Hughes brothers featured on NHL 25 cover

The hockey-playing Hughes brothers are back together.

Quinn, Jack and Luke Hughes are sharing the cover of EA Sports NHL 25, which will be released Oct. 4 in conjunction with the opening day of the 2024-25 season. In a family with incredible hockey achievements, this one is unique.

They are the first brothers on the cover.

"It was a very proud moment for all of us when we saw the Deluxe cover," said Jack Hughes, a New Jersey Devils center. "It reminded us that on the ice we're competitors, always learning from each other, but off the ice we're brothers who love to play hockey."

The game will be available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. And it features what EA Sports calls Ice-Q gameplay, which the designer said will bring "unprecedented realism" to the game.

"The new ICE-Q gameplay system represents a foundational shift in how players will experience the game, with its deep intelligence giving them complete control of the ice," said Mike Inglehart, senior game design director at EA Vancouver, per NHL.com. "Hockey is built different, with NHL 25 delivering greater authenticity, bigger team rivalries and inspired by the sport's next-generation superstars who continue to redefine the game."

Being on the cover takes the Hughes brothers back to their youths, when they played video games together.

"We feel incredibly honored to be on the cover of NHL 25," said Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain, who won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman following the 2023-24 season. "Being featured alongside my brothers is the sort of thing you dream about as a kid but could never imagine happening in real life."

The youngest Hughes brother, 20-year-old Luke, agreed.

"Being on the cover with my brothers is incredibly exciting," the Devils defenseman said. "We have a one-of-a-kind hockey story growing up together and now a one-of-a-kind cover. We can't wait for fans to experience NHL 25."

--Field Level Media