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The All-Time Greatest Ice Hockey Players
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Browse 226 of the greatest ice hockey players of all time.
Canadian
Cale Makar
Defenceman
The greatest offensive defenceman of his generation — three-time Norris Trophy winner and Conn Smyth…
Finnish
Mikko Rantanen
Right Wing
Colorado Avalanche right winger and Czech powerhouse whose size, skill and consistency have made him…
Swedish
Gabriel Landeskog
Left Wing
Swedish Colorado Avalanche captain whose powerful skating, leadership and long-term injury absence h…
Russian
Kirill Kaprizov
Left Wing
Russian Minnesota Wild winger whose electrifying skating, stickhandling wizardry and elite goal-scor…
American
Jack Hughes
Centre
American New Jersey Devils centre and top overall pick in the 2021 Draft whose extraordinary skating…
Swedish
Jesper Bratt
Left Wing
Swedish New Jersey Devils winger whose creative playmaking, consistent point production and tireless…
Finnish
Aleksander Barkov
Centre
Finnish Florida Panthers captain whose two-way excellence, elite faceoff ability and quiet leadershi…
Canadian
Sam Reinhart
Right Wing
Canadian Florida Panthers right wing whose powerful skating, finishing ability and Stanley Cup-winni…
Canadian
Mitch Marner
Right Wing
Canadian Toronto Maple Leafs winger whose dazzling stickhandling, creative playmaking and consistent…
Swedish
William Nylander
Right Wing
Swedish Toronto Maple Leafs winger whose combination of skill, consistency and physical edge have pr…
Canadian
Morgan Rielly
Defenceman
Canadian Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman whose offensive instincts, solid defensive positioning and l…
German
Tim Stützle
Centre
German Ottawa Senators centre who became the third overall pick in the 2020 Draft and has developed …
Canadian
Brady Tkachuk
Left Wing
Canadian Ottawa Senators captain whose physical aggression, leadership and willingness to fight for …
Canadian
Thomas Chabot
Defenceman
Canadian Ottawa Senators defenceman whose outstanding offensive instincts from the blue line, powerf…
Finnish
Roope Hintz
Centre
Finnish Dallas Stars centre whose skating, puck-handling and ability to produce offence in any situa…
American
Jason Robertson
Left Wing
American Dallas Stars left winger whose consistent 40-plus goal seasons, effective two-way play and …
American
Jake Oettinger
Goaltender
American Dallas Stars goaltender whose athleticism, focus and outstanding save percentage have quick…
American
Jack Eichel
Centre
American Vegas Golden Knights centre who overcame a career-threatening neck injury to revitalise his…
Canadian
Mark Stone
Right Wing
Canadian Vegas Golden Knights winger whose elite two-way play, physical edge and consistent producti…
American
Dylan Larkin
Centre
American Detroit Red Wings captain whose skating, leadership and consistent offensive production hav…
Swedish
Lucas Raymond
Right Wing
Swedish Detroit Red Wings right winger whose smooth skating, offensive creativity and consistent pro…
German
Moritz Seider
Defenceman
German Detroit Red Wings defenceman and 2021 Calder Trophy winner whose exceptional skating, physica…
Swedish
Rasmus Dahlin
Defenceman
Swedish Buffalo Sabres defenceman and first overall pick in 2018 whose offensive ability, skating an…
American
Tage Thompson
Centre
American Buffalo Sabres centre whose towering 6'6" frame, power game and extraordinary consistency a…
Canadian
Owen Power
Defenceman
Canadian Buffalo Sabres defenceman and first overall pick in the 2022 Draft whose intelligence, skat…
American
Seth Jones
Defenceman
American Chicago Blackhawks defenceman whose size, offensive ability and previous time as the second…
Finnish
Patrik Laine
Left Wing
Finnish Columbus Blue Jackets winger whose legendary shot, explosive goal-scoring and battles with m…
American
Zach Werenski
Defenceman
American Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman whose powerful point shot and offensive instincts have pro…
Finnish
Sebastian Aho
Centre
Finnish Carolina Hurricanes centre whose two-way excellence, consistent 30-plus goal pace and abilit…
Russian
Andrei Svechnikov
Right Wing
Russian Carolina Hurricanes winger whose explosive skating, powerful shot and breathtaking highlight…
Czech
Martin Nečas
Centre
Czech Carolina Hurricanes centre whose creativity, elite hands and smooth offensive play have quickl…
American
Quinn Hughes
Defenceman
American Vancouver Canucks captain and Norris Trophy winner whose exceptional skating, offensive pro…
American
Brock Boeser
Right Wing
American Vancouver Canucks right winger whose smooth skating, scoring touch and consistent offensive…
Canadian
Brayden Point
Centre
Canadian Tampa Bay Lightning centre whose clutch playoff performances, elite skating and scoring tou…
Canadian
Steven Stamkos
Centre
Canadian Nashville Predators veteran and former Tampa Bay Lightning icon whose prolific point scorin…
American
Jake Guentzel
Left Wing
American Carolina Hurricanes winger whose combination of skating, power and clutch goal-scoring — hi…
Canadian
Kris Letang
Defenceman
Canadian Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman whose offensive brilliance, physical edge and durability thr…
American
Trevor Zegras
Centre
American Anaheim Ducks centre whose creative playmaking, elite hands and spectacular lacrosse-style …
American
Troy Terry
Right Wing
American Anaheim Ducks captain whose consistent offensive production, leadership and compete level h…
American
Clayton Keller
Centre
American Utah Hockey Club centre whose smooth skating, consistent scoring and versatility across dif…
Swedish
Filip Forsberg
Left Wing
Nashville's all-time leading scorer — a dynamic, two-way winger whose speed and finishing make him o…
Swiss
Roman Josi
Defenceman
Swiss Nashville Predators captain and Norris Trophy winner whose transition game, puck-moving abilit…
Canadian
Robert Thomas
Centre
Canadian St. Louis Blues centre whose vision, skating and playmaking ability have developed into one…
Canadian
Jordan Kyrou
Right Wing
Canadian St. Louis Blues winger whose explosive skating, creative finishing and consistent scoring h…
Russian
Pavel Buchnevich
Left Wing
Russian St. Louis Blues winger whose powerful skating, two-way ability and elite scoring touch follo…
Canadian
Bo Horvat
Centre
Canadian New York Islanders captain whose exceptional two-way play, faceoff dominance and veteran le…
Canadian
Mathew Barzal
Centre
Canadian New York Islanders centre whose elite skating, creative playmaking and consistent offensive…
Russian
Ilya Sorokin
Goaltender
Russian New York Islanders goaltender whose outstanding positioning, elite save percentage and calm …
Canadian
Sam Bennett
Right Wing
Canadian Florida Panthers winger whose physical play, excellent nose for the net and reliable two-wa…
Russian
Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltender
Russian Florida Panthers goaltender and two-time Vezina Trophy winner whose acrobatic reflexes and c…
Canadian
Connor Bedard
Centre
Canadian Chicago Blackhawks centre and top overall pick in the 2023 Draft whose extraordinary vision…
Canadian
Macklin Celebrini
Centre
Canadian San Jose Sharks centre and first overall pick in the 2024 Draft whose remarkable skating, o…
Canadian
Patrick Roy
Goaltender
Widely considered the greatest goaltender in NHL history — four Stanley Cups, three Conn Smythe trop…
Canadian
Jean Béliveau
Center
Le Gros Bill — ten Stanley Cups and the most beloved figure in Montreal Canadiens history.…
Canadian
Raymond Bourque
Defenseman
The best defenceman of his era — 410 goals and finally a Stanley Cup at 40 in his last season.…
Canadian
Martin Brodeur
Goaltender
The all-time wins leader — three Stanley Cups and the most consistent goaltender in NHL history.…
American
Matthew Tkachuk
Left Wing
The Rat — the most disruptive and skilled power forward in the modern NHL, whose physical edge and e…
Russian
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goaltender
The world's best active goaltender — Stanley Cup champion and the most dominant net-minder of his er…
Russian
Igor Shesterkin
Goaltender
The Hart Trophy goaltender — Hart Trophy winner in 2022 and the finest performance by a goaltender i…
