As Toronto Maple Leafs fans continue to find different ways to get their hockey fix during the absence of our favourite game, many people, like myself, have found themselves spending hours in front of their televisions playing the most recent instalment from EA Sports’s hockey series, NHL 20.
At the NHL awards in early 2019, former video game cover star P.K Subban revealed that EA chose Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews to be the next face of their franchise, making him the cover athlete for their upcoming release.
I’m sure 20 years ago being on the cover of a video game was definitely not number one every NHL player’s bucket list, but as the game has become a more influential part of the young fans and players who drive hockey culture, being the prime representative of the NHL on that large of a scale is an honour that a lot of players should be proud to have.