calsun.canoe.ca - 6/8/2008
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When the producers of EA Sports' long-running NHL video game franchise decided to add slicker defensive plays and more bone-jarring checks to this year's version of the game, they wanted a player who excels at both to adorn the game's box. One name came immediately to mind: Dion Phaneuf. Sun Media can exclusively reveal that the high-scoring, hard-hitting Calgary Flames defenceman will be ...
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Phaneuf Makes the Cover
KK Hockey —
... of options for who we want on our cover, and Phaneuf was a perfect choice for us this year,” said David Littman, lead producer of NHL 09. As with recent years, the game is being developed at EA Canada’s sprawling studio near Vancouver.
“He was very positive, and he was pretty pumped about being able to be on the cover,” Littman said of the Edmonton-born Phaneuf, 23, who has played three standout NHL seasons so far with the Flames.
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Dion Phaneuf To Be on the Cover of NHL 09
Hockey Beat —
... Wow! This is great! The CalgarySun is reporting that Calgary Flames defenceman and James Norris Trophy nominee, Dion Phaneuf, has been announced as the new spokesperson for the EA Sports NHL 09 game. He will therefore, be gracing the cover for the video game on different gaming platforms such as the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360. ...
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bizofhockey.com 6/10/2008 — Electronic Arts Inc. announced yesterday that Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf will be the cover athlete and spokesman for NHL® 09. With just three NHL seasons under his belt, Dion Phaneuf has been nominated for the 2007-2008 Norris Trophy, is ...
