Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal is the cover athlete and spokesman for NHL 08 from Electronic Arts. At the age of more »23 with just 4 NHL seasons under his belt, this promising young player has scored a combined 75 goals over the past 2 seasons, notched 100 points in 2006, and was voted into his first All-Star game in 2007. Already a core member of the Hurricanes, Staal led the team in points (28) during their successful 2006 Stanley Cup Playoff run that resulted in a Championship. Aside from his exceptional talent on the ice, Staal is also known as an avid gamer. NHL 08 brings back the champion of hockey games with better gameplay and faster on-ice action. Take command of tape-to-tape passing, behind-the-net plays and precision give-and-go attacks. Dominate the ice with NHL caliber goaltending, skating, checking and puck handling with the deeply enhanced animation system. Featuring all-new presentation elements, commentary and cut-scenes, NHL 08 brings the ice to you. Now you get into the action! Incredible new Character animations for goaltending, checking, shooting and passing bring you authentic on-ice action An unsurpassed franchise experience hinges a team's success on your ability to schedule workouts, scrimmages and manage team chemistry Online gameplay and comprehensive online features - Completely online stat tracking, buddy lists management and online leagues It's every man for himself in an all-out hockey Free-4-All. Using only one side of the rink, challenge up to three friends online and see who can score the most goals in your fight to dominate the hockey world « less