NHL 25 Update Adds All 32 Coaches, Improves Gameplay

NHL 25 received a new update this week that adds all 32 coaches into the game, and new patch notes with several improvements. Overall, this sizable update brings a lot of content into the game while fixing various bugs and issues. Therefore, let's look at the NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes.

EA Sports Adds All Official 32 Coaches to NHL 25

The latest EA Sports NHL 25 Update adds all 32 official NHL coaches in the game. However, there's a lot more to these coaches than jut having their name, image, and likeness in the game.Firstly, the coach update applies to various modes, each with their own attribute ratings. These include:

Penalty Kill

Coach Influence

Each attribute is important to helping your players develop. But it also makes the process of picking a team to play as more fun. If you love playing offense, you might want to run a franchise with the Toronto Maple Leafs. HC Craig Berube has an A+ rating on offense and A+ on power play. Depending on your play style, this might incentivize you to play with a certain coach.

Furthermore, you'll be able to browse through each coach's team history and record. This gets updated throughout their career and as they move on to new teams.

Overall, that includes the major details of this update. However, EA Sports also released a full list of patch notes that includes a ton of gameplay improvements. Additionally, the update focuses on several modes like Franchise, World of Chel, and more.

NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Gameplay – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Fixed an issue with players' sticks colliding with the puck during Stumbles.

Fixed an issue when fast-forward to a new shift and getting scored on

Fixed an issue where the Skill Based One Timer on Ice Feedback wasn't appearing for skaters with One T Zone X-Factor

Added additional error to passes aimed directly at the goalie while within close range

Fixed alignment issues with Chop Puck to help increase the success rate of Chop Puck while stationary and skating

Fixed an issue when a user disconnects in an online game which results in 2 AI players causing a line change

Fixed a rare issue where CPU may not skate onto a loose puck in the defensive zone when in position to obtain it

Fixed an issue that blocked goalies from making certain saves while leaving Hug Post into Butterfly

Fixed an issue where CPU players with Back At Ya Zone ability were not able to execute a Reverse Hit

Fixed a rare issue where a CPU player with the puck skated back into their zone when they should be focused on attacking

Fixed an issue with Skill Based One Timers not triggering One Knee down shot animations when successfully timed

Fixed an issue where a Goalie Poke check on a loose puck can cause the goalie to get out of position and miss the puck

Fixed an issue where a Goalie can overslide their movement when tracking a puck banked off the end boards

Fixed a rare animation issue when a skater skates too close to the net and the model looks disjointed

Fixed a rare end-of-period crash that could trigger while shooting the puck at the end of a period

Updated plays for 1-3-1 power play

Updated plays for Passive, Standard, and Aggressive 3-on-3 OT In Zone Strategies

Gameplay Tuner Notes:

Reduced Stamina Drain on Skill Based One Timer saves.

Reduced bonus Shot Accuracy applied to perfectly timed Skill Based One Timer shots.

Game Modes

Added all 32 current NHL Head Coaches in Franchise Mode, Season Mode, Online VS, and Play Now

Fixed an issue where a player's Draft Class year value was being reset to Undrafted after saving within Edit Player from the Main Menu

Franchise Mode – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Fixed a crash when editing some generated players within the mode

Fixed an issue where gameplay sliders were being reset after playing a game

Fixed an issue where players with trade lists could be traded to a team not on their trade list

Fixed an issue where the Standings tiebreaker used Regulation + Overtime Wins before Regulation Wins

Fixed an issue where the Franchise HUB ticker didn't prioritize showing signings during the offseason

Fixed an issue where the draft pick team ownership shown on an incoming trade offer could show incorrectly during the trade deadline mini-game

Fixed an issue where the NHL Coach card would show entering the AHL Coach card from the Edit Lines screen

Fixed an issue where using sim intervene could show incorrect goalie stats for that game within the box score

Improved CPU logic when signing drafted prospects

Misc crash and UI fixes

Franchise Mode Conversations & Contract Negotiations:

