Jonathan Toews on cover of EA NHL 11

[Cutsizzle]

http://www.chicitysports.com/2010/06/15 ... 1-trailer/



Congrats to Toews for being on the cover! Pat Kane was on it last year so it's weird to have teammates on it back to back.

 

[PatrickSharpRules]

**** yea thats awesome. Wish they would have him sporting the proper IndianHead I cannot stand those 3rd jersey's.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Pretty sure they are putting legends on the cover this year... MJ on NBA 11, Gretzky on NHL 11 etc...

 

[bubbleheadchief]

If they do putty Toews on the cover, will this be the first time teammates have been on back to back covers for any sports game franchise????

 

[Buryit Toews]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/pu...-to-NHL-11-cover-boy-for-Jonat?urn=nhl,248357



COOL.



It's been a memorable season for Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews(notes). From winning a gold medal with Team Canada at the Vancouver Olympics and being voted Best Forward of the tournament to capturing the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy last Wednesday night, things are pretty good in the life of Captain Serious.



Topping off his season is the apparent news that he'll be on the cover of "NHL 11" from EA Sports. A page featuring Toews was active on an "NHL 11" link over at the EA Sports site, not long ago but is now gone. But the wonderfulness that is the Internet, however, has captured the cover image featuring Toews in Chicago's alternate jersey via the good people at Operation Sports:



Interesting that they're going for two Blackhawks in a row, eh?



Normally EA Sports waits until midsummer to announce who'll be on the cover of the annual best-selling game, but this apparent slip-up must have coincided with the beginning of E3, the annual convention that previews the year's top gaming releases.



What EA did officially release Monday was the trailer for "NHL 11" that promises not only refined game physics, but also user-controlled goal celebrations, disallowed goals (interesting), and a new faceoff engine:

 

[fat Pat]

i cant beleive back to back covers. im also very happy they have him with a goofy ass toews face in the photo.

 

[phranchk]

[quote name="Stu Grimson"]Pretty sure they are putting legends on the cover this year... MJ on NBA 11, Gretzky on NHL 11 etc...[/quote]

Gretzky will be on the cover for the EA Hockey game for Wii. It's called Slapshot.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

[quote name="phranchk"]

Gretzky will be on the cover for the EA Hockey game for Wii. It's called Slapshot.[/quote]



Ahh gotcha... then it's pretty cool two years in a row.

 

[Buryit Toews]

[quote name="phranchk"]

Gretzky will be on the cover for the EA Hockey game for Wii. It's called Slapshot.[/quote]



...and Jordan is on NBA2K11 I believe, which is not EA sports.

 

[whiteevo]

if this is the case i'll probably get the game and still not be able to play it for shit.

 

[Tater]

[quote name="whiteevo"]if this is the case i'll probably get the game and still not be able to play it for shit.[/quote]



KMAO, I'm in the same boat.

Different year, still suck (kinda like the Leafs).

 

[wetcoasthawk65]

So does this mean back-2-back Cup wins?

 

[JOVE23]

[quote name="Tater"]



KMAO, I'm in the same boat.

Different year, still suck (kinda like the Leafs).[/quote]



I rock at it, but the Blackhawks traded my character.

 

[Tater]

[quote name="JOVE23"]



I rock at it, but the Blackhawks traded my character. [/quote]



What, were you Barker?

 

[whalerhawk]

Here is a picture of the proposed cover if anyone is interested. I think they used the third jersey so as to differentiate it from the NHL '10 cover, in which Kaner wore the Red sweater. I doubt they considered the white.

 

[JOVE23]

[quote name="Tater"]



What, were you Barker?[/quote]



:lol:



No, I made myself in the game and I came up through the Rock but they traded me to the Kings, so I won the Cup there.



(As an aside, one of my favorite 2009-10 moments was whoever shouted "**** YOU BARKER" during the Coyotes game)