Last week EA Sports declined comment on a rumor that NHL 11 would include all top-flight juniors teams from the Canadian Hockey League. The Canadian Broadcasting Company is now reporting the inclusion as fact.
https://lastchance.cc/nhl-11-to-feature-canadian-hockey-league-5524955%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Again, that level of hockey is completely different from minor league hockey elsewhere in North America. The players are 16 to 20 years old, come from all over the world and are considered the gameâs top prospects. So the inclusion of Major Junior Hockey will deepen the gameâs franchise and singleplayer modes, if those clubs figure into personnel decisions, or are stops along your playerâs path to the NHL.
The CBC story assumes without quoting EA that the real-life rosters of all teams will be used; I donât know the terms of the CHLâs licensing agreement for the use of its playersâ likenesses. Minor leaguers in North American baseball, for example, are not eligible to appear in video games. Canadian Major Junior hockey is recognized as professional by some entities (such as the American NCAA) but their earnings hardly compare to minor league hockey. This detail Iâd leave up in the air for now.
Video game to Include Q-League Teams [CBC via Operation Sports]
