The Franchise Mode is pretty wild stuff, but an even deeper level of customization can be found within the popular EA Sports Hockey League (EASHL). Las Vegas was also an option being shown as part of the E3 build but with the recent expansion announcement it’s not known if the NHL 17 team will remove that and replace it with another city.

Going deeper into the personalization of the way players want to run their own hockey team is the fact you can also attempt to relocate your team where you’ll run into a whole slew of challenges there including first negotiating with the city you want to go to over who will pay for the arena in the first place.Īt the moment it’s not entirely certain what options there will be for relocation but Halifax, Hamilton, Hartford and Seattle are known destinations.

Gamers will be able to accomplish this by properly budgeting out player and hockey personnel salaries, setting a marketing budget, running promotions such as bobblehead nights, upgrading their facilities’ amenities, and even setting the prices of tickets, parking and concessions – such as hot dogs. Not only will you as the GM be responsible for making trades, signing players and staying competitive while navigating the murky waters of the salary cap, you’ll also be responsible for trying to turn a profit for your owner. Replacing the Be A GM mode from pervious iterations, this new one will play exactly the same as before, with one key difference, the element of owners.

The best example of this is in the NHL 17’s Franchise Mode. A lot of focus appears to be on making every person’s experience who picks up a copy of NHL 17 unique in his/her own way with a variety of customization and personalization options spread out across the game’s various modes.

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