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Vladimir Tarasenko to Appear on Cover of EA Sports’s NHL 17

By Patrick Karraker

Apr 15, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (not pictured) during the second period in game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Billy Hurst-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (not pictured) during the second period in game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Billy Hurst-USA TODAY Sports /
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It was announced at the NHL’s annual awards show on Wednesday that St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko will appear on the cover of EA Sports’s NHL 17. Tarasenko was up against San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski in the finals of a bracket-style tournament that is determined by fan voting, and he ultimately got the edge over the captain of the team that beat his Blues in the Western Conference Finals.

Tarasenko is the second Blues player ever to be featured on the video game’s cover, and the first to appear on it since 1999. Defenseman Chris Pronger was the cover athlete for NHL 2000 after he had broken out as one of the league’s elite blueliners during the previous season.

Here’s a sneak peek of what the cover featuring Tarasenko will look like:

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