EA Sports published yesterday patch update 1.6, if this was last big update to NHL 23. It's sad to see how much EA Sports is staked to creation zone in during the last year's.
EA Sports has added the following new gears for skaters and goalies to NHL 23.
Goalie gears
- Bauer Supreme Mach
- Bauer Supreme Mach (stick)
- Brian's Optik 3
- CCM Eflex 5
- CCM Eflex 5 Pro Lite (stick)
- True L20.2
- Vaughn SLR 3
- Warrior Ritual G6
- Warrior Ritual M2 (stick)
Skater gears
- Bauer RE-AKT 85
- Warrior Covert CF 100
- Bauer Vapor Hyperlite
- CCM Tacks ASV
- Sherwood Code TMP Pro
- Sherwood Rekker Element One
- True Catalyst 9X
- Warrior Alpha LX
- Warrior Covert QR 5
- Bauer Supreme Mach
- CCM Tacks ASV Pro
- True Hockey Catalyst
- Bauer Ag5nt
- Bauer Nexus Sync
- CCM Jetspeed FT5
- CCM Ribcor Trigger 7
- CCM Super Tacks ASV
- Easton Synergy
- Sherwood Code TMP Pro
- True Catalyst PX
- Warrior Covert QR 5 Pro
- Warrior Novium Pro
All new equipments for skater and goalies has added in first patch update or before that. After first patch update, EA Sports has added only Vain X Bauer gloves, skates and skates, but these not be new equipments, Vain X Bauer gloves are same than Bauer Vapor Hyperlite gloves, Vain X Bauer skates are same than Bauer Supreme Mach skates and Vain X Bauer stick are probably same than Bauer Vapor Hyperlite stick.
In NHL 23 are the same 89 jersey styles in team creation, which were already in NHL 21. For example EA Sports haven't added Seattle Kraken jersey to team creation, in addition the following jersey styles are missing at team creation..
- NY Rangers (H)
- Detroit Red Wings (H) & (A)
- Chicago Blackhawks (H)
- Pittsburgh Penguins (H)
- Dallas Stars (H)
- LA Kings (H)
- Reverse retro jerseys
In game is bug, where Bauer or Warrior text not show correct in goalie sticks, if handedness is right. But surprise EA Sport hasn't do anything, that they fixed that bug.
@EA_Aljo @EA_Blueberry
Updated creation zone not serve only offline players, it's serve both offline and online players