PLAYMOBIL NHL Hockey Arena by PLAYMOBIL®

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com is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pay4Later Limited, trading as Deko, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 728646). But to the point at hand, Playmobil allows you to customize not just your players, but the NHL Hockey Arena itself.

We had one of those sets with the two-dimensional players for everyday use, but the really nice set with the detailed hockey figures was saved for the holidays. If you know anything about Playmobil, you already know that they pride themselves on being hyper-detailed.

Their accessories include skates (which connect to the lever that moves them), leg pads, a blocker, a trapper, a goalie stick, and, of course, an awesome facemask.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Many of the pieces could be choking hazards so this would not be appropriate for the under 3 set and I think the manual dexterity needed to move the players and control the goalie would actually make this best for children over 4 to avoid frustration. While none of them wear official NHL team colors (don’t worry, Playmobil still has you covered, we’ll get to that) they do sport the official NHL Shield logo on their jerseys and helmets. Jen’s days are filled by her seven year old son and husband plus her toddler who was crazy enough to make her arrival on Christmas Day.It did take some time with some tiny connection pieces and a lot of stickering but it was not unreasonable. And while we may have picked up this tradition for the holidays, I think we’ll keep it going all year round. My son is REALLY into hockey right now (3yr old) and this has provided hours of self-entertainment for him (I'll admit, I enjoy playing with it too - even our 13yr old sits down and plays this!

This nhl arena would make a wonderful gift for one of my grandsons, he’s 8 and is an avid hockey player. Well, I’m happy to report here that although Playmobil’s attention to detail is still greatly evident with their NHL Hockey Arena, it is very easy to assemble. That’s the spring loaded mechanism that pulls his hockey stick back and releases it for the shooting action. The blue team could easily pass for the Winnipeg Jets, for example, and the white and red team could easily become the Detroit Red Wings or Carolina Hurricanes.But never fear, for Playmobil has even included two goalies in the play set that attach to a rig in the goal. And here’s something I discovered that I’m not even sure Playmobil thought of, you can put the goalie on his action feature sideways. The shooting function of the ice hockey player can be released easily with one hand and allows exact shooting of the puck. Not only that, but when he tore it open and discovered there were players (and goalies) from his two favourite teams he was literally beside himself. The NHL Hockey Arena (set 5068 for the sticklers) can either fit into an existing Playmobil theme or stand alone.

The skaters got 19, because I liked to wear 19 when I played, and 36, because I think Mats Zuccarello kinda looks like a Playmobil figure. If you are a hockey household like ours and are looking for a hockey table that won’t take up a huge amount of real estate this is a fantastic option. You need to be prepared to have the puck go flying off the “ice” multiple times a game, but if you just play on the floor it wouldn’t be a big deal.

Combined with the puck shooting action of the skaters, the ability of the goalies to go post to post in the crease really makes for a lot of fun hockey gameplay. Position your goalie to cut off the angle and experience all the incredible details that make hockey so amazing. My son has been playing with anybody and everybody who has entered this house, including his aunt who was visiting from Vancouver.