Hockey Hero – a Push Gaming Slot

How to play

Although the actual Ice Hockey game rules are somewhat complicated, best believe us that you’ll have seamless gaming sessions while gambling Hockey Hero. This game that made its debut in 2016, plays on five reels with four rows and 40 paylines. The gaming window floats against a rink background, with the control panel resting below the reels. All you have to do is pick a suitable total bet anywhere from €0.40 to €100.

You can then spin the reels manually, using the spin button, or apply the auto-play setting for up to 100 automated yet personalized spins. While playing, you should aim to match at least two or three symbols of a kind across a winning path on adjacent reels from left to right. You can also access the menu section from the control panel to view the game rules, paytable, and other technical settings.

Symbols and payouts

The Hockey Hero slot boasts of an impressive look, thanks to the appealing sounds and well-crafted visuals. What’s more, various symbols conform to the general game’s theme to bring out that sporty appearance. The game makes full use of low, medium, and high paying icons.

The lowest ranking icons include the playing card values jokers to aces. You will need to match three or more of these symbols to rack wins between 0.075 to 1.25 times your stake. On the other hand, the medium value ones include a hockey puck, skating boots, and a helmet. Three to five of each across a line will reward you prizes worth 0.125x to 3x the total bet. Even if the low and medium symbols promise players some cheap wins, they will still improve your bankroll, especially when gambling with the higher stakes.

However, spinners should keep an eye out for more of the three stacked red, blue, and green teammates since they reward the highest. Manage two to five of a kind to score better wins worth anywhere from 0.05 to 6.25 times your total bet.

There are two other special symbols – the stacked trophy wild and the goal scatter. Typically, the wild substitutes for all other characters except the goal to form better payout combinations. 

Best Hockey Hero bonus feature

You will activate the Hold and Respin feature when you completely fill the first reel with either of the red, blue, or green players. The corresponding stacked symbols appearing on the first reel will then become the target character. A respin is then awarded, with all appearances of the target icon and the wild anywhere on the reels holding in position during the respin. 

What’s more, if there are any new instances of the target players or wilds at the end of the respin feature, you’ll receive an additional respin. However, the retrigger doesn’t occur if the player in question or wilds don't fully stack on the reels. At the completion of all respins, you’ll receive the line wins.

The main Hockey Hero bonus round is the free spins feature. When gamblers land three Goal scatters anywhere on the reels, the free spins mode will trigger, awarding five bonus games. A player symbol plus a random 2x, 3x, or 4x multiplier that will apply to all wins during the round are then selected. Further, only the chosen player character, the wilds, and other standard symbols will appear during the round. So, the gratis games cannot retrigger. 

RTP & Volatility

The theoretical average Hockey Hero RTP is 96.53%, representing the statistical returns over extended gameplay. Even better, with medium volatility, players should expect to receive average wins of moderate amounts. So, it’s not a high-risk game and should be fine even for the low rollers.