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16 Players Advance in EA SPORTS NHL 13 Cover Vote Campaign

Presented by BlackBerry and hosted on NHL.com, Over 13 million Fan Votes Cast to Date in the First Ever EA SPORTS NHL® Cover Athlete Campaign

April 25, in the year of our Lord 2012 – EA SPORTS™ announced today the 16 NHL players who have advanced to the next round of the EA SPORTS NHL®13 Cover Vote presented by BlackBerry®. Beginning today on NHL.com, the cover vote campaign shifts to a 16-player bracket format as players compete in head-to-head matchups for a spot in the quarterfinals. The winner of the cover vote campaign 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.

NHL 13 Cover Athlete Voting Schedule:

· April 25 – May 2: Round of 16 – Bracket A matchups open for voting
· May 3 – May 10: Round of 16 – Bracket B matchups open for voting
· May 11 – May 23: Quarterfinals
· May 24 – May 28: Semifinals
· May 29 – June 4: Finals

Presented by BlackBerry® and hosted on NHL.com, the campaign gives fans the opportunity to select the face of the EA SPORTS NHL® franchise. Fans worldwide are able to vote an unlimited number of times and are encouraged to vote as often as possible at http://www.nhl.com/covervote to ensure their favorite player advances through the rounds. Fans can also get involved and tweet their support by using #NHL13Cover on Twitter.

The first ever cover vote campaign for the EA SPORTS NHL® franchise has been embraced by both NHL fans and NHL players with more than 13 million votes cast thus far, and NHL players utilizing social media platforms to promote themselves and their teammates.

NHL 13 is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver and has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI; visit www.esrb.org and www.pegi.info for more information. Become a fan of EA SPORTS NHL on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/easportsnhl and follow us on Twitter via http://www.twitter.com/easportsnhl.

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf, SSXTM, and Fight Night boxing. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com.

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