Oilers442

Another list with some amazing names. Honorable mention to Pat LaFontaine, one of my favorite American born players of all time. In consideration of the context of SNES NHL 94 though, only one player and quote comes to mind when I see #16. "He will play, you know he'll play!...he'll play on crutches!!!" Trevor Linden

Fall 2013. It's here...gonna enjoy this one for all it's worth. #simpson3:16 #onefinalrun #fortheloveofthegame

New guys, my AIM is Oilers442 if you need a test game/confirmation...always willing to play new guys!

Very close on this one. Janney is a decent player, but he just can't shoot like Dave Gagner.

When you're worthy of replacing 99 in every game, you know you're a truly special player. Here's one instance where he'll never be in Gretzky's shadow; Jimmy Carson.

The Messiah!! Mark Messier!!

Gotta love his speed, physicality, and aggression: Esa Tikkanen!

Easy. "Sugar" Shayne Corson!

Another list with a few of my favorite players in the game. However, I have to say Cam Neely due to his overall dominance in every game for the Bruins.

The one player who was worth a damn on my SDL 2 team...Tomas Sandstrom!

Didn't have to think for one second about this one: Phil Housley!

My vote goes to the one defenseman in the game who I think highly enough of to start over a player who is considerably heavier and on paper would appear to be a prototypical SNES NHL '94 d-man...Leschyshyn he is not, he is Alexei Gusarov!!

Some of my favorite players are on this list. However, anyone who knows me well enough, knows who my favorite defenseman is in NHL '94. Long live Scott Stevens and the trail of bodies he always leaves behind!

My initial thought was James Patrick, but once I remembered Zalapski, my vote was sealed. Zarley hands-down!

The great offensive minded Brian Leetch!

Sean Burke

This topic made me think of another forum idea that is non-game related that I'm somewhat surprised we don't have... What about including one "off-topic" or "general talk" forum where we could all gather to talk about things outside of NHL 94 and pro-hockey in general? Things such as music, other sports, possibly politics, world finance, personal things/ideas, etc... practically every major game site, board, forum, etc has one of these which makes me wonder why we don't...

WARNING: LONG - Played my first SNES online game vs c4outlaws in December of 2010. I was WPG and I think c4 used QUE. Scored my first goal off the first faceoff on my first shot. The player was Alexei Zhamnov. I said to myself, "like taking candy from a baby." Went on to lose that first game 7-2 and didn't register a win until my 5th or 6th online game! - My most played exhib bud over the last number of years has been cjgarnet. I kept a spreadsheet of our exhib series/games and I'm pretty sure we were at the 200-300 game mark or higher considering we also played a lot before I created the spreadsheet. I think my winning % against him ended up around .510 (making his .490; almost dead even!!). Notable matchups included (my team first in each pair): EDM/HFD, WPG/NYR, DET/PITT, WSH/CHI. Cj has since disappeared and I'm not so sure he'll be back anytime soon...thanks for the memories bud! - Though I've had several tips shown to me over time by other players, Grayto has undoubtedly taught me the most about this game. Defensively, I've always played a very conservative style that has remained unchanged over the years. At one time, I was almost clueless offensively about ways to attack and beat different defensive systems. After a major thrashing by Grayto in the Spring of 2011 that ended up symbolically ending a near 50 game losing streak to him, he gave me a few simple pointers about passing and the mindset to have when passing to players on the ice. As time went on, my offensive attack transformed dramatically as he gave me further tips to continue to enhance and modify my play style. To this day, I'm extremely grateful for Grayto's help as I wouldn't be half the player I am right now. Thanks bud!! - I believe I was the first "rookie" to ever make his classic league debut in SNES A (someone correct me if this is not accurate). I was originally slated to debut in the Fall 2011 SNES B league with the Winnipeg Jets but my internet connection situation at my college apartment didn't work out and I had to pull out immediately. After I finally graduated, I registered to play in the Fall 2012 classic league and was originally assigned to SNES B. However, after playing exhib games for almost 2 years at that point and being able to defeat the best and most skilled players on a fairly regular basis (and with a classy gesture by NHL94Dan in dropping his A league spot), I was allowed into A despite never playing a single classic league game at that point! I went 31-9 with the Washington Capitals and lost in the first round of the playoffs that season to.....you guessed it.....cjgarnet and the Chicago Blackhawks (see above). - Using the 'mid-tier' Edmonton Oilers (statistically the weakest team in the Spring 2013 SNES A league), I won the most games in the regular season and earned my 2nd straight #1 seed for the playoffs. Took the team all the way to the Eastern Conference finals before bowing out to Bo and the Buffalo Sabres. Though that series loss still stings, the season as a whole is still my proudest accomplishment to date in my '94 career. - It is my belief that Craig Simpson is the most underrated player in all of SNES NHL 94. #Simpson3:16.... #4 scorer in the Spring 2013 SNES A league at a mere 71 overall compared to the likes of Lemieux, Yzerman, Mogilny, etc.... - I NEVER use the Pittsburgh Penguins. I hate Mario Lemieux and his band of fellow starters all being 204+ lbs yet athletic at the same time. Simply put, the Pens are a nightmare to play against on the SNES. Oddly enough, this fact completely pushes me away from using them despite the fact that having them in the SNES classic league secures a huge advantage in route to attempting to win a league championship. - Lastly, but certainly not least...the Fall 2013 SNES A league will be my final season for NHL 94 online. After Fall 2012, I was more or less finished with playing the game. However, Grayto convinced me to stick around for another little while due to 2013 being the 20th anniversary of the game. I obliged and have been happy to have played a minor role in the 20th anniversary of this amazing game. For Fall 2013, I am dead set on using the Edmonton Oilers one final time and hopefully making one final push to being an A league champion before all is said and done!

Two new ones I'll add to the fray, both against NorthwayNative within the last month in online play:

Shifting this thing back on topic...Yes more epiphanies will be coming. I've slacked off and not made the time to do them. I will do my best to change that in the coming weeks...

As said by Tru, pretty sure John Blue's overall is boosted by a high defensive awareness rating (which does not appear to make any difference in goalie performance on the SNES version at least...likely the same for GENS as well). Can't say much about Ottawa's goalie situation. Ratings not taken into account, for a while I was winning more online with Tampa Bay when I used Pat Jablonski in net over Wendell Young lol

Congrats Grayto! Ive always been of the opinion that you're the best snes player ive ever faced and certainly the one ive learned the most from over the years. Enjoy this one for all its worth; being 1 of 2 20th anniversary titles to be awarded in 2013 makes this one all the more special!

HAHA AIM: Oilers442 See you on the ice bud

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