This year, NHL 23 revealed its first-ever woman cover athlete in Sarah Nurse. In addition, NHL 23 introduces the IIHF Women’s National Teams in Hockey Ultimate Team, allowing the best women and men’s players in the world to compete on one lineup. To keep the hype going, EA has now revealed the Top Women’s players, including defenders, forwards, and goalies.
NHL 23 Top Women’s Player Ratings
EA released the full list of top-ranked women players in each position. You check out the list below for full details. Players are shown with their name, nation, position, and rating read from left to right.
Forwards
| Marie-Philip Poulin | Canada | C | 94 |
| Kendall Coyne Schofield | USA | LW | 93 |
| Hilary Knight | USA | RW | 93 |
| Brianne Jenner | Canada | C | 92 |
| Sarah Fillier | Canada | RW | 92 |
| Sarah Nurse | Canada | LW | 91 |
| Natalie Spooner | Canada | RW | 91 |
| Taylor Heise | USA | C | 91 |
| Amanda Kessel | USA | RW | 89 |
| Petra Nieminen | Finland | C | 89 |
Defenders
| Jenni Hiirikoski | Finland | 92 | |
| Megan Keller | USA | 91 | |
| Lee Stecklein | USA | 91 | |
| Jocelyne Larocque | Canada | 90 | |
| Renata Fast | Canada | 90 | |
| Erin Ambrose | Canada | 89 | |
| Cayla Barnes | USA | 89 | |
| Caroline Harvey | USA | 89 | |
| Ella Shelton | Canada | 88 | |
| Nelli Laitinen | Finland | 86 |
Goalies
| Ann-Renee Desbiens | Canada | 92 | |
| Anni Keisala | Finland | 90 | |
| Nicole Hensley | USA | 90 | |
| Emerance Maschmeyer | Canada | 89 | |
| Klara Peslarova | Czechia | 88 | |
| Maddie Rooney | USA | 88 | |
| Andrea Braendli | Switzerland | 87 | |
| Meeri Raisanen | Finland | 87 | |
| Aerin Frankel | USA | 87 | |
| Kristen Campbell | Canada | 87 |
NHL 23 launches October 14 for PlayStation and Xbox families with three days of early access, dual-entitlement, and more for fans pre-ordering the X-Factor Edition. Fans can pre-order the game now to get on the ice and experience the game ahead of launch. Be sure to catch up on other news surrounding NHL 23:
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