Canadian
Mark Messier
Center
The most clutch player in NHL history — six Stanley Cups and the famous 1994 Guarantee before Game 6…
Canadian
Hayley Wickenheiser
Forward
The greatest women's ice hockey player of all time — four Olympic gold medals, seven World Champions…
American
Cammi Granato
Forward
America's greatest female ice hockey player — captain of the 1998 Olympic gold medal team that put w…
American
Angela Ruggiero
Defence
America's most decorated female ice hockey player — four Olympic medals including gold, the most cap…
Canadian
Marie-Philip Poulin
Forward
Captain Clutch — the most celebrated clutch performer in women's Olympic ice hockey history, scorer …
Canadian
Geraldine Heaney
Defence
The greatest defenceman in women's ice hockey history — seven World Championship titles, Olympic gol…
Finnish
Noora Räty
Goaltender
The finest goaltender in women's ice hockey history — Finland's most celebrated female athlete, mult…
Canadian
Manon Rhéaume
Goaltender
The first woman to play in any of North America's four major professional sports leagues — signed a …
American
Hilary Knight
Forward
America's most celebrated women's ice hockey player of the modern era — four-time Olympic silver med…
American
Meghan Duggan
Forward
America's most important captain in women's ice hockey — led the USA to the long-awaited Olympic gol…
Canadian
Caroline Ouellette
Forward
The most decorated player in the history of women's ice hockey — four consecutive Olympic gold medal…
Canadian
Vicki Sunohara
Forward
A cornerstone of Canadian women's hockey dominance across three Olympic cycles — two-time Olympic ch…
Canadian
Shannon Szabados
Goaltender
The most accomplished female goaltender in the history of international women's ice hockey — two Oly…
Canadian
Howie Morenz
Centre
The Stratford Streak — the first great superstar of the NHL and the most exciting player of the 1920…
Canadian
Maurice Richard
Right Wing
The Rocket — the first player to score 50 goals in a season, the most feared scorer in NHL history.…
Canadian
Gordie Howe
Right Wing
Mr. Hockey — four Stanley Cups, six scoring titles and a career spanning five decades including game…
Canadian
Terry Sawchuk
Goalie
The greatest goaltender of the Original Six era — 103 career shutouts and four Stanley Cup champions…
Canadian
Ted Lindsay
Left Wing
Terrible Ted — the most ferocious competitor in Red Wings history and the founder of the first playe…
Canadian
Jacques Plante
Goalie
The goalkeeper who changed hockey forever — the first to wear a mask regularly in game situations.…
Canadian
Doug Harvey
Defenceman
The greatest defenceman before Bobby Orr — seven Norris Trophies and the controller of pace for the …
Canadian
Bobby Orr
Defenceman
The greatest defenceman in NHL history — revolutionised the position and won two scoring titles from…
Canadian
Phil Esposito
Centre
The NHL's first 76-goal scorer — the power forward who broke every offensive record in hockey.…
Canadian
Guy Lafleur
Right Wing
The Flower — the most celebrated hockey player in Quebec history and the offensive heart of five Sta…
Canadian
Mike Bossy
Right Wing
The most prolific goal scorer in NHL history per game — nine straight 50-goal seasons for the Island…
Canadian
Bryan Trottier
Centre
Six-time Stanley Cup champion and the engine of the Islanders dynasty — Calder, Hart, Smythe and Art…
Canadian
Denis Potvin
Defenceman
The Islanders' franchise defenceman — four Stanley Cups and the heir to Bobby Orr's legacy as the do…
Canadian
Ken Dryden
Goalie
Six Stanley Cups in eight seasons — arguably the best goals-against average in NHL playoff history.…
Canadian
Wayne Gretzky
Centre
The Great One — the only player whose assist totals alone exceed any other player's combined points …
Finnish
Jari Kurri
Right Wing
Finland's greatest hockey player — Gretzky's right wing and five-time Stanley Cup champion.…
Canadian
Paul Coffey
Defenceman
The fastest skater in NHL history — four Stanley Cups and the most points ever scored by a defencema…
Canadian
Grant Fuhr
Goalie
