It's Time: Get Datsyuk on the Cover of NHL 13

Remember when we said we'd be able to vote on who was on the cover person of NHL 13?  Well everyone, it's time to support our favorite Russian.  And even better, we'll be able to piss off those bitter Blues fans with the first round matchup placing Datsyuk vs. T.J. Oshie.  

Per a Wings Press Release: 

An online vote is currently being held at http://covervote.nhl.com to determine which NHLer will grace EA Sports’ next game cover. Datsyuk is currently going head-to-head with St. Louis Blues forward T.J. Oshie in a weeklong vote, with the winner set to advance along the championship bracket into the quarterfinals. A final champion will be determined during the week of May 29-June 4 when the two remaining candidates go head-to-head. If Datsyuk is victorious, he would join Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (MLB 2K12) and Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (Madden 2013) as Detroit-based athletes to be featured on the covers of high-profile video game titles this year, giving sports fans in the Motor City a unique ‘hat trick’ of sorts and marking mark the first time in history that three major league athletes from the same city have appeared on the cover of a video game at the same time.

Fans who register online can vote as often as they like, with their first ten ballots cast on any given day earning an entry in the Cover Vote Sweepstakes for a chance to win a VIP trip to the 2012 NHL Awards in Las Vegas . Twitter users are invited to use the hash tag #NHL13Cover when championing their favorite players’ candidacy throughout the duration of this campaign.

Go vote here.  Do it for Datsyuk. 

(h/t to Malik for first linking this.)


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