Be A Pro Captain
It's very easy to become captain in be a pro. You only need some management and teammate likeability and you can easily become captain in your second NHL season so it would be good if you could become alternate captain at first and decide to be captain or alternate captain because it's stupid to take away the C from Sidney Crosby or Connor McDavid in your second NHL season.
NHL 26 early wishlist (let’s make NHL great again)
First off I will say nhl 25 is actual a huge step up im liking it so far , but it’s missing some details to feel complete.. full presentation needs to return and add more to what we had in the past games In edit player menu have the ability to change the color of sticks and gloves (nhl 2k had this) and now players have been customizing their own as well. Customizable tape job (adjust length on shaft and blade and not have it preset) And add the ability to edit goalie masks. hitting and collisions need to be tweaked to more realism. Franchise: be able to control more than one team able to scout and sign players from other leagues(I.E europe) Real coaches or at least customizable coaches A customizable GM character, have conversations be shown like it is in fifa where your Gm Meets the player. office similarly to dynasty mode in nhl 2004 On the hub where we get details of what went on in other games we can see highlights (either by clip or a screen shot) with description such as ‘stamkos nets a hat trick in last nights win’ and a small clip or screen shot showing stamkos scoring his 3rd goal. Be a pro: change up the whole be a pro game mode make it more like life the life. ability to use NhL players to continue their career or an nhl legend Street clothes for off days and make it interactive. If I buy a condo or a house i want to actualy see my self living in it. Same with the car we get, be able to drive around (a small map) and not just be a attribute boost. Pond hockey pick up games you can walk to or drive to when you leave your ‘house’ Call it a ‘hall of fame room’ similar to skybox 2k had in nhl2k5 where you had the Stanley cup and other interactive stuff and unlockables. Be able to decide to start from being drafted at 18 or create a 30 year old forward who just signed with an nhl team etc.. more interactive with teammates and coaches and GM list of teams you want to be traded to etc.. extras add winter classic and all star game (skills + game) both as a play now mode and also in franchise and be a pro. player retiring playing their last game get a ovation from crowd. Announce the player will retire 1 game before their last skate with the cup (playoff mode, season mode , franchise and be a pro) Tweak the fighting engine and allow more than one fight happening at once. this is a lot of an ask, but if we can get half of these implemented we are definitely heading Into greatness with NhL games.
NHL 25
Please put wormup mode in be pro and can you please add this to be a pro so where you’re players can walk to the rink and also please add so your players can walk onto the ice for wormups and into the dressing room and add city just likenba2k25. And add some stores where you can go in to buy some clothes a practice facility
Future Game Suggestions
So I’ve been playing the NHL games for a very long time (2009) I got into the be a pro game mode around 2015 and I’ve seen it get to where it is now, but unfortunately it’s gotten pretty rinsed and repeat for the past couple of years. Somethings id love to see are: New cutscenes/Interviews. For example maybe Warrior or Bauer want to create a pro stick for you, Different dialogue for player type (Conerstone, Rebel, etc;). My next suggestion is hard to explain, but I notice that if you choose your NHL team at the start rather than being drafted and you do really really good your rookie season you become captain the next season leaving the previous captain to be traded. I don’t like that at all. I think that instead of automatically becoming a captain the slot should open up when say one of the captain’s retire. For the things you can buy with your players salary, I’d love to see specific benefits outside of the ice, for example if I buy the perk for the stock market you should make more money, if you donate to a charity there should be a cutscene. In more casual minor things I’d love to see the implementation of the winter classic games. I think it would also be cool to incorporate an accurate original 6 fanbase like say its Bruins vs The Avalanche, and the game is in Colorado. As a Bruins fan living in Colorado at those games the fanbase is split 50/50 so I think it would be a cool yet subtle detail to incorporate. For creating teams I would love to see more customization specifically for the logos. I think it would be really cool to design your own logo rather than presets that have been more or less the same for years. For creating characters I can’t speak for everyone but me and my friends all make our funny characters with maxed out stats and Abilities and assign them to our created team. The issue that’s comes from this is when you play be a pro or franchise mode now you have all these maxed out players getting assigned to teams which sucks. I think that created players assigned to any team especially created teams should stay there. Example if I create a maxed out players getting assigned and assign him to the Halifax Highlanders, I should not see him in be a pro playing for the Oilers. And some final thoughts and suggestions: I know it would be difficult and or not budget friendly but I think it would be really cool to have the actual announcers from each team announce the game. And for the final silly suggestion, when picking the song list for the game I think it would be really cool to put take polls from fans and players. Overall I’m not expecting everything I suggested to be added, but there’s just some ideas.Suggestions for Career and Franchise Mode Improvements in NHL 26
The Career mode in NHL 25 lacks several key elements to make the experience more immersive and realistic. It would be beneficial to add richer interactions between the player, the coach, the managers, and the team. Currently, the training sessions are too limited and could be much more realistic and impactful on player development. Additionally, allowing players to start very young, at age 14, in summer camps or junior leagues, would add a deeper dimension to a player's career. Furthermore, the Franchise mode could be improved by allowing players to start in any league, including those not currently available in the game. This would provide more diversity and strategic choices, allowing players to build a career at their own pace and create new dynamics for each team. These improvements would greatly enrich the overall experience of the game, offering more flexibility and opportunities to shape the player's journey. While it may be too late for NHL 25, these suggestions could be considered for NHL 26 if the developers are open to them. I hope a dev will answer my message or not :D
