Welcome to NHL 18 HUT Champions!

NHL 18® HUT Champions is where the best HUT players compete against each other for awesome prizes. A new season of HUT Champions starts every week and runs from Monday to the following Sunday. Click here for the NHL 18 HUT Champions Official Rules.

How Can I Participate In HUT Champions

HUT Champions consists of a qualification period and a Weekend Season. In order to participate in the Weekend Season, a player must earn a Qualification Collectible. To earn a Qualification Collectible, players must do one of the following:

• Win a Division 1 Title in Online Seasons during the qualification period
• Place as one of the Top 1,250* in one of three Qualifiers that are held during the qualification period
• Place as one of the Top 250 in the previous week's HUT Champions Weekend Season (only applicable to season 2+)

Qualifiers are open to all players who have not already earned and claimed a Qualification Collectible, and occur twice a week:

• Monday to Tuesday
• Wednesday to Thursday

Placing in the top 1,250 earns the player a Qualification Collectible. Please note that the Qualification Collectible is untradeable, and has to be in the player’s inbox/collection in order for them to participate in that week's HUT Champions' Weekend Season.

*The ranking needed in the Qualifiers to obtain the Qualification Collectible is subject to change, may vary by weekly competition, and will be communicated in the “More Info” and “Season Prizing” screens in the Competitive Season/Play Online section of the game prior to the start of each weekly competition. 

If a player does not place high enough, they will not earn a Qualification Collectible. 

Inaugural HUT Champions Season 

The first HUT Champions Weekend Season runs from February 23 to February 25. Qualifiers for the first Weekend Season will begin February 16, 2018 and continue on the following dates:

Qualifier 1: Friday, February 16 to Sunday February 18

• Top 1,250 players qualify

Qualifier 2: Monday, February 19 – Tuesday, February 20

• Top 1,250 players qualify

Qualifier 3: Wednesday, February 21 – Thursday, February 22

• Top 1,250 players qualify

Future HUT Champion Seasons will have the following cadence (rewards and qualifying number of players may vary).

NHL 18 HUT Champions Competitive Season Rewards

*Rewards are subject to change.

Rank 1:

• 99 OVR Card
• 5x Ultimate Packs (Each pack includes 40 Gold Rare Player Items)
• 250,000 Coins
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 2:

• 98 OVR Card
• 5x Ultimate Packs
• 200,000 Coins
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 3:

• 97 OVR Card
• 5x Ultimate Packs
• 150,000 Coin
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 4:

• 96 OVR Card
• 5x Ultimate Packs
• 100,000 Coins
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 5:

• 96 OVR Card
• 5x Ultimate Packs
• 50,000 Coins
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 6 – 10:

• Choice Pack with a choice of 2 of 10 90+ EVO Players
• 4x Ultimate Packs
• 25,000 Coins
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 11 – 20:

• Choice Pack with a choice of 2 of 10 90+ EVO Players
• 3 Ultimate Packs
• 25,000 Coins
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 21 – 50:

• Choice Pack with a choice of 1 of 10 90+ EVO Players
• 2x Ultimate Packs
• 1 Rare Players Plus Pack (Each Rare Plus Pack contains 20 Gold Rare Player items)
• 25,000 Coins
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 51 – 100:

• Choice Pack with a choice of 1 of 10 90+ EVO Players
• 2 Ultimate Packs
• 25,000 Coins
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 101 – 250:

• Choice Pack with a choice of 1 of 10 90+ OVR Players
• 1 Ultimate Pack
• 1 Rare Players Plus Pack
• Qualification Collectible for next week’s HUT Champions

Rank 251 – 500:

• Choice Pack with a choice of 1 of 10 90+ OVR Players
• 1 Ultimate Pack

Rank 501+:

• 1 Ultimate Pack

* Please note, any player ranked 251+ will need to qualify for the following week's HUT Champions Weekend Season via another qualification method.

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