North American ice hockey league, the National Hockey League (NHL), has entered into a partnership with DreamHack Sports Games, MTG’s sports simulation business unit.
The multi-year deal will see both parties build on existing projects, alongside creating new gaming initiatives.
As part of the deal, DreamHack Sports Games will produce the NHL Gaming World Championship, which is expected to launch in March 2021. The event is said to expand on previous iterations of the competition and will aim to ‘align’ more closely to the real-world action.
Chris Golier, Vice President of Business Development and Innovation at the NHL, spoke on the partnership in a release: “We have built a great base for competitive gaming at the NHL over the past three years and have seen our Gaming World Championship capture the attention of fans and gamers across the globe.