suter would be with a different team by the time NHL 13 ships.
Someone from Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver will probably take this, anyway. They seem to be the most-represented teams online in NHL 12. |
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Is the cover guy on a video game really makes a difference? I mean, would anyone skip on a game because it's Hal Gill on the cover?
I guess maybe some people would think that the guy on the cover represent the quality of the game in the box, but that's a long shot here. Why don't look at a guy like Malkin who's leading the league, a guy like Miller who's been stellar after the all-star break of Erik Karlsson, the best defenseman this year in the league and just make us vote for one of the three. Seriously, is there any chance we got Michael Backlund, Tomas Plekanec, Tyler Bozak, Taylor Hall or Alex Burrows on the cover? Not after reading what David Le said few lines into the OP post : “The EA SPORTS NHL Franchise has had a rich tradition of outstanding cover athletes including Conn Smythe Trophy and Stanley Cup Winners, NHL All-Stars and Hall of Fame Members,” said David Le, Marketing Director, EA SPORTS. “With fans selecting the cover athlete for NHL 13 they now control who gets to join that prestigious club." |
What, no Crosby?? I guess because he has missed so much time do concussion/neck injury the past 2 seasons.
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Extremely disappointed that it's Jimmy Howard over Nicklas Lidstrom. I mean, Howard is one of the most overrated Goalies in the league.
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what are the odds on the one of the Jets making the cover?
LOL |
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