PlayStation Setup
Set up your PlayStation game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the power is OFF before inserting or removing a compact disc. Insert the NHL FaceOff 2001 disc and close the Disc Cover. Insert game controllers and turn ON the PlayStation game console. Follow on-screen instructions to start a game. Console Top View
Console Front View
Pregame Setup
ROSTERS
The Rosters option allows you to make changes to every existing team roster in the NHL. You can also edit a team's lines.
A team's roster cannot exceed 20 players and must have at least 17 players, including at least two but no more than three goalies.
LINE EDITOR
Line Editor allows you to substitute the players on any of your team's lines.
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Press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to select a team.
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Press the L1/R1 buttons to cycle through the team's lines.
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To change a line, Press the Up/Down Directional Buttons to select a player (to take off of the line) and press to tag him. The player you have selected will now be shown on the remaining team roster on the bottom part of the screen.
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Press the Up/Down Directional Buttons to select a new player from the team roster (to put on the line) and press to make the substitution.
INJURY REPORT
View player injuries that have occurred during gameplay and the resulting time each player will be missing from his team's lineup.
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Press to toggle between team and league incidents.
PLAYER CARDS
View a player's complete game stats and physical attributes.
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Press to toggle between player stats and player attributes.
DRAFT
Hold a draft of the existing players from the NHL and build a team with the type of players that make up a champion. Players are drafted at three positions (forward, defenseman and goalie) for a total of 20 rounds. You can manually draft for every team, manually draft for a select number of teams and have the CPU finish the drafting process, or have the CPU hold the entire draft.
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Press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to select a draft style. In a Linear draft, the draft order remains the same during each round. In a Serpentine draft, the draft order is reversed each round. For example, a team drafting last in the first round will draft first in the second round.
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To draft manually, press the Up/Down Directional Buttons to select a team(s) and then press to change the draft type to HUMAN. Draft for as many teams as you like. When this team comes up in the draft order, you will be making the player selections.
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Press to start the draft.
You can also change the draft order by moving teams around.
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Press the Directional Buttons to select a team and press.
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Press the Directional Buttons again to move to a new position in the draft order.
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Press to make the change.
RESET ROSTERS
Select this option to restore all rosters to include their original players.
TRANSACTIONS
Use Transactions to change the makeup of your roster with trades, by creating and releasing players and by signing free agents.
SIGN
Sign a player from the Free Agent Pool that you've created or choose one from a list of players that have been released from other teams. There is a limit to the number of Free Agents that you can sign to a team. To make room on the roster for additional Free Agents, use the Release Player option.
RELEASE PLAYER
Release one or more players from any roster in the League. Remember that each team must have a minimum of 17 players on the roster. Released players go into the Free Agent Pool where they can be signed by other teams.
TRADE PLAYER
Make trades to add chemistry to your team during a push for the Playoffs, or simply rid yourself of high-priced veterans, adding youth to a team building for the future. A team may reject a trade or a trade can be nullified due to roster violations. Keep in mind that any player from any team can be released and then signed by another team.
Remember that you must have a minimum number of players at each position.
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Press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to choose a team.
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Press the Up/Down Directional Buttons to scroll through the list of players and press to add a player(s) to the trade. Make multiple player selections if you wish.
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Press to be able to select a second team.
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Press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to choose a team.
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Press the Up/Down Directional Buttons to scroll through the list of players and press to add a player(s) to the trade.
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Press to complete the trade.
If a trade is nullified or refused, alter the player list of your trade by pressing the Up/Down Directional Buttons to select a player(s) and pressing to pull him from the trade. Try to make a trade by reducing your demands or choosing different players.
CREATE PLAYER
Create the type of player that your team needs or create yourself, using your name and physical attributes. All created players are added to the Free Agent Pool where they can be signed by any team. Remember that only 25 players can fit into the Free