Plymouth Whalers hit the big time with inclusion in EA Sports video game hockey franchise
Most hockey players have three dreams. Play on an NHL team, win the Stanley Cup, and legitimately see yourself in a hockey video game (you know, without player creation and all that.) Well, those on the Plymouth Whalers can now knock one of those off.Excerpt:Fans of the Plymouth Whalers minor-league hockey team will be able to play their team in upcoming Electronic Arts Inc. video games, including the “EA Sports NHL’11”. The Canadian Hockey League — made up of the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League — has inked a four-year deal to include its 60 teams for the first time in upcoming EA Sports products. The OHL’s Whalers are owned by Peter Karmanos Jr., the Compuware Corp. founder who started the Plymouth franchise in 1990 as the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors. The team plays at Compuware Arena in Plymouth Township that Karmanos built in 1996. Read the entire article here.
Most hockey players have three dreams. Play on an NHL team, win the Stanley Cup, and legitimately see yourself in a hockey video game (you know, without player creation and all that.) Well, those on the Plymouth Whalers can now knock one of those off.
Excerpt:
Fans of the Plymouth Whalers minor-league hockey team will be able to play their team in upcoming Electronic Arts Inc. video games, including the “EA Sports NHL’11”.
The Canadian Hockey League — made up of the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League — has inked a four-year deal to include its 60 teams for the first time in upcoming EA Sports products.
The OHL’s Whalers are owned by Peter Karmanos Jr., the Compuware Corp. founder who started the Plymouth franchise in 1990 as the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors. The team plays at Compuware Arena in Plymouth Township that Karmanos built in 1996.
Read the entire article here.
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