NHL 2001
Be
a Leader
First, enter the "edit lines" section after creating a player (for
instance, yourself!). Then scratch the captain and the assistiant captain of the
team. You must be a good player and and be rough in sprits. Then put yourself in
the first line as the center. If you followed the procedures, you'll lead the
team out of the locker room at the start of the game and be the captain!
Hidden
Players
At the Main Menu, choose Game Settings, then Rosters. At the Rosters screen,
choose Create Player, then Select Player. At the General Information screen,
enter any of the following names for the first and last name of your player. If
done correctly, it will ask you if you would like to create a player like the
one in the database. Select Yes and the unlocked player's stats will
automatically be filled in:
Chris Pronger
Dale Purinton
Dominik Hasek
Ed Belfour
Garth Snow
Jaromir Jagr
Johan Witehall
Keith Tkachuk
Niklas Lidstrom
Olaf Kolzig
Owen Nolan
Patrick Roy
Pavel Bure
Peter Forsberg
Rob Blake
Sandis Ozolinsh
Steve Yzerman
Terry Virtue
Minor
League Players:
Some players now in the NHL spent the past year in the minors or as a free
agent. EA Sports didn't overlook this aspect of the league. There are some
players that aren't on any roster that will have stats available if you create
them. Some of them may have an incorrect jersey number, handedness, or position
on the game, which you can easily fix in the Create Player menu. Here are some
of the players I've found:
Dale Purinton, New York Rangers defenseman, #5,
left-handed
Garth Snow, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie
Johan Witehall, New York Rangers/Hartford Wolf
Pack (AHL) right winger
Jean-Francois Labbe, New York Rangers/Hartford
Wolf Pack goalie, #31
Terry Virtue, New York Rangers/Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman
No
Goalie:
During a game, press the Start Button to pause the game. Select Controller
Setup, now move your controller over to the other team. Return to the previous
menu and select your opposing teams options. Next, select Team Options. Where it
says Goalie Status, you can elect to pull the goalie. Return to the Previous
menu again and go back into Controller Setup and move your Controller back over
to your original team. When you return to the game the other team will have no
Goalie. If you want to restore the goalie to the other team, simply repeat all
of these steps and elect to return the Goalie to the Net.
Play
as "Animal":
On
the Create Player screen in the Rosters menu, create a new player and set his
first name to Animal. The announcers will refer to him as "The Animal"
during gameplay.
Play
as "The Hammer":
On the Create Player screen in the Rosters menu, create a new player and set his
first name to Hammer. The announcers will refer to him as "The Hammer"
during gameplay.
Super
Defensive Players:
Enter
the create-a-player screen and enter:
"Sandis Ozolinsh" or
"Chris Pronger"
as a name. Answer "Yes" to use his ratings, then adjust them as needed. You can also use NHL Challenge bonus points to boost their attributes. Return to the previous screen and change his name to your choice, but do not change any other setting.
Super
Forwards:
Enter the
create-a-player screen and enter one of the following names:
"Peter Forsberg"
"Jaromir Jagr"
"Keith Tkachuk"
"Pavel Bure"
"Steve Yzerman"
"Owen Nolan"
"Rob Blake"
"Nicklas Lidstrom"
"Olaf Kolzig"
Answer "Yes" to use his ratings, then adjust them as needed. You can also use NHL Challenge bonus points to boost their attributes. Return to the previous screen and change his name to your choice, but do not change any other setting.
Super
Goalies:
Enter the create-a-player screen and enter:
"Patrick Roy"
"Dominik Hasek" or
"Ed Belfour"
as
a name. Answer "Yes" to use his ratings, then adjust them as needed.
You can also use NHL Challenge bonus points to boost their attributes. Return to
the previous screen and change his name to your choice, but do not change any
other setting.