1972 · Williams
Olympic Hockey
Known for Center bumper, B lane, Yellow bumpers and Right-outlane gate. Flat mid-green field covering the whole backglass, white ice sheet across the lower half with faint blue shadow, pale blue-green grid panel of small square cells with dots in the centre, row of round clear lamps between the top banner and the title and white rink-light rectangle behind the top instruction line.
- Year
- 1972
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Bumper
Center bumper
- Lane
B lane
- Bumper
Yellow bumpers
- gate
Right-outlane gate
- post
Center post
On the playfield
Bumpers 3
- Center bumper
- Yellow bumpers
- Red bumpers
Target 1
- Upper standups
Lanes 4
- B lane
- White rollover rollover
- Start At Center Ice side lanes
- Center rollovers rollover
Posts and gates 2
- Right-outlane gate gate
- Center post post
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Player at far left in a white jersey with green sleeves and a dark green helmet, knees bent, skating left to right with a stick held low
- man Player just left of centre in a red jersey with white shoulders and a white helmet, lunging forward with his stick extended toward the puck
- man Player seen from behind at bottom centre, dark hair, red-and-green jersey, leaning forward over the ice
- man Player at right in a red jersey with a dark green helmet, stick raised, facing left into the play
- man Player at the far right in a green and white jersey near the goal area, partly behind the other skater
Setting
- Flat mid-green field covering the whole backglass
- White ice sheet across the lower half with faint blue shadow
- Pale blue-green grid panel of small square cells with dots in the centre
- Row of round clear lamps between the top banner and the title
- White rink-light rectangle behind the top instruction line
Text on it
- Play flipper skill games for fun and recreation.
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 1 OR 2 - - - CAN PLAY
- SCORE
- Williams
- 2 PLAYER
- OLYMPIC HOCKEY
- GOALS
- 1
- 3
- BALL PLAY
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- Goal
- Puck
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- Christian Marche
The cast
- Center Ice
Reference
Linked terms
- Center bumper also called center pop bumper
- Right-outlane gate also called ball save gate
- White rollover also called rollover button
- Upper standups also called up post targets
- Start At Center Ice side lanes also called side lanes
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- red
- white
- black
Fingerprint: Cartoon ice-hockey players on white ice at bottom with sticks converging on black puck, pale blue-green rectangular grid panel with small square cells dead center, "OLYMPIC HOCKEY" in heavy red slab-serif capitals spanning title band, mechanical score reels on either side, red "GOALS" boxes showing 1 and 3, flat silkscreen style
The single most memorable feature is the wall of cartoon ice-hockey players skating across a white ice sheet at the bottom of an otherwise flat green field, sticks converging on a small black puck. Behind them sits an unusual pale blue-green grid of small square cells with dots, like a light panel or a target array, dead centre. The 'OLYMPIC HOCKEY' title is enormous red slab-serif type, and the tiny red script 'Williams' logo is tucked directly beneath the two rows of round lamps. Score is shown by two mechanical reels, each reading 00000 in black on white.
Setting
- Flat mid-green field covering the whole backglass
- White ice sheet across the lower half with faint blue shadow
- Pale blue-green grid panel of small square cells with dots in the centre
- Row of round clear lamps between the top banner and the title
- White rink-light rectangle behind the top instruction line
Symbols
- Black hockey puck
- Curved wooden hockey sticks
- Hockey skates and blades
- Goalie net
- Round clear lamp bulbs
- Reel score drums
- Rectangular grid of small square cells with centre dots
- Red numerals 1 and 3 in corner goal boxes
- Puck-and-stick silhouette shapes
Lettering
- Heavy red slab-serif capitals with dark outline for the title; smaller red block capitals for '2 player' and the instruction line; small red cursive script for the 'williams' logo; yellow capitals on black tabs for '1 up' and '2 up'
Themes
- Ice hockey
- Olympic sport
- Winter sport
- Team sport
- Two player
- Skill game
Title on it
- Olympic hockey
Text on it
- Play flipper skill games for fun and recreation.
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 1 OR 2 - - - CAN PLAY
- SCORE
- Williams
- 2 PLAYER
- OLYMPIC HOCKEY
- GOALS
- 1
- 3
- BALL PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Player at far left in a white jersey with green sleeves and a dark green helmet, knees bent, skating left to right with a stick held low |
| Man | Player just left of centre in a red jersey with white shoulders and a white helmet, lunging forward with his stick extended toward the puck |
| Man | Player seen from behind at bottom centre, dark hair, red-and-green jersey, leaning forward over the ice |
| Man | Player at right in a red jersey with a dark green helmet, stick raised, facing left into the play |
| Man | Player at the far right in a green and white jersey near the goal area, partly behind the other skater |
A hockey-themed backglass printed in flat, cartoonish silkscreen colour on a bright mid-green field. Across the top a thin black line of small text sits above a black-on-red '1 UP' tab at left and '2 UP' tab at right, with '1 OR 2 - - - CAN PLAY' in red and green between them, backed by a white rink-light panel. Below, a row of round clear lamps and two white score windows labelled 'SCORE' flank a small red script 'Williams' logo and the red block text '2 PLAYER'. The main title 'OLYMPIC HOCKEY' runs in heavy red slab-serif capitals with a dark outline. The centre of the lower half is a pale blue-green rectangular grid panel of small square cells each with a dot. Left and right edges carry red 'GOALS' boxes with the numerals 1 and 3, and 'BALL PLAY' is lettered in green on the right. A white ice sheet fills the bottom, crowded with about five cartoon ice-hockey players in red, green and white jerseys swinging sticks at a black puck.