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The accolades keep coming for the Florida Panthers and Matthew Tkachuk.
After winning his second consecutive Stanley Cup championship in June, Tkachuk was selected to be on the cover of EA Sports “NHL 26” video game.
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“He’s loud. He’s relentless. He’s a problem. Now he’s the face of the game,” EA Sports said of Tkachuk on Facebook on Monday.
The official release of the video game cover is on Wednesday.
“Thank you to the ones who believed, and the ones who didn’t,” Tkachuk said in a post on the social media platform X on Monday.
Thank you to the ones who believed, and the ones who didn't.
The full #NHL26 reveal hits August 6th:https://t.co/Iq8zn3ltK5 pic.twitter.com/07c0GGxUqH
“He’s a tone-setter, a leader, and now a cover star. Matthew Tkachuk is the face of #NHL26,” the National Hockey League said in a statement on X on Monday.
He’s a tone-setter, a leader, and now a cover star.
Matthew Tkachuk is the face of #NHL26.
See the full reveal August 6th: https://t.co/gsLeVReKbu pic.twitter.com/S24tmSe834
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