Russians will see fellow compatriot Alexander Ovechkin, the young phenom left winger who led the league in goals and points this season with 62 and 112, respectively (he’s only the 19th player in NHL history to reach the 60-goal plateau, and he’s the first to do it since 1996). However, as a special bonus for Russia and Sweden, the versions of NHL 09 in those countries will feature different NHL stars. Phaneuf has only been playing in the NHL for three seasons, but he’s already established himself as one of the game’s upper-echelon blueliners with two All-Star Game appearances and a nomination for this year’s Norris Trophy, which is awarded to the league’s top defenseman. Today, EA revealed that the coverboy for the game will be Dion Phaneuf (that’s DEE-awn fa-NOOF, where the last syllable rhymes with “hoof”), defenseman for the Calgary Flames. Unfortunately, I couldn’t spare the cash for NHL 08 when it came out, but I’ve really been anticipating NHL 09 a lot. I’ve always loved a good hockey game - from EA’s Genesis classic, NHL 95, to Sony’s old NHL FaceOff series on the PlayStation, all the way through to NHL 2002 from EA on the PS2, which was the last hockey game I bought - and that demo brought the fun back. Last fall, I downloaded the PlayStation Network demo of EA Sports’ NHL 08, and while it was only one period of hockey between the 2006-07 season’s Stanley Cup combatants, the Anaheim Ducks and the Ottawa Senators, I fell in love with the game.
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