Another Blackhawks Cover Boy?
After winning the Stanley Cup, the Blackhawks are thinking all about getting two in a row. The Blackhawks popularity has continued to grow as shirts, hats, and jerseys with the Indian head have continued to fly off the shelves.
Less than a week after the Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup, it appears they already have an impressive “two in a row” coming their way.
It appears that for the second year in a row, a member of the Chicago Blackhawks will be the cover boy for the EA Sports NHL video game franchise.
Blackhawk forward and Stanley Cup hero Patrick Kane was the cover boy of the NHL 10 video game, as he became the first ever member of the Blackhawks to be a cover boy of a video game. Now, it appears that the Blackhawk’s captain, Jonathan Toews will be given the spot on the cover.
Photos have surfaced of the potential cover of the NHL 11 video game (see above). These photos appeared on the EA Sports website, but have since been removed.
If Toews were given the spot on the front of the game, this would be the first time that any video game company has given the cover to two members of the same team in consecutive years.
The move would make sense for EA Sports. The Blackhawk’s popularity is at an all-time high, and their players have become as well known as the Indian head itself. The victory tour has taken the Blackhawks to seemingly every bar in Chicago, Wrigley Field for the Crosstown Classic, and even to Hollywood, as they appeared again on the Tonight Show.
So it only seems right that the captain of the Stanley Cup champions and Conn Smythe award winner receives the proper recognition.
If you have ever tried the NHL 10 video game, you may have even noticed a little hint dropped by EA Sports. The game features a video during the loading which shows team captains from the past hoisting the Stanley Cup over their head.
The only player who hadn’t ever hoisted the cup when the game was made was Jonathan Toews. Was this a prediction from EA Sports, or a hint at the newest cover boy?
The official announcement from EA Sports is expected to come next week. If Toews is the cover boy, the Blackhawks will have made video game history with a repeat. Of course, this could be just the first repeat for the Blackhawks.
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ok can i get a i told you so!!! i called this about 2 weeks ago haha
That would be crazy! Could it be the opposite of Maddens cover curse?!? ha