The only official Czech league in NHL 23 is back. The ENYAQ Hockey League will see its fourth season with the arrival of the new year of the acclaimed NHL console game. This time, under the auspices of BPA sport marketing as and with the support of the general partner ŠKODA AUTO as, all Tipsport Extraliga ice hockey clubs will take part.
“I believe that in three seasons, thanks to the ENYAQ hockey league, we have found the best NHL players in the Czech Republic. Be the proof of the esports world championship where two fighters who play consistently in the esports league tied for third and fourth place. That’s why we look forward to the fights between the fiercest rivals in the gaming scene in the new season, as well as the surprises that the playoffs will bring in particular. We wish all the players good luck.” He says Peter Nietzsche, Head of Hockey Sports Marketing at BPA. On a global scale, this is a completely unique project within the hockey environment, where fans and professional players get the opportunity to represent their favorite hockey clubs in a console game. In addition, the best players will share an attractive prize pool of 150,000 kroons and other valuable prizes from the partners of the competition.
The competition will take place in NHL 23 on the Playstation 5 console in the Hockey Ultimate Team (HUT) game mode, which brings more strategic and competitive elements to the game and is the official game mode for esports. To mitigate the so-called “pay to win” effect, special rules have been introduced that limit the maximum rating of cards used in league matches. Spectators will watch all league matches live on the league’s twitch channel, accompanied by professional esports commentators.
The season will start with the traditional initial qualifiers, of which there will be five in total, and players will accumulate points for the qualifier ranking. Thus, each player can play several qualifying tournaments in order to score the highest possible number of points. The top players from the qualifiers will then receive a ticket to the so-called qualifier final, where they will compete together in eight groups of four. The top two players from each group will then move on to a wider draft selection, where they will compete for club favor. They will select new wards in the draft.
Clubs that will be drafting players this year:
- HC Skoda Pilsen – 4 players
- HC Komet Brno – 1 player
Subsequently, the players will represent the club’s colors in the regular season and playoffs. In the regular season there will be 13 rounds of competition, the top 4 clubs from the table will advance to the quarter-finals of the play-offs, the remaining 8 clubs will compete for a place in the quarter-finals in the preliminary round. The system of matches has undergone changes, in which not three players will now start for the club, but only two (including the playoffs). However, the club can still have four players in its squad, so it can use the services of up to two substitutes.
Full details are available at esporthokej.cz.
The general partner of the 2022/2023 season is ŠKODA AUTO. The main partner is Tipsport. Also behind the release this year is BPA sports marketing, the exclusive marketing partner for Tipsport in the Hockey Extraleague and National Team. The technical and organizational partner is the Grunex gaming agency.
Source :Indian TV
