NHL Open Ice

NHL Open Ice
Windows cover art
Developer(s)Midway Games
Avalanche Software (PS)
Publisher(s)Midway Home Entertainment
GT Interactive
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseArcade
  • NA: November 1, 1995
PlayStation
  • NA: December 13, 1996
Windows
  • EU: 1996
  • NA: August 31, 1997
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemMidway Wolf Unit hardware

NHL Open Ice: 2 on 2 Challenge, or just NHL Open Ice, is an ice hockey arcade game released by Midway Games in 1995.[1] It features comically exaggerated hockey play, causing it to often be described as an ice hockey equivalent to Midway's NBA Jam.[2][3]

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

  1. ^ "2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge". Killer List of Videogames. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Sports Insider Previews: NHL Open Ice". GamePro. No. 99. IDG. December 1996. p. 196. Retrieved December 28, 2020.