EVOLUTION OF EA NHL (1991-2023) | GameNiche

EA's NHL ice hockey series has been released almost 32 years in row. Let us show you all the game titles released so far, including the latest piece NHL 23. In the video, we will also show lesser-known titles such as 3 on 3 NHL Arcade or NHL Slapshot. NHL 23 gameplay was captured on the PS5 console. Enjoy the Evolution of EA NHL series, tell us in comments about your most favourite nhl video game.
Game List:
NHL Hockey (1991) : 00:00 - 00:17
NHLPA Hockey '93 : 00:17 - 00:38
NHL 94 : 00:38 - 00:51
NHL 95 : 00:51 - 01:13
NHL 96 : 01:14 - 01:38
NHL 97 : 01:38 - 01:52
NHL 98 : 01:52- 02:12
NHL 99 : 02:12 - 02:21
NHL 2000 : 02:21 - 02:31
NHL 2001 : 02:31 - 02:52
NHL 2002 : 02:52 - 03:20
NHL 2003 : 03:20 - 03:45
NHL 2004 : 03:45 - 04:06
NHL 2005 : 04:06 - 04:19
NHL 06 : 04:19 - 04:46
NHL 07 : 04:46 - 05:04
NHL 08 : 05:04 - 05:32
NHL 09 : 05:32 - 05:57
3 on 3 NHL Arcade : 05:57 - 06:14
NHL 10 : 06:14 - 06:34
NHL 11 : 06:34 - 07:01
NHL Slapshot : 07:01 - 07:24
NHL 12 : 07:24 - 07:50
NHL 13 : 07:50 - 08:19
NHL 14 : 08:19 - 08:31
NHL 15 : 08:31 - 09:10
NHL 16 : 09:10 - 09:44
NHL 17 : 09:44 - 10:18
NHL 18 : 10:18 - 10:54
NHL 19 : 10:54 - 11:07
NHL 20 : 11:07 - 11:39
NHL 21 : 11:39 - 12:13
NHL 22 : 12:13 - 12:50
NHL 23 : 12:50 - 14:30
Ending screen : 14:30 - 15:01
#nhl #nhl23 #nhl2023

[@gameniche]

What is your favourite game from EA NHL series?

[@ThepaykyLP]

NHL 2009! It was last NHL game released on PC 😢

[@massidrumsss67]

Probably nhl 19, it was the first one I really started grinding, and it was the last year of Mike Emrick’s commentating.

[@tonygaebler6376]

2019 is so realistic so 2019

[@FrustratedCat33]

NHL 18 was the first NHL game I ever played so I'm going with 18

[@emmiroycarlsson55]

Same here @Frustrated Cat but I have 2 games now: NHL 18 and NHL 21! I really want NHL 23 cause that game looked awesome especially now when you can have on ice projections!

[@n1kos91]

The NHL 2009 - The Most Popular!

[@UnsettlingDwarf]

Goated.

[@СвятославВиногоров]

Была у меня лицензионная нхл 07 или 08 с русской озвучкой.На плойке 2 гонял ее.Создавал свою команду, ну и крошил всех подряд.Классная была графика по тем временам.

[@Bassharovv]

и че?

[@АндрейПлаксин-о1о]

Смотрю и вижу, что с 15 года ничего принципиального не изменилось

[@shulc1983]

Лучше всего эволюцию заметно по реакции балел

[@Аврилий]

@@АндрейПлаксин-о1о кстати да с 2015 года на одном месте графа. Если в 2015 сносная была, хотя на тот момент уже норм графику делали, то для 2022-23 , просто пластелин....

[@dimazol75]

🤝🤝🤝 - кроме этих ебучих значков ни хера нет! Короче, поддерживаю, Друже!!!

[@sacrifyse]

Since 15 NHL audience came so incredible. Perfect designers' work.

[@im3phirebird81]

NHL 99: "He scores!" Also NHL 99: "EEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEEEE!" xD

[@ericfleming5522]

Lol seeing the NHL 2009 arcade game slipped into the lineup was a blast from the past. My groomsmen and I played that while drinking a 20-year-old bottle of whiskey at my bachelor party.

