## **NHL 26 HUT SEASON 3**

Welcome to Season 3 of NHL 26 HUT. This new season brings major lineup updates, the brand-new Pinnacle event, which celebrate some of the best players primes of the 2000s, and an all-new XP Path headlined by Brayden Point. 

![XP Season 3 promo image showing various player cards, headlined by Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Large “XP” text, upgrade instructions, and a lineup of hockey cards in gold, black, blue, and red.](https://drop-assets.ea.com/images/29k8jJxV5NnYA9rOhMK6rT/81bb5ffb96931aff427a72eb2d37fc38/XP_s3_Discover_Jan16_Discover_1280x720_EN.png?im=AspectCrop=%2816,9%29,xPosition=0.27734375,yPosition=0.43472222222222223)
## **PINNACLE**

Season 2 opens with Pinnacle, a new event built around highlighting some of the best primes from 2000s era! 

**Pinnacle Players:**

- Evgeni Malkin
- Tyler Seguin
- Jay Bouwmeester
- Shea Weber
- Jonathan Quick


![HUT Pinnacle promo image featuring player cards for Quick, Weber, Bouwmeester, Seguin, and Malkin. Large action image of Evgeni Malkin is on the right. Text reads ‘Exchange items to acquire Pinnacle players!](https://drop-assets.ea.com/images/2JkJ0DeCU7zsnRR6XINZC0/ee492d1dd14a4930135b3f03557efefb/Pinnacle_Jan15_Discover_1280x720_EN.png?im=AspectCrop=%2816,9%29,xPosition=0.7625,yPosition=0.4652777777777778)
## **SEASON 3 XP PATH**

Season 3’s XP Path is led by Brayden Point (95 OVR) from the Tampa Bay Lightning as this season’s chase player. Alongside Point, five Power Up players can be upgraded throughout the season, each unlocking new abilities as they progress from 88 to 93 OVR.

These players can be earned and upgraded using XP Season 3 Tokens collected through the XP Path.

**XP Chase Player:**

- Brayden Point | Tampa Bay Lightning | 95 OVR 


**XP Power Up Players (88 → 93 OVR):**

- Tim Stutzle | Ottawa Senators | 
- Seth Jones | Florida Panthers |
- Mattias Ekholm | Edmonton Oilers |
- Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators |
- Kevin Fiala | Los Angeles Kings |


**XP Milestone Objective Players:**

- Tanner Jeannot | Boston Bruins | 93 OVR
- Jonathan Marchessault | Nashville Predators | 93 OVR
- Joel Edmundson | Los Angeles Kings | 93 OVR
- Adin Hill | Vegas Golden Knights | 93 OVR


These milestone players can be earned through Season 3 XP objectives 
## **CAPTAINS**

Season 3 introduces a new class of Captains featuring Eastern and Western conference Captain Chemistry.

![HUT Captains promo showing several player cards including Hischier, Theodore, Reinhart, Guentzel, Sanderson, and others. Large action image of Jake Guentzel. Text reads ‘Exchange items to acquire Captains players!](https://drop-assets.ea.com/images/3U5hcK7Wj14YwO9RbXRBzM/787c199ccd72a1869f921b18ce8f1a63/Captains_HUTEntry_2_Jan15_Discover_1280x720_EN.png?im=AspectCrop=%2816,9%29,xPosition=0.27109375,yPosition=0.43472222222222223)

**Tier 1 Starter Captains (89 OVR):**

- Sam Reinhart | Florida Panthers |
- Shea Theodore | Vegas Golden Knights |
- Rasmus Andersson | Calgary Flames |
- Mikael Granlund | Anaheim Ducks |
- Nikolaj Ehlers | Carolina Hurricanes |

### **Tier 2 Chase Captains (92 OVR)**

- Jake Sanderson | Ottawa Senators |
- Jake Guentzel | Tampa Bay Lightning |
- Rickard Rakell | Pittsburgh Penguins |
- Henri Jokiharju | Boston Bruins |
- Nico Hischier | New Jersey Devils |

### **HEROES**

A new group of Heroes joins HUT in Season 3.

**Heroes (92 OVR):**

- Brent Seabrook | Chicago Blackhawks |
- Mike Richter | New York Rangers |
- Jere Lehtinen | Dallas Stars |


![HUT Heroes image with player cards for Lehtinen, Richter, and Seabrook on the left. On the right is a blue and red stylized portrait of Richter, and the text says ‘Exchange items to acquire HUT Heroes players!’](https://drop-assets.ea.com/images/2GS1qRb0QMHd9TQYHlMzNF/78a3d89678eebc38ce378bc1ef5bf29b/Heroes_HUTEntry_Jan15_Discover_1280x720_EN.png?im=AspectCrop=%2816,9%29,xPosition=0.303125,yPosition=0.3888888888888889)
## **ICONS**

Three hockey legends headline the Season 3 Icons program, each available through Alumni sets.

**Icons (93 OVR):**

- Mario Lemieux  | Canada |
- Jari Kurri  | Finland |
- Brian Leetch | USA |


![Icons promo for HUT. Features player cards for Brian Leetch, Jari Kurri, and Mario Lemieux, with a large gold portrait of Lemieux on the right. Text reads ‘Exchange items to acquire Icons players!](https://drop-assets.ea.com/images/DvKyJAHXdoViEqlQjPdEF/7875fde446813e291054e2fd121c8e62/Icons_Discover_Jan14_Discover_1280x720_EN.png?im=AspectCrop=%2816,9%29,xPosition=0.2625,yPosition=0.45)
## **ROOKIES**

Season 2 continues to celebrate breakout rookies and rising stars with new Rookies content available through sets.

![HUT Rookies promo with cards for Andrew Raycroft, Alex Pietrangelo, and Ron Francis featured on the left. A large image of Pietrangelo in St. Louis Blues gear on the right. Text says ‘Exchange items to acquire Rookies players!](https://drop-assets.ea.com/images/46DRZLGnAarAv8zXvJgMg1/f06ffa5d0c6e07b0ed25a9dfe1c1ec0c/Rookies_discover_Dec13_Discover_1280x720_EN.png?im=AspectCrop=%2816,9%29,xPosition=0.24609375,yPosition=0.4847222222222222)

**Rookies (92 OVR):**

- Ron Francis | Hartford Whalers |
- Alex Pietrangelo | St.Louis Blues |
- Andre Raycroft | Boston Bruins |





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