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Hey NHL Gamers, French magazine "Slapshot", one of the nation's biggest hockey publications around since the year 2000, included a 2-page news story about e-sports and virtual hockey gaming called "À quand la Stanley Cup virtuelle?" ("When will we see the virtual Stanley Cup?") in their latest September - November 2017 release #88. Besides the NHL and other hockey related stories, they have been talking about recent e-hockey developments and NHLGamer's ECL in their "Prolongations" section on pages 54 and 55. Thanks to the authors, we are allowed to share both pages with you for free - you can read them here: Slapshot_88_E-Sports.pdf For everyone who's not capable of speaking French, we created an English translation on our own. Minor inaccuracies may be present due to limited French skills on our end! What do you think about Slapshot's take on our ECL and the developments in e-hockey and e-sports in general? Let us know in the comments! @gzell60 for NHLGamer.com- 6 comments
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Hello NHLGamers, Today we bring you a different kind of news story, albeit a very welcome one. We are very happy to announce we've received word that our fellow NHLGamer member, previous ECL championship winner and immensly talented NHL 17 player @Hansulinho has signed a contract with well-known e-Sports organization ENCE eSports. First of all, a big round of applause to Hansu for what we're sure is an insanely exciting opportunity. Second of all, this signals there is growing interest in creating an eSports scene using the NHL series as a platform. With trailblazers like Hansulinho and other profiles in the community leading the way, this could hopefully lead to some great opportunities in the future. We had a chance to talk to Hansu for a few minutes to find out his reaction to the new contract; NHLG: First off, congratulations Hansu! So, tell us about ENCE! Hansulinho: Thank you! Well, ENCE is basically a Finnish eSports organization. They have their own CS:GO & Overwatch teams and Starcraft and Heartsone players. Now they are expanding to console sports and want me to be their "NHL-player". So what does this mean, practically? Practically, they want me to improve mine and their visibility in the eSports scene. This also means representing them in upcoming tournaments and events! Quite an opportunity, huh? Honestly, this is a project full of opportunities! I believe this will bring my "career" quite a large boost and I can't wait to see what the future brings - exciting times. What are your thoughts on NHL and eSports in the future? In my opinion it's definitely growing. To be honest, so far it's been growing in baby steps, but there may be big changes in the future. I'm sure many of us would like to know, what made you so successfull in the Versus game mode? Basically, many years of experience and having played in so many important games. The tolerance of stress grows from the experience and it has given me the ability to win tight games consistently. The ECL quarter finals are under way - how is the atmosphere in the Laser HT locker room regarding your matchup with Northern Ascendancy? Feels great, getting to play against dear enemies and friends again. Hopefully we'll be able to win this one! (Editors note: After 3 games, the matchup is 2-1 Laser) Finally and most importantly, what is the secret to beating last years finalist in the Finnish Championships, @Kenu, in Versus? Well, it's not that hard really. Just score more goals than him... Hansulinho Fact Box [Player Profile] 4-time Finnish National Champion in Versus Participated in all 3 ECL tournaments, twice for Nordic Blizzard (champions of ECL 1) and now Laser HT 117 ECL regular season points in 29 games and 67 playoff points in 22 games Favors the RW position in EASHL Read the full announcement article at: http://www.ence.gg/article/welcome-hansulino/ Finnish speakers may appreciate this article: http://www.iltasanomat.fi/digitoday/esports/art-2000005041322.html On behalf of the NHLGamer staff - later skaters, The_Alpha_Furyan- 4 comments
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