[@xmarine73]

I'm convinced this is the predecessor for 3v3 HUT today

[@tauexplo1247]

@@xmarine73 6JRR1J0L99

[@tauexplo1247]

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[@tauexplo1247]

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[@215_Philly_4for4]

Sounds like a dope party

[@jessewilkinson2691]

NHL 2002 was a classic - when you got the little fire icon cause you were making playz

[@richards6098]

91 still holds up as one of the best... Quick, frantic and the fighting was always fun

[@droughted]

nhl 10 brings so many memories

[@WBeret]

fr

[@cupcakeboy9868]

"A slap happy hard shot from a slap happy hard man" lmfao

[@MysterX79]

NHL'94 was my first experience together with my brother - he always played the Peguins and I took the Red Wings - he was always a bit better than me and so this rewind is a true reminder to me 😀

[@slimdangerous1928]

Once it hit nhl 11, the improvements greatly decreased. Looks like the same game for over a decade. Same with Madden and fifa, makes me sad.

[@garethsavin4464]

I absolutely loved NHL 2000 on the PS2. Fun to play,simple controls,hilarious commentary and good music too.

[@homie-gtv322]

Hahahha yup

[@BrentBarnsdale]

The shadow on the puck was brutal though.

[@Colours__MAN]

The rock n roll pt2 in nhl 09 I miss it

[@evansimpson6652]

These games look cool but everybody knows that Blades of Steel for the NES is the all time greatest hockey video game ever made

[@sawyeratkinson]

Mutant league bro

[@nemonucliosis]

NHL 91,93 and 94 will always be the best.

[@Valiev.Bogdan]

thanks for the awesome vid!!!

[@crystal.starr0]

I miss Jim Hughson's commentary. "ohhhh a truck hit him!" XD

[@chadgrov]

Man me and the boys on sleepovers doing a whole Stanley cup final seven game series in NHL 93. great times

[@alexk9229]

comparing NHL 13 to NHL 23, the game hasn't changed all that much, at least visually.

[@andrewmartin8636]

Love watching the evolution of the spectators too

[@tombrady3638]

97-98 was a massive difference wow

[@NishantGogna]

Grew up on 93, but 97 was the year things changed

[@labmrosgeo7018]

NHL 94 on Genesis...by a landslide

[@nemonucliosis]

I always felt 93 was the best 94 was good but no fighting, tne timers was the only addition I liked.

[@labmrosgeo7018]

@@nemonucliosis 94 had… the one timers that completely change the gameplay, penalty shots, new organ music, tons of body check animations, goalie control, and official NHL teams (it was the reason the fighting was removed)…it was miles above ‘93

[@nemonucliosis]

@@labmrosgeo7018 removing the fighting is what made the game far less superior than 93.

[@phu5005]

Loved nhl95 on super nintendo. Used to play my siblings & make them quit by repeatedly checking & injuring all their players.

[@Ontario_editzzz]

Man i miss playing nhl 08 memories

[@KGilliam91]

I think 95 was my first, on the Genisis iirc. Might have to give 23 a spin.

[@ericfleming5522]

Mine, too! Those were the days.

[@bueno22283]

Hitz and mutant league hockey was great as well

[@eliseomedina8768]

Blades of steel for nintendo.. what memories

[@Metsfan-xx9cx]

NHL 94

[@jericho3161]

NHL 97 was a game changer

[@footballgamelife]

I plunged straight into my childhood.)))

[@warrengauthier4699]

NHLPA 93 had the best fighting ever plus each team had 3 goons which meant 3 fights per game.

[@arctichawk1978]

Steve Lamer was all you needed back in the day … scored all day.

[@0rfeuz]

I miss these days, every sports game nowadays is basically a simulator with deep mechanics, I miss the simplicity.

[@ZoltanvamosOfficial]

Ahh I don't know, I have been playing these games for a while myself, since around NHL11, then I played 12, and 5, but then I received NHL14 and loved it, still one of the best NHL games released. Then I got 16, sold it, then 18, 20, and 22. I love how it feels like a simulator, if I'm playing an NHL game, I want to feel like I'm actually there and playing, like I'm on the ice at least a bit. I like the Simulator, but it needs a few improvements than EA COULD 100% MAKE BTW BUT DON'T... (I'm sighing as I'm typing here), but hopefully if time has proven correctly... with NHL 94 being great for the time, then NHL 04 being another huge step, and again with NHL 14 being considered even today to be one of the best in the entire franchise, hopefully NHL 24 will be the best big improvement.

