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Old 08-10-2011, 09:11 AM   #379
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Originally Posted by Yamer View Post
Yes, it was 2K. I remember having to go online to find out the actual players that went with the numbers and editing them (name only, IIRC). Not all the numbers matched up (like 2 or 25 for Calgary's 89 team), but some you could guess (the center on the Oilers rated 96 overall, etc.).

It was pretty extensive, quite a few legendary teams.
If I remember correctly the announcers would do the play by play with the real names (Gretzky, McDonald, etc) after you edited the names. It was pretty cool actually.
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