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14. March 2020

Eki is ready to win World Gaming Championship again

Two years ago, our player Erik ‘’EKI’’ Tammenpää won NHL World Gaming Championship. Last year, he tried to defend the title but ended up placing fourth. Now he has another chance, as this year’s online open play started this Wednesday, March 11th. “The way it ended last year, it still hurts. I’m hungry for that […]

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3. February 2020

EKI takes second in Orlando

The real life NHL team Tampa Bay Lightning hosted an annual NHL20 gaming tournament in Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. 369 international players tried their luck in the online qualifiers but only 4 best made it to the final event in the US. Erik “EKI” Tammenpaa was one of them, as he only lost […]

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21. January 2020

EKI qualifies for Bolts Challenge in Florida

The official NHL team Tampa Bay Lightning will be hosting the 2020 Bolts Chel Challenge in NHL20. 369 players played the qualifier which took over two days to complete but only 4 best players qualified to face off in front of a live audience at The Fortress at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida on February […]

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14. October 2019

EKI talks about NHL20

It has been over a month since the new version of NHL was released. After asking our FIFA players how do they like their new title, we decided to also interview our NHL powerhouse Erik “EKI” Tammenpaa. He has been in the inner circle of people outside EA who got the unreleased demo and gave […]

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8. September 2019

EKI at NHL20 Launch in New York

EA Sports organized the biggest EA NHL Launch Event ever, held in New York City. Only a few selected professional players, together with real-life NHL hockey stars and influencers, were invited over to celebrate this special occasion as the new game was being introduced to the world. One of the VIP guests was none other […]

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28. August 2019

EKI about NHL20: I absolutely love how the game feels

The official release of NHL20 is scheduled for Septeber 13th. However, a few selected players were invited to EA Studios in Helsinki to test out the yet unreleased game and give feedback to developers. Eki was one of those invited players so we decided to ask him a few questions about the new game. 

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4. August 2019

EKI claims two silver medals at Finnish Championship

Our two NHL players have been competing in the Finnish Championship in Helsinki, Finland. On Friday, we saw Erik ‘’EKI’’ Tammenpää finishing 2nd in the 1v1 tournament. On Saturday, the powerhouse from Team Sampi followed it up with taking 2nd with his team ‘’Filadelphia’’ in 6v6. This weekend, we would officially say goodbye to NHL19 […]

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27. July 2019

EKI & Artuzio qualified for NHL19 Finnish Championship

This upcoming week, our two NH19 players will participate in the Finnish Championship. Our player Erik ‘’EKI’’ Tammenpää is heading into the event as the defending champion in 1v1. Will the Sampi players collect a title here after leaving the world championship empty-handed?  The Finnish Championship has a combined prize pool of €10,000 being split […]

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15. July 2019

EKI: “I feel like this loss will make me twice the player I am now.”

One month ago, Erik ‘’EKI’’ Tammenpää traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada with the hope of defending his title. After making it through the qualifications unbeaten, the Finnish player was viewed as the main favorite to win in Sin City. Sadly for the defending champion, he ended up coming short this year and left Las Vegas […]

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20. June 2019

EKI takes 4th in Las Vegas NHL World Championship

Tuesday 18th of June, the six best NHL19 gamers in the world gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada. All with the same goal – to become world champion and win $50,000. Our player Erik ‘’EKI’’ Tammenpää was the defending, reigning champion after winning the last year world championship. The six-player who had qualified to the event […]

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19. May 2019

NHL Gaming World Championship – EKI qualifies for Las Vegas

The defending world champion in NHL19 , Erik ‘’EKI’’ Tammenpää, qualified himself once again for the NHL19 World Championship Global Finals by winning the Europen Regional Qualifier in Stockholm, Sweden in front of  Hannes ‘’Hansulinho’’ Kettunen. The European Regional Finals in NHL 19 took place in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday, May 18th. Eight players had […]

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16. May 2019

NHL Gaming World Championship – European Finals

The upcoming weekend will, in many ways, determine Erik ‘’EKI’’ Tammenpää’s season. Only the European Final Qualifier stands between him and Las Vegas, and the chance to defend his title. Eight players will battle it out for the 2 European spots in Stockholm, Sweden. Will EKI make it to Las Vegas once again?  The world […]