NHL 97

NHL 97 is an ice hockey video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by EA Sports, the sixth instalment in the NHL series and the first released for both PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The cover features Florida Panthers goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck. Two PAL variants are catalogued for the title, a UK Original released in November 1996 under one serial, and a separate German Original under a distinct serial. Both are in Full Jewel PAL cases without holograms. The UK variant is English-only while the German variant carries German language content. NHL 97 was the last NHL title to feature a goaltender on its cover until NHL 14. The two-variant PAL release reflects the modest European footprint typical of North American ice hockey titles of this era, with distribution focused on the UK and German markets.