 Glenn Healy who was then a goaltender for the Los Angeles Kings.Mega placed the game at #2 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.According to "Maximum", "A previously under-exposed and almost unheard of sport this side of the great divide, the original NHL on the Megadrive was a benchmark title and thanks to the reputation of John Madden Football and an excellent review in "Mean Machines", it became an instant classic."