EA Nabs NHL License on 1UP
(thanks PiTiFUL) is a story based some brief happenings on the
EA Sports Website
that may have tipped off a future announcement. According to the story, several
graphics appeared for a while on the site with the words "exclusive license,"
indicating the possibility that a deal has been signed for pro hockey rights,
along the lines of the exclusive deal EA inked last year with the NFL
(
story). The article quotes both EA and NHL2K publisher 2K Sports
as calling the apparent revelation a mistake, though attempts to contact the NHL
about this (in spite of all the time on their hands) were unsuccessful.