{"id":35442,"date":"2018-09-10T22:21:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T02:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=35442"},"modified":"2018-09-10T22:21:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T02:21:18","slug":"esports-and-the-nhl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/09\/10\/esports-and-the-nhl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Philly Sports Podcast- The World of eSports and the NHL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/yzb9u-996530?from=site&amp;skin=1&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Last year, EA Sports finally entered the eSports frenzy with their <i>N<\/i><i>HL <\/i>franchise. <i>N<\/i><i>HL 18<\/i>, last year\u2019s entry in the franchise, represented EA\u2019s first foray into the competitive hockey video game scene. Global qualifying tournaments were held, leading into regional finals in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Each regional qualifier fed a Grand Final, held in Las Vegas in June.<\/p>\n<h2>YWT #37- Deja Vu: ESports and the NHL<\/h2>\n<p>On this week\u2019s You Would Think, the guys talk to Charlie Haddick, a competitor in the <i>NHL<\/i> online scene. Haddick, known online as AgentXeero, qualified for the United States Regional Final, where he was eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>During his appearance on the show, Haddick also discussed a charity stream he\u2019s hosting <a href=\"\/\/0\" target=\"_self\">on September 23rd<\/a> to raise awareness for epilepsy. Details for the stream (and the charities it supports) can be found on his Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/agentxeero\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AgentXeero<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The guys also discussed the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u00a0Week One victory over the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/falcons\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/phillies\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> continued struggles towards the playoffs, and a continuation of the Month by Month Series, with this week spotlighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>\u00a0November schedule.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 27px;\">Credits<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like You Would Think on Facebook @YWTpodcast<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to follow us on Twitter @YWTpodcast<\/p>\n<p>Follow Kyle Collington on Twitter @kcollington<\/p>\n<p>Follow Mike Giletto on Twitter @mike_giletto<\/p>\n<p>Logo created by Ben Resnick (follow him on twitter @bennythejet55)<\/p>\n<p>Music courtesy of www.bensound.com<\/p>\n<p>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is available on Last Word on Sports, Podbean, iTunes, and Google Play.<\/p>\n<p><em>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is brought to you by Last Word On Sports. Kyle Collington is joined by Mike Giletto each and every week. They give you the fire and passion for Philadelphia sports. Kyle and Mike are two lifelong Philly sports fans that are just talking about what they love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GLENDALE, AZ &#8211; DECEMBER 10: P.K. Subban #76 of the Nashville Predators during the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on December 10, 2016, in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Predators 4-1. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, EA Sports finally entered the eSports frenzy with their NHL franchise. NHL 18, last year\u2019s entry in the franchise, represented EA\u2019s first foray into the competitive hockey video game scene. Global qualifying tournaments were held, leading into regional finals in Canada, the United States, and Europe. 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