The National Hockey League (NHL) and the Sweet, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform announced a multi-year partnership deal on June 23. This will bring the NFT marketplace to the League.
As per their statement, the NHL, NHLPA, and NHLAA officially designated Sweet as the Official NFT Digital Collectibles Marketplace and Official NFT Partner.
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The NHL will be able to create a range of unique NFT projects due to this multi-year relationship. And through this, they can offer brand-new chances for devoted followers or collectors to grow their collections.
The NHL claims that it will enable users to buy, sell, acquire, and trade never-before-offered objects from NHL history. The Sweet-operated NHL marketplace will offer a special and satisfying interaction experience for the entire network of NHL.
CEO of Sweet, Tom Mizzone, stated that:
We’re honored to be partnering on an industry-first launch with an organization as globally renowned as the NHL. Working closely with the League and the Associations.
He added that utilizing in-play gamification establishes a really interesting and distinctive connection between artifacts and experiences. As a result, they have selected some “aesthetically spectacular” action-packed moments.
Nevertheless, When the 2022–2023 season begins, the NHL’s Sweet marketplace is anticipated to launch in October.
The NHL’s Sweet Marketplace Includes Surprise Packs Of NFTs
According to NHL’s statement:
The stand-alone NHL platform custom-built for this program by Sweet will showcase current and historic moments as well as iconic elements of the game in the form of non-fungible tokens.
Moreover, a player’s performance will have an impact on some of the NFTs, which will likewise be dynamic and alter over time. It may also include surprise packs of NFTs that may be seen in 3D interactive trophy chambers or cinematic game clips from past and present NHL seasons.
This category-exclusive relationship will be the first of its kind. The announcement asserts that the NHL, NHLPA, and NHLAA have joined together for the first time ever to provide NFTs in the form of recent and older video clips and artifacts from all throughout the League, highlighting top players and NHL luminaries of the past and present.
Glenn Healy, executive director of the NHL Alumni Association, expressed his excitement about the NHL, NHLPA, and Sweet’s collaboration to provide fans with these digital hockey items:
Sweet has done an incredible job of building the innovative platform and products that will bring NHL NFT Digital Collectibles to life. This collaboration has been worth the wait as fans will be able to access their favorite hockey history moments while we do our part to honor the past.
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The announcement concluded by stating that quests and challenges would also be hosted on The NHL marketplace run by Sweet, which will promote fan involvement because they are collectible.
Additionally, there will be special stadium packs, including highlights from the NHL’s premier competitions, such as the NHL Winter Classic®, NHL Stadium SeriesTM, and NHL Heritage ClassicTM.
Featured image from Flickr and chart from TradingView.com
