100 Greatest NHL Players
In 2017, the National Hockey League commemorated its 100th anniversary with a list of the 100 Greatest NHL Players.[1] The list was created by 58 people, including media members, NHL alumni and NHL executives.[2][3]
The first 33, representing players who played prior to 1966, were unveiled during a pre-game ceremony at the NHL Centennial Classic outdoor game on January 1, 2017.[2] The remaining players were announced on January 27, 2017, at a special NHL 100 Gala ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, two days before the 2017 NHL All-Star Game.[4]
Reaction
The inclusion of Jonathan Toews[3][5][6] and Patrick Kane[3][5][6] was considered controversial. Evgeni Malkin,[5][6][7] Ed Belfour,[5][7][8] Dale Hawerchuk,[5][7][8] Joe Thornton,[6][7] Jarome Iginla,[6][7] Zdeno Chara,[6][7] Pierre Pilote[6][7] and Michel Goulet[5][8] were considered to be notable players omitted from the list.
See also
References
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Colin Fleming, Five In, Five Out: Who should have made the NHL's top-100 list?, Sports Illustrated
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Dave Lozo, EVGENI MALKIN'S TOP 100 SNUB IS A DAMN TRAVESTY Archived 2017-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Vice Sports
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Greg Wyshynski, Who were biggest snubs of 100 Greatest NHL Players list?, Yahoo! Sports
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Helene Elliott and Curtis Zupke, NHL honors 100 greatest players ahead of All-Star game, Los Angeles Times
