Goalee

Goalee, despite appearing in Chicago Coin's documentation as Model Number 99 alongside the company's pinball lineup, is not actually a pinball machine — it's a two-player electro-mechanical ice hockey game. Chicago Coin manufactured it starting September 25, 1945, and a confirmed 3,003 units were produced. According to Coin Machine Digest (October 1946), it carried a list price of $525.00.

Because Goalee is a dedicated hockey game rather than a pinball machine, it doesn't use flippers, ramps, or a traditional pinball scoring layout; instead, players compete head-to-head to score goals using the game's hockey-specific mechanisms. Beyond the model number and confirmed production run, records don't detail the specific gameplay mechanics or artwork.

Goalee's listing among Chicago Coin's pinball catalog appears to be an artifact of the company's own historical documentation rather than a reflection of what the game actually is. As one of Chicago Coin's mid-1940s coin-op releases, it offers an interesting look at the broader arcade and coin-machine business the company ran alongside its pinball production, even though it doesn't belong in the pinball category itself.