[@cotillion1687]

Just get Super Blood Hockey..

[@0rfeuz]

@@cotillion1687 Oh I got it ;)

[@frankrizzo4460]

Blades of Steel from Nintendo, now there's simplicity 🏒

[@stinkinlincoln6027]

Whenever me and my brother played 93’ we had a rule… no wrap arounds. Only slapshots and one-timers.

[@ValhallaRaven]

Haha I remember thinking the graphics in 93 were so awesome 😂

[@DDR320]

Ice hockey N1 sport. Best video, +REP !

[@chillandhackwithjoel]

97 cause of nostalgia. My mom bought that for me on a random shopping day ❤️

[@mramaretto114]

94, 99 and 2002 are Iconic but the best NHL game ever is Fox NHL 2000 championship. Would love to see Fox make a NHL game today in same style

[@rushmore3927]

I choose 1991. Playability over swoony graphics.

[@nemonucliosis]

Not to me mention endless amounts of fighting. Felt great to 1 punch Gretzky with Probert.

[@lefty3295]

"Watch I'm gonna make Wayne Gretzky's head bleed". - Vince Vaughn in the movie Swingers

[@Vladimirization]

My favorite part of NHL games was always boxing one on one ;)

[@imgladiquitdestiny2401]

Dude that first clip was more offsides than the avs were in the conference finals last year 😬 damn

[@homie-gtv322]

O:43 How about that cross check right after the goal? Hahahhahahahah

[@phu5005]

Good times. I remember when i used to score, I’d try to repeatedly check & knock down the entire opposing team before the celebration period ended.

[@homie-gtv322]

@@phu5005 Hahahhahahha yea!!

[@nonamecreated]

Grew up with '93 - there was fighting in these games and the hitting definitely changed, should have shown that progression but good comparisons over the years

[@jdevanzo]

Don't forget the blood!

[@nonamecreated]

HA! I also believe in they added the big hit that stopped you against the boards, sometimes it would glitch and you’d slide flat across the ice😂

[@ulrichhermes1315]

NHL 94 just great times

[@chillandhackwithjoel]

I just wished it was still available on PC

[@nemonucliosis]

Get yourself a emulator and you can play this on PC. You can even get genesis control attachment to play with using USB.

[@coltukkor]

In the 90s and 2000’s it was exciting to get the new NHL cause it was like a brand new game. Now it’s 95% the same with a new feature or two and roster update. It’s pathetic how they take advantage of people. Guarantee if there was some competition like 2K they’d make more than a half ass effort.

[@aldoparziale5669]

Would've been perfect if Montreal came back to win that 4-1 game at end with only 2:00 left lol

[@ohohohitzmagic4536]

12:14 offsides come on ref! 😆

[@antoinecarter5812]

Ice Hockey NES

[@willywonka2164]

Nhl 99 had the best intro video.

[@Salsa_Shark]

NHL 99 on the N64. Freight Train! Choo Woo!

[@Tony__Tone]

These must have been the PC versions of the game. I had NHL 95, brings back lots of memories

[@bobmorane2082]

Yup for sure 95 don’t look like that so does 96 that’s pc it’s in 3d

[@Sergo3dWorld]

NHL 98 on Sega Mega Drive 2 - лучшая игра всех времён!!!

[@MoviesVsRealLife]

2002 is the greatest hockey game ever made.

[@kirillzotin1983]

The problem with the thumbnail is that in 1991 Ovi was only 5 years old

[@michaeliannotti3922]

This was An Awesome trip down memory lane you should do the same thing but show FIGHTS from 91 to 2023!!! 👊🏼

[@FirstNameLastName-vt3hu]

I would totally agree if not for the best game of the entire series, NHL 94 on the SEGA GENESIS, being omitted in place of some shite version more than half the people who have watched or watching this have never even seen/heard of. -.-;

[@pcgameshorts5000]

Wow someone put 3D accelerated NHL 98 in this type of video and not the crappy console ports? Nice. And also scored that bullshit goal, where goalman just sit and freeze. True classic. Consider me subscriped :D

[@paradisemasallah6547]

The Maple Leaf's champion Stanley cup 2023

[@holdey]

15 минут ждал, с какого выпуска сеточка ворот зашевелится, но нет, архитрудная разработка))))...

