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                         For The Super Nintendo

                        Created By: Erik Thibault
               (In Case Your Wondering It's pronounced Tee-Bo)
                      Email Me At: TBombMadeEZ@msn.com
             This Document Has Been Copyrighted  2000. Erik Thibault

NHL 97 Table Of Contents:
1) History
2) Legal Stuff
3) Getting Started
4) The Game Setup
5) List Of Hockey Teams & Stats
6) Basic Controls
7) Fruequently Asked Questions
8) Special Thanks To
9) Copyright Of The Game


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|1. History|
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Version 1.0:
The basics: Controls, Lists of Teams & stats, Game Modes

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| 2. Legal Stuff|
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You May only use this Faq if I have granted permission to you. Legal action will be taken if
there is no permission granted from me & this FAQ is used.

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|3. Getting Started|
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Make Sure the power on your Super Nintendo is OFF.
Place game pak into the SNES.
Turn Power on.
First you will see the EA Sports logo.
After The EA Sports Logo You will see a Black Pearl Logo.
After that there will be 2 license screens.
Then after that you will see the NHL '97 Screen with  
all the team logos flying everywhere.
After the NHL '97 screen there will be 2 production team screens.
Then there will be the Game setup screen.

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|4. The Game Setup|
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There are 3 game modes in NHL '97 they are:
Exhibition/Season/Practice

Exhibiton: It's a 5 on 5 game.
The options for The Exhibition Game are:

Skill Level: Novice, Intermidiate, & Expert
Period Length: 5, 10, 20 minutes
Goalies: Manual, Automatic
User Records: On, Off
Penalties: On, Off, No offsides
Line Changes: On, Off, Automatic
Rosters: With Trades, Default
Fighting: On, Off

Practice: Practice your skills in this mode
The options for Practice are:

Visitor Players: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Home Players: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Skill Level: Novice, Intermidiate, & Expert
Period Length: 5, 10, 20
Rosters: With Trades, Default

Season: Play the whole 1997/98 NHL season
The League Menu for The season is:

Games Today: Choose the games you want to play or simulate
NHL Standings: Each Teams' Standings throughout the season
*Game Options
Team Roster: The Teams Updated roster
Player Stats: Team By Team leaders  
League Leaders: the Leaders in Goals, Assists, & Points. For Goalies there are Saves, Shots,  
& Save%
$Transactions
Play Until A Day: Simulate Games Until A Certain Day
End Season Today: Go Directly into the Playoffs

* The Game Options are:
Skill Level: Novice, Intermidiate, Expert
Goalies: Manual, Automatic
User Records: On, Off
Penalties: On, Off, No Offsides
Line Changes: On, Off, Automatic
Fighting: On, Off
Playoffs: Single-Game, Multi-Game

$ Transactions:
Trade Players:
Sign Free Agents
Release Players

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|5. List Of Hockey Teams & Stats|
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|The Hockey Team     |Even Strength |Power Play   |Pen. Killing  | Goaltending  |     
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|All Stars East      |1st           |1st          |1st           |1st           |             
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|All Stars West      |1st           |1st          |1st           |1st           |
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|Anaheim Mighty Ducks|18th          |25th         |17th          |10th          |
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|Boston Bruins       |8th           |11th         |20th          |17th          |  
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|Buffalo Sabres      |20th          |20th         |6th           |16th          |
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|Calgary Flames      |15th          |12th         |22nd          |8th           |
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|Chicago Blackhawks  |6th           |15th         |3rd           |5th           |
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|Colorado Avalanche  |2nd           |2nd          |7th           |9th           |
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|Dallas Stars        |22nd          |23rd         |21st          |19th          |
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|Detroit Red Wings   |1st           |3rd          |1st           |1st           |
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|Edmonton Oilers     |21st          |21st         |18th          |24th          |
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|Florida Panthers    |7th           |16th         |9th           |6th           |
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|Hartford Whalers    |19th          |13th         |14th          |15th          |
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|Los Angeles Kings   |23rd          |14th         |10th          |23rd          |
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|Montreal Canadiens  |9th           |8th          |13th          |12th          |
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|New Jersey Devils   |12th          |24th         |4th           |2nd           |
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|New York Islanders  |24th          |10th         |24th          |25th          |
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|New York Rangers    |5th           |5th          |14th          |7th           |
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|Ottawa Senators     |26th          |26th         |25th          |21st          |
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|Philadelphia Flyers |3rd           |6th          |2nd           |4th           |
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|Pheonix Coyotes     |17th          |7th          |23rd          |22nd          |
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|Pittsburgh Penguins |4th           |1st          |8th           |20th          |
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|San Jose Sharks     |25th          |19th         |26th          |26th          |
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|St. Louis Blues     |14th          |18th         |10th          |11th          |
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|Tampa Bay Lightning |11th          |4th          |5th           |13th          |
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|Toronto Maple Leafs |13th          |9th          |11th          |14th          |
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|Vancouver Canucks   |16th          |17th         |15th          |18th          |
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|Washington Capitals |10th          |22nd         |12th          |3rd           |
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|6. Basic Controls|
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The Menu:
Start- Advance
X- Cancel

The Basic Controls:

On Offense(With Puck):
Holding A- Slap Shot
Tap A once- Wrist Shot
B With Directional Button- Pass
X- Pass to nearest teammate
Y- Flip Puck into zone
R- Spin Move
L- Sudden Stop

On Defense:
A- Check
B- Switch to nearest Teammate
X- Switch To Goalie *
Y- Poke Check
R & L- When in own Zone Lie Down

* The Goalie:
A- Kick Save
B- Switch Back to Other players
X- Cover Up
Y- Quick Dive

When Goalie Has Puck:
Y- Flip Puck
B- Pass Puck

Faceoff:
B- Get Puck

Advanced Controls:
One-Timer- To Complete The One-Timer Pass to a person on your team. While the pass is  
being completed hold the A Button & you will shoot a one-timer.

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|7. Frequently Asked Questions|
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Question} Is there any way to get infinite Attributes for Create-A-Player?

Answer} Yes there is. The way you get them is right when you turn on your SNES Hold the
R Button. Now keep holding the R button but normally Go through all the license & logo screens.
Now keep holding the R button untill you get to the Game Setup Screen. Then you should hear
"EA Sports".

Question} Are there any hidden teams?

Answer} Yes there are 2 teams. Complete the Process like you did for the Infinite Attributes.
The 2 teams ar ethe EA Sports Team & Black Pearl Team
Email me at TBombMadeEZ@msn.com to ask questions

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|8. Special Thanks To|
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I'd Like to thank GameFaqs for publishing this FAQ.
I'd also like to thank EA Sports for making this great game.  
Also I'd like to thank the following websites for some of this information:
www.gamesages.com
www.gamewinners.com

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|9. Copyright  Of The Game|
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EA Sports is a registered trademark of Electronic Arts.
Black Pearl Software
1996 T.HQ. Inc
Licensed By Nintendo
NHL Enterprises L.P  1996 NHL
Official Licensed product of the National Hockey League Players Association


  


