ESPN National Hockey Night (video game)

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ESPN National Hockey Night
Sega Genesis version cover art
Developer(s)	Sony Imagesoft Stormfront Studios (DOS)
Publisher(s)	Sony Imagesoft
Platform(s)	Super NES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, DOS
Release	Genesis NA: November 1994 Sega CD NA: November 1994 Super NES: NA: December 1994
Genre(s)	Traditional ice hockey simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer (up to two players)

ESPN National Hockey Night is a multiplatform traditional ice hockey simulation video game for the Super NES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and personal computers with MS-DOS capabilities.

Gameplay

Like most ESPN games, there is an exhibition mode, a season mode, and a playoff mode. Most of the notable NHL players from the 1990s are included; though their real names are not used, the players' jersey numbers are matched up with the '93-'94 stats of the real world players who wore those numbers.

Reception

GamePro gave the Genesis version a mixed review. They highly praised the ability to switch between vertical and side views, the season mode options, and the adjustable difficulty settings, but criticized the music and "soupy" controls. They concluded that the game is good overall, but overshadowed by NHL 95, which came out at the same time.

Next Generation reviewed the Sega CD version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "ESPN NHL is good, very good, but it is not going to give EA's series anything to worry about, at least not for the moment."

References

^ Bacon (December 1994). "ESPN Hockey Kicks One into the Net". GamePro. No. 75. IDG. p. 186.
"Team EGM". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 65. Sendai Publishing. December 1994. p. 250.
"Finals". Next Generation. No. 2. Imagine Media. February 1995. p. 96.

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Play-by-play announcers	Roxy Bernstein John Buccigross Drew Carter Steve Levy Sean McDonough Mike Monaco Bob Wischusen
Color commentator(s) /Ice-level analysts	Ryan Callahan Cassie Campbell-Pascall Ray Ferraro Mark Messier A. J. Mleczko P. K. Subban Kevin Weekes
Studio hosts	John Buccigross Leah Hextall Steve Levy Arda Ocal Kevin Weekes
Studio analysts	Ryan Callahan Mark Messier A. J. Mleczko P. K. Subban Kevin Weekes
The Point hosts	John Buccigross Steve Levy Arda Ocal Kevin Weekes
Rinkside reporters	Blake Bolden Stormy Buonantony Leah Hextall Emily Kaplan Arda Ocal Kevin Weekes
Rules analyst	Dave Jackson
Contributors	Blake Bolden Greg Wyshynski

Former figures

Play-by-play announcers	Joe Beninati JP Dellacamera Jack Edwards Mike Emrick Leah Hextall Jim Hughson Dan Kelly Jim Kelly Mike Lange Jiggs McDonald Tom Mees Gord Miller Mike Patrick Rick Peckham Sam Rosen Dave Ryan Dave Strader Gary Thorne Kevin Weekes Ken Wilson
Color commentators	Brian Boucher Chris Chelios Bill Clement John Davidson Brian Engblom Phil Esposito Brian Hayward Hilary Knight Mike Liut Barry Melrose Joe Micheletti Dominic Moore Eddie Olczyk Darren Pang Mickey Redmond Jim Schoenfeld Neil Smith Pete Stemkowski Tony Twist
Studio hosts	Chris Berman Ashley Brewer Jim Kelly Tom Mees Bill Patrick Bill Pidto John Saunders Jeremy Schaap
Studio analysts	Brian Boucher Chris Chelios John Davidson Rick DiPietro Phil Esposito Ray Ferraro Mike Liut Barry Melrose Al Morganti Darren Pang Jim Schoenfeld John Tortorella
Ice level and rinkside reporters	Erin Andrews Brenda Brenon Caley Chelios Linda Cohn Brian Engblom Jim Kelly Matt Lauer Al Morganti Joe Micheletti Darren Pang Sam Ryan
Contributors	Linda Cohn Michael Collins Laura Rutledge Jeremy Schaap Marty Smith

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