It's almost time, everyone...time for hockey to return.
There are certain times in the offseason when it hits us that the season is coming, and EA Sports announcing the cover athlete for the latest instalment of its NHL game is one of them.
NHL 24 is on the way and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will be the face of the long-running game franchise this year. He has won the Norris Trophy, a Stanley Cup and now gets the modern-day version of the glory of landing on a box of Wheaties.
Video games aren't the real thing, but the way they are made now sure scratch a lot of separate and distinct itches.