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Bush Hockey League

Bush Hockey League

Released: 3/28/2017

Bush Hockey League features 5-on-5 arcade hockey gameplay where players will their opponents to submit through rough and tumble aggressive hitting and fighting. You are expected to contest for the puck by taking the body and hitting your opponents by throwing elbows, shoulder checks, cross checks, hip checks, and dirty clotheslines. Timely hits allow your team to go on fire and inflict further damage on your opponents causing them to drop the mitts and fight. That's right, aggressive hockey is back in town! Experience hockey the way it was meant to be played - line brawls, bench brawls, goalie fights, stick fights, knockouts and injuries, molestation of refs - Old Time Hockey has it all! Win the bouts to fatigue your opponents for good and gain a clear advantage to score goals and win the hockey game. Better yet, injure most of your opponents and you will win the game by way of a forfeit. That's Old Time Hockey - I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out! • Play in rinks where hockey was born • Story Mode - Experience taking a rag-tag hockey team facing a folding season by navigating the rumours, the pranks, and the realities of a bus-travelling hockey team in the 70s • Unlock vintage alternate jerseys and retro hockey cards of top players in the Bush Hockey League • Modern and Retro Two-Button control schemes. Includes Beer Mode control scheme that lets you play the game with ONE hand so you can hold your drink with the other! • Local couch co-op of up to 4 players • 1080p, 60fps

Bush Hockey League features 5-on-5 arcade hockey gameplay where players will their opponents to submit through rough and tumble aggressive hitting and fighting. You are expected to contest for the puck by taking the body and hitting your opponents by throwing elbows, shoulder checks, cross checks, hip checks, and dirty clotheslines. Timely hits allow your team to go on fire and inflict further damage on your opponents causing them to drop the mitts and fight. That's right, aggressive hockey is back in town! Experience hockey the way it was meant to be played - line brawls, bench brawls, goalie fights, stick fights, knockouts and injuries, molestation of refs - Old Time Hockey has it all! Win the bouts to fatigue your opponents for good and gain a clear advantage to score goals and win the hockey game. Better yet, injure most of your opponents and you will win the game by way of a forfeit. That's Old Time Hockey - I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out! • Play in rinks where hockey was born • Story Mode - Experience taking a rag-tag hockey team facing a folding season by navigating the rumours, the pranks, and the realities of a bus-travelling hockey team in the 70s • Unlock vintage alternate jerseys and retro hockey cards of top players in the Bush Hockey League • Modern and Retro Two-Button control schemes. Includes Beer Mode control scheme that lets you play the game with ONE hand so you can hold your drink with the other! • Local couch co-op of up to 4 players • 1080p, 60fps

Bush Hockey League features 5-on-5 arcade hockey gameplay where players will their opponents to submit through rough and tumble aggressive hitting and fighting. You are expected to contest for the puck by taking the body and hitting your opponents by throwing elbows, shoulder checks, cross checks, hip checks, and dirty clotheslines. Timely hits allow your team to go on fire and inflict further damage on your opponents causing them to drop the mitts and fight. That's right, aggressive hockey is back in town! Experience hockey the way it was meant to be played - line brawls, bench brawls, goalie fights, stick fights, knockouts and injuries, molestation of refs - Old Time Hockey has it all! Win the bouts to fatigue your opponents for good and gain a clear advantage to score goals and win the hockey game. Better yet, injure most of your opponents and you will win the game by way of a forfeit. That's Old Time Hockey - I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out! • Play in rinks where hockey was born • Story Mode - Experience taking a rag-tag hockey team facing a folding season by navigating the rumours, the pranks, and the realities of a bus-travelling hockey team in the 70s • Unlock vintage alternate jerseys and retro hockey cards of top players in the Bush Hockey League • Modern and Retro Two-Button control schemes. Includes Beer Mode control scheme that lets you play the game with ONE hand so you can hold your drink with the other! • Local couch co-op of up to 4 players • 1080p, 60fps

Critics
62
Steam
67

Score Breakdown

62.4

Critic Average

8 reviews

67

Steam User Score

264 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-5.0
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-5.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

0 launch window (0%)8 late (100%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 8 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 62.4/100. Critics score this game 5.0 points lower than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 8)+
  1. Kirk HinerviaPure Nintendo
    May 11, 2022·Late review
    55/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · -12.4 pts
  2. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Apr 14, 2022·Late review
    64/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · -3.4 pts
  3. Nathan CarterviaGaming Nexus
    Apr 7, 2022·Late review
    65/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · -2.4 pts
  4. Matt JarvisviaLast Word on Gaming
    Mar 28, 2022·Late review
    50/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · -17.4 pts
  5. Ken McKownviaZTGD
    Dec 15, 2017·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · -7.4 pts