BREAKAWAY REALISM
All 26 NHL teams and over 600 players
Playbook Based AI: Teams play their actual game styles, forecheck, trap, dump and chase
Variable Player Sizes: from the hulking defensemen down to speedy wingers
Individual Energy System: graphically displays individual fatigue levels
Team scouting reports by Keith Tkachuk, 1996-97 NHL Goal Scoring Champion
TOP-SHELF ACTION
Season and playoff stat tracking
5 gameplay modes: Exhibition, season, playoffs, practice and shoot-out modes
Non-Puckhandler Control: control teammates not carrying the puck
TOTAL TEAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Intelligent Player Trades-CPU GM's will make moves based on team needs
Season wins provide bonus points which improve coaching, player development, injury therapies and more
Create Players-Assigned name actually appears on the player's jersey
Sign and release free agents
Advanced Coaching Strategies: set style for physical play, power play and penalty killing
