TOP 10 NHL VIDEO GAMES OF ALL TIME!

The list of our Top 10 NHL Video Games All Time!
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[@christopherrobinmarriott7218]

NHL 2K5 is the BEST hockey game ever. Just the intimidator/intimidated player system was revolutionary and has YET to be brought back to any hockey game. Hit a guy enough and you scare him when ur near him and his stats go down?!?! Priceless

[@spiderman7094]

NHL 14

[@joeyweinstock2272]

Will Axcell yes bro

[@firebird200]

And NHL 2002

[@Mickelraven]

NHL 06 is the best NHL game ever! NHL 14 is the best one with Skill Stick

[@pellelindbergh4455]

yes 06 is the best !i play it on my pc

[@johnsondemon6073]

NHL 06 Is good but also very frustrating.

[@mrvnkev6928]

I can just agree because it has so many features and the best is the NHL Retro 94.mode

[@firebird200]

06 was fun

[@fedoraherousa6811]

NHL 96, NHL 94, NHL Hitz 2002, NHL 2004 and NHL 14. I was thrilled to have NHL 94 Rewind. I'd love to see NHL Hitz come back......

[@randomsimpsonsquotes6033]

Nhl hitz 2002. Please xbox, make it backwards compatible

[@ShinyArjunSingh]

Nice one , Subscribed. Please keep'em coming....

[@grapesgreek]

Loved Nhl 94 as my introduction but 95 was a total rebuild and my all time fave 2D experience. Nhl 09 was another touchstone for me as I got to play just as the goalie which was awesome. Sad to see the game leave the PC and even tho I kept buying them the feature list dwindled and no goalie mode was ever made for it. Would always see PC's on sale at Radio Shack which was demo' ing the game every year.

[@tigerwarsaw99]

95 the best ever ❤️

[@justincordray2063]

NHL Open Ice on the arcade definitely deserves a spot on the list...

[@chickenwings6172]

lol no.

[@blakeberry13]

Agree

[@dr.loomis4221]

People sleep on NHL 2K8 but it's one of the best hockey games on the PS3/360 generation. The goalie animation is top tier.

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

I'd say the list is 10/10, but the 2K series continued after 2K5 up til 2K11 (a wii exclusive). Although I wonder if NHL 14 would've deserved an honorable mention?

[@MikeStrawMedia]

I know it continued. I didn't say 2k5 was the last one, I just said the company ended the series. As far as NHL 14 goes. It came close to making the list, but just missed out

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

Oh yeah, it went from SEGA to 2K (or take two interactive)

[@xKillZone99]

14 is good but overrated cause of how terrible NHL 13 was, still a solid game but not as good as 09-12

[@robmoore7378]

ESPN 2k5 i think was the best NHL game ever

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

Just bought it today

[@joshuabalondo4454]

Sega Sports in 2004 is the best year that published NFL 2K5,NHL 2K5,NBA 2K5,and College Hoops 2K5. But MLB 2K5 was published by 2K Sports under Take 2 Interactive.

[@King_Hippo_69]

I think NHL 99 on the 64 is the best

[@michaelbourdages4777]

Preach

[@zenhydra5114]

@@joshuabalondo4454 tf

[@ADOSMOORINOS]

4:35 I just noticed something. This was the first year they had the skill stick so it wasn't perfected yet, but in my opinion back in 2007, they made the players stances look way more authentic. 4:45 is a real stance players take in shootouts, in nhl 19 players do usually turn their feet inwards like that. 4:55 , the good old backhand shot to the short side, that move is too hard to do in nhl 19 and in order to do it you have to use LT which is a cool feature, even though LT is an unrealistic skating style. 4:58 this one is cool though, I wish they designed their new skating physics based off of this idea. The way Torres has his body hunched over and is angling his skates, is how real players look. I find in NHL 19, players don't bend their knees or backs that much, and they just coast with still upperbody motion, and pivoting is very glitchy because you can spam LT and its like your player is being pulled by a magnet.

