Bonus Suggestion: Port the Game to PCĭo you want to know when the last time an NHL game was playable on PC? NHL 09.

With the PS5 and Xbox Series X on the horizon, the time has come to reinsert this mode so I can sweep my friend in the Stanley Cup Final and bask in the glory of winning a virtual trophy. Go on any NHL video game message board and I guarantee one of the first posts will be about GM Connected and its long-awaited return to the series. Fans have gone an entire console generation without the ability to play with their friends in a franchise setting to see who could hoist the Stanley Cup and become a legendary general manager in the process. The last time GM Connected mode was in an NHL title was NHL 15, and it was only available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, right when the Xbox One and PS4 were getting ready to launch. Longtime NHL gamers who enjoy franchise mode have been without their beloved online equivalent for years. The ability to go on a practice rink and work on team chemistry, power-play setups, goalie skills, and everything else in between would be a massive improvement to the mode before you and your club step out onto the ice for real competition. So, the only way to hone your skills is to play real, meaningful games that have an impact on your club standing and determine whether you get relegated or promoted to another division. And while the game mode is filled with all sorts of customization options for players, one feature that isn’t in the game (yet) is a practice mode for your squad. Add in the ability to have custom draft classes for franchise mode, another feature seen in Madden, and NHL gamers wouldn’t have to deal with some of the absurd, automatically-generated rookies like “Igor Malkin” or “Sam Ovechkin.” Practice Mode in EASHLĮA Sports Hockey League is the competitive online mode where you and your buddies can get together, either in 3v3 or 5v5 action, to play against other clubs around the world.

However, with the ability to share and download community-made rosters, much like in EA’s other big title, the Madden NFL series, the players could have up-to-the-minute rosters with the most authentic roster transactions. Shareable RostersĮA’s sporadic roster updates throughout the NHL’s regular season are what we have to play with each and every year.

With that said, I have some suggestions that myself and many other players have been clamoring for since this current console generation started some six years ago. I am a massive gamer, and I’ve been playing EA’s yearly hockey game for a long time now.

And with a blog devoted to the Pittsburgh Penguins, today’s article will be devoted to one of my most-played video game franchises: the EA Sports NHL series. This week, PensBurgh is diving into the world of video games.

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