The game site 1up tried utmost to guess the cover athlete of NHL 08 with nominating six players. EA has fulfilled the dreams of ice-hockey fans with revealing cover athlete accompanying some game details.

EA confirmed that Carolina Hurricances star Eric Staal, who finished the 2006-07 season with 70 points (30G, 40A), would be beautifying the NHL 08 game cover.

For the very first time, the game will be featuring the American Hockey League teams and players in franchise mode. Before this, the game didn’t support this feature, but as the game is shipping to more powerful platforms, so the game is supposed to take up the potential of the futuristic next-gen platforms. The game is shipping to two next-gen platforms, Xbox360 and PS3.
Some other features added to NHL 08 are:
• More detailed player models
• Game will run at 60 frames/second
• Inclusion of NHL All-Star Skills Competition
• Revamped skill-stick shooting mechanic
Being able to play as the local favorite league player is going to rock it hard. This winter is the expected release for NHL 08.

Via: 1up