PLAYMOBIL NHL Hockey Arena by PLAYMOBIL®

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But never fear, for Playmobil has even included two goalies in the play set that attach to a rig in the goal. He comes by it honestly as both my husband and I played hockey and the husband is a huge fan of the NHL © and supports not one, but two teams with true love and adoration. While that’s an overwhelmingly good thing, that means some of their bigger sets have many small pieces, and can take a while to assemble.

I recently had the opportunity to review the arena and of course, in a moment of classic mean mommy-guilt, I jumped at the chance. 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! 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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

That’s the spring loaded mechanism that pulls his hockey stick back and releases it for the shooting action. This nhl arena would make a wonderful gift for one of my grandsons, he’s 8 and is an avid hockey player.The NHL Hockey Arena (set 5068 for the sticklers) can either fit into an existing Playmobil theme or stand alone. 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. Playmobil also has official team players available, and as I’m a huge Rangers fan, I naturally had to have them. Each player is equipped wih all the necessities to engage in battle on ice and comes with a spring-loaded base that allows them to actually launch the puck at the goals!

It is not difficult to put together and I'm glad I bought it new because it comes with a ton of team logo stickers; which is a big bonus to a toddler! At his last birthday my poor deprived child begged and pleaded for the new Playmobil Arena but I put my foot down and said absolutely not. With the NHL Hockey Arena, Playmobil will let you trick out your rink with players from your favorite NHL team, as well as the aforementioned Zamboni, referees, and even the presenters of the Stanley Cup. If you know anything about Playmobil, you already know that they pride themselves on being hyper-detailed.But waaaaaaaaait a minute,” says the sharp-eyed reader, “Where did those New York Rangers players come from? 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. com is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pay4Later Limited, trading as Deko, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 728646). 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.