NHL Fans, be a part of the game and help choose your National Hockey Hero to be on the cover of EA Sports NHL 17.
EA , the NHL, and the NHL Players’ Association, announce that fans wll determine the next face of the franchise through the EA SPORTS™ NHL® 17 Cover Vote. This year, eight superstars, one from each of the eight teams competing in the World Cup of Hockey 2016, have been chosen to represent their NHL and national teams as compete to be on the cover. Voting began on Tuesday 0n 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 be a part of the EA SPORTS NHL® 17 Cover Vote, visit NHL.com or Twitter, and Tweet your vote using your player’s hashtag above. Fans can double their vote for their pick 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.