Five-time Stanley Cup champion — the greatest goalie of the 1980s and the first Black player in the …
Canadian
Mario Lemieux
Centre
Super Mario — overcame cancer and chronic back pain to win two Stanley Cups and challenge Gretzky's …
Czech
Jaromír Jágr
Right Wing
The greatest European scorer in NHL history — two Stanley Cups and 766 goals across five decades.…
Canadian
Ron Francis
Centre
The fourth-highest scorer in NHL history — two-time champion and one of hockey's great passers.…
Canadian
Joe Sakic
Centre
Super Joe — two-time Stanley Cup champion and the greatest player in Colorado Avalanche history.…
Swedish
Peter Forsberg
Centre
The most complete player in hockey history — Stanley Cup winner, scoring champion and Olympic gold m…
Canadian
Steve Yzerman
Centre
The Captain — three Stanley Cups and 23 seasons as the face of the Detroit Red Wings.…
Canadian
Brendan Shanahan
Left Wing
Three-time Stanley Cup champion and the most physical elite scorer of the 1990s and 2000s.…
Swedish
Nicklas Lidström
Defenceman
The Perfect Human — seven Norris Trophies and the most defensively complete player in NHL history.…
Canadian
Scott Stevens
Defenceman
The most feared hitter in NHL history — three Stanley Cups and the hits that ended careers.…
Canadian
Eric Lindros
Centre
The Next One who never fully arrived — MVP and scorer whose career was ended by accumulated concussi…
Finnish
Teemu Selänne
Right Wing
The Finnish Flash — the greatest Finnish player in NHL history and the most beloved player in Ducks …
Canadian
Joe Nieuwendyk
Centre
Three-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the NHL's most consistent 50-goal scorers.…
American
Brett Hull
Right Wing
The Golden Brett — 741 career goals and the Stanley Cup winner on the most controversial goal in Fin…
Canadian
Martin St. Louis
Right Wing
The undrafted champion — signed as an undrafted free agent and won the Hart Trophy, scoring title an…
Canadian
Joe Thornton
Centre
Jumbo Joe — the most productive centre of his generation who somehow never won a Stanley Cup.…
Swedish
Mats Sundin
Centre
Sweden's greatest NHL centre — 11 seasons as Toronto Maple Leafs captain and 564 career goals.…
Canadian
Jarome Iginla
Right Wing
The most beloved Calgary Flame — the first Black captain in NHL history and two-time scoring champio…
Russian
Evgeni Malkin
Centre
Geno — three-time Stanley Cup champion and the greatest Russian forward of the modern era.…
Russian
Alexander Ovechkin
Left Wing
The greatest goal scorer of his generation — on pace to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.…
Canadian
Sidney Crosby
Centre
The best player in the world for fifteen years — three Stanley Cups and the golden goal at the 2010 …
Canadian
Charlie Conacher
Right Wing
The Boomer — the hardest shot in 1930s hockey and the right wing of the legendary Kid Line.…
Canadian
Eddie Shore
Defenceman
The Edmonton Express — four Hart Trophies and the most feared defenceman of the 1920s and 1930s.…
Canadian
Dit Clapper
Right Wing/Defenceman
The first player to skate 20 NHL seasons — three Stanley Cups as both forward and defenceman.…
Canadian
Elmer Lach
Centre
The Punch Line centre — led the NHL in scoring with Rocket Richard and Toe Blake on his wings.…
Canadian
Turk Broda
Goalie
Five Stanley Cups and a wartime hero — the most beloved goaltender in Toronto Maple Leafs history.…
Canadian
Sid Abel
Centre
The Production Line centre — three Stanley Cups and the bridge between Gordie Howe's two great wing …
Czech
Stan Mikita
Centre
Only player to win four major NHL awards in the same season — and did it twice. Czech immigrant who …
Canadian
Bobby Hull
Left Wing
The Golden Jet — the first player to score more than 50 goals in a season, and the most physically i…
Canadian
Frank Mahovlich
Left Wing
The Big M — six Stanley Cups across two great dynasties in Toronto and Montreal.…
Canadian
Yvan Cournoyer
Right Wing
The Roadrunner — ten Stanley Cups as the most dangerous speedster in the Canadiens dynasty.…
Canadian
Gerry Cheevers
Goalie
Two-time Stanley Cup champion — the goalie who turned his mask into art and defined Boston's dynasty…
Canadian
Gilbert Perreault
