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Earlier this week, publisher Electronic Arts debuted \u2018EA SPORTS NHL 26\u2019 first-ever CHEL week, a new themed celebration for NHL 26 that delivers five days of exclusive content ahead of launch on 12 September across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles.<\/p>\n
CHEL week opens with the theme \u2018Cult Superstars\u2019, inviting players to unlock a roster of cult icons on top of free items, daily content drops, limited-time arcade events and more. Cult Superstars shines a spotlight on fan-favorite players who aren\u2019t at the top of yearly MVP voting but rather are worshiped by hockey lovers for their passion on the ice.<\/p>\n
Highlights of CHEL Week Include:<\/p>\n
Unlockable cult superstars: Tom Wilson, Nazem Kadri, Jacob Trouba, Jacob Slavin, Tie Domi, Georges Laraque, Kevin Weekes and more.<\/p>\n
A special Spotlight Player: playoff warrior Sam Bennett, rewarding his heroic play with dedicated HUT Moments.<\/p>\n
A fan vote on Friday, with the winning player receiving a +1 OVR boost.<\/p>\n
Daily rewards and fresh content updates to keep HUT energized throughout the week.<\/p>\n
You can read more about NHL\u2019s CHEL week from EA\u2019s official blog on the matter righ<\/a>t<\/a> over here.<\/a> NHL 26 will be available worldwide on 12 September across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles, and it is currently in early access for fans who have pre-ordered<\/a> the Deluxe Edition. EA Play members can also score a 10-hour early access trial and recurring seasonal rewards, with progress carrying over to the full game upon purchase, as well as save 10% off EA digital purchases. You can also expect a review from us on the game very, very soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earlier this week, publisher Electronic Arts debuted \u2018EA SPORTS NHL 26\u2019 first-ever CHEL week, a new themed celebration…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-135556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}