[@ratcon0229]

They’ve used the same celebration animation for 6 separate games

[@desantura217]

Превью посмешила типо ови с 1991 года в лиге))) и с бородой 😅😅😅 хотя он с 2005 года)

[@corykroes7784]

I remember nhl 94 being more like nhl 93 nhl 96 more like nhl 94.what system are these on?

[@ryanvoshell9722]

A lot of these don't look right to me, I played '96 on Super Nintendo religiously for about 7 years, the images of that game are burned into my brain and the gameplay and cutscenes shown on this video are definitely not it.

[@grandmasterstitch9964]

One of players in NHL 95 got hit with the puck. 0:58

[@frankrizzo4460]

Bring back Nintendo's Blades of Steel 🏒

[@JonniJuke]

'96 most beautiful ice

[@crazyralph6386]

Nothing will ever come close to ‘94 imo? That game literally solved dish duties between roommates all across the planet lol!!!

[@zozobra-o1t]

Mtl Goal Pit Goal 6:40 7:57

[@eugenehills8371]

Anaheim Duck 🦆🦆🦆 10:53 Goal 🥅

[@jacoblengerich]

No love for Winnipeg, that’s cool

[@markdwolf3198]

The part of the video where you showed nhl 95 was just nhl 94. 95 was different than the previous iterations, I believe it was the first one to feature one-timers

[@eugenehills8371]

NHL on NBC Los angeles kings new york rangers 8:31

[@robtech341]

Bring back Gary Thorne and Bill Clement!

[@LyamLabrie]

I litre the last one

[@new_live_kaz7908]

Wayne Gretsky 1996 Sega mega drive 16bit

[@Max7819]

It would be nice to sign on which platform which game was released.

[@regisdebray9331]

Theres a bug in the last clip. Drouin scoring and not on the injury list

[@McfarlandNicholas]

Nhl 93 favorite

[@bobmorane2082]

What nhl 96 is this PC? Obviously not sega or snes

[@LordFarquaad89]

whoever made the thumbnail is not a true hockey fan, Ovechkin wasn't a Captain until 2010, not 1997

[@xenomorph1078]

NHL 98 Best Intro

[@Forgottenchannel129]

I love hockey!!

[@Vihr0301]

Игра последние годы зрительно не меняется. По сути тоже, что на ps3 было.

[@TittoGrande]

I only played wayne gretzky 3D on N64

Big different between 04 and 05 in graphic.

[@МихаилГалимзянов-ь2д]

91 год живые зрители а потом после 96 картинка .

[@wyattbarnes9641]

Gary Thorne needs to call nhl games again

[@Begemot333]

что-то с настройками графики не так. я хорошо помню как выглядел компьютерный EA NHL в 1990е.

[@user-sw6lk3yd4s]

В 91-ом Овечкину было 6 лет.

[@СергейПересвет-п7р]

2009 nhl top! 2010-2023 hueta 😢

[@jarrettirwin8922]

NHL09 the first game with the skill stick

[@happytrails151]

If I recall nhl 08 also didn't have D line changes selected by player. Nhl09 was just such a jump

[@eugenehills8371]

He shoot he score

[@Your_Honor]

Начиная с года этак 14-15 серия вообще ничем не меняется, механики такие же, обертка конечно другая

[@leadnsteel1428]

Well you know that old EA sports saying..... "get the f out of my building."

[@mcstory5]

All downhill after NHL93

[@user-dd1bb4tw4r]

Thr nostalgia

[@roxio3029]

NHL 95 was great game

[@New-qy5mi]

U mean The last complete dog shit one

[@roxio3029]

@@New-qy5mi I ment we spent many fun hours playing human vs human. Next was NHL 96 - made in 3D style. And this yes, was shit. We couldn't play in it.

[@New-qy5mi]

@@roxio3029 it looked 100x better

[@nemonucliosis]

I thought the graphics and control was starting to get worse at 95

[@anton1hannel626]

12:30 funny bug, in a white T-shirt came to hug black)))))))))))

[@sergiokalina6648]

в какой момент в 2016 году пересмотрели правила игра и стало 6 полевых игроков? Или я что-то пропустил? На повторе видно 6 игроков! Почему?

[@sunday1187]

Очевидно же, что сняли вратаря