This is the best
table hockey game ever made. It was manufactured around
1990 to
1998 and sold in the US and
Canada.
The toy was originally called "Wayne Gretzky Overtime Hockey" when it was manufactured by Kevin Sports Toys (1990-91). It was later retitled "Wayne Gretzky NHL All-Star Hockey" when toy company Buddy L manufactured it (1992-95). After that, a Canadian company called Playtoy Industries made it (1996-98).
There were two different versions, a table-top version which wasn't as cool, and the Deluxe Edition.
The Deluxe Edition featured a large playing surface (40" long by 19.5" wide by 6" high, although you could purchase
plexiglass to make the boards higher.
Here's what made the game
cool: it was made very well and doesn't
break very easily; you can buy any teams you want; and you can add plexiglass boards and benches for a more realistic look.
There was an accessories pack that you could
buy that came with: a time clock, scoreboards, plexiglass,
player benches, and a
referee. The
clock counted down five minutes, with two minute intermissions. The scoreboard was pretty lame--it's just two pieces of plastic with the numbers 0 thru 9 printed on it with a red box that slides over the number to keep track of your
score.
All
NHL teams were made up until 1994, the
Ducks and the
Panters being the last
official NHL teams. Also, when a team changed it's
uniform, they made new figurines to reflect the change (i.e.
Pittsburgh Penguins in '92,
Minnesota North Stars to
Dallas Stars in '93). Both
home and road NHL
All-Star teams were made, in addition to generic
Red and
Blue teams around '96.
If you love table hokcey, this is the
best one to own.