Article: Markus Naslund Hits the Ice with EA SPORTS in NHL 2005; Vancouver Canucks All-Star Has Signed as the Cover Athlete for EA SPORTS.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Vancouver Canucks all-star left winger Markus Naslund has signed with Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), the world's leading interactive software company, to be the cover athlete and spokesman for its EA SPORTS(TM) NHL(R) 2005 game. Reflecting the game's innovation of open ice control, Naslund is the perfect fit for the cover of EA SPORTS' NHL franchise's 13th season of world championship hockey.

Introducing the new EA SPORTS Open Ice Control, NHL(R) 2005 will give fans the opportunity to play as the hockey greats do. Players can execute offensive plays such as Give-and-Go's and breakaway passes or call for a defensive double team with the ...

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