Re: Your first nhl game and your favorite nhl game.

First game was NHLPA Hockey on Sega.

Favorite game is probably NHL 13. It was the pinnacle of EASHL (being able to customize your skate blades for better speed/agility, stick curve & flex, etc) plus the added inclusion of GM Connected.

Although GM connected was poorly implemented with too much reliance on remote assets which made the entire mode slow to crawl while navigating menus, making trades, etc - simply being able to manage a team against your friends for multiple seasons was enough for many of us to endure the cumbersome navigation.