April 1, 2009

By Justin Dewiel

EA SPORTS World Community Member Spotlight: EA Oilersguru

This week's EA SPORTS Featured Profile is EA Oilersguru, who is one of the moderators on the NHL 09 forums. When EA Oilersguru is not talking NHL 09 on the boards, he is playing it against some of the games toughest opponents. As if the name didn't give it away, EA Oilersguru is a huge Oilers fan and may know more about the team than anyone in the world.

Continue on to find out more about EA Oilersguru and leave your questions and feedback in the comments below. If you would like to be the next EA SPORTS World featured profile, make sure you state your case. For those of you out there who are curious to see just how dominant EA Oilersguru is in this year's EA SPORTS titles, you can check out his full stat line here.

1. What is your first name? - Eric

2. Where do you live? - Winnipeg

3. Where did you grow up? - Winnipeg

4. How old are you? - 27

5. How long have you been a gamer? - From the womb

6. What is the first video game you were ever hooked on? -NHLPA 93

7. What was your first game console? -Atari and Commodore 64

8. What console do you play on most now? -XBOX 360

9. What's the story behind your EA ID/Gamertag? - I got the name oilersguru from a buddy of mine, because of my knowledge on the oilers, and the EA part because I am an EA Moderator

10. How often do you visit EA SPORTS World? - Everyday

11. What do you rank as your favorite game right now? - NHL 09

12. What's the best video game of all-time? Why? - NHL 09, because it's the most complete all around game to date

13. What's the most underrated video game? Why? - Base Wars for Nintendo... the most fun I had with games as a kid.

14. What's your best video game story? (e.g. Playing someone famous, beating a friend 100-7 in Madden, etc) -Whooping David Littman in a game of one on one!

15. Beyond the games, what's your favorite sport(s)? -Hockey

16. Who's your favorite athlete of all-time? - Sergei Fedorov

17. What is your favorite Pro Team? Do you play as them? - Edmonton Oilers and every time I'm online I play as them

18. What is your favorite College team? Do you play as them? - Michigan... sure do

19. When do you play? Does anyone in your family give you a hard time? -In the evening and late nights.. The wife likes to harp on me from time to time...lol

20. Have you ever suffered a video game injury? - lol...

21. What are your top three favorite non EA games? - Grid, Blades of steel, Pong of course

22. Do you play fantasy sports? Which one(s)? -  Yes, all of them

23. Did you play sports in school? Which ones and what position? Were you any good? - Sure did, Hockey and I played Right Wing

24. Which EA SPORTS title do you think you are best at? What tip or trick could you recommend to players? - NHL... tip eh... lol,  Stay off the juice