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NHL 27 Connected Franchise league overview showing a 20-team fantasy league with schedule, playoff, salary-cap, crossplay, and roster settings.

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Want a small, slow-burn league with 3 close friends? You got it. Want the chaos of a competitive league with 32 teams? You can do that too. Make a league that plays your way: customize size, structure, tweak gameplay, adjust salary cap options, and more. 


Building your league

NHL 27 Connected Franchise lineup editor showing Montreal’s forward lines, player ratings, salary cap, and offensive strategy settings.

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Connected Franchise gives you control over roster management, trades, pickups, drops, and lineup decisions as they build toward a championship. You can shape your team through the moves you make and the risks you&#39;re willing to take. 


Running your team

NHL 27 Connected Franchise league setup screen showing customizable team count, crossplay, salary cap, and other league settings.

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A good commissioner is the backbone of any league. The Commissioner Tool Suite keeps leagues moving: they manage users, advance league stages, adjust settings, handle trades, and generally stop the league from falling apart after a couple weeks. 


Commissioner tools

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Build the future of Connected Franchise. The Feedback Portal gives us a clear way to hear what your leagues need: tell us how you play, what tools you need, what&#39;s missing, and what would make the next season better than the first. 


Feedback Portal

Run a Franchise league with your friends: your own hockey world with trades, rivalries, commissioner decisions, and playoff pressure. Start your Connected Franchise now and help shape where the mode goes next.

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NHL 27 Connected Franchise Deep Dive

Connected Franchise

Get a head start in NHL 27 with early access.

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Deluxe Edition

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7 Days Early Access

Get a bigger NHL Points balance to use in Hockey Ultimate Team and World of Chel.

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4600 NHL Points

Choose one of six iconic players and add a standout name to your HUT lineup.

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HUT ICONS Choice Pack

Select from HUT Heroes content to help shape your team.

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HUT HEROES Choice Pack

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Expand your Ultimate Team with this Celebrini-themed Player Pack.

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HUT New Wave Celebrini Pack

Build your team with content selected through the HUT Fan Choice Pack.

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HUT FAN Choice Pack (1 of 32 Teams - Arena & Coach)

Build and upgrade your dream Ultimate Team roster.

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Standard Edition

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HUT NHL Player Pack

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500 NHL Points

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2X WOC DOUBLE XP Tokens

Own the ice with the NHL® 27 Deluxe Edition, packing 4600 NHL Points, HUT Packs, and a bench full of extras. Pre-order now to get special bonus content and 7 Days Early Access.

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Edition Bonuses

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Base Game (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S)

HUT NHL Player Pack (pre-order bonus)

500 NHL Points (pre-order bonus)

WOC 2XP Boost (pre-order bonus)

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7 Days Early Access (pre-order bonus)

HUT Icon Choice Pack

HUT Heroes Choice Pack

HUT Fan Choice Pack

2x WOC Double XP Token

Macklin Celebrini WOC Limited Loadout (pre-order bonus)

HUT New Wave Celebrini Pack (pre-order bonus)

EA Sports NHL 27 Deluxe Edition cover art featuring a San Jose Sharks player during a dramatic pregame entrance, with the NHL 27 logo above and arena lights glowing through blue smoke.

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Experience all 32 NHL arenas rebuilt with each team’s energy, traditions, and identity, from goal songs, chants, and signature details to dynamic lighting, jumbotrons, and presentation that reacts to every matchup.

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AUTHENTIC ATMOSPHERES

A refreshed broadcast package gives every game a cleaner, more modern feel, with new graphics, updated camera work, and sharper on-screen storytelling before puck drop, between whistles, and during highlights.

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NEW BROADCAST EXPERIENCE

Create a league with friends, manage your roster, and compete head-to-head across a full online season with up to 32 human-controlled teams, flexible settings, schedules, and commissioner tools.

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CONNECTED FRANCHISE

Every NHL team plays with true identity through unique playbooks and tendencies, powered by ICE-Q and NHL EDGE data. Matchups feel distinct from puck drop to final horn, with real NHL systems you can study, equip, and use across modes.

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NHL TEAM PLAYBOOKS

A new commentary team featuring ESPN play-by-play voice John Buccigross and former NHL goaltender Darren Pang brings fresh perspective, energy, and insight to every game. Updated play-by-play and analysis better capture the speed and emotion of hockey, with more natural reactions, improved flow, and deeper breakdowns that reflect what’s happening on the ice.

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NEW COMMENTARY TEAM

Build your roster with deeper strategy through the introduction of authentic NHL coaches and playbooks. Coaches add new layers to team-building through unique line combination connections inspired by their real coaching history.

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HOCKEY ULTIMATE TEAM

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Pre-order EA SPORTS™ NHL 27 Standard Edition and receive a HUT NHL Player Pack, 500 NHL Points, and a WOC 2XP Boost. 


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