I bought this game in January 2020, printed out the rules, charts, and the 1967-68 team cards.

I meant to give it a whirl but then the pandemic hit and the game went unplayed and forgotten.

A week ago I was browsing the Delphi Table Top Sport Games forum and there was a topic about games that exceeded player’s expectations, and a few people were singing the virtues of Shoot-Out Hockey, so I checked it out online, and then checked my ‘Other Sports Games” folder and found the PDFs of the game,

I started printing out the rules but then remembered that I had already printed everything that I had ordered over a year ago.

I finally went over the rules earlier this week, and managed to play a game.  For a quick play (15 minutes) game, it’s got a lot of depth to it.

In a classic matchup of the Habs vs. Leafs, Montreal tied the game 2-2 late in the 3rd period and went on to win 3-2 in overtime.

Today I played Chicago vs. Detroit, and Stan Mikita scored the game-winning goal a couple of minutes after Gordie Howe scored the tying power play goal halfway into the 3rd period.  Final score: Hawks over Wings, 4-3.

This is a fun game.

I went and ordered a couple more seasons, 67-68 (expansion) and 93-94 (Sharks first winning year).

I may finally get my 1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs replay started, along with 1967-68 Flyers and 1993-94 Sharks,

Stay tuned!