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In 2017, the National Hockey League commemorated its 100th anniversary with a list of the 100 Greatest NHL Players. [1] The list was made through voting compiled by a panel of 58 people, including media members, NHL alumni and NHL executives. [2] [3] The list is in alphabetical order rather than ranked.
Nicknamed "the Great One", [1] he has been called the greatest ice hockey player ever by the NHL [2] based on extensive surveys of hockey writers, ex-players, general managers and coaches. [3] Gretzky is the leading career goal scorer, assist producer and point scorer in NHL history, [4] and has more career assists than any other player has ...
100 Greatest Hockey Players may refer to: The Hockey News#All-time NHL player rankings; 100 Greatest NHL Players This page was last edited on 8 ...
This list of National Hockey League (NHL) players is divided into the following lists: By name
Cherry, briefly his former coach in Boston, considers Orr the greatest hockey player who ever lived, noting that Orr was a complete all-around player who could skate, score, fight, and defend. [130] As of 2010, Orr's teams have won most of the games, winning seven of the eleven times Orr has coached against Cherry. Orr's participation was ...
Nicknamed "Mr. Hockey", Howe is often considered the most complete player ever to play the game and one of the greatest of all time. [2] [3] At his retirement, his 801 goals, 1,049 assists, and 1,850 total points were all NHL records that stood until they were broken by Wayne Gretzky, who himself has been a major champion of Howe's legacy.
Although Wayne Gretzky is considered one of the greatest hockey players of all time, and his annual salary was in the top five for eight of his last ten seasons (including five seasons at No. 1), he retired before the end of the 20th century, so his total salaries have long ago fallen off the list of top 20 salary earners of all time.
Most games: Patrick Marleau, 1,779 Most games, including playoffs: Mark Messier, 1,992 Most playoff games: Chris Chelios, 266 Most games played in a single season, not including playoffs: Jimmy Carson (1992–93) and Bob Kudelski (1993–94), 86 (both being traded mid-season, allowing them to play more than the then-team maximum of 84 games in a season)