[@Ottotherepoman1]

2002 HAD THE BEST GAMEPLAY, THE BEST MUSIC, AND FUNNY COMMENTARY.

[@adamfolta4408]

2004....best ever, biggest improvement from the previous yer, It was basically revolutionary NHL game....in 2019 still valuable

[@africaRBG]

Yeah, i had 2003 and then bought 2005 and saw the jump in realism and features. Quite significant

[@bmack7762]

Agreed. 2004

[@collintag73]

I missed a few of these along the years including the #1. I was too busy falling in love with the 2k franchise after the disaster of NHL 2003 from EA. 2k3 got me hooked and 2k4 and 2k5 were two of the best hockey sims ever in my book. Pure fun factor i'd have put Blades of Steel at #10 probably. NHL 09 was also pretty dang good and would be in my top 5.

[@martialartsislife2066]

Please do more of these!!!

[@judelennox7229]

1. NHL 94 2. NHL 14 3. NHL 2005 4. Blades of Steel (NES) 5. Ice Hockey (NES)

[@KyreeseAlford1999]

In my opinion, NHL HITZ 2002, NHL HITZ 2003, NHL HITZ PRO (AKA NHL HITZ 2004), NHL 2004, ESPN NHL 2K5, NHL 06, NHL 07, NHL 08, NHL 09, NHL 10, NHL 2K10, NHL 11, NHL 12, NHL 14, NHL ROCK THE RINK and NHL 2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge are my personal favorite hockey video games to play! Also, I just realized that NHL ROCK THE RINK and the NHL HITZ games are Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey/3D Hockey 98' but gotten a huge upgrade with a whole lot of fun, modes, features, better broadcast commentary, replay value (AKA REPLAYABILITY) and for the 5th and 6th generation video game console owners! But I would have to say that NHL 14 or NHL HITZ PRO is the GREATEST HOCKEY VIDEO GAME OF TIME IMO!

[@xeroker1985]

NHL 2002 will always be my favorite, the arcadey hits and shots and the card system, music and hilarious commentary have a plac ein my herat still to today. Ive tried to get into NHL games since, but none has captavated me anything close to 2002

[@paulcyrus8999]

Agreed 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@bobturbak8128]

Yeah for sure I use to turn off all the plentys off so I could just hit everyone with big hits and fight fun times

[@SNARC15]

Really? The commentary? You mean with comments like "those board hits could really toss your salad." Does Don Taylor and EA even know what "tossing your salad" means?

[@smellofrubber]

NHL 98 holds the crown as far as I'm concerned, Everything got complicated after that. Blades of Steel comes in second, Third place goes to 99 , I think the mid 90's were the high point of sports games especially arcade. NBA Jams NFL Blitz . Great intuitive gameplay, no junk, just good gaming. Seems to me like most new sports games consist of a bunch of menus options and modes, which just end up complicating the game.

[@professornotoAmbition]

That opening video to nhl98 always gets me pumped up . Got a problem with authority .. are you afraid of the masked man?!

[@jamescollins9712]

I’d have to agree with you. NHL 98 was incredible.

[@professornotoAmbition]

I really loved the faceoff series. Also for arcade action was open ice. . all time favorite was probably espn tho.. that trophy room was a dope idea. Man I wish 2k would dip back into hockey

[@BenJabituya]

NHL Hitz 20-02 and ESPN NHL 2K5 took the cake for me. SEGA/2K and Midway were my main companies for sports games.

[@zachross8081]

My Top 10 Favorites NHL Games 10 NHL 2002 9 NHL 2003 8 NHL 2004 7 NHL 2005 6 NHL 06 5 NHL 07 4 ESPN NHL 2K5 3 NHL 11 NHL 08 2 NHL 10 NHL 14 1 ESPN NHL 2K4

[@13whitebread]

NHL hockey original (Sega) my start into hockey video game Nhl 2010 NHL 2008 (2nd year skill stick) NHL 2002

[@dwaynerjublome2339]

i said the same thing! you taking about EA NHLPA (92) for the sega right! best game ever, had all the teams, logos, players, offsides, fighting, icing...man! that started the EA ERA! The san Jose Sharks expansion year and logo was huge for its time

[@TampaTec]

NHL hitz is the most fun for me.

[@cristianlopez_8486]

Hitz '03 is still one of my all time favorite games as a kid. Definitely one of Midway's golden gems and one I like to go back to every so often. Nothing like it since.

[@arvindhmani06]

NHL 2004 was the Wayne Gretzky of hockey games

[@GameBoi36]

My top favorites are 1. NHL 94 2. NHL 2004 3. NHL 11 4. NHL Hitz 20-03

[@jmac79ers]

GameBoi36 Nhl 94, yes!

