NHL GUARDIAN PROJECT 30 - NHL SUPERHEROES

As winners are announced, you will see them here (picture and video). Guardian Project30 NHL Superheroes. All teams are listed alphabetically. Please use the Table of Contents

To see the ORIGINAL 6 page Comics of all 30 Guardians CLICK HERE.

For larger pictures please click GUARDIAN PROJECT 30 LARGE PICTURES .

If you like this lens, please click the like button. Thanks

The National Hockey League has formed a partnership with legendary comic book author Stan Lee to create a new superhero franchise.

Lee, co-creator of heroes such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, will create 30 new Guardian Project characters - one to represent each NHL team.

Lee's SLG Entertainment has formed a joint venture with the NHL called Guardian Media Entertainment (GME) and will also be working with animation and motion capture firm VICON House of Moves.

The deal has been more than a year in the making, NHL officials said.

The idea is to attract a new generation of tweens to the world of hockey by rolling out stories involving the Guardian characters.

The NHL plans to reach boys aged nine to 14 with a website offering games involving the Guardians that will go live on Friday. A comic book could come by February, followed by a line of merchandise and video games.

The characters will be become familiar to hockey watchers, appearing in broadcasts and in animated sequences throughout the hockey season.

"I've always believed that every great plan starts with a great story," Lee said in a statement Thursday. "In the creation of GME and its unique and unprecedented relationship with the NHL, I truly believe we have the perfect combination from which to launch 30 new superheroes and excite young fans around the globe."