Centre
The heart of the French Connection line — 17 seasons as the Buffalo Sabres' greatest ever player.…
Canadian
Brad Park
Defenceman
The most decorated defenceman never to win a Norris Trophy — runner-up seven times to Bobby Orr.…
Canadian
Bernie Parent
Goalie
Two-time Vezina and two-time Conn Smythe winner — the goaltender of the Broad Street Bullies dynasty…
Canadian
Bobby Clarke
Centre
The heart of the Broad Street Bullies — three Hart Trophies and two Stanley Cups despite playing wit…
Canadian
Larry Robinson
Defenceman
Six Stanley Cups and the most complete defenceman of the 1970s — Big Bird of the Montreal dynasty.…
Canadian
Dale Hawerchuk
Centre
The Winnipeg Jets' franchise saviour — 1,409 career points and the 1981 Calder Trophy winner.…
Canadian
Luc Robitaille
Left Wing
The most prolific goal-scoring left wing in NHL history — 668 career goals and one Stanley Cup.…
American
Mike Modano
Centre
The greatest American-born player in NHL history — 561 goals and a Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars…
Canadian
Pierre Turgeon
Centre
1,327 career points — one of the most gifted passers in NHL history who somehow never received full …
American
Adam Oates
Centre
The most efficient passer in modern NHL history — Brett Hull's centre and a 1,079-assist career prod…
Canadian
Pat Quinn
Coach/Defenceman
One of hockey's greatest coaches — three Jack Adams Award wins and the man who built the 1982 Canuck…
American
Chris Chelios
Defenceman
Three-time Norris Trophy winner and the most durable defenceman in NHL history — played until age 48…
Czech
Dominik Hašek
Goalie
The Dominator — six Vezina Trophies and the most acrobatic goaltender in hockey history.…
Canadian
Peter Bondra
Left Wing
Three-time champion and 656-goal scorer — the most physical elite scorer of the 1990s and 2000s.…
Canadian
Curtis Joseph
Goalie
CuJo — the beloved Toronto goaltender whose mask was hockey's most recognisable piece of equipment.…
Canadian
Doug Gilmour
Centre
Killer — the most beloved Maple Leaf of his generation and the 1992-93 Norris-calibre scoring season…
Canadian
Al MacInnis
Defenceman
The hardest shot in NHL history — one Stanley Cup and seven Norris Trophy podium finishes.…
Canadian
Chris Pronger
Defenceman
Hart Trophy winner and the most physically dominant defenceman of the modern era.…
Canadian
Bill Durnan
Goalie
Six Vezina Trophies in seven seasons — the only ambidextrous goaltender in NHL history.…
Canadian
Toe Blake
Left Wing
Three Stanley Cups as a player and eight more as coach — the most successful coach in NHL history.…
Canadian
Milt Schmidt
Centre
The heart of the Kraut Line — two Stanley Cups and an Art Ross Trophy despite five years of wartime …
Canadian
Henri Richard
Centre
The Pocket Rocket — eleven Stanley Cups, the most of any player in NHL history.…
Canadian
Dickie Moore
Left Wing
Two Art Ross Trophies and six Stanley Cups — the most underrated player of the Canadiens dynasty.…
Canadian
Bernie Geoffrion
Right Wing
Boom Boom — the inventor of the slap shot and the second player to score 50 goals in a season.…
Canadian
Darryl Sittler
Centre
The most beloved Maple Leaf — six points in a game record that still stands 50 years later.…
Canadian
Lanny McDonald
Right Wing
The moustache of hockey — 500 goals and a Stanley Cup in his final season.…
Canadian
Tony Esposito
Goalie
Tony O — three Vezina Trophies and 76 shutouts for the Chicago Blackhawks.…
Canadian
Bill Barber
Left Wing
Broad Street Bully alongside Clarke — two Stanley Cups and a consistent scorer for a decade in Phila…
Canadian
Rod Gilbert
Right Wing
The most beloved New York Ranger — 406 goals and the franchise career points record.…
Canadian
Rick Martin
Left Wing
The French Connection's left wing — 384 goals in 11 seasons for the Buffalo Sabres.…
Canadian
Pete Mahovlich
Centre
Four Stanley Cups with Montreal — the younger Mahovlich who was integral to two championship cycles.…
Canadian
Mike Gartner
Right Wing
The most consistent 30-goal scorer in NHL history — 708 goals but never a Stanley Cup.…
Canadian
Dino Ciccarelli
Right Wing
