Roman Vopat (born April 21, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player.
 He played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, and Philadelphia Flyers.
 He is the younger brother of former NHL defenceman, Jan Vopat.
Ebenezer Robertson "Poker Face" Goodfellow, "Ebbie" for short, (April 9, 1906 – September 10, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.
 Goodfellow played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for fourteen seasons with the Detroit Red Wings from 1929 to 1944 as both a forward and defenceman.
 Goodfellow helped the Red Wings win three Stanley Cups, back to back in 1935–36 and 1936–37, and another in 1942–43.
 He was captain of the Wings for five seasons, until 1942 when he was succeeded by Syd Howe.
 Goodfellow also won the NHL's Hart Trophy (MVP) for the 1939–40 season.
 Goodfellow was the first Red Wing to receive this award and one of only four Red Wings in history to win the Hart; the other three being six-time winner Gordie Howe, Sid Abel (1949) and Sergei Fedorov (1994).
 After retiring from playing, Goodfellow coached in the American Hockey League (AHL) and later with the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL.
Karl Mikael Samuelsson (born 23 December 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger.
 Samuelsson began his career in Sweden, starting with Södertälje SK as a junior in 1994.
 He went on to also play for Swedish teams IK Nyköping, Frölunda HC and Brynäs IF.
 After being selected 145th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he moved to North America for the 2000–01 NHL season.
 Samuelsson spent short stints with the Sharks, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers, before returning to Europe during the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
 As NHL play resumed, Samuelsson signed with the Detroit Red Wings, where he enjoyed individual and team success, winning the Stanley Cup with the club in 2008.
 After four seasons in Detroit, he signed with the Vancouver Canucks in July 2009.
 He enjoyed the two most successful individual seasons of his career with Vancouver, recording back-to-back 50-point campaigns in 2009–10 and 2010–11.
 In his third year with the club, he was traded to the Panthers for his second stint in Florida.
 At the end of the season, he re-signed with the Red Wings in July 2012.
Erik Nicklas Lidström (] ; born 28 April 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, which he captained for the final six seasons of his career.
 He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history.
Taylor Strba Hall (born November 14, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft selected by the Edmonton Oilers.
 Hall had a highly successful junior career, helping the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Windsor Spitfires to two consecutive Memorial Cup championships in 2009 and 2010.
 He was named Most Valuable Player of the Memorial Cup tournament both years.
 Hall's agent is former NHL defenceman Bobby Orr.
Randall Ladouceur (born June 30, 1960 in Brockville, Ontario) is an assistant coach of the San Antonio Rampage.
 He previously served as an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Bulldogs and Toronto Maple Leafs.
 He is also a former NHL defenceman, having played for the Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, retiring after the 1995–96 season.
 He played a total of 930 regular season games, scoring 30 goals and 126 assists for 156 points, collecting 1322 penalty minutes.
 He also played 40 playoff games in his career, scoring 13 points (5 goals and 8 assists).
 He previously served under Paul Maurice as an assistant coach of the Carolina Hurricanes between 1997 and 2004.
 On May 7, 2008, Ladouceur was fired by interim Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher, along with head coach Maurice.
 He currently resides with his family in Brockville.
Timo Petteri Nummelin (born November 25, 1972) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, and a former NHL defenceman for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets.
 He currently plays for Storhamar in Norway.
 He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth-round pick, #133 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
 Nummelin debuted with Finland's team in the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships where Finland won their first gold medal and has since represented his country in each consecutive year except 2008 and 2011.
 His total tournaments played count up to 15 at this date, an all-time record for most appearances in World Championships, which he held alone until 2013 when Mathias Seger tied this record.
Backyard Hockey is a sports game released on October 2, 2007.
 This is the fourth iteration of the Backyard Hockey game from the Backyard Sports series.
 "Backyard Hockey" allows you to play ice hockey as professional NHL players as kids.The cover athlete for the game is Nicklas Lidström of the Detroit Red Wings.
 This was the first ice hockey game released for Nintendo DS in the United States.
Kenneth Mattias Öhlund (born 9 September 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 Prior to joining the Lightning, he played eleven seasons with the Vancouver Canucks.
 Öhlund played two seasons in the Swedish Allsvenskan, the second highest tier of hockey in Sweden, with Piteå HC before being selected by the Canucks thirteenth overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft; he then joined Luleå HF of the Elitserien, the highest league in Sweden, winning the Le Mat Trophy as league champions in 1996.
 He began his NHL career with Vancouver in 1997–98, the start of an eleven-year tenure with the club.
 A serious eye injury before his third NHL season was the first of many injuries Öhlund has sustained over his career, and he has only played a full season twice in eleven years.
 A four-time winner of the Babe Pratt Trophy as the team's best defenceman, Öhlund is the Canucks' all-time leading goal and point-scorer among defencemen.
Richard John "Dick" Redmond (born August 14, 1949 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario and raised in Peterborough, Ontario) is a former NHL defenceman.
 He is the brother of former NHL player and Red Wings broadcaster Mickey Redmond.

Question: What was the release date for the hockey video game that featured the Swedish former NHL defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wing for 20 years on its cover?
Answer: October 2, 2007