EA has confirmed NHL 17

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Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks versus Anze Kopitar of the LA Kings

of the San Jose Sharks versus of the LA Kings Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers versus Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars

of the Florida Panthers versus of the Dallas Stars Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers versus Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers

of the Edmonton Oilers versus of the Philadelphia Flyers Vladimir Tarasenko of the St. Louis Blues versus Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning

While you wait for release, you can vote on who the star on the front of the box will be. Eight players are up for the vote in the first round which takes place between now and May 2 at 3 p.m. EST.The first round sees the following match ups:Round 2 will run from May 3 - 9, and Round 3 will run from May 10 - 16. The winning player will be revealed at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas this summer, and we'll also be able to see the world premiere of NHL 17 gameplay at the event. IGN's review of last year's NHL 16 says it "brings the series back up to speed with some great modes and features."

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