608 career goals despite going undrafted — and the first NHL player jailed for on-ice violence.…
Canadian
Pat Verbeek
Right Wing
522 career goals for a player known as much for toughness as skill — the Little Ball of Hate.…
American
Jeremy Roenick
Centre
513 career goals and the most outspoken personality in American hockey history.…
Canadian
Vincent Damphousse
Left Wing/Centre
1,205 career points including the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the 1993 Canadiens.…
Czech
Peter Štatný
Centre
Czechoslovakia's greatest hockey export before Jágr — defected to Quebec and produced 1,239 NHL poin…
American
Pat LaFontaine
Centre
The most gifted American scorer of his generation — 468 goals before concussions ended his career.…
American
Joe Mullen
Right Wing
The first American-born player to score 500 NHL goals — three Stanley Cups.…
Canadian
Glenn Anderson
Right Wing
Six Stanley Cups with Edmonton and Toronto — the most underrated player of the Oilers dynasty.…
American
Keith Tkachuk
Left Wing
538 career goals and the most physically dominant American forward of his generation.…
Canadian
Rod Brind'Amour
Centre
Stanley Cup champion and Selke Trophy winner — won the Cup in his first coaching season after winnin…
American
Phil Housley
Defenceman
The greatest American-born defenceman in NHL history — 1,232 career points from the blue line.…
Canadian
Mark Recchi
Right Wing
Three Stanley Cups with three different teams — 1,533 career points from an undersized but relentles…
Canadian
Scott Niedermayer
Defenceman
Four Stanley Cups and the most complete defenceman of the modern era — Norris, Conn Smythe and Olymp…
Canadian
Martin Gélinas
Left Wing
Five Stanley Cup Finals appearances — the most consecutive Finals appearances without winning by any…
Slovak
Zigmund Pálffy
Right Wing
Slovakia's finest NHL player — a prolific scorer whose career was cut short by injury.…
Canadian
Jonathan Toews
Centre
Captain Serious — three Stanley Cups and the most complete two-way centre of his generation.…
American
Patrick Kane
Right Wing
Kaner — three Stanley Cups and the first American-born player to win the Hart Trophy.…
Swedish
Henrik Lundqvist
Goalie
King Henrik — the greatest goaltender in New York Rangers history and one of the finest of the moder…
Canadian
Ryan Getzlaf
Centre
Anaheim's Stanley Cup captain — one of the finest two-way centres of the 2010s.…
Canadian
Carey Price
Goalie
The most decorated goaltender of his generation — Hart Trophy winner and Canada's Olympic hero.…
Russian
Nikita Kucherov
Right Wing
Two-time Stanley Cup champion and the 2019 Hart Trophy winner — the most dangerous right wing in the…
Swedish
Victor Hedman
Defenceman
The most complete defenceman of the modern era — Norris Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup champ…
Canadian
Nathan MacKinnon
Centre
The fastest player in the NHL — three-time Hart Trophy finalist and Stanley Cup champion.…
German
Leon Draisaitl
Centre/Left Wing
The greatest German player in NHL history — Art Ross winner and Hart Trophy recipient.…
Canadian
Connor McDavid
Centre
The greatest player in the world — Connor McDavid redefined skating and playmaking, won the Hart Tro…
Canadian
Cam Neely
Right Wing
The prototype power forward — 395 goals despite knee injuries ending his career at 31.…
Canadian
Brendan Morrow
Left Wing
Dallas Stars captain — a physical leader who combined toughness, clutch goal-scoring and passionate …
American
Joe Pavelski
Centre/Right Wing
Undrafted until the seventh round — 749 career points and a Stanley Cup at 36.…
Slovenian
Anze Kopitar
Centre
Two-time Stanley Cup champion and the greatest Slovenian player in sport history.…
Canadian
Claude Giroux
Centre/Right Wing
One of the NHL's most consistent scorers of the 2010s — 1,098 career points and a Stanley Cup in yea…
Canadian
John Tavares
Centre
Toronto's captain — one-time Stanley Cup Finals player and the most celebrated Maple Leafs signing i…
Canadian
Brent Burns
Defenceman
The most physically distinctive Norris Trophy winner — the bearded giant who transformed the defence…
Canadian
Alex Pietrangelo
Defenceman
