Bad News EA NHL fans!

EA Sports revealed the modes for NHL 15, and it looks like PS4 and Xbox One owners will just have to be happy with the upgraded graphics and physics as the popular EA Sports Hockey League won't be present in the next-gen versions of the game.

"As a franchise, we’re 100% committed to the EA SPORTS Hockey League," EA Sports producer Sean Ramjagsingh wrote on the EA Sports website. The reason for the omission from the next-gen versions of the game came down to a lack of confidence on the part of EA in the quality of the mode. "We’re a franchise built on quality," he said.

Another notable mode that will release on Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, but not their newer counterparts, is the Online Team Play mode. However, unlike EASHL, OTP is planned to be added to the next-gen versions of NHL 15 in a future content update.

The remaining confirmed modes for all versions of the game are as follows:

.Play Now

.Be A Pro

.Be A GM

.Online Versus

.Hockey Ultimate Team

.NHL Moments Live

This is a big omission for fans of the series, who've come to enjoy the competitive EASHL mode first introduced in NHL 09.