NEW YORK - The National Hockey League, in association with Electronic Arts Inc., today announced a unique EA SPORTS™ NHL®21 activation ahead of the game's release date on Oct. 16. For the first time ever, NHL gaming fans will have the opportunity for a sneak peek of EA SPORTS™ NHL®21, hockey's premier video game franchise, with the NHL Gaming First Look™: EA SPORTS NHL 21 tournament. The tournament, which will feature top players and influencers from the NHL gaming community, will be broadcast on
twitch.tv/nhl
on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. ET. Encore presentations also will air on NBCSN in the U.S., Sportsnet in Canada and Viasat in Europe as well as social platforms of the NHL and its global broadcast partners.
NHL gaming presents first-look tournament of EA SPORTS NHL 21
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