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NHLGamers, With the NHL's return to play programme seemingly working great, we're getting closer by the minute to having hockey back in our lives. Besides the Stanley Cup Playoffs a spring tradition that's been dear to our gamer hearts has been the NHL GWC, which the NHL broke silence on today by announcing a continuation of the tournament. The 2020 NHL Gaming World Championship will resume and conclude with remotely produced regional final events. The Grand final has been cancelled in order to comply with social gathering and travel restrictions. However, this frees up a whole lot of prize pool money, which has been allocated towards the regional finals, where Regional Champions will now earn $10,000 USD whereas Runner-Ups will earn $2,500 USD. Other prizes have also been increased in amount. The regional finals will feature a total of twenty-four players - the top four players from each region on both PS4 and Xbox. The remaining competitors include 2019 World Champion Matthew "Top-Shelf-Cookie" Gutkoski, 2018 & 2019 GWC finalists John "Johnwaynee90" Casagranda and Matthew @YungGren Grenier to name a few. A schedule for the regional finals will be released in the coming days. All of the events will be broadcast on the NHL's Twitch-channel, NBCSN (US), Sportsnet (CAN) and Viasat (EU) as well as various social platforms of the NHL and its global broadcast partners. Fan favorite, Emmy-nominated sports and esports commentator Arda Ocal returns together with YouTube sensation Andrew @Nasher Telfer to provide play-by-play and game analysis. NBC Sports reporter Corey Robinson is a newcomer in the team, he will help viewers get an inside look on things and get to know the competitors. Another returning aspect is The GWC Lobby, which is a pregame show dedicated to profiling competitors, reviewing team selections and breaking down player strategy. This show is hosted by gaming experts Cole "TacTix" Mogg and Cam "NoSleeves" Halbert. Cole "TacTix" Mogg and Cam "NoSleeves" Halbert will host The GWC Lobby prior to regional final broadcasts. Here are the remaining competitors in the NHL GWC: 🇪🇺 EU Regional Final (Xbox) Paul @PleeMaker Arontie Henrik @Eken45jr Eklund Samuli @ssampee37 Mäntylä Joonas @SUPERVIRTA Virta 🇪🇺 EU Regional Final (PS4) Roni @MrNipsuli Kajan Arttu @Artuzio Mustila Juuso @Kemppane_ Kemppainen Samu @Suppe19 Salmela 🇺🇸 US Regional Final (Xbox) Eric "PureFishin" Fisher Matthew "TSCCookie" Gutkoski Josh @OFs Fuss Josh "LAK1NGS23" Gonzalez 🇺🇸 US Regional Final (PS4) David "JrPens91" Roebuck Gage "Mekilu" Baker Jonah "dirtyduster1" Pollack John "Johnwaynee90" Casagranda 🇨🇦 CAN Regional Final (Xbox) Carson "CoreyPerry1" Bellaire Jonathan @Mxtayer Metayer Harley "Sitful" Sitko Chris @Odie O'Donnell 🇨🇦 CAN Regional Final (PS4) Justin @Regs84 Reguly Matthew @YungGren Grenier Brett @desyd19 Deschene Luke "Drewy_12" Drewitt

NHLGamers, YMCA Esports is an organization hailing from Tampere, Finland priding themselves in developing Finnish esports and has been a force in the field since being established, also receiving recognition in the Häme area sports gala 2019 as an actor of a new era. Previously, YMCA has been affiliated with GHETTO FIREBIRDS in the NHL scene, but the two parties went separate ways in March. Now YMCA is ready to make another push with the newly signed roster of Unlucky Boys HC. The team will continue under the name YMCA Esports. "I'm extremely excited about our cooperation with YMCA. The organisation has seemed really professional right from the get go and our ambitions seemed to line up nicely. I believe that this partnership will help us take that last step that we've been longing for. We're going to go into the upcoming FCL and ECL seasons with the goal to win, and we're ready to compete whenever the puck drops." - Captain Antti @Anhel Kuru about the future with YMCA Esports Kuru has captained the team since Unlucky Boys was first founded in ECL 4. The team started their journey in ECL Pro, but quickly claimed a spot at the top level and hasn't let up since. Last season was close to being their first showing in the semifinals, as the quarterfinals against hREDS ended in a heartbreaking game seven loss that none of the UB players will want to look back on. Determined to take the last step, the team is pushing forward with the same roster that worked for them in ECL 10. Follow YMCA Esports NHL and YMCA Esports on social media here: https://twitter.com/Ymca_NHL https://twitter.com/EsportsYmca https://www.instagram.com/ymcaesports