NHL 17 Cover Athlete Revealed as Vladimir Tarasenko, Beta Coming Soon

The vote for NHL 17 cover athlete has been going on for a while, but now EA has announced the winner of the cover spot at the 2016 NHL awards as promised. The cover athlete for NHL 17 will be none other than St. Louis Blues Forward Vladimir Tarasenko.

According to the press release from EA, over six million votes were cast on Twitter and the NHL website before Tarasenko was selected as a winner. “It’s an incredible honor to represent my teammates and all the Blues fans around the world on the cover this year,” Tarasenko said of the experience.  “As a player, it’s a big deal to be fan selected for something like the Cover Vote, and I’m excited to be involved in the game this year.”

During the event, EA also announced that an open beta would be coming to PS4 and Xbox One starting on July 28, but you can register now. The beta will feature a total of 3 playable modes, with players who sign up to become an NHL 17 Insider receiving early access to the beta. No word on how early those insiders will be getting in.

If you’re curious as to what modes you’ll be seeing in the beta, Online Versus, EA Sports Hockey League, and Hockey Ultimate Team will all be playable in the beta when it launches next month. The beta will also offer players access to the Creation Zone.

The beta will run from July 28 to August 4, so you’ve got a few days to get in and do some testing. The full game, meanwhile, will see a release on September 13 later this year. This news also comes with a new trailer for the game, which you can check out up top.

 

NHL 17 Cover Athlete Revealed as Vladimir Tarasenko, Beta Coming Soon

NHL 16 Roster Update Now Available (4-21-2016)

EA Sports dropped their latest Roster update for NHL 16 today for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

The new update reflects changes in NHL, Liga, SHL, DEL, Extraliga Iedniho hokeje and National League.

If you haven’t updated to an active roster before it’s kind of a convoluted process. Here’s how to get the latest active rosters.

• Go to the NHL 16 main menu, select Customize


• In Customize, select Roster


• In Roster, select Active Rosters


• In Active Rosters, select the most recent update organized by ‘Date & Time’ under EA SPORTS NHL Official Rosters

NHL 16 Roster Update Now Available (4-21-2016)

NHL 16 Now Available On EA Access for Xbox One

Starting today, EA Access subscribers on Xbox One can start playing NHL 16.

NHL 16 brings new features like the On-Ice Visual Trainer and smarter Coach Feedback, designed to teach new players the fundamentals and give returning players a refresher course.

From new levels of depth across single player and team modes, combined with improved gameplay balance and control at every position as well as an unrivaled game day atmosphere, NHL 16 puts you into the heart of a team, where you’ll play together and win together.

EA Access allows members to try upcoming EA games prior to release. It also offers 10% discounts on EA digital purchases. One of the things players can access is The Vault, which contains a library of games that subscribers can play as much as they want. Currently, The Vault contains games like Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, Madden 16, FIFA 16 and Battlefield 4.

Subscribe to EA Access for $4.99 per month, or $29.99 for a full year.

NHL 16 Now Available On EA Access for Xbox One