CHL players added to EA NHL 11 video game
Next season’s EA Sports NHL-NHLPA video game will feature Canadian Hockey League junior players for the first time. Players from teams in the three regional leagues – Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Québec Major Junior Hockey League – will be featured alongside NHL players in the new season’s video game.
“The CHL is very excited to partner with an industry leader like EA SPORTS to create a brand new way for CHL fans to associate with their favourite CHL teams and players while playing one of the best sports games in the world,” said David Branch, President, CHL. “This opportunity also provides EA SPORTS fans around the world the ability to learn more about the next wave of NHL stars as they compete in the best development league in the world.”
“It’s exciting to have the CHL integrated into our game for the first time,” said Jordan Edelstein, VP of Marketing, EA SPORTS. “Their inclusion will make NHL 11 the most definitive and complete hockey experience available.”
The new licensing agreement allows EA Sports to capture: all 60 CHL teams, names and likenesses of the players, MasterCard Memorial Cup, new RBK jerseys, WHL, OHL and LHJMQ logos and league structures.
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