While we are nearing the release of Madden NFL 15 in a few weeks, EA Sports has another couple games scheduled to release only a few weeks after, including NHL 15. The season may not have ended long ago, but gamers are surely ready to get back on the ice once again with the first entry in the series to release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Plenty have been wondering who the highest rated players in the game would be and now that question has been answered with the release of the top 50 players in the game by EA Sports.
The top of the list is no real surprise, with Sidney Crosby being the face of the sport for years now. Oddly enough, cover athlete Patrice Bergeron only makes it onto the list at #21, though he was voted in by the fan’s vote. However, you might would have thought they might have boosted him a little as a result.
NHL 15 is set to release on September 9 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. You can check out the full list of the top 50 players in the game below:
50. Mikko Koivu (89) Overall – Minnesota Wild
49. Patrick Marleau (89) Overall – San Jose Sharks
48. Corey Crawford (89) Overall – Chicago Blackhawks
47. Joe Thornton (89) Overall – San Jose Sharks
46. Mike Smith (89) Overall – Arizona Coyotes
45. Nicklas Backstrom (89) Overall – Washington Capitals
44. Ryan Miller (89) Overall – Vancouver Canucks
43. Eric Staal (89) Overall – Carolina Hurricanes
42. Semyon Varlamov (89) Overall – Colorado Avalanche
41. Ryan McDonagh (89) Overall – New York Rangers
40. Niklas Kronwall (89) Overall – Detroit Red Wings
39. Roberto Luongo (89) Overall – Florida Panthers
38. David Backes (89) Overall – St. Louis Blues
37. David Krejci (89) Overall – Boston Bruins
36. Joe Pavelski (89) Overall – San Jose Sharks
35. Erik Karlsson (89) Overall – Ottawa Senators
34. Patrick Kane (89) Overall – Chicago Blackhawks
33. Ryan Kesler (90) Overall – Anaheim Ducks
32. Sergei Bobrovsky (90) Overall – Columbus Blue Jackets
31. Alex Pietrangelo (90) Overall – St. Louis Blues
30. Matt Duchene (90) Overall – Colorado Avalanche
29. Jamie Benn (90) Overall – Dallas Stars
28. P.K. Subban (90) Overall – Montreal Canadiens
27. Phil Kessel (90) Overall – Toronto Maple Leafs
26. Taylor Hall (90) Overall – Edmonton Oilers
25. Zach Parise (90) Overall- Minnesota Wild
24. Claude Giroux (90) Overall – Philadelphia Flyers
23. Pekka Rinne (91) Overall – Nashville Predators
22. Marian Hossa (91) Overall – Chicago Blackhawks
21. Patrice Bergeron (91) Overall – Boston Bruins
20. Zdeno Chara (91) Overall – Boston Bruins
19. Anze Kopitar (91) Overall – Los Angeles Kings
18. Drew Doughty (91) Overall – Los Angeles Kings
17. John Tavares (91) Overall – New York Islanders
16. Henrik Zetterberg (92) Overall- Detroit Red Wings
15. Ryan Suter (92) Overall – Minnesota Wild
14. Duncan Keith (92) Overall – Chicago Blackhawks
13. Tuukka Rask (92) Overall – Boston Bruins
12. Evgeni Malkin (92) Overall – Pittsburgh Penguins
11. Carey Price (92) Overall – Montreal Canadiens
10. Corey Perry (92) Overall – Anaheim Ducks
9. Ryan Getzlaf (92) Overall – Anaheim Ducks
8. Jonathan Quick (93) Overall – Los Angeles Kings
7. Henrik Lundqvist (93) Overall – New York Rangers
6. Pavel Datsyuk (93) Overall – Detroit Red Wings
5. Shea Weber (93) Overall – Nashville Predators
4. Alexander Ovechkin (93) Overall – Washington Capitals
3. Jonathan Toews (93) Overall – Chicago Blackhawks
2. Steven Stamkos (93) Overall – Tampa Bay Lightning
1. Sidney Crosby (96) Overall – Pittsburgh Penguins
