Honda NHL® All-Star Event

Hockey's superstars are set to gather for the 2019 NHL® All-Star Game in San Jose, California, so we're joining in on the fun and celebrating the league's best with a special event in Hockey Ultimate Team™ (HUT). The Honda NHL All-Star Event features players participating in the All-Star weekend, with player items that will be boosted based on player performances in the skills competitions and All-Star game. Running January 18 to February 4, take your Ultimate Team to All-Star status with the following details.

Dynamic Player Items

When the Honda NHL All-Star Event begins in HUT, All-Star player items will be introduced featuring the full roster of players participating in skills competitions and the All-Star game. These player items will all start at 89-overall, and based on their performance at the All-Star weekend, will receive boosts to their stats. The All-Star player items can be found in All-Star packs, or acquired through sets, so you'll need to have a few collected before the All-Star game on January 26. Here's a breakdown of how these dynamic items will be boosted based on player performance:

Players who win a Skills Competition will have their three most relevant stats upgraded to 99.

All-Star game performances will also affect player items:

• For any goal a player scores in the All-Star game, their entire stat line and OVR rating will be increased by one point
• The two goalies on the final winning team will have their entire stat line and OVR rating increased by two points
• The MVP of the All-Star game will receive two additional synergies

Choose Your All-Stars

As mentioned above, All-Star player items can be found in packs, or acquired by completing sets. Find Metropolitan, Atlantic, Central, and Pacific All-Star Collectibles in packs to complete these sets, rewarding you with a choice pack that lets you select one of three All-Star player items from a pool of 11. Keep in mind that these sets will only be available until the day of the All-Star game, and that you'll need the base 89-OVR item in order to receive dynamic upgrades. Here are the sets, what you'll need to unlock them, and their rewards:

NHL All-Star Metropolitan Set

• Requires four of each collectible (Metropolitan, Atlantic, Central, and Pacific)
• Rewards Choice Pack with a selection of one of three All-Star player items

NHL All-Star Atlantic Set

• Requires four of each collectible
• Rewards Choice Pack with a selection of one of three All-Star player items

NHL All-Star Central Set

• Requires four of each collectible
• Rewards Choice Pack with a selection of one of three All-Star player items

NHL All-Star Pacific Set

• Requires four of each collectible
• Rewards Choice Pack with a selection of one of three All-Star player items

Make sure you collect your All-Star items before the All-Star game, and check back here after January 26, as we'll have more information on the event.

Thanks for reading, tune in to the All-Star events on January 25 and 26 so you can keep track of your player item boosts as they unfold. We hope you enjoy the 2019 NHL All-Star weekend and the Honda NHL All-Star Event in Hockey Ultimate Team! 

After the Big Game

Once the All-Star game is over, the fun continues in HUT, as there will be new sets made available featuring two former Master Set Players (MSP) All-Star Alumni player items. MSP's are items that have been upgraded through a master set, and are highly sought after thanks to their fully-upgraded skill set and high OVR's. You won't want to miss out on this unique opportunity, so here are full details for the sets you can complete after the All-Star game:

Owen Nolan Set

• Requires 16 Honda Vehicle Collectibles
• Rewards 93-OVR Owen Nolan item

Grant Fuhr Set

• Requires 20 Honda Vehicle Collectibles
• Rewards 95-OVR Grant Fuhr item

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