For the very first time, EA SPORTS has introduced playable women’s teams and full rosters to NHL 22, as part of the latest patch update. Starting today, players can take the ice with female icons such as Team Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin and Natalie Spooner; Team USA’s Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne-Schofield, and many more across a number of modes.
In addition, EA SPORTS and UNINTERRUPTED Canada just debuted the latest episode of Breaking Ice, which features members of the Canadian and U.S. Women’s National Teams discussing their work to create long-lasting and meaningful change in the world of sports.
Starting today, players can take the ice with female icons such as Team Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin and Natalie Spooner; Team USA’s Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne-Schofield, and many more across a number of modes.
The IIHF Men’s World Championship is also now playable as part of this latest update. Sixteen international men’s teams and ten international women’s teams have been added to NHL 22, each of which is playable in a variety of game modes, including Play Now, Online VS, Threes Now, and Shootout, along with their respective World Championship modes. The IIHF Men’s and Women’s teams follow the introduction of the prestigious IIHF World Junior Championship, which was added last month alongside various federations, logos, and uniforms being available in Ultimate Team and World of Chel.
These updates arrive shortly after the debut on the latest episode of the five-part digital series Breaking Ice, a collaboration between EA SPORTS and UNINTERRUPTED Canada that profiles champions of diversity in hockey. The episode, which features members of the Canadian and U.S.
