Patrick Kane dekes his way onto NHL 10 cover
by David Hinkle 
{ Jun 24th 2009 at 2:00AM } 
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EA's getting a new slapsticker for its NHL series of games, as the Chicago Blackhawks' right winger, Patrick Kane, will be gracing the cover of NHL 10. Drafted in 2007, the kid has been a great player since hitting the ice, and is a solid choice for the cover. But is he a better choice than the competition's cover guy? All we want to know is: where's the Sidney Crosby love? The Penguins did win the Stanley Cup this year, after all. Also, we looked that up on Wikipedia.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
aristokrat @ Jun 24th 2009 2:07AM
Ovechkin was already on NHL 07. Crosby's too much of a whiner for cover material.
Curtis @ Jun 24th 2009 5:37AM
I second this motion. I'd put Malkin before Crosby anyday.
Brandon @ Jun 24th 2009 8:20AM
All in favour?
Agreed, but not Malkin either. No Pens.
Cody @ Jun 24th 2009 10:09AM
WTF is hockey?
Go Gators!!
jbuers @ Jun 24th 2009 11:17AM
I think a custom cover may be in order for NHL '10...
http://www.jasonrubacky.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/crosby-diver.jpg
something along those lines...
Ravnos @ Jun 24th 2009 12:24PM
Gotta echo the comments here, if anyone from the Pens should be on the cover, it's Malkin. The guy won the Conn Smythe trophy this year, after all. That said, I have no problem with Kane on the cover. Not my first choice, but after they embarrassed the Flames this year, I find I can't hate the Hawks too much.
I'll probably keep playing NHL 07 for now, though. If you don't mind the outdated rosters, the $5 price tag on most used sports games makes them a hell of a bargain.
Follisimo @ Jun 24th 2009 2:11AM
Wow you guys are way late on reporting this news. Anyways the game with all the additions will easily trump NHL 09. If they can fix a couple of the glitch goals in the game then it will be a dream come true.
I'm happy Kane is on the cover since my Uncle works for the Hawks. Signed copy here I come.
Bushman311 @ Jun 24th 2009 2:13AM
fuckin Cindy Crysby...
PedoJokerBear (aka Deeznuts) @ Jun 24th 2009 9:14AM
whoa dude, tmi.
mike @ Jun 24th 2009 2:15AM
he definitely deserves it.
glad to see a buffalo ny native on the cover
KyleM785 @ Jun 24th 2009 2:25AM
looks like franzen is ready to rip out his mouthguard again, haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeOZ01ZCY3M
and
at least it's not crosby
Billybet @ Jun 24th 2009 2:54AM
Nobody can stand Crosby, seriously the guy is annoying, he takes being a douche-faced ass-sucker to a new level.
cheese @ Jun 24th 2009 3:11AM
Why the hell can't people who wear mouth-guards keep the damn things in their mouth?
WiredKnight @ Jun 24th 2009 4:20AM
Because silly designers at EA won't stop photoshopping them (halfway) into their mouths.
john @ Jun 24th 2009 7:59AM
It's out because Kan e has stated in several interviews that he chews on his mouthpiece while on the ice. Not exactly the brightest thing to do but that is the reason.
Stranger @ Jun 24th 2009 3:23AM
Think he could be bothered to put his fucking mouthguard in? That image makes him look like an asshole.
Dan Hoyt @ Jun 24th 2009 3:36AM
Bunch of sourpuss Detroit/Carolina/Washington/Philadelphia fuckers.
Get over it, the Pens won. Crosby should have been the frontman of NHL 10.
StupidDirigible @ Jun 24th 2009 12:29PM
Carolina fan here and I have no problem with Patty Kane he is a great player, and be real only the douchebags of the world think Sid is not a douche. If they had put Malkin on it good for him tough he is ugly as hell might scare little kids off. Oh and btw it you ever notice EA doesn't put the champs from the Stanley Cup on their covers, Stall was on '08 not '07 even though I don't think he should have been. But yeah no need to think its just us 4 teams fans bashing Sid.
InFaMoUs1- @ Jun 24th 2009 3:29AM
I'm sorry but Patrick who?
SwedishMafia @ Jun 24th 2009 3:46AM
I don't have a problem with Kane on the cover this year, but couldn't they find a better picture of him?
Jimbotron @ Jun 24th 2009 1:08PM
You should have three hearts for that comment.
No, scratch that. FOUR hearts.
Silent @ Jun 24th 2009 4:08AM
lol this seriously looks like some kid's face photoshopped onto some player's body. those proportions can't be right.
WiredKnight @ Jun 24th 2009 4:21AM
Also, there's no way that mouthguard would pop out at that angle.
BC @ Jun 24th 2009 4:27AM
dude looks like a lady
Theo @ Jun 24th 2009 6:50AM
the red wings should have won the cup. patrick kane is a good cover boy, but its no ovechkin
Pirate Penguin @ Jun 24th 2009 7:31AM
It is pretty obvious that the red wings should have won the cup. Obviously the NHL fixed it so the penguins would win the cup with their silly 'who won the most games out of 7' BS.
