hey DrBill -Welcome
just want to say as regards to which game is the best / most popular etc
IMHO (and I'll stick my neck out and say most others) its NHL94 - I grew up with them all up to NHL98 - but NHL94' has BY FAR the most fluid passing, player skating and turning, and checking , the variety of ways to score is better than all the rest, it's the goalie control (a skill in itself) - and its the camera angle / view of the Ice Rink that just feels "right" - it's the totally realistic satisfying gameplay mechanics that puts NHL94 head and shoulders above all other Hockey Video Game Titles ( including those on the modern consoles of 2020 - nice graphics but rubbish gameplay )
I think EA have finally recognised this, and some sort of (hopefully worthy) re-imagining of NHL94 in the form of a Title called NHL94' Rewind is on the way soon which is supposed to be multi platform - that's all the info we have at the moment
But players of all the EA Hockey Titles are Welcome to the Community - but yeah it's a testament to the popularity of NHL94', that because existing veteran players wanted to keep playing and promote the game and its' ability to be played online, that this website www.nhl94.com and also an online league game s / statistics tracking website http://www.nhl94online.com were created.
Welcome to the Party