[@vlasta_mourek69]

NHL 11 and Legacy Edition

[@BitcoinBitz]

hitz o2 better i think

[@silverbeach85]

2004 for PC the best?

[@s0da92]

Great banger of a song dude we will all float on someday

[@Dr.Gortman]

NHL 97 Sega, NHL 99 N64, NHL 2001 PS1, my favourites of all time.

[@lexingtonlopez7110]

1 - NHL 98 (Just personal favorite) 2 - Wayne Grezky 64 (Best fighting) 3 - NHL 2K5 (Best simulator) 4 - NHL Hitz 03 (Best create your own team) 5 - NHL arcade 3 on 3 (Best arcade style)

[@vlasta_mourek69]

I think Legacy Edition isn't bad

[@jeromesmith5499]

Blades Of Steel

[@FILIPBG100]

Jerome Smith Jr. My nigga!!!! Finally someone mentioned it!!!

[@rampski]

I can hear it now.. "BLAAAADES OF STEEL" at the beginning with that awesome music

[@JustnVids]

@Moogle Midgar true, but its also a HOCKEY game

[@markm9282]

IT'S THE PASS!! lol....that game is why I am a hockey fan and started a lifetime passion! Good mention!

[@professornotoAmbition]

The OG

[@spellmanpat8233]

NHL 95 the dawn of trades!!!! player creation entire seasons goat

[@JaredtheRabbit]

Yeah!

[@strictlynineties]

PC version!

[@CT-nb5lm]

For me & my friends it was NHL97 for sure.. We played this for probably 1-2 years and retired Hockey games for a decade.. *I am actively looking for NHL04 for pc.

[@aceassn716]

Mutant League Hockey (Genesis) Nhl Faceoff 98-00 (Ps1)

[@fu6817]

Wayne Gretzky Hockey on Amiga and NHL '95 on pc are my top picks.

[@strictlynineties]

95 for PC is my favorite old game right next to 94 for Sega Cd or Genesis. NHL Legacy Edition is the best new game imo

[@CT-nb5lm]

Due to myself becoming Disillusioned with 2019 Madden/NHL19 I went to used game store to buy a 'PS3 ~TO~ PC controller converter because I ordered a bunch of NHL & Madden games for PC.. ESP NHL 2004 thanks to Tapatalk mods.. and came home with a PS2,Official white controller & 12 games.. ~All the Madden & NHL games I bought we're $0.95 cents & buy 1 get 2 free.. So I spent like $8 bucks on MaddeN 2003-2008 AND NHL 2001-2007.. (also got NFL2K5 & DarkCloud& MGS 2+3) I am playing the NHL games IN ORDER.. I already played NHL 2001 +2002 AND got bored in dynasty and went to 2003.. loving it!!! CAN'T MASTER THE 2003 DEKE system though. There's "Auto Deke & manual deke" both are weird. But I then I remembered how NHL 2004 is why I started all this and put it in & instantly disliked the cnew controls.. Moving Speed burst to the L1/Left Trigger instead of Circle was awful.. SSo I realized how much fn I was having with 2003 and put it back in and im now almost 1/2 way through 1st season. my record so far is = 16-29 BUT I switched from medium to the next hardest & highest difficulty setting "HAR" and star players score almost every time they shoot a wide open wrister.. And players like Lecavier & Yashin & Huselius shoot the wrist shot SOOO FAST I CAN BARELY SEE IT... Im excited to get to NHL 2006(one w/ Lecavier on cover) because my 90's hockey bestBros swear by it and so does online list makers. And then more modern = looking forward to NHL14(Brodeur on cover) as same bros swear by this year also.. Haven't decided what system to go for PS3/XBOX360 as I still own both and hooked em both up in my mancave next to PS4 & XB. (PS4 im still playing Diablo3 & Xbox1 still playing DOOM & was playing NHL 19 since I got it free via xboxLive.) ~ONLY POST THIS TO MOTIVATE GAMERS TO GET A PS2 AGAIN and don't play a newer version outta some nonsense rule that we must play the current version.. I lived this rule since Madden 1992 & NHL96 and now im happier then ive been in years playing Hockey...

