NHL 27 Face Scan Priority List. Tiers.

EA_Aljo​ These guys should be in the game, a lot of them have likely been scanned already and participated in the rookie showcase. Others had huge breakout seasons and arguably should have been in the game already. This is amazing work from someone who is not a developer and just shows how much people care about player likeness. I also would like to see the game take another step forward in this regard - adding these guys would improve both HUT and franchise mode significantly. 

Another great post from you, i appreciate the time and effort you take to spread the word and push for player likeness, hats off to you again!👊🏻

EA_Aljo​ take notes. This list is the bare minimum, every single one on it.

Notable players that should be included somewhere in the list

• ANA Ryhan Poehling, Drew Helleson (over 100 games with the team)
• BUF Logan stanley (84 rated longtime full NHLer) , Jiri Kulich
• CHI Ryan Greene, Wyatt Kaiser, Sam Rinzel, Nick Lardis, Ethan Del Mastro. These are and will be essential pieces for Chicago.
• COL Joel Kiviranta ( 300+ games in the nhl), Nick Blankenburg ( Full time Nhler), Parker Kelly.

Labben67​

Great feedback, seriously appreciate it.
Definitely agree on a bunch of these and I will update the list.

As a Sabres fan I am really hoping for Quinn (long overdue), Doan, Ostlund, and Krebs to all make it in.
Huge Kulich fan too. After his rookie year, if he hit 20 goals I honestly think he gets a scan. Brutal timing with the blood clots, and I agree with you, without a rookie showcase scan he is probably one of those guys EA overlooks until he forces it statistically.

You are spot on with Logan Stanley as well. The 84 rating plus the trade to Buffalo feels like exactly the type of situation where EA gives a guy a bump. They definitely lean into trades and exposure.
Cannot believe I missed Sam Rinzel either, good call there.

I will take a deeper look at Greene, Kaiser, Del Mastro, Lardis, and the rest from Chicago too. That is a team where they might sneak a couple guys in just based on future importance.

Same with the Colorado group you mentioned. Blankenburg and Kiviranta especially fall into that “real NHL role but easy to overlook” category, which is exactly what this list is trying to highlight.

I did a ton of digging into trends like rookie showcase scans, NHL usage, trades, and team visibility to build this, and originally had way more names. Tried to narrow it down to who I actually think EA will put in, not just who deserves it.
Appreciate you adding to it, this is exactly the kind of input that helps refine the list.

Appreciate that a lot man, seriously. Means a lot because I definitely put a ton of time into digging through this and trying to make it realistic, not just a wishlist.

Couldn’t agree more too, this is really the bare minimum at this point. There are too many guys playing real NHL minutes that still don’t look like themselves in game.

Hoping they take notice this year because this is one area that would make a huge difference for both franchise and HUT users. 

BigTimeTimJim​ No worries man, i think you are doing such an amazing job! keep it up!👊🏻

I will continue my list too later today, only looked through it quickly. Im aslo working on a list that includes players with scans that needs a redone like Alexander Holtz( helmets dont fit him and something about the scan is off), Bertuzzi, Drysdale, and more, many of them could work if we had more customization choices, as you have pointed out. Maybe if i do an list naming them and comparig real headshots something will be done.

We keep pushing bro!🙌🏻

Here are some names I think should be included. I believe many of these players ratings are far too low, they are either stable NHL players with hundreds of games played, or young players who have stepped up, earned a spot, or are right on the edge of becoming full-time NHLers.

With today’s technology and the use of AI, which we know they are using, I think players rated between 82–78 OVR should be prioritized. I’m asking and hoping for as many of them as possible!

DET: Ben Chiarot

EDM: Spencer Stastny, Mattias Janmark, Colton Dach

FLA: Mackie Samoskevich

LAK: Joel Armia

MIN: Zach Bogosian, Danila Yurov

MTL: Alexandre Texier, Arber Xhekaj

NSH: Justin Barron, Zachary L’Heureux, Fedor Svechkov, Ryan Ufko, Joakim Kemell, Reid Schaefer, Ozzy Wiesblatt

NJD: Arseny Gritsyuk, Connor Brown

NYI: Casey Cizikas, Pierre Engvall, Maxim Shabanov

NYR: Matt Rempe, Adam Edström

OTT: Carter Yakemchuk

PHI: Noah Cates, Nick Seeler, Emil Andrae, Denver Barkey, Alex Bump

PIT: Justin Brazeau, Parker Wotherspoon, Elmer Söderblom

SJS: Ty Dellandrea, Sam Dickinson, Pavol Regenda

SEA: Ryan Winterton, Cale Fleury

STL: Oskar Sundqvist, Jonatan Berggren, Matt Kessel

TBL: Emil Lilleberg, Pontus Holmberg, C-E D’Astous

VAN: Liam Öhgren, Drew O’Connor, Nils Höglander, Tom Willander, Aatu Räty, Curtis Douglas

VGK: Kaeden Korczak, Keegan Kolesar, Jeremy Lauzon, Braeden Bowman, Ben Hutton

WSH: Justin Sourdif, Brandon Duhaime, Hendrix Lapierre, Ivan Miroshnichenko

WPG: Dylan Samberg, Jacob Bryson, Morgan Barron, Haydn Fleury, Isak Rosén, Brad Lambert

AHL notable players who have spent time in the NHL and are right on the edge of becoming full-time players, highly drafted prospects, and several who have already been scanned:

VAN: Jack Thompson, Jonathan Lekkerimäki
EDM: Isaac Howard, Alec Regula, Quinn Hutson
OTT: Arthur Kaliyev
CAR: Joel Nyström, Bradley Nadeau
SEA: Jani Nyman
COL: Gavin Brindley, Ivan Ivan
DET: Nate Danielson, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
NYR: Brett Berard, Adam Sýkora
WSH: Ilya Protas
MIN: Carson Lambos
MTL: Owen Beck, David Reinbacher
PHI: Hunter McDonald, Jett Luchanko, Oliver Bonk
WPG: David Gustafsson, Ville Heinola, Nikita Chibrikov
BOS: Matthew Poitras, Fabian Lysell
BUF: Zach Jones, Konsta Helenius
STL: Zach Dean
TBL: Jacob Pelletier, Mitchell Chaffee
DAL: Antonio Stranges
UTA: Maveric Lamoureux, Danil But, Dmitri Simashev
NJD: Seamus Casey

EA_Aljo​ .

BigTimeTimJim​ 

I must say that you can at least tell who some of the players are supposed to be because the face shape is right.

Dustin Wolf’s face is generated quite well, apart from the hair. You can definitely tell it's him.

Lawson Crouse and rookie Seamus Casey are recognizable as well.

This time they generated a lot using AI. Some turned out well, I think, like Cutter Gauthier, but I don't think there will be many actual face scans anymore. Everything will be done via AI.