NHL 2004 Secrets, Codes and Passwords (PS2)

A new feature of NHL 2004 was allowing the player to select when to fight, where previously it had been a somewhat random occurrence. When two players' names flashed onto the bottom of the screen, accompanied by the word "Fight!" and a bell sounding, the person playing the game could push a button to begin a fight, or hold off until a later time. Furthermore, goaltenders were able to fight (however, goalie fights are completely random, as the names of other players are shown at the bottom of the screen; also, goalies are not thrown out of a game for fighting; in real life, goaltenders who fight are given both a major for fighting and a minor for leaving the crease, resulting in game misconducts for both combatants.

The game however contained a glitch. On breakaway plays a player can maneuver the deke analog stick for an automatic goal. By the time EA Sports heard news of the glitch hundreds of thousands of units had been shipped around the world. Though not very noticeable at times, NHL 2004 included all new graphics. For those playing the game for the PC, the "template" for creating new jerseys, masks, gloves, pants, players faces, basically everything you can edit were all changed. (Wikipedia)

Codes

Programmers and Producers
In create a player, input these names (Last name, First name):

Armes, Roy - Makes this producer/ programmer of the game playable

Richards, Dean - Makes this producer/ programmer of the game playable

Tang, Pin - Makes this producer/ programmer of the game playable

Warfield, Dave - Makes this producer/ programmer of the game playable

Passwords

Unlockable Band Players
Enter any of the following names to unlock a player from the respective band:

Theo Gobzinakis, Gabe Metal, Gob Stomper, Tom Whacker, Pat Wolfman, or Craig Would - Unlocks a Gob member

Terence Corso, Mike Cosgrove, Dryden Mitchell, or Tye Zamora - Unlocks an Alien Ant Farm member

Secrets

Goalies never retire
At the end of the season, make sure that you only have 2 goalies left on your roster. Since the game wont let you have below the minimum of 2 goalies, they will not retire no matter what their age. You will see some goalies playing at the age of 55.

No injuries
Just keep the minimum amount of players on your roster. They will never get hurt since you can't go below the minimum amount of players. This really helps out in Dynasty Mode since you won't have to waste any points on medical staff.

Unlock Deep Voice for announcer
If you have a memory card with any EA Sports football game data on it, it will unlock the Deep Voice for the announcer which is found in the Unlockables section in the game.

Here's some action from the Xbox version of this game: