NHL 17 is a great game- it’s extremely full featured, and it plays really well, too. For hockey fans, the game is a love letter. For people who don’t like hockey, or who don’t like sports games period, there is still so much on offer here, and such varied styles of play, that you’re still probably going to end up finding something up your alley here.
Of course, there’s simply so much going on in he game, that if you do decide to pick it up, you might find yourself overwhelmed- the good news is, that’s where we come in. We’ve got your back. With this guide for NHL 17, we’re going to walk you through everything in the game, from the Hockey Ultimate Team mode, to figuring out the top rated players in the game, to making coins, to general tips and tricks, to some of the Achievements and Trophies. Buckle up.
Top Rated Players:
Like all EA Sports games, NHL 17 makes it easy to track which player is overall better than the others, thanks to player ratings, an overall score assigned to a player based on multiple factors. The video below acts as a general introduction to player ratings, going through the ratings for each player in the game, while the sections below then go on to list the top 10 players in each category.
Top Defensemen
Defensemen are ranked on six factors: Puck Skills, Senses, Shooting, Defense, Skating, and Physicality. These six factors have been used to come up with a list of the top 10 defensemen in NHL 17. You can find the list below:
1. Drew Doughty: 94
2. Shea Weber: 94
3. Duncan Keith: 93
4. Ryan Suter: 93
5. Erik Karlsson: 92
6. Brent Burns: 92
7 . Victor Hedman: 92
8. Marc-Edouard Vlasic: 91
9. P.K. Subban: 91
10. Dustin Byfuglien: 91
Coin Making Guide:
You know what you can never have enough of? Coins. Coins are the currency of Hockey Ultimate Team, meaning that you’re going to need a lot of them to get anything done- of course, you could always purchase coins with real world money, but why in the world would you do that? Instead, just watch the video below, which will walk you through earning a lot more coins in game without having to spend a dime (American or Canadian).
Miscellaneous Tips And Tricks:
Once you’ve got a hang on Ultimate Team, and all that it has to offer, you’re probably going to want to get a handle on some basic moment to moment gameplay next. NHL can be a hard game to get a handle on, because its controls are complex, and because it actually is a very accurate simulation of hockey- you need to have at least a basic understanding of the sport before you can truly understand the flow of the video game.