The game features 26 NHL teams, over 100 players, Chicago Blackhawks longtime announcer Pat Foley, and a gameplay style that can be best described as similar to the over-the-top play of Midway's own NBA Jam. Much like its hardcourt predecessor, Open Ice includes a number of secret characters, including dozens of Midway staff and hockey legend Gordie Howe, all without helmets. It is the first and only hockey game where players can use the licensed versions of Mr. Howe and Wayne Gretzky together on the same team.PlaystationIn 1996, the game would be released for the Sony PlayStation. The game would be similar to its arcade counterpart with exception to the fact that the Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix after the conclusion of the 1995-96 season, thus the Phoenix Coyotes replaced the Jets in the Playstation port.PCIn 1997, the game would be released for the PC, and features the same roster and teams as the Playstation version.Arcade (Version 1.21) RosterTeamGoaltenderPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Anaheim Mighty DucksGuy HebertPaul KariyaTom KurversBob CorkumBoston BruinsBlaine LacherCam NeelyRay BourqueAdam OatesBuffalo SabresDominik HasekPat LaFontaineDerek PlanteDoug BodgerCalgary FlamesTrevor KiddPhil HousleyTheo FleuryJoe NieuwendykZarley ZalapskiChicago BlackhawksEd BelfourChris CheliosJeremy RoenickBernie NichollsDenis SavardColorado AvalancheStephane FisetJoe SakicClaude LemieuxOwen NolanDallas StarsAndy MoogMike ModanoKevin HatcherDave GagnerDetroit Red WingsMike VernonSteve YzermanSergei FedorovDino CiccarelliPaul CoffeyEdmonton OilersBill RanfordIgor KravchukDoug WeightJason ArnottFlorida PanthersJohn VanbiesbrouckGord MurphyScott MellanbyJesse BelangerHartford WhalersSean BurkeBrendan ShanahanAndrew CasselsGeoff SandersonLos Angeles KingsKelly HrudeyWayne GretzkyJari KurriRick TocchetMontreal CanadiensPatrick RoyVincent DamphousseMark RecchiPierre TurgeonNew Jersey DevilsMartin BrodeurStephane RicherJohn MacLeanSteve ThomasScott StevensNew York IslandersTommy SoderstromKirk MullerWendel ClarkDerek KingNew York RangersMike RichterLuc RobitailleMark MessierBrian LeetchRay FerraroOttawa SenatorsDon BeaupreAlexandre DaigleRadek BonkPhiladelphia FlyersRon HextallRod Brind'AmourEric LindrosMikael RenbergEric DesjardinsPittsburgh PenguinsKen WreggetMario LemieuxJaromir JagrPetr NedvedSan Jose SharksArturs IrbeSandis OzolinshCraig JanneyUlf DahlenSt. Louis BluesGrant FuhrEsa TikkanenBrett HullShayne CorsonDale HawerchukTampa Bay LightningDaren PuppaBrian BradleyPetr KlimaRoman HamrlikToronto Maple LeafsFelix PotvinDoug GilmourDave AndreychukMats SundinVancouver CanucksKirk McLeanPavel BureAlexander MogilnyTrevor LindenWashington CapitalsJim CareyJoe JuneauPeter BondraSylvain CoteWinnipeg JetsTim CheveldaeTeemu SelanneKeith TkachukAlexei ZhamnovPlayStation & PC RosterTeamGoaltenderPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Anaheim Mighty DucksGuy HebertPaul KariyaTeemu SelanneFredrik OlaussonBoston BruinsBill RanfordAdam OatesRick TocchetRay BourqueBuffalo SabresDominik HasekPat LaFontaineDerek PlanteDonald AudetteCalgary FlamesTrevor KiddTheo FleuryZarley ZalapskiRobert ReichelChicago BlackhawksEd BelfourChris CheliosDenis SavardAlexei ZhamnovEric DazeColorado AvalanchePatrick RoyClaude LemieuxJoe SakicSandis OzolinshPeter ForsbergDallas StarsAndy MoogMike ModanoJoe NieuwendykKevin HatcherDetroit Red WingsChris OsgoodSergei FedorovSteve YzermanBrendan ShanahanEdmonton OilersCurtis JosephDoug WeightJason ArnottBryan MarchmentFlorida PanthersJohn VanbiesbrouckRay SheppardScott MellanbyEd JovanovskiRob NiedermayerHartford WhalersSean BurkePaul CoffeyGeoff SandersonAndrew CasselsLos Angeles KingsStephane FisetRay FerraroKevin StevensDmitri KhristichMontreal CanadiensJocelyn ThibaultVincent DamphousseMark RecchiShayne CorsonNew Jersey DevilsMartin BrodeurJohn MacLeanSteve ThomasScott StevensNew York IslandersEric FichaudDerek KingTravis GreenZigmund PalffyNew York RangersMike RichterWayne GretzkyMark MessierBrian LeetchOttawa SenatorsDamian RhodesAlexei YashinRadek BonkAlexandre DaiglePhiladelphia FlyersRon HextallMikael RenbergEric LindrosRod Brind'AmourJohn LeClairPhoenix CoyotesNikolai KhabibulinCraig JanneyJeremy RoenickKeith TkachukTeppo NumminenPittsburgh PenguinsKen WreggetPetr NedvedMario LemieuxPetr KlimaJaromir JagrSan Jose SharksKelly HrudeyBernie NichollsOwen NolanDoug BodgerSt. Louis BluesGrant FuhrBrett HullIgor KravchukPierre TurgeonTampa Bay LightningDaren PuppaDino CiccarelliBrian BradleyRoman HamrlikToronto Maple LeafsFelix PotvinDoug GilmourWendel ClarkMats SundinVancouver CanucksKirk McLeanPavel BureAlexander MogilnyTrevor LindenWashington CapitalsJim CareyPeter BondraMichal PivonkaMark Tinordi
