EA Sports is back with NHL 26, the latest installment of the long-running hockey franchise. As with any new release, NHL 26 features a number of trophies and achievements to unlock for all of the completionist who’ll boot up the game.
When it comes to sports games, earning achievements is a bit different than story-focused titles. These games reward you for winning games and championships, completing tasks in various game modes, scoring certain types of goals, and more.
So, without any more delay, let’s get into everything you need to know.
How To Get Every NHL 26 Trophy And Achievement
In total, there are 49 trophies and achievements to earn in NHL 26. The challenges range from winning a Champions Hockey League trophy in Be A Pro to simply assigning a scout to the CHL in Franchise mode. If you want to 100% the game, you’ll have to play every mode in the game, including online modes like World of Chel and Hockey Ultimate Team.
You can check out all of the trophies and how to earn them below courtesy of PSN Profiles.
| NHL 26 Trophy & Achievement Name | How To Earn |
|---|---|
| Raise Your Banner ’26 | Acquire all of the Bronze, Silver and Gold trophies |
| Someone get that kid the puck! | Play and score your 1st NHL® goal in a regular season game in Be A Pro |
| We are the Champions! | Win the Champions Hockey League Trophy in Be A Pro |
| Trophy Case | Win the Calder Trophy and Stanley Cup®, in the same year, in Be A Pro |
| The Franchise | Break an NHL® single season franchise record in Be A Pro |
| Craft Your Glory | Win a championship in a custom league |
| CHL Scout | Assign a scout to one of the WHL, OHL or QMJHL regions in Franchise Mode |
| Cup Champs | Win the Stanley Cup® as the 33rd NHL® team in Franchise Mode |
| Welcome to the Organization | Draft a player with an X-Factor in Franchise Mode |
| Coaching Royalty | Have a coach win the Jack Adams trophy in Franchise Mode |
| Unlock your destiny | Unlock a character in Ones Now |
| King of the Couch | Play and Complete a Ones Now Game |
| I Can Feel The Power! | Activate an X-Factor in Be A Pro |
| Greatness | Break the NHL® record for points in a career in Be A Pro |
| Golden Years | Retire and reach gold legacy status in Be A Pro |
| Show me your moves | Choose and equip a customized player introduction animation |
| Triple Threat | Win a Threes Eliminator Game |
| Best of the Bunch | Win a Ones game |
| The Eliminator! | Win a Ones Eliminator Tournament |
| Enhance! | Complete a game with 3 X-Factor Abilities applied to your player |
| Represent! | Equip a Player Banner |
| Elimination Champion | Win a Threes Eliminator Tournament |
| Shop til you drop | Buy any item in the Vanity Store |
| Overtime Heroics | In a World of CHEL game, score the game-winning overtime goal |
| You’ll always remember your first | Score your first goal as a skater or complete and win your first game as a goalie in World of CHEL |
| How Prestigious | Level up your World of CHEL pro past Player Level 50 |
| Extend the Twig | Deflect a shot with the Defensive Skill Stick in any mode |
| Kids a Beauty | Score a goal with a between the legs shot in any mode |
| Not My Bottle! | Knock off the opposing goalie’s bottle from the net by scoring a goal |
| Collateral Damage | Break the glass with either a shot or hit in-game |
| Skilled Up | Use the lacrosse flip for an assist or the lacrosse shot for a goal |
| Own the crease | Have a shutout and win a game as a user-controlled goalie in any mode |
| Take a Seat | Hit an opposing player into the bench |
| Perfect One Tee | Goal scored by using a perfect one-timer |
| Ankle Breaker | Cause an opposing player to react by deking around them |
| Big Tipper | Score a goal via deflection |
| Game Breaker | Score a goal with the player who has a shooting X-Factor |
| Leveling up! | Reach Level 50 on any XP progression track |
| Best Of The Best | Play a game in HUT Champions |
| Living In The Moment | Complete 5 HUT Moments |
| Wild Wild West | Complete 5 games in HUT Wild Card |
| Day Trader | Buy or Sell an item in the auction house in Hockey Ultimate Team |
| Ready Set Go | Complete 10 sets in Hockey Ultimate Team |
| Playoff Hockey | Reach the finals in Cup Chase |
| See You Tomorrow | Collect 7 Free Daily Login packs in Hockey Ultimate Team |
| Main Event | Collect an Event Player in Hockey Ultimate Team |
| Fill Your Binder | Collect 200 player items in your collection |
| Going pro | Complete 26 Ranked Games |
| Most Interesting Person Alive | In Be a Pro or World of CHEL have your created player highlighted in an offplay highlight package |
NHL 26 Secret Trophies
Unlike fellow EA Sports title Madden 26, NHL 26 has no secret trophies to unlock this year. All 49 of the achievements can be seen when you load up the game on Xbox Series X|S or PlayStation 5.
How Many Achievements And Trophies Are In NHL 26?
There are 49 trophies and achievements to unlock in NHL 26.
Looking further shows that there are 34 bronze trophies, 12 silver, two gold, and one platinum trophy to unlock. Compared to NHL 25, there are two less total trophies and achievements this time around. There are four less bronze trophies, but two more silver.
As far as unlocking them is concerned, they are all pretty straight forward. Most can be done in various single-player modes. Others, however, require you to play online against other players such as winning a Ones Eliminator Tournament in the World of Chel.
Are you planning on trying to earn every achievement and trophy in NHL 26? Let us know down below and take the discussion further in the Insider Gaming forums.
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