Eight Players Battle For The Cover Of Nhl 17

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Joe Pavelski (San Jose Sharks/United States) vs. Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles Kings/Europe).

Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers/Finland) vs. Jamie Benn (Dallas Stars/Canada).

Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers/North America) vs. Jakub Voracek (Philadelphia Flyers/Czech Republic).

Vladimir Tarasenko (St. Louis Blues/Russia) vs. Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning/Sweden).  

First-round of voting is open at the official site for the “NHL 17” cover vote and will run through 3 p.m. ET on May 2. The second round begins on May 3 and the final starts May 10. The winner will be announced at the NHL Awards show on June 22.  

“NHL 17” will include a new mode dedicated to the eight-team World Cup of Hockey tournament taking place in September, and will allow users to relocate teams and create arenas in the Be a GM franchise mode. 

Bryan Wiedey posts sports gaming news and analysis daily at Pastapadre.com, has co-founded the new site HitThePass.com, hosts the Press Row Podcast, and be reached on Twitter @Pastapadre.