High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! NHL 08 is a video game that was released on September 11, September 12, and September 13, 2007 in North America. NHL 08 features the Skill Stick System which EA says will allow gamers to more easily control the puck. There is also a way to release the puck and control your player around the defender then retrieve the puck to perform 1-on-1 dekes.