Last week I had the pleasure to kick off the 2017-18 season of Chocolate Hockey Plays with Bears rookie defenseman Lucas Johansen as we played a game of NHL 18 together.
Funny enough, Johansen isn’t even in the game, so I took the time to make his player but not fill out his ratings. We let him pick his “overalls” in multiple categories with what stats he thinks he truly has.
NHL 18 is over two months old this week. The game, which was released on September 15, adds a number of new features but retains an incredible amount of accuracy to the season as it goes along. Every so often, the in-game rosters are updated to reflect injuries, call-ups, and any players affected by injury.
There have been eight such updates so far this season, and reflect moves such as the recalls of Chandler Stephenson and Madison Bowey to Washington.
Wednesday morning EA Sports announced they have released a special Chris Bourque card in NHL 17 Hockey Ultimate Team in honor of his performance at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic.
Bourque, who was captain of the AHL All-Star team’s Eastern Conference squad, posted one goal and four assists in the game. The Atlantic Divison lost to the Central Divison in a shootout after not losing a game in their first three games.
In this episode of Chocolate Hockey Plays, Jakub Vrana and Vitek Vanecek tackle the FIFA FUT Draft. After selecting a team, the two take on another person online. The results are hilarious.
During the regular season, we began our Hershey Bears video game series with Bears forward Jakub Vrana taking on Jonas Siegenthaler in a game of FIFA 16. Now, only weeks away from UFC 202, featuring a rematch of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, we have decided it’s now a perfect time to feature another match-up from that day. Vrana takes on Liam O’Brien in UFC 2. Vrana will fight out of the blue corner as Nate Diaz, as O’Brien fights out of the red as The Notorious Conor McGregor.
Ladies and gentlemen, the time has arrived. Jakub Vrana v. Jonas Siegenthaler. FIFA 16. Two of the biggest prospects in the Washington Capitals organization take each other on in one of the most popular videos games ever made.
