Forum Discussion

5 years ago

Create Helmetless players

I hope that we get a patch soon for 22 that allows us to make helmetless players for offline mode. I make classic rosters and it SUCKS having to put a helmet on players that NEVER wore one like Bobb...

T2HD

Rising Veteran

5 years ago

I'm not sure what rule(s) they're following as they have included a lot of Alumni players that are helmet-less. Since they didn't include some famous helmet-less Alumni players such as Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull they should allow us to accurately create them within the CAP section. The last names are there for the game-play so it should be no surprise that we all want to create those legends and more who didn't wear a helmet back then. Since it's all a fantasy simulation I don't think it's a stretch to allow us to accurately re-create them on the ice. Just my opinion.

On another topic, we've asked for vintage goalie masks for the CAP section for years now. It's frustrating to see no option for that while we watch cut fan scenes after a goal that include fans wearing multi-colored team vintage goalie masks. That's a cruel tease IMHO.

Be well and have a great day! Cheers!

VeronicatheCD

5 years ago

@T2HD Or they could go back 100 years to when even goalies didn't wear anything on their heads and commonly lost teeth. The ettiquette was to not shoot above the ice if you could help it back then. I think it was the 50s when goalies started wearing the face masks even.

T2HD
Rising Veteran
5 years ago
I'm not sure what rules or history EA is following when deciding who does or doesn't wear vintage goalie masks. In 1959 Jacques Plante was the first goalie to wear a facemask.
https://www.vintag.es/2020/03/jacques-plante.html?m=1
About three years later Terry Sawchuk with the Red Wings also decided to wear a similar mask.
https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/sawchuk-was-red-wings-first-goalie-to-don-a-full-facemask/c-503880
Interestingly, neither of these goalies are wearing a vintage goalie mask when several others from their era are wearing a vintage mask (all within the Alumni teams).
This is why EA must provide us with the option to create or modify existing players to wear the vintage goalie masks. It's all towards realism and the history/authenticity of the game.
Sounding like a broken record here, but it's really frustrating to see the cut scenes after a goal and see fans wearing multi-color vintage goalie masks in the stands!
There's simply no reason we can't have those. They used to be in the XBOX 360 "Legacy Edition" version of this game within the CAP section. Check out this pic showing the options!
They really need to bring these back. They patch the game and add all sorts of other gear. This should be a MUST HAVE option! I'd be willing to pay for an add on vintage gear item too!!
I hope the moderator passes this info on the team. They can and should fix these issues! We've been asking for years for the helmet-less player option and the vintage goalie masks.
Cheers!
- Atishksingh
  5 years ago
  @T2HD Well said and I agree and hope
  23 will have all these features
  - T2HD
    Rising Veteran
    5 years ago
    @Atishksingh Thanks so much! I hope they patch it for NHL 22 though versus having us wait yet another year. I know I've asked for three years now. EA, please don't make me wait yet another year. Thank you! Cheers!