Anytime you make a list of the best, there are going to be debates. Scott walker led the team in goals and assists, and finished with just 67 points. Most goals, 50 games from start of season most goals, game. Notable players missing from nhls top 100 of all time. He had a 26game point streak 16 goals, 24 assists from oct. A threeyear glance at the nhls top 10 in goals, assists. Secondary assists are often used as an excuse to discredit players by fans that dont even watch. Obviously, gretzky leads the goals, assists and point categories.
He proceeded to earn assists on seven of detroits 10 goals in a 106 victory. The top ten greatest nhl players 1 wayne gretzky wayne douglas gretzky cc is a canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Name one top 20 points scorer who played fewer minutes. Top 100 forwards under 25yearsold the first of three in a series of nhl player power rankings. The history of the nhl hockey jersey by chris delorme. Season highest shootout scoring percentage, career minimum. Books by hockey news author of the top 100 nhl players of. He is the only player to win three batting titles in three different decades, and is the greatest third basemen of all time. The san jose sharks star is generally considered one of top passers in nhl history.
Seven of the most unlikely singlegame performances. He boasts fivestar puck skills, skating, senses, and defense, as well as a 92 endurance, meaning he can stay on the ice for a long time. The greatest team in nhl history is the 198485 edmonton oilers captained by the legendary wayne gretzky. Perhaps the flyers can top this one in time as well, although four goalies in. Top 10 forwards of this generation statistically ranked.
The top 10 centers in nhl history, as selected by an expert panel of hockey journalists. After three rounds of headtohead voting, the top 10 greatest nhl teams, chosen by you, the fans, will be unveiled during the stanley cup final. The nhl standard for awarding assists is found in rule 78. The theme of this years scotiabank hockey day in canada is teamwork, so with that in mind heres a look at the top 10 alltime assist leaders in the nhl. Nhl yearly top 10 leaders and records for assists hockey. Readership developed quickly in the infancy of the hockey news with circulation reaching 20,000 copies within the first year of the publications history. Helena hunting goodreads author shelved 5 times as nhl avg rating 4. Wayne gretzky spent his entire professional hockey career 20 seasons in the nhl and one in the wha rewriting the record books. A blue ribbon panel comprised of distinguished members of the hockey community including executives, media. Evander kane was closing in on a 30goal season and karlsson still had 34 assists in. He played 20 seasons in the national hockey league for four teams from 1979 to 1999. He was injured all of the time, and if he wouldnt have had to sit out for some games, he couldve gotten way more than 3,154 hits. Take a look at the nhls top 10 active players in goals, assists and points, plus the.
Name anyone who scored more than his 32 even strength goals. History of the national hockey league wikibooks, open. The greatest players in nhl history revolutionized the game. Kane is the third blackhawks player to lead the nhl in points during a decade. Its not perfect, but its close to what im thinking. On march 31, 1973, pittsburghs andy brown played against st.
Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter. Find the top 100 nhl alltime points leaders including players from the past and present. More specifically, the past 10 years have been home to some of the most amazing trades that shifted the history and landscape of the nhl. A peoples history is the altogether irresistible companion book to the cbctelevision series of the same name, airing in fall 06. In the nhl 100 years in pictures and stories, authors ryan dixon and bob duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 30team elite professional sport that it is today from game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jawdropping performances like maurice richards 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unturned. Founded in 2009, the hockey writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. All of the players listed below are honoured in the hockey hall of fame, except joe thornton, who is active with the san jose sharks, and jaromir jagr, who is active in the 1st czech republic hockey league. The ones about goals and points and wins, but what about the ones that are less. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the hockey news, a committee of fifty of the most respected observers of the game including dick irvin. Jagr is also the only noncanadian player with 1,000 career assists.
Top 10 is a canadian television program broadcast on nhl network consisting of a countdown of an icehockey related theme ranking, for example, great performances, memorable moments or dramatic events in nhl history. Nhl alltime lists assists, games, goals, pim, playoffs. Find out whats happening with your favorite nhl team. Now, if you came up with a name, look and see if they played with rookie wingers all season. Top 10 greatest nhl players of all time canadian former ice hockey player guy lafleur played for the montreal canadians, new york rangers and quebec nordiques in the nhl. Members of the hockey hall of fame are marked with an asterisk. The blackhawks top three in the 2010s is a drastic change from the top three in the 2000s. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for assists. The top 100 nhl players of alltime hockey news, steve dryden on.
Beginning with the 193031 season, it became mandatory for each player to wear a number on the back of his sweater, measuring at least 10 inches in height. Shop amongst our popular books, including 183, the fundies, most valuable and more from nhl. He was the first player to score 50 goals and 100 points for a record six consecutive times in the nhl. Louis without a mask the last appearance by a maskless goaltender in an nhl game. Updated daily with news and features from over writers worldwide. The nhl record book is filled with accomplishments by the greatest stars in hockey.
George brett is one of, if not the best, baseball players of all time. This is a list of individual records recognized by the national hockey league through the end of the 201819 nhl season. Thats why you wont see mark messier on this list hes more of a powerful forward than a power forward by my definition. Career totals in the regular season list with the stats for the top 50 players with the most career total rebounds in the regular season in nba history. This is a list of career achievements by wayne gretzky in the national hockey league nhl. Lol name one nhl teenage rookie in nhl history who scored more than his 40 goals, after you adjust for high goal scoring era league gpg. Patrick kanes decade was one for the history books nbc sports. The 100 greatest nhl players is a centerpiece in honoring 100 years of nhl hockey. Whether it was bobby orr proving a defenseman can be a scorer, wayne gretzky owning the league or gordie howe playing in five different decades, they became transcendent figures in the sport. Hockey newss most popular book is the top 100 nhl players of alltime.
Whether it was bobby orr proving a defenseman can be a scorer, wayne gretzky owning the league or. Top 10 greatest nhl players of all time sports muntra. Top 15 most onesided nhl trades of the last 10 years. There were some questionable omissions from the nhls top 100 players list. Want to know the nbas top 25 alltime assists leaders. One really doesnt expect to see goalies tally more than maybe 10 minutes a. These are players who are now retired that came within 100 assists of reaching 1,000 for their career. Crediting assists when a player scores a goal, an assist shall be credited to the player or players maximum two who touch the puck prior to the goal scorer provided no.
Find all types of nhl lists including alltime assists, games, goals, gpg, penalties, playoffs, points, ppg, shutouts, standings and wins. They are listed with the nhl team for which they played the most games. The following is a list of ice hockey players who have recorded 1,000 assists in the national hockey league. But many of the most onesided trades in nhl history have actually taken place recently. Here are the top 10 best duos of all time in the nhl. The centres impressive hardware haul also includes the 2012 ted lindsay award, the 2009 conn smythe memorial award and the 2007. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Going back to the start of the 201516 season, heres a threeyear overview of the nhls top 10 in goals, assists, points, evenstrength points, points per 60 minutes and primary assists for. Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, hockey. Is there a website that records secondary assists im sick of players being discredited for good play because of secondary assists. Most points by a goaltender regular season one game.