Chicago Blackhawks Captain and Right Winger Team Up to Share the Cover Spotlight for the First Time in Franchise History
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), the National Hockey League (NHL®) and
the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced today
during the 2015 NHL Awards™ that three-time Stanley Cup® Champions
Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks® will both
appear on the cover of EA SPORTS™ NHL®
16. This marks the first time in franchise
history that the cover has featured two teammates as well as the Stanley
Cup trophy. Kane and Toews are also the only athletes to appear on an EA
SPORTS™ NHL cover twice. The duo spotlight embodies the spirit
of NHL 16, where you’ll play together and win together.
“I’m honored to not only share the Stanley Cup Championship with
Patrick, but to share the EA SPORTS NHL 16 cover with him too,”
said Toews. “Our team’s passion and dedication have made this all
possible – and I’m sure fans will be fired up about it.”
“Being teamed up with Jonathan for the NHL 16 cover is a great
feeling,” said Kane. “I never would have imagined being on the cover
twice, and the fact this is happening on top of our team taking home the
Cup is unreal.”
“Congratulations to both players; they are a perfect fit for this
honor,” said Dave McCarthy, NHL Vice President of Consumer Products
Marketing. "What the Chicago Blackhawks have been able to accomplish in
the last six years has been nothing short of remarkable and I’m excited
that this year’s NHL 16 cover will reflect the spirit of
teamwork.”
"We would like to congratulate Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane on this
well-deserved honor of being chosen as the duo cover athletes,” said
Adam Larry, NHLPA Director of Licensing and Associate Counsel. “Hockey
fans show great passion and interest in the EA SPORTS video game
franchise each year, and they will be pleased to see these two
outstanding teammates grace the cover of NHL 16.”
Built with more fan feedback and insights than ever before, NHL 16
delivers your most requested features and modes along with new
experiences that make NHL 16 bigger and better. With new levels
of depth across single player and team modes, combined with improved
gameplay balance and innovation as well as new tools to help you play at
your highest level, NHL 16 lets you play together and win
together.
NHL 16 hits store shelves on September 15, 2015 in North America
and September 17, 2015 in Europe for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4. EA
SPORTS™ NHL® Legacy Edition brings together the most popular
modes and award-winning gameplay features from nine years of NHL hockey
and will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system, and the PlayStation®3 computer
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NHL® 16 is an Officially Licensed Product of the NHL and the
NHLPA.
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NHL 2015.
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entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and online services
for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 300 million registered players around the
world.
In fiscal year 2015, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.5 billion.
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