BLUE LINE HOCKEY: A 3M Sports Game, 1970 Edition

Blue Line Hockey is the hockey simulation board game in the 3M Sports Games line. The board itself is a replica of a hockey rink, and there are pieces for each player on the two teams and a hockey puck. The game simulates most aspects of hockey including player movement, passing, stealing, shots-on-goal, and penalties using a combination of dice, cards, and a lookup table. The game lasts for 3 periods and the player with the highest score at the end wins.

Components (blue text means original component not included)
  • Plastic Vinyl wrap-around game-board
  • Box/lid with plastic storage tray
  • Shots Calculator (sliding card stock)
  • Scoreboard (card stock with moveable dials)
  • Red & blue players (6 each) Does not include original decal sheet of player numbers.
  • Three plastic pucks
  • A pair of six-sided dice
  • Rules booklet (14-page) 
  • 3 Shot on Goal cards (square-cornered)
  • 11 Penalty cards (square-cornered
  1. Major: Fighting, Injury by charging, Injury by slashing, Injury by spearing
  2. Minor: Boarding, Charging, Cross checking, Elbowing and kneeing, High-sticking, Holding, Hooking, Interference, Slashing, Spearing, Tripping