danTML7

and I'm #4, LH, LD! that's where I've played 99% of my thousands of real life hockey games, so in any ROM, that's where I hope I'll find me.

I have no opinion on the jerseys really... BUT regarding this: I was struggling to understand what you were saying exactly, but I think I got it now. However, I thought of a third option during that struggle that I thought would be kind of cool. You can make a Canadian vs. USA ROM with the REAL names of players from the community. Nerfs and boosts can be given to further equalize play a bit more. Then a best of 13 tournament where it's 2v2, but 5 on 5, where the coaches need to play with themselves in the lineup, but the other 3 spots can be chosen by the away team first, and then the home team gets to choose players to try to best negate. I imagine this being HIGHLY competitive, thought-provoking, and entertaining to witness. Therefore, it will never happen ... unless ... by some *miracle* ... Wait, is that ... Jesus?! @clockwise you're the only person that could pull this off.

I'm going to be hosting community nights on discord every Friday at 10est. If you're looking for voice and video connection while you watch hockey or play some NHL 94, join here. https://discord.gg/GdDvm3PsVD First one starts tonight, and if there's interest growing over time, I'm planning to be there every Friday. Same bat time, same bat channel. Grab a beer, bong, or Bible. I don't judge... Anymore. Hope to see you there! I can even help get your connection working if you're not tech savvy. Cheers! Danny

@Freydey we have 3, just need one more. @HABS? @TomKabs93? @Brutus? @dcicon5148? @clockwise?

@jackandjose finally came back! 4 years after this post IT WORKED!

I'm kind of surprised there hasn't been some accidental or anecdotal reports of this throughout the years. Like, Ledyard is a Buf starter most commonly and I have played a lot with them, and I can't recall ever thinking "wow he always injures people for the game". Has anyone else retrospectively thought that they might have known some of this information by feel?

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wow! thanks everyone. @pza4life what team would you like? How can I check in that you're ready to go? @AdamCatalyst!!! we'd love to have you. discord is super easy. let's get you on there for sure! @Kopistars I'm at your service. Let's get you activated today or tomorrow.

Hey everyone, with the 30th anniversary year of NHL94, the documentaries, etc... there's been renewed interest from kids of all ages (okay, mostly still 37-45 years old kids...) in dusting off the old game, and seeing if we can rekindle some of those amazing feelings that we had when we were learning it as kids in 1994. Playing with our brothers, our dads, our uncles, friends... countless all-nighters, recording clips on VCR, "in your face"-ing your friends after that big Clark clapper sails over Hrudey's slumped shoulder. I have spots for up to 7 new players. Either never played, never played online, never joined a league, etc. Maybe you're apprehensive about taking something else on in your busy life. Maybe you're antisocial. Maybe you're not tech savvy. I have capacity and desire to help 7 more people get set up, get tested, get the right hardware, and organize them through the Discord app on phone or PC to ensure that they will be able to learn their schedule and complete it within about a 6 week period. You should expect to have to put in about 2 hours per week for a 6 week span. The problem is that it's 20 minutes here, 50 minutes there, and if you are extremely inflexible in your ability to get away from life's expectations and find time for yourself, you will likely have trouble matching up with opponents. If you're flexible and able to get away when you want, then you are already prepared to have an absolute BLAST learning and growing in your NHL 94 skills. We've had various people come and join the community over the last two years, starting from the most basic of skills, and now are performing perfectly well in B/C leagues. If you miss out on joining this one, fear not! If this is successful, I do hope to do it (or something like it) moving forward. To join, please comment below, or join the discord group (click here), find me (danTML7), and comment IN + your team in the thread #new-players-league. Thanks and happy to have you aboard! Make a 2024 resolution to get back into retro gaming! The two finalists will have their finals series streamed on Twitch, and both will receive entries into the King of NHL94 tournament in Toronto in Sept. 28/29, 2024.

I'll be back

I guess I meant it would make winning impossible. Either one of two things is true: 1) You're the best player in the world. And you would be regardless of your input device. 2) You're only as good as you are because the keyboard gives you an advantage online, but in real life, you would be an average scrub on controller.

Can you use controller? Keyboards have an unfair advantage, and then make live events impossible for you. Think about it anyway. Help keep the purity and integrity of the game.

