Be A Pro

Single-player RPG-style career: follow one player from prospect to NHL star, with narrative choices that shape the story. NHL 27 Be A Pro is one of the series pillars expected to return — the detail below is confirmed for NHL 26, the immediately prior title, and is a strong guide to what the mode will offer until EA details the game on July 16, 2026.

What Be A Pro includes

These are the parts of Be A Pro carried in NHL 26, each of which the mode is built around:

• Career path — World Juniors, the NHL Draft, then your NHL career and beyond.
• Story & choices — Chapter progression with impactful decisions.
• Voice-acted cutscenes — Characters and off-ice conversations delivered in cutscene.
• Attribute progression — Improve your player through on-ice performance.
• Multi-Story Replays — Replay expanded storylines with different outcomes.

What changed most recently

NHL 26 delivered a major overhaul: new storylines, characters, impactful choices and voice-acted cutscenes, with further tuning in post-launch patches.

What to expect in NHL 27

NHL 27 Be A Pro built on a major NHL 26 story overhaul, so expect the voice-acted career, off-ice choices and multi-story replays to return and expand rather than reset. Whether the career adds new draft paths or leagues is something EA confirms at the reveal.

Related: browse all NHL 27 game modes, or see how player ratings feed every mode.