NHL 09

NHL 09
Cover of NHL 09, featuring Dion Phaneuf
Developer(s)	EA Canada (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) HB Studios (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2)
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	NHL series
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s)	PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 NA: September 9, 2008 EU: September 12, 2008 (X360) AU: September 25, 2008 EU: September 26, 2008 (PS3) Windows NA: October 20, 2008 AU: October 30, 2008 EU: November 7, 2008 PlayStation 2 NA: November 4, 2008 AU: November 13, 2008 EU: November 14, 2008
Genre(s)	Sports (ice hockey)
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Review scores
Publication	Score
	PC	PS3	Xbox 360
Destructoid	N/A	9.6/10	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	9.25/10	9.25/10
GamePro	N/A	N/A
Game Revolution	N/A	B	B
GameSpot	N/A	9/10	9/10
GameSpy	N/A	N/A
GameTrailers	N/A	N/A	9.3/10
GameZone	N/A	9.1/10	9/10
IGN	5.5/10	9/10	9/10
OXM (US)	N/A	N/A	9/10
PSM	N/A		N/A
411Mania	N/A	8.9/10	N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic	62/100	88/100	88/100

NHL 09 is the 17th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports in 2008. Both the Nintendo DS and Wii versions had been planned, but were canceled. It was the last installment of the NHL series to be released on PlayStation 2 and the last to get a PC release.

Players have the ability to create a player to use in online play featuring 6 versus 6 online teamplay mode. Users can join online teams with friends or find players to create one. Users have the ability to level up players, participate in tournaments (with brackets), and receive awards at the end of the season. Rosters have been updated, as well as slap shot power and accuracy to compliment NHL updates.

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PC version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.