The Backyard sports series lets the player play games with a group of virtual kids, some of whom happen to be young versions of professional athletes. Backyard Hockey is (obviously) a hockey game complete with a National Hockey League Player's Association license.

Players can create a junior avatar and draft a team from 30 other backyard kids and kid versions of 10 NHL superstars then deck themselves out in their favorite uniforms and hit the ice. Standard sports simulation game types are available including exhibition games and season play, however emphasis is on fun and accessibility for all ages in a fight free, pond hockey environment.

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Game Design	Rafael Calonzo Jr.
Help File	Rafael Calonzo Jr.
Manual Text	Rafael Calonzo Jr.
Producer	Rachel Frost
Associate Producer	Kristie Dimak
Production Art Lead	Sandy Spangler
Programming Lead	Brian Pulliam
Technical Programming Lead	Ben Crane
Programming	Neal Josephson Jason Vourtsis Steven Kuo Ben Humphrey
Music Composition	Geoff Kirk
Sound Engineering	Geoff Kirk
Interface Lead	Christopher Miller
Animation Lead	Michael Baran
2D Animation and Keys	Ron Goodfellow John Michaud
3D Character Animation	Robert Sanchez Paul Wesberry
Backgrounds	Valerie Kissling
Concept Art	Adrian Bourne Renee Leiby Jennifer Eiler
Intro Movie Concept/Storyboards	Michael Baran
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Athletes

The 10 playable NHL kid are: * Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) * Curtis Joseph (Detroit Red Wings) * Mike Modano (Dallas Stars) * Brian Leetch (New York Rangers) * Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils) * Jaromir Jagr (Washington Capitals) * Jarome Iginia (Calgary Flames) * Joe Thornton (Boston Bruins) * Paul Kariya (Anaheim Mighty Ducks) * Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)

Their teams are based on the start of the 2002-2003 NHL season.

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Game added December 11, 2002. Last modified February 22, 2023.