


Furthermore, the Hartford Whalers were known as the Hartford Canes in that version, as a nod to the team's current name, the Carolina Hurricanes. The port included was based on the Sega Genesis version, but lacks the official NHL rosters from the original title. The game was included in the PlayStation 2 version of NHL 06.

The NHL 94 game engine was later used (albeit modified for extra violence) for EA's Sega Genesis game Mutant League Hockey. The National Hockey League had EA Sports remove fighting from the Sega CD version of the game. However, the passwords still use ASCII letters and numbers exclusively. Stanley Cup Playoffs: Best of Seven SeriesĪ version titled NHL Pro Hockey '94 was released in Japan for the Super Famicom which has all the important text in Japanese including the main menu, the actual hockey players, the secondary (end of period and post-game) menus, and the crowd meter.Stanley Cup Playoffs: Single Game Series." Birthday" by The Beatles is also featured as an organ song after a goal is scored. Louis Blues, " The Sabre Dance" for the Buffalo Sabres, and the Chicago Blackhawks theme song " Here Come the Hawks". Also introduced were team-specific organ songs played at the start of periods and after goals-examples included the Hartford Whalers' trademark " Brass Bonanza", "Halte-là! Les Canadiens sont là!" for the Montreal Canadiens, " When the Saints Go Marching In" for the St. There are no international teams, but both all-star teams are present. NHL 94 also added the ability to save records, and has four modes: Exhibition Game, Playoffs, Best of Seven Playoffs, and Shootout. Notably, NHL '94 introduced the " one timer", an authentic hockey move where a player shoots the puck directly off of a pass. Many improvements were made to the engine by EA between 19.

The team rosters and player attributes in the game reflect that of the 1993-94 season, and include the league's two new expansion teams for that season, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now the Anaheim Ducks) and Florida Panthers. The game maintained the series' signature vertical camera angle, which offered the player distinct gameplay and strategic advantages over contemporary side-view hockey games, and kept the 2D sprite character models of NHLPA '93 (albeit with some new animations).
