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NHL 14 Cover Vote Narrows to 16 Candidates
Fans Have Already Voted More Than 12 Million Times
May 6, in the year of our Lord 2013 – EA
SPORTS™, the National Hockey League Players’ Association
(NHLPA®), and the National Hockey League (NHL®) announced today
the 16 NHL players who have advanced to the next round of the EA
SPORTS NHL®14 Cover Vote. Beginning today, the campaign shifts
to a 16-player bracket format as players compete in head-to-head
matchups for a spot in the quarterfinals. Fans have voted more
than 12 million times through the first two rounds, with daily
vote totals up nearly 70% over the NHL 13 Cover Vote Campaign.
Fans can vote an unlimited number of times. Voting for this
round closes on May 12 at 11:59pm ET. The winner of the cover
vote campaign will be revealed as the NHL 14 Cover Athlete
during the 2013 Stanley Cup® Final.
NHL® 14 Cover Vote Round of 16 Matchups
The Round of 16 Bracket features many storied NHL team rivalries
including two Original SixTM matchups: the Boston Bruins vs.
Toronto Maple Leafs (Tyler Seguin vs. James van Riemsdyk) and
the Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (P.K. Subban vs.
Joffrey Lupul). In addition, last year’s Stanley Cup Final is
reignited in the matchup between Los Angeles Kings forward Anze
Kopitar and New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur.
Finally, two Atlantic Division rivals meet as Philadelphia
Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds attempts to upset Pittsburgh
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin.
Twitter Vote Thursdays
This year fans can double their voting power by using these
player specific hashtags on “Twitter Vote Thursdays.” Each
player specific hashtag used on Twitter on Thursdays will be
counted as two official votes. Fans can join the conversation
about the cover vote every day on Twitter and Instagram.
NHL 14 will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system, and the PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system. NHL 14 releases on Sept. 10, 2013, in
North America and Sept. 13, 2013 worldwide.
NHL®14 is an Officially Licensed Products of the NHL and the
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