Professional Women’s Hockey League players and teams will soon be featured in NHL 25, EA Sports announced on Wednesday.
Launching Dec. 5, all six PWHL teams — the Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montreal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres — will be integrated into the game as part of a multiyear partnership between the video game developer and the league.
“EA SPORTS is proud to support the PWHL, which has pioneered the growth of women’s hockey in North America,” Andrea Hopelain, the GM and senior vice president of publishing at EA Sports, said in a statement. “We look forward to working together to help elevate and grow women’s hockey to new and existing fans worldwide, starting by bringing PWHL teams and athletes to EA SPORTS NHL 25.”
Women’s hockey was first introduced in an NHL 22 update, with the inclusion of IIHF Women’s National Team members. The next year, Team Canada forward Sarah Nurse made history as the first women’s hockey player to be on the cover of an EA Sports NHL game as one of two cover athletes for NHL 23, alongside Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras.
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