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hello everyone. I'm looking for 10 more people of various skill levels who are willing to sign up for 5 seasons of what I am calling the FAIR DRAFT League. What is it all about? FAIR DRAFT stands for: F - Fair (a certain set of rules and regulations will be agreed upon before beginning including, but not limited to, controller as the only input method) A - Accessible (no cost to join, no barriers to entry) I - Inclusive (all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions are accepted and welcomed) R - Respectful D - Democratic (if 6 of the 10 agree that something isn't working right, we will change on the fly to end up with the desired result in season 5, even if I disagree with it) R - Revolutionary (nothing like this has ever been attempted) A - Awesome F - Familiar (settings are basic, no WBF, offsides off, no line changes) T - Timely (due to the selection criteria, we do not anticipate allowing anyone in who historically has trouble completing games very quickly) I'm looking for 10 more individuals to self-identify as the following skill levels and who commit to participate in 5 seasons of a new experiment in seeing just exactly HOW unbalanced the skaters on a team must be to overcome the skill level of the coach. ELITE - 2 spots A/B - 2 spots left (after me) B/C - 3 spots C/D - 3 spots Once you agree and commit and apply, I will find choose my participants based on the following criteria: 1) I have a list of some names in my head of people I REALLY want in here, for scientific reasons, and if they apply, they will be instantly accepted. 2) history of completed seasons and games 3) history of lower pings against all other players in group (sub 70 ping preferred) 4) history of respectful and polite communications on discord and in-game * if multiple applicants are "equal" in my opinion, I will have a lottery to see who is allowed in (see how fair that is?) How does the FAIR Draft League work? What makes it different or special? Season 1 will have draftees do a regular snake draft in order of approximate skill (Elites FIRST, A/B next, B/C next, C/D last). "That doesn't sound very FAIR Dan! aren't you breaking your own rules?". Thanks for your question Tickenest. The answer is found in what happens NEXT! Season 1 will be 4 GP against each of the other 10 opponents. This season will very likely be won easily by one of the two elites. Especially with top 1/2 players! When is the last time you saw an elite player with a top 5 pick in a draft league? But it's truly what happens NEXT that makes things fair/equitable. There are no playoffs. The winners of S1 will be decided by total points (with standard tiebreaks in effect). TBH, season 1 is kind of a throwaway or rather a litmus or baseline test for how well an elite player does with top tier talent. The worst three records in a season will be able to retain up to 5 skaters/goalie. The next two worst in a season will be able to retain up to 4 skaters/goalie. The next two worst in a season will be able to retain up to 3 skaters/goalie. The next two retain nobody, but get the first picks in subsequent season. The top two records retain nobody, and get last picks in the draft. After running a quick sample, assuming that one of the elites wins season 1, they will end up with someone like Robitaille/Bondra/Ronning as their star forward. If they win again, in season 2, their best F will be someone like Sundin/Hogue/Savard as their best forward. By season 3 and beyond, it would be Bradley/Juneau/Reichel. After season 4, the final season 5 will begin. Season 5 will have playoffs at the end, and BIG prizes for certain things that I want to award (TBD). The ideal situation is that the playoff race is very close, and most series are very close, and we all have a grand old time! FAQ Q: Trades? A: Yes, *after the draft only* with a short exhibition period, UNLIMITED trades will be allowed, but subject to league approval or reversal if it appears that a new player is too hurt by the trade. Q: Couldn't someone throw their season one year and screw everything up. A: Sorta. But I won't be letting in anyone that has a propensity for that kind of s**t. I can't even imagine why someone would want to do that. Q: What makes you think an Elite level player wants to slog through 120 games of s**t players vs. elite teams? A: IDK... science? curiosity? Q: What made you create this? A: I miss OHPL. The parity was super entertaining, and although an Elite player one it also, at least he had to work his ass off for it lol. Q: What if I see a problem with your system? A: DM me privately, but for the most part, because it's democratic and I'm extremely open to creating a league that all of us can use to gain new skills and glean new information, I only want the "general" concept to stay the same, and the nuts and bolts about fine tuning it can be left open for discussion once we find the 11 of us who are ready to turn this pipe dream into a reality. ========================================================================================= That's it! If you want to join the league using classic ROM, 1 min penalties, just say yes below, indicating your approximate skill level (Elite, A/B, B/C, C/D) and depending on interest then I'll figure out what to do next. If we get 22 people, I could run two at the same time. If we get 5 people, I can nix the whole thing. What happens next is up to you!

Team Name: Toronto Maple Leafs LD: Steve Smith RD: S. Cote LW: Nelson Emerson C: Adam Oates RW: Cam Neely X: D. Turcotte 3rd D: Gord Hynes G: S. Burke