NHL 21 Patch 1.2 Notes: HUT, CHEL, Franchise, Gameplay & more

By Brandon Ridgely

NHL 21 is moving fast onto the next update, Patch 1.2.

Let's dive right into the patch notes of this big update.

Update 1.2 Patch Notes

Patch 1.2 brings a ton of gameplay changes, and touches on HUT, World of CHEL, Franchise, and more.

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SHINING ARMOR: The Golden Knights have new jerseys in NHL 21 Patch 1.2

Let's go over the biggest highlights from the patch notes.

General Gameplay

  • New center ice art for the Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, and Calgary Flames added.
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FIRE: The Calgary Flames are one of 3 NHL 21 teams with great new center ice art
  • New uniforms added for the Arizona Coyotes, Vegas Golden Knights, Ottawa Senators, and Calgary Flames.
  • Uniforms added for the ECHL, SHL, Liiga, ICE, HockeyAllsvenskan, Nationalliga.
  • Updated shot quality impact for shots when reaching, and and shots in tight to the body.
  • Pickup consistency improved while the puck is around the net.
  • Fixed stick on stick contact being unrecognized.
  • Player alignment fixes post-whistle.
  • Fixed issues where puck control was lost in-between animations.

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  • Hit reactions against the boards are now improved and more noticeable.
  • Pass blocks are fixed to no longer allow pucks through in certain cases.
  • Goalie stance animation improvements.
  • Added glove down butterfly proximity to old school stances.
  • Goalie save animation improvements.
  • Fixed a bug where goalies would reflect the puck off of themselves.
  • Better save selection for goalies.
  • Better AI goalie tracking on the puck.
  • Improved defensive AI to better handle gaps on the rush.
  • Improved weak side defender net coverage.
  • Improved camera angles in certain arenas.

World of CHEL

  • Content for upcoming challenges added.
  • Fixed an issue where the game would softlock if an opponent left too early.

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  • Fixed a crashing issue for post-match screen.
  • Player models will no longer overlap names after games.
  • Player ranks and experience now have a thousand comma to be easily readable.

Franchise

  • Fixed an issue where defender chemistry was incorrectly displayed.
  • Fixed the goalie filter when assigning scouts.
  • Correctly labeled LD and C in edit lines screen.

Be A Pro

  • Bench camera improved to have more vision.
  • More leeway for performing well but failing some promises.

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  • Trade Request option added.
  • New conversations added.

HUT

  • Fixed a bug where the game would continue after a player's controller disconnected.
  • Fixed a camera zoom issue in HUT RUSH 5v5.
  • Removed the pop up from edit lines before a game.
  • Menu/Options button now advances from edit lines screen.
  • Several bug fixes related to items.
  • Buy Now auction house filter added.
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