The 2018 NHL Awards are set to take place June 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate the best players in the game. To get ready for the big night, head to HUT for the NHL Awards Event taking place June 1 – June 22. Special sets, packs, and challenges will be available throughout the event as award Nominee items are released every other day. When a Nominee wins an award on June 20, their HUT item will gain additional Synergy Points, just one more thing to cheer for as your favourite players accept their trophies!

SETS

There are 13 different collectibles and seven sets for you to complete during the event. Read about HUT sets here.

• Gold Rare Player Set
  • Trade in 4 NHL Awards Collectibles for 1 Gold Rare Player
• Base Awards Choice Pack Set
  • Trade in 1 of each of the NHL Awards Collectibles, plus 1 Gold Collectible, and receive an NHL Awards Choice Pack
• James Norris Memorial Set
  • Trade in 10 NHL Awards Collectibles and 2 Carbon Collectible for a 99 OVR Master Chris Chelios on the Montreal Canadiens
• Vezina Trophy Winner Set
  • Trade in 10 NHL Awards Collectibles, 5 Gold Collectibles and 1 Carbon Collectible for a 98 OVR Master Ryan Miller on the Buffalo Sabres
• Calder Memorial Trophy Set
  • Trade in 10 NHL Awards Collectibles and 2 Carbon Collectible for a 99 OVR Master Pavel Bure on the Vancouver Canucks
• Conn Smythe Trophy Set
  • Trade in 10 NHL Awards Collectibles, 5 Gold Collectibles and 1 Carbon Collectible for a 98 OVR Master Justin Williams on the LA Kings
• Hart Memorial Trophy Set
  • Trade in 10 NHL Awards Collectibles 2 Carbon Collectible for a 99 OVR Master Chris Pronger on the St. Louis Blues

DAILY CONTENT
Items for this year's nominees will be released every other day throughout the event. If a Nominee wins the award that they are nominated for, they will gain additional Synergy Points. When a player is released as a Nominee for this event, they will be available in packs until the 21st of June.

Here is the list of trophies we will be releasing Nominees from:

• Calder (June 1)
• Lady Byng (June 4)
• Bill Masterton (June 6)
• Vezina (June 8)
• King Clancy (June 8)
• Ted Lindsay (June 11)
• Mark Messier (June 13)
• Norris (June 15)
• Rocket Richard (June 18)
• Art Ross (June 18)
• William M. Jennings (June 18)
• Selke (June 19)
• Hart (June 20)

Award Winners will be available for an Extra 24 hours after they are announced (Announced on June 20, available from June 21 – 22)

PACKS
There are a total of six special packs available for this event, and Choice packs will be the main packs available during the event, rotating in Non-Choice packs as daily specials. NHL Awards Players will only be found in Award Themed packs, and there will be four NHL Award Master players available to be pulled in any of the Event packs:

• Roberto Luongo - Vancouver Canucks (98 OVR)
• Corey Schneider - Vancouver Canucks (98 OVR)
• Saku Koivu - Montreal Canadiens (99 OVR)
• Phil Kessel - Boston Bruins (98 OVR)

CHOICE PACKS
Awards Choice Pack (25,000 Coins – No Limit)
3 Rounds, 4 Selections Per Round

Round 1

• 2 Gold Contracts
• 2 Gold Club Items
• 2 Gold Healing Items
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Rounds 2 & 3

• Guaranteed 1 Gold Rare Player
• 5 Gold Players (Could be Common or Rare)
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Premium Awards Choice Pack (50,000 Coins – Daily Limit 5)
3 Rounds, 2 Selections Per Round

Round 1

• 2 Gold Contracts
• 2 Gold Club Items
• 1 Gold Healing Items
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Round 2

• 5 Gold Rare Players
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Round 3

• 5 Gold Rare Players (85 OVR or Higher)
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Extreme Awards Choice Pack (100,000 Coins – Daily Limit 3)
4 Rounds, 2 Selections Per Round
Round 1

• 2 Gold Contracts
• 2 Gold Club Items
• 1 Gold Healing Items
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Round 2

• 5 Gold Rare Players
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Round 3

• 5 Gold Rare Players (85 OVR or Higher)
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Round 4

• 5 Gold Rare Players (87 OVR or Higher)
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

REGULAR PACKS
Base Awards Pack (25,000 Coins – No Limit)

• 4 Gold Rare Players
• 4 Gold Common Players
• 3 Gold Contracts
• 2 Gold Healing
• 1 Gold Club
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

Big Awards Pack (50,000 Coins – Daily Limit 10)

• 10 Gold Rare Players
• 5 Gold Contracts
• 1 Guaranteed NHL Awards Collectible
• Prospect of acquiring up to 4 Awards Collectibles

Humongous Awards Pack (100,000 Coins – Daily Limit 5)

• 20 Gold Rare Players
• 10 Gold Contracts
• 1 Guaranteed NHL Awards Collectible
• 4 Prospects of getting either a Gold Collectible or an Awards Collectible

COMPETITIVE SEASONS

2 Rounds (NO RESTRICTIONS)

• Round 1 (June 1st – June 11th)
• Round 2 (June 11th – June 21st)

The top rewards for each round will contain an NHL Awards Master Player.

• Ryan O’Reilly – Colorado Avalanche (98 OVR)
• Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning (98 OVR)
• Rod Brind’Amour – Carolina Hurricanes (99 OVR)
• Joe Sakic – Colorado Avalanche (99 OVR)
• Martin St. Louis – Tampa Bay Lightning (99 OVR)

HUT CHALLENGES

• 1 Challenge Per Week Day
• A Daily Reward for each Challenge

PLAY TO GIVE

Play to Give will be going on during launch weekend, and to celebrate we’re giving you the chance to earn up to four Play to Give Packs. On Friday/Saturday/Sunday, there will be a new challenge for the user to play to earn one Play to Give pack per day. If you rank in the standings during round one of the NHL Awards Competitive Season, you will also receive a Play to Give Pack.

Play to Give Pack Contents:

• 3 Gold Contracts
• 3 Gold Rare Players
• 1 NHL Awards Collectible

ENTRY DRAFT

During the month of June, we will be adding an Entry Draft Collectible to the Daily Free Pack, and if you collect a set amount, you will be able to trade them in for a Rasmus Dahlin item with pre-determined OVR ratings.

• 7 Collectibles – 90 OVR Rasmus Dahlin
• 15 Collectibles – 92 OVR Rasmus Dahlin
• 30 Collectibles – 95 OVR Rasmus Dahlin
• 45 Collectibles – 99 OVR Rasmus Dahlin

The collectible will be added to the daily free pack starting at 2pm on June 1 and will be removed from the Daily Free Pack on July 1 at 2pm.

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