NHL 09Recently over at the official NHL 09 producer blog Andy Agostini revealed some new information regarding the much loved “Be a Pro” mode making its appearance in NHL 09. “Be A Pro” draws parallels with its Madden counterpart, in that it allows you to play out your own rags to riches career starting from the bottom and working your way all the way up to the Stanley Cup if you have the skills.

NHL 09“The mode starts you out as a top prospect in an NHL organization, where you will be assigned to the teams AHL affiliate to work your way up to the big club. While down there you will have to play well and earn the trust of the coaches, for you to start playing on the teams top lines. Your very own hockey card will mark your progress, from your rookie days to a potentially legendary ending. With all the young stars in this years draft it will be interesting to see which ones make the jump to the NHL and which have to go through the AHL to make it there.”

It sounds quite in depth and could add even more hours to a game with an already incredibly deep franchise mode. Not to mention the inclusion of European Leagues in the game! This should keep hockey gamers playing well into 2010!

“The new leagues are the German DEL, Czech O2 Extraliga and for the first time ever in a hockey video game the Russian Superliga. I love playing with these teams from these leagues as you get to see some of the NHL stars of the future as a lot of the European youngsters play in these leagues before they make it to the NHL. Some of the players drafted in this year’s NHL draft will be in NHL 09 due to these leagues.”

NHL 09The team over at EA seem to be doing some great work on this series, and after last years incredible effort NHL 09 is not resting on its laurels and continues to improve in every area. I tip my hat to those guys, they have rejuvenated the series and deserve all the praise they get.

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