Which IIHF Women’s Team are you playing as first? □□ #NHL22 /btsNYaaJwQĪccording to NHL 22‘s website, the ten women’s teams that are available to play include teams from Canada, Czech Republic (Czechia), Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, and USA. VP and GM at EA Sports Sean Ramjagsingh also commented in the press release, where he said, “The introduction of this latest IIHF content to NHL 22 continues the franchise’s evolution to reflect the growing diversity of its fanbase.” IIHF president Luc Tardif shared his optimism for the future of women’s representation in hockey and video games, saying, “We have taken a positive step today to ensure stronger representation for women in ice hockey’s digital landscape.” Representation matters, and I’m thrilled that every young girl who picks up a controller to play NHL 22 can feel like hockey is a sport for her, too.” ![]() IIHF also shared a press release regarding their collaboration with EA, where Team Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin expressed her gratitude for being a part of the update and the impact that’ll result from the inclusion of women’s teams in NHL 22, “It has been such a privilege to lace up my digital skates for the very first time in NHL 22, and to get to do so while playing for my country makes it all the more surreal. Today, EA announced on Twitter that the update was live, and players can now play as iconic players like Team USA’s Hilary Knight, Team Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin, and many more players from ten different international women’s teams.Īlong with the announcement, EA also released a promotional video for the update on YouTube, shown below, which featured several prominent women hockey players from Team USA and Team Canada speaking about their experiences growing up with a lack of representation of women’s hockey in video games and how the inclusion of women hockey players will have a significant impact on young girls and boys. ![]() ![]() However, the biggest addition that came with the new update is the inclusion of International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) women’s teams due to a partnership between EA and IIHF.
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