We’ve been getting an abundance of NHL 17 information this week, and now EA has opened up a Q&A page for fans to ask questions about the latest iteration of the game. The questions so far have revealed a number of improvements coming to NHL 17, including how skating and AI will be improved.
We’ve taken a number of the most popular questions for you to look at, which you can find below. Questions are still being answered, so if you have one you’d like to ask, I recommend heading over to Ask NHL.
Will NHL 17 be releasing a trailer at E3?
June 22 will be the first official trailer.
Can you talk about crease battles and cross crease goals from last year?
Yes. When we looked at one of the main issues for defenders it was the ability to tightly mark a player in front of the net or on the weak side. Last year, there was a big focus on getting defensive deflections and interceptions right but this year, we really wanted to focus on that close defending of a player. With net battles and extended stick lifts, you are given tools to tie up a player in front of the net so that you can take the goal side position and move them out from screening your goalie, tie up their stick, or simply just get in the way of them making a play.