Fixed an issue where an empty text string could show when assigning long-term goals to some defenseman

Fixed an issue where morale values could sometimes reset when impacted by conversations

Fixed an issue where the user could add clauses to a 2-way contract offer within the negotiation after re-entering the conversation

Fixed an issue where the previously discussed contract reset to below league minimum when re-entering the negotiation after a player declines an offer

Fixed an issue where the player's new interest in an organization was not being calculated immediately at the time of an "organization persuade" succeeding or failing within a contract negotiation

Fixed an issue where a player's "organization interest" wouldn't decrease after failing an "organization persuade"

Fixed an issue where some playoff series focus options were not causing negative impacts

Fixed an issue where the player's contract interest remained high when evaluating low-salary offers

Fixed an issue where a contract promise could fail if the player was playing higher in the lineup than promised

Added a 5-game buffer from the start of the regular season for contract promises (buffer scales down when using shorter custom league schedules)

Improved tuning for contract negotiations, pre-season focus, and offseason development conversations

Added additional info widgets within Conversations and the Contract Negotiation flow

World of CHEL – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Added Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters logos to Customize Team

Fixed the Club Rewards screen being accessible while matchmaking

Fixed Special Characters not displayed if equipped during the World of CHEL initial character creation

Fixed a rare occurrence where the game would soft-lock when quickly dismissing messages in the World of CHEL Tutorial

Fixed a crash occurring when quickly entering and exiting items in the Store several times

Fixed an error occurring when entering gameplay after copying and pasting a loadout

Fixed incorrect cropping of item images in the Store

Fixed an issue where the game would soft-lock when accessing Live Events through banner tiles

Fixed Store timers moving when selecting items in the Store

Fixed matchmaking not working correctly if a user entered "Free Skate" before attempting to matchmake

Fixed "Apply Team Colors" causing the UI to jump to the top of the list in Customize"

Fixed error message appearing when attempting to access World of CHEL with a socially restricted account

Fixed "Invite a Player" action displayed when not part of a club

Fixed the "Rotate Player" action missing in some screens in Customize

Fixed navigation when selecting jerseys in the Club Dressing Room

Fixed navigation widget misplaced when selecting jerseys in the Club Dressing Room

Fixed soft lock occurring when users sign out after finding a match and re-attempt to matchmake again

Fixed a text issue with the EASHL 3v3 Club Finals Progression screen

Fixe an occurrence where the "Finding Opponents" UI would not appear in Ones Eliminator

Fixed an occurrence where the Ones Eliminator tile would disappear if trying to enter as a group

Fixed an error occurring when losing round 1 of Threes Eliminator and attempting to matchmake again with a new club

Fixed Player Progression tab appearing blank in Live Events post-game

Fixed background color for Live Event timers

Fixed Live Events rewards not showing XP Multiplayer Token reward if the event was completed but the match was lost

Fixed an issue where Private Match Grudge Match set to "No" still triggers Grudge Matches

Fixed a rare crash in the Store

Fixed a rare crash when entering World of CHEL

Fixed scoreboard stopping at 0.1 seconds at the end of a match

Fixed Grudge Matches still triggering even after they're manually disabled

Fixed overlapping of match searching timer with other UI elements when some users were not in a ready state

Fixed NHL and AHL colors not appearing in the color selector in Customize

Fixed goalie special character intro animation not playing correctly with a left-handed goalie

Fixed item preview not working correctly when accessing World of CHEL through the Special Character banner in the Main Menu

Fixed player indicators appearing in the wrong positions during Gameplay

Presentation – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Fixed cameras looking at the wrong bench during hat trick celebration

Added more camera variation in the post-game menu replays

Grudge Match

Fixed grammatical bug that showed "0 wins" as "0 win"

Team Shots in the Grudge Match intro have been updated for improved variety, and fixes to handedness bugs

Fixed bug where goal scorer's celebration ends early when cutting to "Big Game Ending" NIS

Fixed bug where teammates do not properly celebrate after scoring a goal in OT

Fixed issue where the post-goal group hug has a broken player when scoring with an extra attacker on the ice (e.g. pulled goalie)

