NHL Rock the Rink

NHL Rock the Rink
NHL Rock the Rink
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	NA: March 22, 2000; EU: 2000;
Genre(s)	Sports video game
Mode(s)	Single-player video game, multiplayer video game

NHL Rock the Rink is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation in 2000.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	82%^[2]

Review scores
Publication	Score
AllGame	^[3]
CNET Gamecenter	7/10^[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	7.75/10^[5]
Game Informer	8/10^[6]
GameFan	60%^[7]
GamePro	^[8]
GameSpot	8.8/10^[9]
IGN	8/10^[10]
Next Generation	^[11]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	^[12]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	^[13]
USA Today	^[14]

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[2] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said it was "One of the rare 'extreme' sports parodies that offers as much depth as laughs."^[11]

Rosters


Team	Roster	Overall Rating	How to Unlock
Unlockable National Hockey League Teams
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Matt Cullen Guy Hebert Paul Kariya Fredrik Olausson Steve Rucchin Teemu Selanne Oleg Tverdovsky	79	Win Better Gear match 3 in the Medium Championships
Atlanta Thrashers	Andrew Brunette Kelly Buchberger Petr Buzek Nelson Emerson Ray Ferraro Damian Rhodes Patrik Stefan	75	Win Good Skates match 1 in the Easy Championships
Boston Bruins	Jason Allison Ray Bourque Anson Carter Byron Dafoe Steve Heinze Sergei Samsonov Joe Thornton	80	Win Best Gear match 2 in the Hard Championships
Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes Curtis Brown Dominik Hasek Mike Peca Geoff Sanderson Miroslav Satan Alexei Zhitnik	79	Win Best Sticks match 3 in the Hard Championships
Calgary Flames	Valeri Bure Rene Corbet Grant Fuhr Phil Housley Jarome Iginla Marc Savard Cory Stillman	77	Win Better Skates match 1 in the Medium Championships
Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour Ron Frances Artus Irbe Sami Kapanen Andrei Kovalenko Jeff O'Neill Gary Roberts	78	Win Best Skates match 1 in the Hard Championships
Chicago Blackhawks	Tony Amonte Eric Daze Doug Gilmour Bryan McCabe Boris Mironov Jocelyn Thibault Alexei Zhamnov	78	Win Better Sticks match 1 in the Medium Championships
Colorado Avalanche	Adam Deadmarsh Chris Drury Peter Forsberg Milan Hejduk Sandis Ozolinsh Patrick Roy Joe Sakic	82	Win Best Skates match 3 in the Hard Championships
Dallas Stars	Ed Belfour Derian Hatcher Brett Hull Jere Lehtinen Mike Modano Joe Nieuwendyk Sergei Zubov	81	Win the Ultimate Championship finals
Detroit Red Wings	Chris Chelios Sergei Fedorov Nicklas Lidstrom Darren McCarty Chris Osgood Brendan Shanahan Steve Yzerman	83	Win the Medium Championship finals
Edmonton Oilers	Bill Guerin Rem Murray Janne Niinimaa Tommy Salo Alexander Selivanov Ryan Smyth Doug Weight	77	Win Better Sticks match 3 in the Medium Championships
Florida Panthers	Pavel Bure Trevor Kidd Viktor Kozlov Scott Mellanby Rob Niedermayer Robert Svehla Ray Whitney	78	Win Better Gear match 2 in the Medium Championships
Los Angeles Kings	Donald Audette Rob Blake Stephane Fiset Glen Murray Zigmund Palffy Luc Robitaille Jozef Stumpel	79	Win Better Gear match 1 in the Medium Championships
Montreal Canadiens	Shayne Corson Jeff Hackett Saku Koivu Trevor Linden Vladimir Malakhov Martin Rucinsky Brian Savage	78	Win Better Skates match 2 in the Medium Championships
Nashville Predators	Patrick Cote Mike Dunham Greg Johnson Sergei Krivokrasov David Legwand Cliff Ronning Kimmo Timonen	75	Win Good Sticks match 2 in the Easy Championships
New Jersey Devils	Jason Arnott Martin Brodeur Scott Gomez Bobby Holik Claude Lemieux Randy McKay Petr Sykora	81	Win the Easy Championship finals
New York Islanders	Mariusz Czerkawski Brad Isbister Kenny Jonsson Mats Lindgren Roberto Luongo Bill Muckalt Gino Odjick	75	Win Good Skates match 2 in the Easy Championships
New York Rangers	Theoren Fleury Adam Graves Kevin Hatcher Valeri Kamensky Brian Leetch Petr Nedved Mike Richter	80	Win Better Sticks match 2 in the Medium Championships
Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson Radek Bonk Marian Hossa Joe Juneau Shawn McEachern Andre Roy Ron Tugnutt	77	Win Best Skates match 2 in the Hard Championships
Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Desjardins Daymond Langkow John Leclair Eric Lindros Keith Primeau Mark Rechhi John Vanbiesbrouck	81	Win Best Gear match 3 in the Hard Championships
Phoenix Coyotes	Sean Burke Travis Green Jyrki Lumme Teppo Numminen Jeremy Roenick Keith Tkachuk Rick Tocchet	80	Win Best Sticks match 1 in the Hard Championships
Pittsburgh Penguins	Matthew Barnaby Tom Barrasso Jaromir Jagr Darius Kasparaitis Alexei Kovalev Robert Lang German Titov	80	Win Best Gear match 1 in the Hard Championships
San Jose Sharks	Vincent Damphousse Jeff Friesen Patrick Marleau Owen Nolan Mike Ricci Steve Shields Gary Suter	78	Win Better Skates match 3 in the Medium Championships
St Louis Blues	Pavol Demitra Michal Handzus Al MacInnis Chris Pronger Roman Turek Pierre Turgeon Scott Young	80	Win Best Sticks match 2 in the Hard Championships
Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Cloutier Chris Gratton Vincent Lecavalier Fredrik Modin Mike Sillinger Petr Svoboda Darcy Tucker	75	Win Good Sticks match 1 in the Easy Championships
Toronto Maple Leafs	Bryan Berard Sergei Berezin Tie Domi Curtis Joseph Yanic Perrault Mats Sundin Steve Thomas	82	Win the Hard Championships finals
Vancouver Canucks	Todd Bertuzzi Donald Brashear Mark Messier Alexander Mogilny Markus Naslund Mattias Ohlund Felix Potvin	77	Win Good Gear match 1 in the Easy Championships
Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra Jan Bulis Olaf Kolzig Steve Konowalchuck Andrei Nikolishin Adam Oates Chris Simon	76	Win Good Gear match 2 in the Easy Championships
Fantasy Teams
Brigade	Carl Cadet Ken Cavalry Fred Foxhole Pierre Platoon Sid Soldier Tom Tankster Teddy Trooper	75	N/A
Cabbies	Brian Brakes Cory Crash Harvey Hittenrun Red Lightrunner Reed Speeder Ted Tailgaiter Trent Taximan	76	N/A
Demolition	Frank Boomer Chris Crumble Bill Dozer Dan Dynamitilis Sylvain Smasher Ed Splosion Rich Wrecker	75	N/A
Demons	Ben Brimstone Dan Demoniski Jimmy Devlin Damian Diablo Hans Helldweller Paul O'Darkness B.L. Zebub	75	N/A
Gangsters	Donny Danger Gord Father Lenny Knuckles Dirk Launder Lorn Shark Sebastien Stopper Bart Wiseguy	75	N/A
Psycho Delics	Boutros Boutrous Goalie Dave Deadhead Fred Flowers Joe Friendly Hank Hippie Chuck Le Dude Pete Peacenik	74	N/A
Rattlers	Colin Cactusson Kurt Cowboy Shep Deputy Howard Hoss Steve Saddler Sam Sheriff Ted Tumbleweed	75	N/A
Sting	Bart Baconowski Fuzz Copper Harold Cuffs Dick Doughnutson Ned Nightstick Roland Rookie Wayne Wardn	76	N/A
Reapers	Dirk Deadman Fred Flatliner Gary Graveyard Roger Mortis Steve Scythe Sami Skeleton Fess Undertaker	86	Win King of the Rink game mode

