We're not far away from the official release date of the game but in the meantime, we're going to go over some NHL 23 HUT information.
The Top 50 cards have been revealed and it's a mix of Women NHL stars and some familiar faces that you'll recognize.
Let's take a look at the latest reveal from EA Sports NHL.
Top 12 NHL 23 HUT Players
Although it's still a short time before the game is officially released, this news means that we're ramping toward the launch of the game.
NHL 23 HUT is a focal point each year because several players spend a significant amount of time in the popular game mode.
Tied with MacKinnon for the highest rating in the game is Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, and a few others.
Let's take a look at the top twelve before diving into the rest:
- Nathan MacKinnon - 87 OVR - Colorado Avalanche
- Connor McDavid - 87 OVR - Edmonton Oilers
- Andre Vasilevskiy - 87 OVR - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Auston Matthews - 87 OVR - Toronto Maple Leafs
- Marie-Philip Poulin - 87 OVR
- Sidney Crosby - 86 OVR - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Alex Ovechkin - 86 OVR - Washington Capitals
- Victor Hedman - 86 OVR - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Roman Josi - 86 OVR - Nashville Predators
- Leon Draisaitl - 86 OVR - Edmonton Oilers
- Cole Makar - 86 OVR - Colorado Avalanche
- Igor Shesterkin - 86 OVR - New York Rangers
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Top 50 NHL 23 HUT Cards at launch
Keep in mind, you won't be pulling all of these cards when NHL 23 HUT releases but at least you'll know what's on the way.
As you can see, there's a solid mix of positions and cards available. Once the game releases, we'll let you know what the first set will be.
There will likely be several ways to earn these cards via various challenges in NHL 23 HUT and there is supposed to be a Hockey Ultimate Team Deep Dive tomorrow.
For now, here's the full top 50 cards to launch Hockey Ultimate Team:
- Nathan MacKinnon - 87 OVR - Colorado Avalanche
- Connor McDavid - 87 OVR - Edmonton Oilers
- Andre Vasilevskiy - 87 OVR - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Auston Matthews - 87 OVR - Toronto Maple Leafs
- Marie-Philip Poulin - 87 OVR - Canada
- Sidney Crosby - 86 OVR - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Alex Ovechkin - 86 OVR - Washington Capitals
- Victor Hedman - 86 OVR - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Roman Josi - 86 OVR - Nashville Predators
- Leon Draisaitl - 86 OVR - Edmonton Oilers
- Cole Makar - 86 OVR - Colorado Avalanche
- Igor Shesterkin - 86 OVR - New York Rangers
- Sarah Nurse - 86 OVR - Canada
- Ann-Renee Desbiens - 86 OVR - Canada
- Hilary Knight - 86 OVR - USA Hockey
- Kendall Coyne Schofield - 86 OVR - USA Hockey
- Anni Keisala - 86 OVR - Suomi
- Jenni Hiirikoski - 86 OVR - Suomi
- Patrick Kane - 85 OVR - Chicago Blackhawks
- Jacob Markstrom - 85 OVR - Calgary Flames
- Jonathan Huberdeau - 85 OVR- Calgary Flames
- Aleksander Barkov - 85 OVR - Florida Panthers
- Nikita Kucherov - 85 OVR - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Juuse Saros - 85 OVR - Nashville Predators
- Mitchell Marner - 85 OVR - Toronto Maple Leafs
- Connor Hellebuyck - 85 OVR - Winnepeg Jets
- Artemi Panarin - 85 OVR - New York Rangers
- Matthew Tkachuck - 85 OVR - Florida Panthers
- Kyle Connor - 85 OVR - Winnepeg Jets
- Thatcher Demko - 85 OVR - San Jose Sharks
- Trevor Zegras - 85 OVR - Anaheim Ducks
- Adam Fox - 85 OVR - New York Rangers
- Kirill Kaprizov - 85 OVR - Minnesota Wild
- Brianne Jenner - 85 OVR - Canada
- Natalie Spooner - 85 OVR - Canada
- Emerance Maschmeyer - 85 OVR - Canada
- Necole Hensley - 85 OVR - USA Hockey
- Petra Nieminen - 85 OVR - Suomi
- Meiri Raisanen - 85 OVR - Suomi
- Evgeni Malkin - 84 OVR - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Anze Kopitar - 84 OVR - Los Angeles Kings
- Steven Stamkos - 84 OVR - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Brad Marchand - 84 OVR - Boston Bruins
- Gabriel Landeskog - 84 OVR - Colorado Avalanche
- Frederik Andersen - 84 OVR - Carolina Hurricanes
- Mikko Rantanen - 84 OVR - Colorado Avalanche
- David Pastrnak - 84 OVR - Boston Bruins
- Jack Eichel - 84 OVR - Las Vegas Golden Knights
- Dylan Larkin - 84 OVR - Detroit Red Wings
- Megan Keller - 84 OVR - USA Hockey
That rounds out the top 50 cards that will be in NHL 23 HUT at launch. Keep an eye out for the full Hockey Ultimate Team Deep Dive.
We expect the video to be available tomorrow and we'll do a full breakdown on what's coming to the game mode this year.