Shawn Chambers: The Worst Player in Sports Video Game History?

Published: October 25, 2007, 4:20 pm

Tags: jeremy roenick, jeremyroenick, new jersey devils, newjerseydevils, sports video games, sportsvideogames

Filed under: General NHL, Stars, NHL GossipJeremy Roenick has been long considered the best hockey player in sports video game history; Clarence of Stark Raving Mad ranked him second overall in the pantheon of athletic gaming to the real L.T. in Tecmo Bowl, saying Roenick in NHL '94 "was like Sonny Chiba in 'The Street Fighter' - unstoppable."Much like Sam Jackson in "Unbreakable," Bill Barnwell of IGN.com appears to have dedicated his life to finding the exact opposite of Roenick, i.e. the worst hockey player in sports video game history. That player, according to Barnwell, is former NHL defenseman Shawn Chambers, who amazingly was awarded a "one" overall rating in NHL '93. For perspective, Joe Reekie had a "60" overall rating, meaning a player with 1,326 career penalty minutes was "59" better than a defenseman with two Stanley Cup rings. Barnwell explores this historic achievement further in his humorous article: In modern versions of EA games, players receive ratings on a roughly

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