Somewhere in this month marks the 8th anniversary of the 10th anniversary of NHL '94, the best sports game of its generation and graphical and game play capabilities, its pixelated prowess providing players with unparalleled puck control. It was much better than the days of the NES before official contracts with the NHL led to titles like "Hockey", although "Blades of Steel" remains one of the most metonymically relevant titles of all time. Let's take a look at the evolution of hockey from '94 to now.
1994: Nail Yakupov is born with big dreams of playing for the NHL.
2012: Nail Yakupov clings desperately to big dreams of playing for the NHL.
1994: Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson look to lead North Carolina to its first professional championship in the state.
2006: Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson watch the Carolina Hurricanes lead North Carolina to its first professional championship in the state.
1994: Atlanta's fourteen year wait for a hockey team looks to come to a close soon.
2012: Atlanta's thirty-two year wait for a hockey team continues.
1994: "The Mighty Ducks" just had their sequel recently released where the young, scrappy team must learn to work together with new players and their loveable coach as they face the evilness of Iceland.
2012: "The Mighty Ducks" are a young, scrappy team that must learn to work together with new players and a coach as they beg for employment in the evilness of Iceland.
1994: The Vancouver Canucks lose in heartbreaking fashion to the New York Rangers in seven games, although as a seventh-seed, nobody expected them to go that far.
2011: The Vancouver Canucks lose in heartbreaking fashion to the Boston Bruins in seven games, although as a President's Trophy winner, nobody expected them to go that far.
1994: The Washington Capitals made the playoffs, tasting the Stanley Cup as they make a deep run, but often ending in tragic and heartfelt failure.
2012: The Washington Capitals made the playoffs, tasting the Stanley Cup as they make a run, but often ending in abject and utter failure.
1994: Gary Bettman has finished his freshman year as new league commissioner having ended the campaign without a single lockout.
2012: Gary Bettman finishes his 18th year as the league commissioner having ended the campaign without being locked out of his house.
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