EA Sports on Friday announced measures to combat offensive content on the NHL 20 platform. 
The statement read:
“Chel shouldn’t be a place for any form of hatred, bigotry or racism. We have manually actioned on thousands of accounts to date, but it hasn’t been enough, and that on us.
We are taking immediate steps to address this problem:
- Deilvering harsher penalties to anyone with offensive content.
- Bolstering our resources to monitor and actin on more accounts.
- Strengthening our profanity filters.
- And we are in the process of creating new in-game functionality for future titles that will allow players to report and send any abusive material directly to our team.
This is only the beginning. We want to be a force in promoting inclusive and equal hockey culture and we will continue to take the proper steps towards achieving that.”
— EA SPORTS NHL (@EASPORTSNHL) June 6, 2020
Finland, Sweden advance to IIHF Fan Championship final
Finland and Sweden advanced to the final of the 2020 IIHF esports Fan Championship, a virtual NHL 20 tournament, on Friday.
Finland defeated Russia 33-7 in the first semifinal before Sweden defeated Canada 17-16 in the second matchup.
The championship will be Sunday at noon ET and will have an English-speaking commentator on the IIHF Twitch.
It’s official: @Trekronorse and @leijonat will meet in the #IIHFEsports Fan Championship finals.
Watch the action LIVE Sunday, 7 June at 20.45 CEST/2.45pm ET at https://t.co/pxSVe6MTh2
Read more https://t.co/fAJp7aaub3 pic.twitter.com/mYjZXCjKS4
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) June 5, 2020
Virtual Flyers defeat Predators in Game 2 of NHL 20 Stanley Cup Final
The virtual Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Nashville Predators 3-1 in Game 2 of the NHL 20 Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday.
The Flyers evened the best-of-7 series after the Predators won Game 1 6-3 earlier in the week.
The simulation was streamed live on @PredsNHL Twitter, Twitch, Facebook and YouTube with Predators play-by-play announcer Willy Daunic and analyst Chris Mason calling the game.
Game 3 will take place this weekend and can be seen on the above platforms.
The Predators defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues to reach the virtual Cup Final. The Flyers eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Game 1:Â Predators 6, Flyers 3
Game 2: Flyers 3, Predators 1
Boo. Philly take this one. #Preds | #NHL20 | @bullyhillwine pic.twitter.com/fSiSmXoYkG
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) June 5, 2020
Player Gaming Challenge results so far
–Match 1: Brady Tkachuk (OTT) defeats Matthew Tkachuk, Noah Hanifin (CGY)
–Match 2: Jamie Oleksiak, Stephen Johns (DAL) defeat Bryan Rust, Zach Aston-Reese (PIT)
–Match 3: Filip Forsberg (NSH) defeats J.T. Compher (COL)
–Match 4: Jake DeBrusk, Charlie McAvoy (BOS) defeat Clayton Keller, Conor Garland (ARI)
–Match 5: Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) defeats Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH)
–Match 6: Cam Fowler (ANA) defeats Evander Kane (SJS)
–Match 7: Drake Caggiula, Alex DeBrincat (CHI) defeat Michael Amadio, Blake Lizotte (LAK)
–Match 8: Madison Bowey (DET)Â defeats Devan Dubnyk (MIN)
–Match 9: Caleb Jones, Darnell Nurse (EDM) defeat Luke Willson (Seattle Seahawks, NFL)
–Match 10:Â James van Riemsdyk (PHI) defeats Zach Hyman (TOR)
–Match 11:Â Ryan Reaves, Alex Tuch (VGK)Â defeat Thatcher Demko, Adam Gaudette (VAN)
–Match 12:Â Colton Parayko, Robert Thomas (STL) defeat Victor Mete, Nick Suzuki (MTL)
–Match 13: Brandon Montour (BUF) defeats Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD)
-Match 14: Anthony Cirelli (TBL) defeats Warren Foegele (CAR)
Through the Player Gaming Challenge, the National Hockey League Foundation and Electronic Arts will donate a combined $100,000 in support of the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
Canucks to host second annual NHL 20 tournament
The Vancouver Canucks will host the 2020 TD Canucks Chel Challenge, their second annual NHL 20 tournament, on weekends beginning June 13. The finals will take place on July 4 and be streamed on Canucks Twitch.
Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko and forward Jake Virtanen will be participating in the tournament.
Gamers in British Columbia who are at least 13 years old can enter for a chance to win cash prizes and a grand prize that includes a signed Canucks jersey and match to play NHL 20 with a current Vancouver player.
There’s $5K up for grabs in the TD #Canucks Chel Challenge presented by Sportsnet, which is open to XBOX and PS4 players this year.
How well do you CHEL? 🏒 🎮 🤑https://t.co/dIJ8JUnIGy
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) May 29, 2020
Lemieux to host NHL ’94 event for charity
The Mario Lemieux Foundation, which is dedicated to cancer research and patient care, will host an online NHL ’94 tournament across two weekends in June. The first round of the tournament is set to begin June 6, and the final round will be played June 13.
A $19.94 donation to the foundation will serve as an entry fee. Read more here.
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