I'm a big fan of the PC DOS version of 94, named just NHL Hockey.
It had its quirks, but the presentation was phenomenal if you had a sound blaster(gotta hear Ron Bar and all the sound effects), the game play decent for its time, and the ability to do full seasons was very appealing.
I never became proficient at it, but it was enough to keep me interested in a sport I couldn't watch on TV till many years later.