24 Players Advance to Regional Finals of 2020 NHL Gaming World Championship

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NEW YORK  – Twenty-four players, including 2019 World Champion Matthew ‘Top-Shelf-Cookie’ Gutkoski, have advanced to the Regional Finals of the 2020 NHL Gaming World Championship™ following the conclusion of this weekend’s Online Play-In Brackets. The top four players from each of the United States, Canadian and European Regions for the Xbox and PS4 consoles now are eligible to compete at the in-person Regional Finals. As travel restrictions are still in place across the globe, dates and locations for the Regional Finals and World Final are still to be determined. Updates for the 2020 NHL Gaming World Championship™ can be found here and on the NHL’s social channels. Fans can follow the tournament at #NHLGWC.

Europe Online Play-In Bracket Final (Xbox)
Gamer TagName
1. PleeMakerPaul Arontie
2. eken45jrHenrik Eklund
3. ssampee37Samuli Mantyla
4. SUPERVIRTAJoonas Virta
Europe Online Play-In Bracket Final (PS4)
Gamer TagGamer Tag
1. MrNipsuliRoni Kajan
2. ArtuzioFIN*Arttu Mustila
3. Kemppane_Juuso Kemppainen
4. Suppe19Samu Salmela
U.S. Online Play-In Bracket Final (Xbox)
Gamer TagName
1. PureFiishinEric Fisher
2. TSCCookie#Matthew Gutkoski
3. OFs_hkJosh Fuss
4. LAK1NGS23Josh Gonzalez
U.S. Online Play-In Bracket Final (PS4)
Gamer TagName
1. JrPens91*David Roebuck
2. MekiluGage Baker
3. dirtyduster1Jonah Pollack
4. Johnwaynee90*^John Casagranda
Canada Online Play-In Bracket Final (Xbox)
Gamer TagName
1. CoreyPerry1Carson Bellaire
2. MxtayerJonathan Metayer
3. SitfulHarley Sitko
4. OdieeeeeeChris O’Donnell
Canada Online Play-In Bracket Final (PS4)
Gamer TagName
1. Regs84Justin Reguly
2. YungGren*^Matthew Grenier
3. desyd19Brett Deschene
4. Drewy_12Luke Drewitt

* 2018 GWC Finalist
^ 2019 GWC Finalist
# 2019 GWC World Champion