Fixed an issue where the sync screen (wipe) stays up until the next faceoff when a post-goal group hug is skipped

Fixed an issue where the wrong team's coach was being displayed during moments of coach dissatisfaction

Fixed an issue with the Digital Dashers where the scoring player's name wasn't appearing post-goal

General improvement to the smoothness of transition when transitioning from Gameplay to NIS

Fixed a bug in Ones Eliminator where the OT countdown SFX would continually trigger

Fixed an issue that showed a goal replay after stoppages for saves and penalties

Fixed an issue to properly show the right X-Factor ability in post-goal sizzle replays, it was incorrectly showing the "Zone" ability instead of the "Grudge" ability

Fixed an issue that was causing user-customized player portraits to appear rotated in menus

Be A Pro

Fixed an issue where conversations with Utah front-office staff references another club

Flex Camera logic changes in OFFLINE MODES (Franchise, BaP, Play Now) and HUT

AUTO Flex celebrations no longer occur for humans or CPU

Flex celebrations can only be activated MANUALLY by human users hitting Y / Triangle immediately after a goal

Hockey Ultimate Team – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Fixed an issue with Wild Card where salaries were not updated when a player had been upgraded

Fixed the custom horn setting in HUT, so that the horn should now be played when you score a goal.

Fixed an issue where the player lineup screen disappears from the "Manage Team" menu when switching between "Play Offline" and "Play Online" within Wildcard.

Fixed an issue where the Objectives title bar is missing on certain screens

Added XP path feedback into the objectives screen

Added in XP Path info and tab to HUT Champs post-match flow

Added in XP Path info and tab to Competitive Seasons post-match flow

Art – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Fixed an issue where an EA SPORTS Logo was being displayed on the Kelowna Rockets Alternate jersey

Fixed Dark Shadow on the Goalie blockers in instant replay. OVERALL.

Fixed an issue involving Skater casual jerseys clipping through the body in instant replay. OVERALL.

Fixed Hair Style 18. OVERALL.

Fixed misplaced Fanatics logo on the Carolina Hurricanes Home Uniform. OVERALL.

Fixed mustache facial hair appearing low quality. OVERALL.

No more Clipping seen with WoC Casual Male Asset Tops, Goalie Pants & Goalie Jerseys. OVERALL.

Wrong logo rotation on default FE uniform pants. OVERALL.

Pulsing Identifiers are now present on the socks. OVERALL.

Be A Pro

Updated logos on the hoodie during the coach conversation for the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, and Utah Hockey Club in Be a Pro

Presentation – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Heckler now faces the right direction, no longer clipping through overlay during EASHL 6v6 penalty NIS

Animations – Intro/Outro – In post-Stanley Cup Final Handshake NIS, Facial smile animation is no longer broken

Scoring with Gold Player now emits GOLD Fireworks not RED, to communicate the gameplay

Fixed an issue where Faceoff Lightshows for Dallas, Buffalo, Edmonton, and Tampa were faster than intended. Reduced overlap with the blue dot Threes arenas exterior lighting is fixed to allow better blending of visual effects Fixed an issue in HUT Wild Card 5X5 with power rings displaying only green and black colors Crowd With Parkas are no longer missing Hair Assets Textures near the helicopter on The Peak are fixed User Interface

Player name indicators are now in the correct position in Quickplay 3 vs 3 of World of Chel

Fixed an issue where if the game was on for an extended period, a crash would occasionally occur

Updated the following team's center ice art:

NHL – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators New Jersey Devils St. Louis Blues San Jose Sharks Toronto Maple LeafsAHL – NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes

Henderson Silver Knights

Florida Everblades

EC iDM Wärmpumpen ID VSV Spusu Vienna Capitals

The following uniforms have been added or updated in NHL 25:

AHL:

Cleveland Monsters – Away and Third Coachella Valley Firebirds – Third Grand Rapids Griffins – Home and Away Hershey Bears – Home and Away Iowa Wild – Third Laval Rocket – Home and Away San Jose Barracuda – Home, Away, and Third Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – Third

