<s>
NHL	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
EA	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
outside	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NHL	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#2	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Maximum	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
previously	O
under-exposed	O
and	O
almost	O
unheard	O
of	O
sport	O
this	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
divide	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
NHL	O
on	O
the	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
benchmark	O
title	O
and	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
reputation	O
of	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
and	O
an	O
excellent	O
review	O
in	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
an	O
instant	O
classic.	O
"	O
</s>
