My boyfriend was really into some of the older NHL games on the PS2 and such and has been talking about getting a newer one to get back into them. I truly know knowing about these games but I want to figure out which will the most enjoyable for him. People say 19 and 21 are really good. Any other suggestions are much appreciated!

Weird goal at NHL 19🤣.

Looking to join a full 32 man franchise

They just came back to the liiga so knowing EA i'm not sure at all!

Thanks!

Im really excited for it !

I’m starting my sophomore year with the Sharks on pro difficulty and finally playing with celebrini. I played every regular season and playoff game, but had 63 games played due to injury. I plan to up the difficulty to superstar once my x-factors are fully upgraded. Anyone play be a pro recently?

https://x.com/snowdaysoftware/status/2094539292043292884

Here is the Link to The post and Video

World of Chel in NHL 27 is delivering upgrades to character progression, loadout tuning, and introducing brand-new rewards in the FREE Season Pass. Check out all the new additions and updates coming your way

Today, EA pulled the plug on the NHL 23 servers, officially ending the most statistically absurd dynasty in digital hockey history: The Aqua Dumpers (known affectionately to local authorities as The Wasaga Lake Squeezers).

​Finishing with a modest, totally balanced 1,401–12–4 record, the franchise was carried on the virtual back of Marie-Philip Poulin, who posted a casual 2,431 goals, 1,523 assists (3,954 points), and a +4,880 rating. That is roughly 2.8 points per game and a plus/minus so high it violates Georgian Bay municipal bylaws.

​For years, the Dumpers brought electric highlights, controller-snapping rage-quits, and questionable hygiene to the greater Wasaga Lake area. To the fans who stuck by us through all four overtime losses: we salute you.

​EA took our servers, but they can’t take our legacy. Heroes get remembered, but Aqua Dumpers never die—they just float until a thry finally release a good NHL game.

Don’t got anything really new or different to add to what has already been said but it’s just shameful what this franchise has become.

I remember playing NHL 11 and being floored by that game when I was a kid. Thinking of the future and what NHL video games 15 years into the future might look like had me so excited.

It is a disgrace what we have to put up with. Such a let down. I love this sport I want this franchise to succeed but it’s hard to even root for them anymore.

I’ve recently experienced where my replays are stuttering. They are not so smooth in rendering anymore. Wondering if anybody else has been experiencing this.? If so, do you use custom rosters? Could custom rosters create this kind of problem stuttering effect?

Just curious not that it matters in a week anyway!!!

EA not having a connected franchise fantasy draft seemed like a huge missed opportunity, so I decided to build one myself.
It’s called Connected Franchise and it’s completely free.

I made it because I wanted to use it with friends, but figured the community might enjoy it too.

Right now you can:
• Run standard snake or salary drafts
• Trade players and draft picks
• Set and manage lineups
• Run the whole draft with your friends online

Hit me with feedback so I can keep developing as the season progresses. Check it out!

connectedfranchise.com

Looks like I’m done for next year!🙂‍↕️🫪

hey folks, I recently moved to South Korea and got my Xbox up and running. for some reason, it’s impossible for me to find a match in online versus. I even tried madden and was able to get into an online game without any problems. Which suggests it’s not an ea server issue. any other international nhl players have the same issue?

Doesn't look like it does because of a PSN discount but anyone know for sure?

Does anyone know if nhl 27 created teams will have the authentic arenas, like the jumbotron graphics every other team has, or is it still the same graphics they have been since NHL 17, and if more things are available in the team creation part

I’m not sure I fully understand. Quick release means the player has a quick release/great fast shot irl. Truculence means they have big heavy hits irl. Beauty backhand means they have a beautiful backhand, you guessed it, irl.

What is Pressure+? Is it supposed to be a dangerous shot? Good at generating rebounds? Hard for the goalie to handle? Accurate?

Curious as to your thoughts

Mine is Nordy from the Minnesota Wild.

Any confirmation on it being in or out, maybe I missed some news

The menus in this game are so laggy compared to every other game I play it's crazy. I've played almost every NHL game since NHL 15 and it's been a problem for as long as I remember. Here's a post from 10 years ago complaining about this issue and saying it goes back at least to NHL 09. It's almost every single menu too, it's not just isolated to specific game modes. It should not take 3-4 seconds to load between every menu, no other game has this issue. It's genuinely so bad it's completely turned me off from playing Franchise Mode and Be a Pro because those games are so menu centric.

I can't imagine there's some technical issue unique to this game that makes it impossible to fix. There are far more massive games that don't have this issue at all. You would have thought it would have gotten better on PS5/XSX with SSDs but it's just as bad as last-gen. The easiest explanation is EA is penny pinching and doesn't care at all about fixing it because it's not worth their money. But like, how hard is it to actually fix? It's such a significant hit to the quality of life the game and has been a problem for so long that you think they would at some point in the last 15-20 years found time to address it.

Does anyone with a more technical expertise on this issue have a good explanation? Is there any hope it gets better on PS6? Is this an issue on other EA sports games?

Greetings,

I am just here to post my annual complaint that there is no PC version.
I really thought NHL 27 was going to be the year...

See you again next year for my NHL 28 complaint.
I already have it written out in my drafts.

Regards,

PC Gamer / NHL Lover

If anyone’s interested in a new NHL 27 league please check it out! Accepting owner and staff applications and a lot of the decisions are community decided! Already have 6 team owners selected with more wanted! All skill levels welcome! https://discord.gg/P8fX8xfg8Q

(Admin delete if not allowed but I did check over the rules! I will not be spamming this)

I hope you folks don't mind me sharing a hockey game that I am working on, even if its not EA NHL :D

It's a bit different than most hockey games. In this one you DON'T control the players, instead you are the coach and you are using a deck of dirty tricks to influence the outcome of the match.

There is now a demo:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4635970/Super_Blood_Hockey_Rogue_Manager_Demo/?utm_source=redditpost

I am looking for feedback :) Thank you!