[@africaRBG]

Cool post. Hockey games are so fun. I have NHL 2003 and NHL 2005 for PS2 and i had NHL '99 for pc. I loved both NHL 2003 and NHL 2005. 2003 is still kind of cartooney and too easy to score but when i bought 2005, i saw a huge jump in realism and features. It was quite significant at the time in 2005 when i bought it.

[@hotcheetos7568]

My favorites are Nhl 07 Nhl 14 Nhl 2003 Nhl 2k8 Nhl 2009

[@pegman2000]

Random question, what's the first song on this video called?

[@sammarko4919]

3 on 3 arcade is the best one imo, I still go back to my PS3 to play it today

[@rorymacdougall573]

Where is blades of steel

[@Crosby4ever]

Blades of Steel?? Good list though

[@africaRBG]

NHL 2005 was a great game.

[@silverbeach85]

Many people agree 2004 was better. Id like to check it

[@TheGordbeast]

agree i played at least 30 completes dynasty probably more than that plus exhibition games ..

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

ESPN NHL 2K5 is Legendary

[@birdman4birdlegs]

Remember when people played NHL Arcade on the Genesis and the gameboy? Okay good me neither haha

[@danieljester7752]

i likede 95 in spite of the bugs...you couldnt deak very well in 96 and it had a cheap blue line shot on the sides of the ice...it would slip right by the corner of the net with the best golies against the worst shooters...96 also had a programmed center zone trap that new jersey used to win that year...the playing style was actually banned....the players all circled and caused the other team to play into your hands

[@hockey_all_star5895]

Nhl 14!!!!!!!!!! Live the life was so fun

[@milo20060]

I KNOW ALL THINGS! NOSTALGIA = NHL 04 THE BEST MUSIC AND MOST MEMORABLE= NHL 09 THE BEST PHYSICS = NHL 12

[@dillwiggle2]

Nhl 11 is the one I keep playing over and over again.

[@retroguy1976]

nhl2k5 a def favorite nhl 94 on snes too

[@becomeanolive1637]

NHL Hitz 2003 was top notch on the PS2, playing 6 players simeoultenously is pure bliss.

[@jUAN.T]

1. NHL 20 2. NHL 24 3. NHL 2K7 4. NHL FaceOff 99 5. NHL 07

[@Noggindoing]

NHL 2k, Dreamcast. End of conversation.

[@chrisr529]

2k2 on dreamcast is even better ,was also the last dreamcast game released in NA

[@zacharylogan7211]

NHL 14 brother

[@flippy7035]

I totally agree with nhl 2004 being number 1

[@razcann3597]

With this list made in 2017 where do you think nhl 2019 would rank in comparison?

[@anthonyferrari711]

NHL 13 was a banger, DON’T KNOW how anyone doesn’t love that game

[@theman2k7]

2004 on GameCube childhood right there

[@nates9029]

Good list! I remember when NHL 99 came out. I bought it on N64 and played the hell out of that game. I still play it from time to time. NHL 94 is awesome too and I still play that on emulator so I can play different years and with updated teams. I was glad to see NHL Hitz 2002 on here. I LOVE that game. I remember buying it when it first came out and loving how different it was from NHL 2002 which was also a great game. I was surprised that NHL 14 wasn't on your list but I understand that not every game can be on here. I did not enjoy Wayne Gretzky's Hockey on N64 as much. My list would be as follows: 10) Ice Hockey - NES 9) Blades of Steel - NES 8) NHL 99 - NES 7) NHL 98 - SNES 6) NHL 94 - Sega Genesis/Emulator 5) NHL 2002 - PS2 4) NHL Hitz 2002 - PS2 3) NHL 12 - PS3 2) NHL 2k10 - PS3 1) NHL 14 - Xbox 360 Thanks for making this video. It was like a replay of my youth! Cheers!

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

NHL 99 is one of my favorites definitely a classic 💯

[@MoKone5]

NHL 2004 NHL 2002 NHL faceoff 99 NHL championship 2000 NHL 2k6 NHL 14

[@silverbeach85]

So definitely 2004 the best? Im between this and 2005 for PC...p

[@camgablecg]

WG’s 3D hockey and the Olympic version were amazing games. Would love to play it again on emulator or something

[@africaRBG]

Wayne gretzky 3D hockey....thats goin back a lot of years. That was a really fun game to play with a few friends

[@TBtheking405216]

You can probably find a N64 and that game for 30 bucks combines

[@dr.awkward9075]

2:28...John Gruden? Who knew Chuckie was a hockey player? 🤷‍♂️

[@LoganD]

I really enjoyed nhl 2005

[@jamesonbaranek2]

NHL Legacy Edition is my favorite

[@chickenwings6172]

lol

[@teddybobeddy7374]

Nhl 11 was THE best NHL game of all time. Hands down.

