They are known to drop the gloves to help energize the team. Enforcer DefensemanĮnforcer Defenseman are physical players that use their strength to throw body checks which allow teammates to take the loose puck. Two-Way Defensemen are balanced offensively and defensively which helps them in the transition game causing turnovers and getting a solid first pass out of the defensive zone. Don’t expect them to contribute offensively. Defensive Defensemanĭefensive Defenseman are physical players that use their strength and defensive skill set to throw big hits and shut down the opponent. They are relied upon to generate offense from the point. Offensive defenseman have a great shot and are often set up for one-timers from the blue line. They have great playmaking ability as a defenseman. Puck moving defensemen are shifty players that are great at deking and can deliver tape to tape stretch passes up the ice. Power Forwards are physical players that use their strength to crash the net and make it difficult for the opposing defensemen and goalie. EnforcerĮnforcers are physical players that use their strength to throw body checks which create space for teammates. Don’t expect them to play physical or play defense. They can deke around defending players to create space for themselves and teammates. Danglerĭanglers are the most shifty and creative players on the ice. Don’t expect them to make finesse plays as they are best keeping things simple. Grinders are physical players that are often found in front of the opposing goalie causing screens, deflecting pucks, and jamming in rebounds. Don’t expect them to play physical as their strengths are in their passing skill. Playmakers create plays by looking to pass the puck to their teammates to create scoring chances. Two-Way Forwards are balanced offensively and defensively and are players that win puck battles to create turnovers which help their team transition from defense to offense.
They score from prime scoring locations when others feed them the puck. If you are already familiar with the classes, then you can jump ahead to the player attribute descriptions section. The descriptions I’m using are directly from the game. You will likely be familiar with them all if you’ve played NHL 18 or 17.
In this section I’m just introducing the different player classes. You start out with only 1 loadout available but you earn more as you level up in World of Chel and can get up to 5, so you can set up your favourite classes for any game mode or situation. NHL 19 World of Chel loadouts allow you to save your player build setup(including traits, specialty, weight, and height) so you can quickly select it for your next game. If you played the NHL 19 Beta or any Call of Duty game then you probably already know what a loadout is. Now, you might be asking well that is sweet but what is the “World of Chel” exactly? I’ll do a more detailed post on the World of Chel soon, but for the sake of this player build guide just know that you can use your created player in every mode inside the World of Chel which includes EASHL(6v6 and 3v3), Ones, and NHL Threes. What is the best part of all?!? You can SEE the complete attribute breakdown and how each adjustment affects them. Instead of just static player classes that can’t be changed in any meaningful way(only cosmetic), now you can add Traits, Specialties, and adjust the weight/height to tweak your players overall attributes. NHL 19 adds several more levels to the EASHL player creation experience.