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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
7 months ago
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
7 months ago
Is there crossplay in NHL 26?
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
7 months ago

Be A Pro is unplayable with multiple large issues
The developer team was on the right track with the changes made this year to the game mode but ultimately fell short in the execution. In this thread I will go over the issues I have noticed with man...
xPROD1GY
Seasoned Vanguard
6 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
9.5KViews
60likes
162Comments
Get Rid of Elite Edges/Wheels in EASHL
I've owned every single EA NHL game. I still have my Sega and all of those original games going back to the NHLPA Hockey days. To say I'm a devoted fan, and sometimes an apologist to this franchise, ...
D19Box
Seasoned Scout
6 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
2.6KViews
35likes
75Comments
Fix Form Score
So, I’m trying to find nice and easy, low effort ways for you guys to fix the currently unplayable Be a Pro. And I think it boils down to the form score system. To get a good form score, you NEED to...
JaBo7781
Seasoned Novice
6 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
3.8KViews
29likes
22Comments
What Do we Gotta Do?
EA_Aljo What Does the Community Need to do to get results? I hate to be this guy who Just complains but my god man this game just isnt fun anymore. Unfortunately it the only hockey game out there a...
MollysHatchet
New Hotshot
5 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
1.9KViews
26likes
40Comments
Stuck on Connecting Screen
I am unable to get into the game as it is just hanging on the connecting screen and nothing is happening. I have closed the game and re-opened and same thing. I am on PS5 Deluxe Edition.
Solved
SamuraiKnight27
Seasoned Traveler
6 months ago Place NHL 26 Technical Issues & Bug Reports
2.2KViews
24likes
120Comments
Never Coming Back
I'm an older gamer of 58. I've been playing EA NHL since the first game on Sega Genesis. I almost didn't buy 26 because of 25. Every year, I religiously bought your game. Well, you succeeded. You ...
sgth0rvath
Seasoned Rookie
5 months ago Place NHL 26 Hockey Ultimate Team
289Views
22likes
6Comments
Updated: NHL Needs a Year Pass With PC Release – The Model That Out-Earns HUT
NHL should drop the outdated annual release with trickled out features and move to a Year Pass model that updates all season across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. One yearly payment, not monthly. Crosspl...
BigTimeTimJim
Rising Hotshot
7 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
2.3KViews
22likes
55Comments
17th year without a PC release
Yep, preorder site only shows PlayStation and Xbox. Huge let down EA, again.
titus1029
New Veteran
7 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
2.7KViews
21likes
84Comments
WOC Defense
Nonexistent. Kinda getting ridiculous at this point. Poke Checks rarely work, stick-lifts are non existent. maxed out d awareness with quick pick and force passes are going through two defensemen. S...
BranFerg17
Rising Traveler
6 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
1.7KViews
20likes
75Comments
Forced to quit HUT Cup Chase due to players not moving
Leading my Cup Chase game at the 2nd intermission and it will not progress to the 3rd period. It sat just showing the goalie on the ice for 20 minutes. I had to force quit the game in order to exit t...
Solved
egudusky
Rising Rookie
6 months ago Place NHL 26 Technical Issues & Bug Reports
2.8KViews
20likes
177Comments
NHL 26 Gameplay Feedback — Core Systems Are Broken
I am posting this after significant playtime, primarily in EASHL. This is not frustration from a single game. These are consistent, repeatable gameplay issues that fundamentally impact how NHL 26 pla...
Xdxms
Seasoned Novice
1 month ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
1.2KViews
17likes
36Comments
More Issues With NHL - 26 Edition
What are we at now, part 14? 15 spanning 5 or so years? I dunno. My team's interest (and hope) is at an all time low and that twinkle in our eye has dulled but I'll still continue to make these for t...
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TTZ_Dipsy
Legend
5 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
1.6KViews
17likes
34Comments
Be a Pro Unplayable
EA, as a loyal player who buys your game at launch every year, I am BEGGING you to take a look at this new Be a Pro mode. This has been my favorite mode in the game for over a decade, and I was beyon...
JaBo7781
Seasoned Novice
6 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
917Views
16likes
6Comments
Penalties still not fixed
It is kinda unacceptable that a hockey sim, which has a base code that is anything but new, has been out nearly 2 months and the dev team can still not figure out something that its predecessors have...
Juvenlast
Rising Vanguard
4 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
1.7KViews
15likes
46Comments
So there's been updates, but haven't fixed the most glaring issues. When?
Two updates and you haven't fixed any of the HUGE issues everyone is complaining about: 1 - Poke Checking is broken (opposing players skate with impunity, and even if they are successfully poked, ...
Pengman
Rising Hotshot
5 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
944Views
14likes
20Comments
Slowly becoming pay to win
Title says it all. Some of the new premade builds coming out are just too good. Jean Spectre Sniper anyone? What a joke. They are slowly making this a pay to win in WOC but are doing it very sneak...
t5u3pnik00z9
Seasoned Adventurer
2 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
1.4KViews
13likes
83Comments
NHL26: Philosophically Bankrupt
As a long-time (20 year) player of the NHL series, I’ve grown used to the ups and downs that come with each year’s release. I love CHEL, but feel it has gone downhill literally every year. The focus ...
snapplewolf
Seasoned Rookie
4 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
242Views
13likes
5Comments
Why is the community not making a bigger deal about horrible matchmaking?
Matchmaking has become unbearable. As soon as we started a club this year in D10, immediately playing Elite players/teams while we’re silver/gold. It’s not fun when games are lopsided. Win or lose I ...
CarlJohnsonDEK
Seasoned Novice
4 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
2KViews
12likes
49Comments
Form score after patch
Form score still sucks, I hate playing a decent game and getting a 50 form score and failing a challenge because of it. I don’t want to be “hockey’s chosen one” and score a goal a game as an 80 ovr r...
jacobbscott
Seasoned Traveler
5 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
697Views
12likes
17Comments
PUT MATCH MY CLUB SIZE IN THE GAME
How hard is it to put match my club size in the game? It’s been in here all the past games. It makes matchmaking awful without it. Figure it out
ArE_u_FrUiTy
Seasoned Newcomer
6 months ago Place NHL 26 General Discussion
302Views
12likes
16Comments

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