[@tannu4377]

Yeah, "Was"

[@villek.1145]

NHL 3 on 3 Arcade

[@donniewoods4397]

NHL 99. Didn't have to be a hockey fan to like it. NHL 99 needs a remaster

[@KurlzzPlays]

nhl 06 for me

[@silverbeach85]

I was very happy with NHL 2004 on my PC

[@cwatz1221]

2k3,4 and 5 smoked EA in those years. I still miss that series dearly.

[@nickburne5018]

NHL Hitz 2002 is my favorite sport video game of all time

[@northernsportsman2302]

2009 2012 and 2014 were my favs

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

ESPN NHL 2K5 is the G.O.A.T 👑

[@torimas5471]

whats the name of the song at the intro?

[@jamespittman7985]

Is it me all the sports games were better during the past then the next gen

[@attekuosmanen1421]

1. NHL 2004 2.NHL 06 3.NHL 14 4.NHL 12 These are ones i have greatest memories

[@silverbeach85]

Many people agree 2004 was the best for PC... Interesting

[@Warren_Flatt]

Agreed 100% hard to beat nhl 2004 as the goat

[@AproposOfWetSnow]

Add Blades of Steel to the Top 3 and you have a good list.

[@angelheart7643]

Superstar Ice Hockey on C64 !

[@rcp225]

NHL 12 or NHL Legacy Edition

[@ihatebobsaget1989]

cant believe you didnt mention blades of steel...

[@Canadianvoice]

How do you guys get away with ripping off the modest mouse song in the backround.

[@King_Hippo_69]

99 on 64 is my first video game my favorite NHL game

[@michaelhowe8674]

NHL 2k10 beats the majority of this list in my opinion.

[@MrStagmus]

NHL LEGACY EDITION , Is my best (PS3) :)

[@CJ9899]

Isn't this a remake of grapie's top 10 NHL video games?

[@saltyjuicebox]

My 2 favourite are NHL 2009 and NHL 2014

[@anthonyferrari711]

NHL 14 was too realistic in my opinion. It played almost exactly like a real hockey game haha, and that’s precisely why I didn’t like it. I prefer the “video game” feel. If I wanted to play real hockey, well then, why not just play real hockey . . .

[@saltyjuicebox]

@@anthonyferrari711 I like the video game feel too I understand what you mean. I personally think NHL 23 does a good job at giving you a bit more of a realistic feel while also giving you that video game feel too.

[@anthonyferrari711]

@@saltyjuicebox Sounds like a good balance. I haven’t played 23 yet, I’ll have to check it out if I get a chance. I don’t currently have any systems to play it on tho : ( I currently only have a Nintendo Switch and a PC

[@ChipWhitingtonIII]

Is NHL Rivals for original Xbox worth getting?

[@classicgamereviews54]

It's pretty good.

[@marckanatkin7196]

NHL 03 was the best. It had all the icons on players and tapping the button to speedburst

[@Al-jq6yp]

NHL 06 and NHL 03.

[@Wixy699]

NHLPA Hockey 93' the goat

[@GospodinVelikiy]

Best NHL 98!!!!

[@blakeberry13]

For me nhl 99 for the pc was epic

[@bmkdude67]

Man I love Modest Mouse

[@smileydoods7476]

Witch one had the best fighting?

[@robertlake9009]

You forgot to at least give an honorable mention to NHL Hitz 2003

[@Legender1989]

Why isn’t NHL 2001 for the PS1 on the list ? 🤔

[@emeraldchylde]

from NHL 99 to 2002.. is where the magic was for me... NHL99 had clearly the best menu interface and music ever.

[@BitcoinBitz]

NHL HITZ 02 my fav ever

[@tuckerlehr2680]

NHL HITZ 2002 is the greatest game of all time. Dont @ me.

[@MyEntertainment]

04 Rebuilt TOP

[@silverbeach85]

How to get it?

[@machurek]

Missing Hit the Ice and the NHL 2002

[@grim8914]

Like nhl 07 had reflections brooo whatty