Adirondack Thunder – Home and Away Allen Americans – Home and Away Cincinnati Cyclones – Away Fort Wayne Komets – Home, Away, Third, and Fourth Greenville Swamp Rabbits – Home and Away Idaho Steelheads – Home, Away, and Third Indy Fuel – Home and Away Iowa Heartlanders – Home, Away, and Third Jacksonville Icemen – Home, Away, and Third Kalamazoo Wings – Home, Away, and Third Kansas City Mavericks – Home, Away, and Third Maine Mariners – Third Norfolk Admirals – Home and Away Orlando Solar Bears – Home and Away Rapid City Rush – Home and Away Tulsa Oilers – Third Wheeling Nailers – Home and Third Wichita Thunder – Home and Away Canadian Hockey League

Acadie-Bathurst Titan – Third Brampton Steelheads – Home and Away Chicoutimi Sagueneens – Home and Away Erie Otters – Fourth Everett Silvertips – Home and Away Flint Firebirds – Third Kamloops Blazers – Third Kelowna Rockets – Third Moose Jaw Warriors – Third Prince George Cougars – Home, Away, and Third Quebec Remparts – Third Regina Pats – Fourth Saint John Sea Dogs – Third Spokane Chiefs – Third Swift Current Broncos – Fourth Vancouver Giants – Third

Adler Mannheim – Home, Away, and Third Augsburger Panther – Home, Away, and Third Bremerhaven Fischtown Pinguins – Home, Away and Third Dusseldorfer EG – Home, Away and Third EHC Red Bull Munchen – Home and Away Eisbaren Berlin – Home, Away and Third ERC Ingolstadt – Home, Away and Third Grizzlys Wolfsburg – Home, Away and Third Iserlohn Roosters – Home, Away and Third Kolner Haie – Home and Away Lowen Frankfurt – Home and Away Nuremberg Ice Tigers – Home and Away Schwenninger Wild Wings – Home, Away, and Third Straubing Tigers – Home and Away

EC IDM Wärmepumpen VSV – Home and Away EC-KAC – Home and Away EC Red Bull Salzburg – Home and Away HCB Sudtirol Alperia – Home and Away HC Pustertal Wolfe – Home and Away HC TIWAG Innsbruck – Home and Away HK SZ Olimpija – Home and Away Hydro Fehervar AV19 – Home and Away Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey – Home and Away Moser Medical Graz 99ers – Home and Away Pioneers Vorarlburg – Home and Away SPUSU Vienna Capitals – Home and Away Steinbach Black Wings Linz – Home and Away

HPK – Home and Away KalPa Kuopio – Home and Away KooKoo Kouvola – Home and Away Lahden Pelicans – Home and Away Oulun Karpat – Home, Away and Third Porin Assat – Home and Away Rauman Lukko – Home and Away Tampereen Ilves – Home, Away and Third Vaasan Sport – Home and Away National League

EHC Biel-Bienne – Home and Away EHC Kloten – Home and Away EV Zug – Home and Away Fribourg-Gotteron – Home and Away Geneve Servette – Home and Away HC Ajoie – Home and Away HC Ambri-Piotta – Home and Away HC Davos – Home and Away HC Lausanne – Home and Away HC Lugano – Home and Away Rapperswil-Jona Lakers – Home and Away SC Bern – Home and Away SCL Tigers – Home and Away ZSC Lions – Home and Away

AIK – Home and Away BIK Karlskoga – Home and Away IF Bjorkloven – Home and Away IK Oskarshamn – Home and Away Kalmar HC – Home and Away Nybro Vikings IF – Home and Away Ostersunds IK – Home and Away Sodertalje SK – Home and Away Tingsryds AIF – Home and Away VIK Vasteras HK – Home and Away

Overall, that's everything you need to know about the NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes, which adds all 32 coaches in the game. We look forward to seeing all the coaches hit the virtual ice in Franchise Mode.

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