After the EA Sports releasing the cover athlete of NHL 19 in North America, also as the global cover athlete, is P.K. Subban on June 20th, it released the cover athletes of Finland and Sweden respectively on August 1st, who are Patric Laine and William Nylander.

No matter how the content of the game change, it is always a interesting thing for fans to guess who will be the cover athlete of the new games and get interested why this player could be the cover starts of the game, let alone the famous NHL 19. Of Course, either P.K. Subban, or Patric Laine or William Nylander, they all are the most fittest athletes for this game in the regions that they are representing. Since 2014, this is also the first time that these two countries- Finland and Sweden choose different players as their cover athletes in the game NHL series. Now, let’s take an inside look at these two cover starts respectively.

Winnipeg Jets' Patrik Laine

Patrik Laine is playing as Right Wing for the Winnipeg Jets currently.

Laine’s performance on his rookie NHL season is excellent with 36 goals and 28 assists in his first 73 games. With this early success, he won the a seat on the NHL All- Star team successfully, which also marks that Laine has become a legitimate top-end talent. Laine has developed himself quickly for he soon established the reputation and entered the NHL.

After has known the information that he has been elected as the cover athlete of NHL 19, Laine posted on social media, "A dream come true," "It's an honor to represent (Finland) on the new @EASPORTSNHL cover." Laine was stoked, he said, “Playing CHEL is a great way for me to relax and have fun during the long season. I play with Ehlers and other teammates almost every day. It is really special to represent Finnish hockey culture in the cover of this legendary game.”

Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander

William Nylander is a Swedish player for Toronto Maple Leafs. With the high 41 assists and 61 total points of his career, Nylander finished his third season in Toronto.  Nylander finished his third season in Toronto with career-high 41 assists, while tying his career-high mark of 61 total points. With regard to the score, he was third among Maple Leafs trailing Mitch Marner (69) and Auston Matthews (63).  

When Nylander knew the news that he will become the cover athlete on Swedish version of NHL 19, he said, “It is an honor to be on the Swedish cover of EA SPORTS NHL 19, it has been a childhood dream since I was young kid.”
 
Nylander and Laine are both talented enough to potentially land the global cover eventually. By the way, putting local celebrities on the cover of NHL 19 could help drive sales in those regions, and it’s clearly welcomed by the athletes themselves, who are both avid gamers. 

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