NHL 23 MVP selection revealed by EA Sports

In early 2023, EA SPORTS revealed its NHL Team of the Year 23 Roster, an annual list that celebrates the NHL’s best athletes over the previous calendar year. After revealing a preliminary list of nominees earlier this week, EA SPORTS selected the athletes (one in each position) who represented the best on the ice in 2022.

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Visit the official NHL Team of the Year 23 website here for more information on this year’s winners:

Cal Makar – Widely considered one of the best defensemen and players in the NHL, Makar won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022 and won the Conn Smith Trophy as the 2022 Playoffs’ Most Valuable Athlete. Similarly, last year, Makar reached his 200th career point in 195 games, the fastest to reach the mark of any NHL defensive player to date.

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Roman Josey – Last year, defenseman Josie scored an extraordinary 96 points for the Nashville Predators and became the single-season points leader, breaking Paul Kariya’s previous record of 85 points set in 2005-2006. Gossie’s 96 points also made him the first defenseman to score 90 points in a single season since Ray Burke in 1993-94. Josie finished second for the Norris Award despite having the most votes.

Igor Shesterkin – As a goaltender for the New York Rangers, Shesterkin was adept in 2022 with 79 saves in his first game in the NHL playoffs, setting the all-time record for saves in a playoff game for the second-most saves in a playoff game in the entire league. Shesterkin was also named a First Team All-Star after the end of the playoffs. 935 save percentage for the 2021-2022 season was the third highest in league history among goaltenders who have played at least 50 games in a season.

Connor McDavid- Considered by many to be the fastest player in the league, center McDavid led his Edmonton Oilers to the Western Conference Finals in 2022, leading among all playoff players with 10 goals and 23 assists. McDavid also became the first player since Peter Forsberg in 2002 to be the first player to score without playing in the Final Round. In McDavid’s 2022-23 season opener, Connor increased his career point total to 700, becoming the sixth-fastest player to reach the milestone and the fastest since the 1980s. He finished second in the 2021-22 Hart Trophy.

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Nathan McKinnon- Historically an exceptional player in the post-season, McKinnon was also part of the 2022 Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche as he led all skaters with 13 goals going into the 2022 playoffs. In league history by average annual value, McKinnon continues to deliver at an impressive pace while at the same Time to overcome injuries.

austin matthews- For the 2021-22 season, Matthews set records for most goals scored in a season by an American-born and Maple Leaf player, eventually winning the Rocket Richard Trophy for the second consecutive season, and the Ted Lindsay Award for Most Valuable Player voted for. by teammates and the Hart Trophy for Most Valuable Player. Matthews’ stellar performance as a Maple Leaf has become even more remarkable of late, as he becomes the fastest Leafs player to score 500 career points. The 25-year-old still has plenty of wood to burn, as evidenced by his 60 league goals last season despite losing 9 matches.

To celebrate winning one of hockey’s most iconic rosters, all Team of the Year members will receive a new, updated Ultimate Team player item that players can add to their roster. Each player on the roster was also given a trophy showing the award.

NHL 23 is available for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. For more information about EA SPORTS NHL, visit www.easports.com/NHL.

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