Hockey fans had a chance to play and purchase the game at the “NHL Powered By Reebok” store a day before it hit store shelves. As part of the celebration, fans took part in a NHL 2K9 single-elimination tournament on Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo, with the finalist going head-to-head against NHL 2K9 cover athlete and Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash in the final elimination. The winner took home a Nash-signed jersey while the runner-up walked away with an autographed copy of NHL 2K9 on the winner’s choice of platform.