NHL 2004 - Platform: XBox

Bonus players:
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Create a player using one of the following names of members of the band Alien 
Ant Farm: Terence Corso, Mike Cosgrove, Dryden Mitchell, or Tye Zamora. The game 
will adjust the players face and statistics automatically to match that band 
member.
Create a player using one of the following names of members of the band Gob: 
Theo Gobzinakis, Gabe Metal, Gob Stomper, Tom Whacker, Pat Wolfman, or Craig 
Would. The game will adjust the players face and statistics automatically to 
match that band member.
Look at the credits screen in the game and choose any name from the EA 
development team. Enter that name at the create player option. The game will 
tell you that it has this player in its database, and automatically adjusts the 
stats and appearance accordingly. For example, try the names Roy Armes, Dean 
Richards, Pin Tang, or Dave Warfield.
2 upgrade points in Dynasty mode 
Reach level 2 in your EA Sports Bio.
Commentators have a deep voice 
Reach level 4 in your EA Sports Bio.
Big head mode 
Reach level 8 in your EA Sports Bio.
2 GM office rewards in Dynasty mode 
Reach level 12 in your EA Sports Bio.
3 upgrade points in Dynasty mode 
Reach level 18 in your EA Sports Bio.
Mile Wide Stadium 
Reach level 24 in your EA Sports Bio.
Commentators have chipmunk voice 
Reach level 32 in your EA Sports Bio.

Easy experience points:
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For easy experience points in GM mode, sign a free agent during the regular 
season and trade him for a draft pick or for nothing. This should net you 20 
experience points each time it is done. Note: The game eventually stops giving 
you points for doing this.

Easy goals:
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When you have the puck, swing around the opponent's net. If the goalie is on the 
other side, then shoot with back hand shot. Note: This best works with two 
players, so that other person can distract the goalie.
Use the following trick to get an easy goal about 75% of the time. Take the puck 
down the ice very fast with your winger (either side works). Stop at the goal 
line at the board. Make sure that nobody comes and picks the puck from you. Your 
center man will most likely be standing directly in front of the goal. Wait 
until you have a clear pass to him then do a one-timer and he will score. You 
will probably have to move around a lot to get the open slot, and to keep from 
getting picked off.
Set the game on the beginner difficulty setting, then skate across the goal 
crease and shoot once you get to the other side. You will score about 98% of the 
time. Note: Do not let anyone block or the goalie to steal the puck when you 
shoot.
When you get the puck, skate down to the opponent's end and go directly to the 
bottom of one of the circles. Then, make a straight dash in front of the net. 
Just when you pass the goalie, shoot the puck and it will go in almost all the 
time.
Go behind the net with a player and then press the Analog-stick in the opposite 
direction. This will make the player stop. When this is done, no players will go 
behind the net. You can now look for space and make a breakaway pass. This is 
very effective for breakaway goals.
Take a fast player down the rink and skate around all the players until you get 
in their end zone. Then, go up to the goalie, go to the other side of him, and 
shoot. About 90% of the time you will score. Try it with someone like Jagr or 
Iginla.

Bouncing puck:
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Go to game settings menu and adjust the "Puck Friction", "Puck Gravity" and 
every option you can adjust on that screen that has to do with the puck. Go to a 
game and shoot the puck down the ice. If it does not hit the goalie, the puck 
should be bouncing all over the place until it runs out of speed.

Getting good players:
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In dynasty mode, rack up on draft picks by signing unwanted free agents and 
trading them to random teams for draft picks. Doing this also earns you GM 
experience points.
Use the following trick to get high draft picks without trading good players. 
Once a draft is completed, see which teams took the first few picks and remember 
their names. Go to the "Trade Players" screen in the GM menu. The team that just 
took their first round pick will usually trade away that player for a third or 
first round pick. Note: You do not receive your draft picks to trade until the 
beginning of the next season.
You can easily make all the other teams in the league in dynasty mode go broke 
by simply trading them salaries. Go to the Free Agency screen and sign anyone 
desired (the worse the better) for long-term contracts and millions of dollars. 
Then, trade those players to the other teams. The CPU will accept any trade if 
they do not have to give up anything in return (for example, a trade for a 50 
overall defenseman with a 6 year deal worth $25 million a season). Doing this 
allows you to sign free agents in the off season very easily, as no one else 
will be able to afford them.