Jonathan Toews was the cover athlete for the North American version of NHL 11 making it the first time players from the same team were cover athletes in consecutive years ( Patrick Kane was on the cover of NHL 10 ) . On June 21 , 2010 , Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks was announced as the cover athlete for NHL 11 in North America , marking the first time teammates were selected in consecutive years . ( Chicago winger Patrick Kane was the cover athlete for NHL 10 in North America . )