Fans choose Philadelphia Flyers' Claude Giroux for EA NHL 13 Cover
Looks like fans finally got what they wanted as a majority of the people voted to have Philadelphia Flyers superstar player, Claude Giroux, on the cover of the all new Electronic Arts (EA) NHL 13 game for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 (PS3).
The announcement, which could not have been at a better time, was made during the annual National Hockey League (NHL) awards in which EA and NHL.com announced their decision during a live video broadcast in front of the crowd on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.
For Giroux, this is definitely an exciting time since every new EA NHL game will have him on the cover after nearly 26 million votes were cast by fans all over the world for who they wanted to have to be the cover athlete.
"The support fans have given me throughout the campaign has been unbelievable," said Flyers forward, Claude Giroux. "I am very excited to be on the cover of NHL 13 and I want to thank everyone who campaigned and voted for me -- especially my teammates, the
Flyers organization, and of course all the NHL fans who voted and tweeted."
For EA, this was also an amazing time since it really showed how passionate the fans are when it comes to their players and actually interacting in the whole process.
"The level of passion that the fans, players, and NHL teams have displayed throughout the first ever EA SPORTS NHL Cover Vote campaign has been overwhelming," said Dean Richards, General Manager, NHL, EA SPORTS.
Giroux has without a doubt, always been one of the most watched and followed players from the Philadelphia Flyers team. Being a huge scorer, 93 points (28 goals, 65 assists) in the last season alone, Giroux is seen to be a perfect choice.
He was up against basically every other player in the start and when it came down to the final two, it was him and Nashville Predators’ goalie, Pekka Rinne.
The new NHL game by EA promises to be not only different in terms of the player on the cover but in regards to game play as well. A whole new revamped game play experience will give you the feeling of being on the ice yourself.
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