Vancouver Canucks center and Team USA standout Ryan Kesler is the cover star for this year's title. Last year he was a Selke Trophy finalist (given to the best defensive player), but that doesn't mean he can't put the puck in the net. In 2009 he scored 26 goals with 33 assists, and with 19 goals and 40 assists so far this year, he's currently on pace to top his best year. Kesler has previously worked with developer Visual Concepts to promote last year's game along with other players such as 2K10 cover star Alexander Ovechkin in an outdoor mo-cap skate in front of Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas (shown left).
This isn't the only news for the NHL 2K franchise, recently 2K Sports announced that this year's game would be Wii exclusive while the versions for the other consoles take a year off to reorganize.