References

^ Kennedy, Sam (March 22, 2000). "Rock the Rink Ships for the PlayStation [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on October 26, 2000. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "NHL Rock the Rink for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ Ottoson, Joe. "NHL Rock the Rink - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ Young, Jeffrey Adam (March 22, 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ EGM staff (May 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 130. Ziff Davis.
^ "NHL Rock the Rink". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. May 2000.
^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Chau, Anthony "Dangohead" (May 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 5. Shinno Media. p. 78. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ The D-Pad Destroyer (March 28, 2000). "[NHL] Rock the Rink Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 26, 2004. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ Gerstmann, Jeff (March 22, 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ Zdyrko, David (March 16, 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Lundrigan, Jeff (May 2000). "[NHL] Rock the Rink". NextGen. No. 65. Imagine Media. p. 100. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ Zuniga, Todd (May 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 8. Ziff Davis. p. 90. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "Review: NHL Rock the Rink". PSM. Imagine Media. May 2000.
^ Mowatt, Tom (April 14, 2000). "More value for your puck: NHL games pass on aggressive realism to hockey fans". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

External links

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[1] Kennedy, Sam (March 22, 2000). "Rock the Rink Ships for the PlayStation [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on October 26, 2000. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[GR-2] "NHL Rock the Rink for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[3] Ottoson, Joe. "NHL Rock the Rink - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[4] Young, Jeffrey Adam (March 22, 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[5] EGM staff (May 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 130. Ziff Davis.

[6] "NHL Rock the Rink". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. May 2000.

[7] Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Chau, Anthony "Dangohead" (May 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 5. Shinno Media. p. 78. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[8] The D-Pad Destroyer (March 28, 2000). "[NHL] Rock the Rink Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 26, 2004. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[9] Gerstmann, Jeff (March 22, 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[10] Zdyrko, David (March 16, 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[NGen-11] Lundrigan, Jeff (May 2000). "[NHL] Rock the Rink". NextGen. No. 65. Imagine Media. p. 100. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[12] Zuniga, Todd (May 2000). "NHL Rock the Rink". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 8. Ziff Davis. p. 90. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[13] "Review: NHL Rock the Rink". PSM. Imagine Media. May 2000.

[14] Mowatt, Tom (April 14, 2000). "More value for your puck: NHL games pass on aggressive realism to hockey fans". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

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