Ravnos @ Jun 24th 2009 12:12PM
Ovechkin was already on the cover in 07, though. They can't just keep putting the same person on the cover, unless they want to change the name of the series so it's like the old Wayne Gretzky hockey games.
xmkox @ Jun 24th 2009 8:14AM
hurts that much seeing crosby lifting the cup?
lokar82 @ Jun 24th 2009 11:18AM
Yes. Yes it does hurt that much. Shame the NHL has gone the way of the NBA in fixing games for its star players.
wolverine @ Jun 24th 2009 9:20AM
fuck cindy, little crying bitch.
Dreadhead541 @ Jun 24th 2009 9:44AM
he looks like a woman
uncle jesse @ Jun 24th 2009 10:07AM
What the hell is with the box art for all the hockey games this year, EA's and 2K's covers look brutal. What happened to just using a cool, REAL picture of the athlete?
As for the choice of Kane here, he's okay. I'm not a big fan of Crosby, but he probably should have gotten the cover. He did captain the team that won the cup. It also would have added more fuel to the fire for the Crosby vs Ovechkin war. I personally would have picked someone from the Red Wings. Maybe Zetterburg would have been a better choice?
Ravnos @ Jun 24th 2009 12:27PM
If they were going to pick a Penguin to be on the cover, Malkin would be a better choice than Crosby. There's a lot more middle ground in peoples opinions of him, whereas Crosby is very love-him-or-hate-him, and he was the Conn Smythe and Art Ross winner this year.
uncle jesse @ Jun 24th 2009 12:52PM
Honestly, it doesn't really matter who they put on the cover, I'm still going to buy the game. It seems like more of an honour to the ahtlete than anything, and that's why it should be one of the season or playoff leaders.
Andrew @ Jun 24th 2009 10:14AM
oh man, i laugh every time i hear people whining about crosby whining. anyone can admit that he complained to the refs a lot as a rookie but he's obviously matured and deserves to be the youngest captain EVER to raise the cup. i'm pretty sure people would always complain about crosby just like everyone who doesn't win the lottery and wishes they had all those millions. jealousy is human nature after all.
on a more relevant note, i think patrick kane was a good choice for the NHL '10 cover. he's got plenty of skill and is a good face for the nhl. i don't mind ovie being on a cover but the picture they chose looks idiotic.
aristokrat @ Jun 24th 2009 11:48AM
Yeah, it's not like he whined at all this year about a long-standing hockey tradition. Oh wait, yes he did. "Hey Mr. Ref, could you like make an announcement or something to tell people to stop throwing hats?" And then after the game he even admitted to this conversation and claimed it wasn't complaining. He's the NHL's poster boy, and he keeps asking for more and more. Wah, wah wah. It's a good thing he really helped out his team during Game 7, out wait, he was on the bench whining about his knee.
Mark C @ Jun 24th 2009 4:19PM
Matured enough to complain about people throwing hats on the ice after a HAT TRICK?
Grimm @ Jun 24th 2009 10:23AM
Awww yeahhh! Pat Kane and the Hawks are coming back next year to finish what they started!
Saneless @ Jun 24th 2009 10:55AM
Pens? This is NHL 20 -10- not 09. It makes sense to have a guy from the 2010 stanley cup winning team.
lokar82 @ Jun 24th 2009 11:19AM
@xmkox:Yes. Yes it does hurt that much to see the NHL going the way of the NBA and fixing games and championships for its favorite players.
Daniele @ Jun 24th 2009 11:56AM
i like kane because is from buffalo..but the picture is not that great
Ujn Hunter @ Jun 24th 2009 1:48PM
I'm a Penguins fan, and I'm glad Crosby is not on the cover... it's bad luck man! Beside Kaney is deserving of the exposure... I'm a HOCKEY fan so any great player to grace the cover is fine by me! People that bad mouth certain players like Crosby are obviously not HOCKEY fans, because those same people would take him on their team any day of the week.
Dethgar @ Jun 24th 2009 5:11PM
NHL...National Horse League, right?
Andrew @ Jun 24th 2009 7:57PM
im sorry, but if youve followed the NHL at all for the past few years, you'd know exactly who this kid is
Andrew @ Jun 24th 2009 8:01PM
for all the people saying "sidney crosby should be on the cover, he captained the stanley cup winning team"
a) this cover was probably chosen by EA several months ago
b) tell me the last time EA has put ANYONE on the cover from the stanley cup winning team? never
Bryan T @ Jun 24th 2009 8:25PM
Gary Bettman should have been on the cover. He won the cup.
nastysquar3d @ Jun 25th 2009 1:12PM
I'm a huge Penguins fan and admittedly a fan of Crosby too but I would have chose Malkin over Crosby for the cover... hell probably even Fluery over Crosby. I think that those two were more instrumental to the Penguins winning the cup than Crosby was.
And, to everyone talking about Crosby sitting out the the last period of the final, he stated in multiple interviews that he did so because he didn't feel he was 100% and didn't want to jeopardize a win by being on the ice. I feel that speaks volumes for his committal to putting the team and the win first.
kolobos2812 @ Jun 29th 2009 11:17PM
Im a Big Time kane fan as well as blackhawks so i cant wait for NHL 10 to come out ... Kane is a Beast
kolobos2812 @ Jun 29th 2009 11:21PM
Im a Big Time kane fan as well as blackhawks so i cant wait for NHL 10 to come out ... Kane is a Beast