NHL NEWS JAN 28 – NHL REVEALS COMPLETE LIST OF 100 GREATEST NHL PLAYERS
The NHL unveiled its complete list of 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian, revealing the names of 67 legends (1967-present) who joined the previously announced group of 33 players (predominantly from the League’s first 50 years, 1917-1966). All 100 players were honored during THE NHL100 presented by GEICO at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian includes 39 centers, 21 defensemen, 15 goaltenders, 15 right wings and 10 left wings. The group has won a combined 307 Stanley Cups, 68 Hart Memorial Trophies, 58 Art Ross Trophies, 49 Vezina Trophies, 46 James Norris Memorial Trophies, 38 Lady Byng Memorial Trophies, 38 Ted Lindsay Awards, 36 Conn Smythe Trophies, 25 Calder Memorial Trophies, 15 William M. Jennings Trophies and 13 Frank J. Selke Trophies.
A Blue Ribbon Panel, comprised of 58 individuals representing more than 1,800 years of experience in the game, selected the 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian. Every member of the panel voted for 100 players, with each vote worth one point. Voting was conducted last July and August, with the results tabulated by accounting firm Ernst & Young.
Visit NHL.com/100 for the complete list of the 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian as well as biographies and video vignettes for each player.
DIVISIONS FACE OFF IN ALL-STAR SKILLS COMPETITION
Saturday’s 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition pits all four divisions – the Atlantic, Central, Metropolitan and Pacific – against each other for the first time, with the winning team earning the right to select both its first opponent and when its semifinal matchup will be played (first or second) during Sunday’s 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game.
All four divisions will compete in six events:
- Skills Challenge Relay
- Four Line Challenge
- Accuracy Shooting
- Fastest Skater
- Hardest Shot
- Shootout
Click here for player and rules for each event.