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High Five: Jonathan Toews' And Patrick Kane's Top 5 Video Game Hockey Players
There are, of course, many differences between the NHL and NFL. But being the gaming fanatics that we are, there's one difference that stands out to us the most: For pro hockey players, being on the cover of an EA Sports game is actually a good thing. Just ask Patrick Kane. After appearing on the cover of NHL 10, he and the Chicago Blackhawks would go on to hoist the Stanley Cup. Now that his teammate, Hawks captain Jonathan Toews, is on the cover of the new (and critically acclaimed) NHL 11, the Chi-Town squad seems destined for a repeat. We caught up with Jon and Patrick during the NHL 11 launch event in NYC, where the two champs told us their top 5 video game hockey players. At ages 22 and 21, respectively, Toews and Kane may be too young to remember sonning fools with Roenick and Mogilny, but they still had some interesting insights as to who to rock with in 2011...
PATRICK KANE & HENRIK SEDIN
Patrick says: "It
SIDNEY CROSBY & DANIEL SEDIN
Patrick says: "Sidney is really fast and he
ALEXANDER OVECHKIN & SIDNEY CROSBY
Patrick says: "A lot of Ovechkin's shots overpower the goalie and they go right in. His shot in the game is actually really realistic compared to how it is in real life because he scores all the time."
Jonathan says: "Crosby and Ovechkin are basically interchangeable."
MARIAN HOSSA & ALEXANDER OVECHKIN
Patrick says: "Marian is really big and strong. He hardly ever gets knocked off the puck in the game which is actually how he is in real life. He