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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterAug 22, 2024, 11:00 AM ET
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Instead of just one cover athlete, EA Sports chose to go with three from the same family, selecting Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes for the cover of NHL 25.
Jack and Luke, who are teammates with the New Jersey Devils, and Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn are the first brothers to be on the cover of the NHL series and are believed to be first family to grace the cover of a sports gaming franchise.
NHL 25 will be released Oct. 4, the same day the season opens with the Buffalo Sabres facing Jack, Luke and the Devils in the NHL Global Series in Prague, Czechia.
“I think all of us are just honored because it’s a hard thing to be on the cover and there’s so many great players in the league,” said Quinn Hughes, the reigning Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s top defenseman. “For them to decide to attach their brand with the three of us was pretty cool.”
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Hockey has seen siblings before, with more than 200 of them having reached the NHL. The Hughes are the latest with an opportunity to be one of the game’s most memorable families.
Their father, Jim, was a captain at Providence before becoming an assistant coach with the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, who then promoted him to director of player development. Their mother, Ellen, played hockey as a three-sport athlete at the University of New Hampshire. She was a member of the United States women’s national team that won a silver medal at the 1992 world championships, then was an assistant coach for UNH’s women’s hockey and soccer teams before becoming a broadcaster.
“I think we grew up on the game,” Luke Hughes said. “I don’t think our parents let us have it at too young an age. I think our first couple games were NHL 14, 15, 16. [Players such as] Patrice Bergeron…
Source link : https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/40949737/jack-luke-quinn-hughes-nhl-25-cover-first-brothers
Author : Ryan Clark
Publish date : 2024-08-22 16:30:22
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