NHL Open Ice

NHL Open Ice: 2 on 2 Challenge
Windows cover art
Developer(s)Midway Games
Avalanche Software (PS)
Publisher(s)Midway Home Entertainment
GT Interactive
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation, Windows
ReleaseArcade
  • NA: November 1995
PlayStation
Windows
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemMidway Wolf Unit

NHL Open Ice: 2 on 2 Challenge is an ice hockey arcade video game released by Midway Games in 1995.[3] It has been described as an ice hockey equivalent to Midway's NBA Jam.[4][5]

NHL Open Ice was ported to the PlayStation in 1996 with updated rosters and teams, the Winnipeg Jets having moved and become the Phoenix Coyotes. The game was released for Windows in 1996-1997, with the same roster and teams as the PlayStation version. The game is an official licensed product of the National Hockey League Players Association.

  1. ^ "Available Titles Released in 1996 (172) (222 total)". PlayStation Galleria. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "NHL Open Ice 2 on 2 Challenge". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 18, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge". Killer List of Videogames. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. ^ EGM staff (January 1997). "Open Ice [sic]: Williams Puts Their Arcade Action on Ice" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 90. Ziff Davis. p. 218. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sports Insider Previews: NHL Open Ice". GamePro. No. 99. IDG. December 1996. p. 196. Retrieved December 28, 2020.