Competition is heating up in the race to become the cover athlete for
NHL 13 as the contest moves into a 16-player playoff bracket. Players have been matched up and will go head-to-head for public votes on
NHL.com. The first phase of the 16-man bracket (Bracket A) will take place from now until May 2nd when the second phase (Bracket B) will open and run until May 10th.
The Quarterfinals will run from May 11th until May 23rd and the Semifinals will run from May 24th to May 28th. The players will faceoff in the Finals from May 29th until June 4th and the chosen player will be unveiled at the
2012 NHL Awards on June 20th.
Bracket A
Claude Giroux vs. P.K. Subban
Scott Hartnell vs. Tyler Seguin
Evgeni Malkin vs. Steven Stamkos
Anze Kopitar vs. David Perron
Bracket B
Pavel Datsyuk vs. T.J. Oshie
Henrik Lundqvist vs. Erik Karlsson
Pekka Rinne vs. Patrick Sharp
Jordan Eberle vs. John Tavares