Sarah Nurse, the Canadian field hockey player, will become the first woman to appear on the cover of the NHL game, NHL23
What’s better than one cover athlete?
Your two official #NHL23 cover athletes @tzegras11 and @nursey16 ⭐️⭐️
See the full reveal tomorrow
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At the Beijing Olympics, the 27-year-old scored five goals and had a total of 13 assists in seven games, helping her team win the gold medal.
She also won a silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships and a gold medal in 2021.
Nurse will be joined by Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks, who has 23 goals and 38 assists in 75 games.
He was a finalist for the Calder Trophy, but lost out to Moritz Seider of the Detroit Red Wings.