Thornton is the Face of NHL 2K7
Cover athlete cover athlete cover athlete!
Published: June 22, 2006
While we'd love to get terribly excited about the announcement of a new cover athlete for a yearly sports entry, it's just a little hard. No, we're not all sports freak around here, but that's not really the reason. See, things tend to slip into a sort of pattern with these things, so we're going to do the same. See if you can follow along and enjoy the fun with us! Wheeeeeeee!
This year's 2007 hockey offering from 2K Sports, the rather obviously-named NHL 2K7, has finally secured their frontman. San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton will grace the cover of every copy, his determined 2005-2006 NHL points and assists leading NHL All-Star mug will be seen on store shelves come this Fall. The three-time All-Star wasn't picked by a fluke. As the number-one 1997 NHL Entry Draft pick, he's helped both Team Canada in 2004 (he helped 'em win a gold medal in the World Cup, y'know) and San Jose in '05 (they went to the NHL Playoffs) all before securing Hart Memorial Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award nominations in addition to his Art Ross Trophy for all that scoring he did. 2K and Thornton are both psyched about the deal, apparently.
"We're very proud to have Joe Thornton represent NHL 2K7," gushed Erik Whiteford, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. "Joe had an amazing season and it was through his leadership, team-first philosophy, and winning attitude that make him the ideal athlete to be the face of our finest NHL 2K title to date."
"It's a great distinction to have been selected as the cover athlete for NHL 2K7," added Thornton. "The NHL 2K series has been recognized as the top rated and premiere NHL video game for several years and to be associated with such a great product is truly an honor."
Detected a pattern yet? Well, you might just want to poke around the site some more while you wait for the game's release (on both the PS2 and PS3, remember), and we'll make sure you get any more news -- quite possibly pattern-free -- should it happen along our inboxes.
This year's 2007 hockey offering from 2K Sports, the rather obviously-named NHL 2K7, has finally secured their frontman. San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton will grace the cover of every copy, his determined 2005-2006 NHL points and assists leading NHL All-Star mug will be seen on store shelves come this Fall. The three-time All-Star wasn't picked by a fluke. As the number-one 1997 NHL Entry Draft pick, he's helped both Team Canada in 2004 (he helped 'em win a gold medal in the World Cup, y'know) and San Jose in '05 (they went to the NHL Playoffs) all before securing Hart Memorial Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award nominations in addition to his Art Ross Trophy for all that scoring he did. 2K and Thornton are both psyched about the deal, apparently.
"We're very proud to have Joe Thornton represent NHL 2K7," gushed Erik Whiteford, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. "Joe had an amazing season and it was through his leadership, team-first philosophy, and winning attitude that make him the ideal athlete to be the face of our finest NHL 2K title to date."
"It's a great distinction to have been selected as the cover athlete for NHL 2K7," added Thornton. "The NHL 2K series has been recognized as the top rated and premiere NHL video game for several years and to be associated with such a great product is truly an honor."
Detected a pattern yet? Well, you might just want to poke around the site some more while you wait for the game's release (on both the PS2 and PS3, remember), and we'll make sure you get any more news -- quite possibly pattern-free -- should it happen along our inboxes.
