From the very early age of three, Perttu “Beniittto” Kemppainen was interested in the NHL video game. He grew fond of the game and later on as the game's competitive side started developing, he began to take the game more seriously. Like many of us, @Beniittto grew up with the game and has been a fan of the series for almost two decades. He is a proud owner of every version since NHL 08. Beniittto first hopped on the ECL ice in the very first season when he was only 13 years old. You could say he has grown up alongside the 6v6 scene and been a part of our story at SportsGamer from the very beginning.
Beniittto is a player who has truly won it all during his career. NHL 24 has been no exception, to name a few of Beniitttos achievements during NHL 24:
ECL ‘24: Elite winner as the captain of hREDS
Forward of The Season in ECL ‘24: Winter
eHockey SM 2024 winner as the captain of Parasite
As one of the OGs in the 6v6 scene, Beniittto also leads all-time points on our platform. In 615 games he has gathered a combined points total of 1874, which means he has managed to keep up a 3,05 point per game pace now for multiple years. What makes this achievement so great is that he has been playing against the best defenders and goalies for the majority of his career and has still managed to score so many points.
This season Beniittto continues as the captain of his team, a team he started originally as long ago as 2019. The team has for the most part been known as hREDS, but started as Delusion. After the hREDS organization shut down its operations, the team was briefly renamed Parasite and is now known as Valokuitunen Esports.
How does it feel to be chosen as the cover gamer of the top NHL Esports league?
“It feels great, there have been a lot of great players chosen as the cover gamer and it is an honor to be among them.”
List of previous ECL cover gamers:
ECL 8: Erik @Eki Tammenpää
ECL 9: Hannes @Hansulinho Kettunen
ECL 10: Casper @ICappeI Lundgren
ECL 11: Tuukka @FlyerKungen Kuha
ECL 12: Niklas @NikkeDangles Tukiainen
ECL '22: Winter: Johan @Lehmannens Lehmann & Hampus @l-Furyan-l Duvefelt
ECL '23: Spring: Niklas @uhNikke Nieminen
ECL '23: Winter: Erik @Eki Tammenpää
ECL '23: Spring: Tomi @tomboo- Laitinen
ECL ‘24: Winter: Adam @dzouvi Menšík
What has been the best moment in your career so far?
“It has to be winning ECL 12 on LAN since it was the first LAN I won.”
Since you have been phenomenally successful in big matches, what is the key to a superior performance when preparing for a game?
“I don't do anything special, I just focus on the fact that I want to win and try to play my best game.”
What do you enjoy most about competing at the highest level?
“I just enjoy competing, I have always wanted to be good at the games I play and there is always room for improvement.”
You have played this game on a high level for so many years, what direction do you see the competitive side of the game taking?
“I think the scene has seen better days, but I am hoping the scene will bounce back and reach new heights.”
What are some of your personal goals for the current ECL season?
“I always want to win the championship and maybe break some records!”
Lastly, as a player who has won it all do you ever see yourself retiring?
“I have played NHL games my whole life and can't see myself not doing that, there are always more things to win and more things to achieve and that is what keeps me going.”
We are wishing all teams an enjoyable ECL '24: Spring season full of exciting games and hard competition! Make sure to tune in for our broadcasts at Twitch.tv/SportsGamerGG!
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