Stanley Cup champion captain at St. Louis — the cornerstone of the Blues' only championship.…
Russian
Nikolai Khabibulin
Goalie
The Bulin Wall — Stanley Cup champion goaltender and Russia's finest netminder of his era.…
Russian
Ilya Kovalchuk
Left Wing
Three Art Ross Trophy runner-up finishes — the most prolific Russian scorer of the 2000s decade.…
Slovak
Marián Hossa
Right Wing
Three Stanley Cups after three consecutive Finals losses — one of hockey's most dramatic championshi…
Swedish
Nicklas Backstrom
Centre
The most unheralded elite player in the NHL — 1,100+ points as Ovechkin's playmaker.…
Swedish
Elias Pettersson
Centre
Vancouver's franchise hope — Hart Trophy finalist and the most skilful Swedish player since Forsberg…
American
Auston Matthews
Centre
The greatest goal-scorer of his generation — four-time Rocket Richard Trophy winner who became the f…
Czech
David Pastrňák
Right Wing
The most prolific Czech scorer since Jágr — Stanley Cup champion and Art Ross Trophy winner.…
Canadian
Mike Richards
Centre
Two Stanley Cups and a Selke Trophy finalist — the defensive centre who anchored two LA Kings champi…
Canadian
Joe Nieuwendyk II
Centre
Three Stanley Cups with three different franchises — one of hockey's most decorated role versatile c…
American
Brian Leetch
Defenceman
Two Norris Trophies and the Conn Smythe — the greatest American-born defenceman in NHL history.…
Russian
Sergei Fedorov
Centre
Three Stanley Cups with Detroit — the most complete Russian player in NHL history.…
Russian
Pavel Datsyuk
Centre
The Magic Man — three Stanley Cups and four Selke Trophies, the most complete two-way forward in hoc…
Swedish
Henrik Zetterberg
Left Wing
The Conn Smythe winner who delivered the Red Wings' last dynasty — three Stanley Cups and team capta…
Canadian
Bill Mosienko
Right Wing
The fastest hat-trick in NHL history — three goals in 21 seconds, a record that stands since 1952.…
Canadian
King Clancy
Defenceman
The most beloved figure in Toronto Maple Leafs history — named after him, the league's sportsmanship…
Canadian
Black Jack Stewart
Defenceman
The hardest hitter in Detroit Red Wings history — two Stanley Cups as the toughest defenceman of the…
Canadian
Max Bentley
Centre
The Dipsy Doodle Dandy — two scoring titles and two Stanley Cups with the most creative stickhandlin…
Canadian
George Armstrong
Right Wing
The Chief — eight Stanley Cups and the longest-serving captain in Toronto Maple Leafs history.…
Canadian
Billy Smith
Goalie
Four consecutive Stanley Cups and the most competitive goaltender in Islanders history.…
Canadian
Clark Gillies
Left Wing
Four Stanley Cups with the Islanders — the physical enforcer who protected Mike Bossy.…
Canadian
Bob Gainey
Left Wing
Four consecutive Stanley Cups and the player Anatoli Tarasov called the best hockey player in the wo…
Canadian
Glenn Resch
Goalie
Chico — two Stanley Cups with the Islanders dynasty and a beloved figure in NHL history.…
Canadian
Rick Vaive
Right Wing
The first Maple Leaf to score 50 goals in a season — three consecutive 50-goal seasons.…
American
Tom Barrasso
Goalie
Two Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh — went directly from high school to the NHL and won the Vezina as a…
Finnish
Saku Koivu
Centre
Montreal's beloved Finnish captain — survived non-Hodgkin lymphoma to return and continue playing.…
Russian
Alexei Kovalev
Right Wing
The most naturally gifted Russian forward of his generation — a Stanley Cup winner whose brilliance …
American
Mike Richter
Goalie
The hero of the 1994 championship — the Rangers' Stanley Cup goaltender and a World Cup legend.…
Canadian
Theo Fleury
Right Wing
The most improbable star in hockey history — undrafted at 5'6", won a Stanley Cup and scored 1,088 c…
Canadian
Gary Roberts
Left Wing
Gary Roberts — the comeback story of the 1990s, 438 goals after a neck injury nearly ended his caree…
Slovak
Zdeno Chára
Defenceman
The tallest player in NHL history at 6'9" — Stanley Cup champion, five Norris finalists.…
American
Ryan Kesler
Centre
The best defensive centre of his generation — Selke Trophy winner and Vancouver's backbone.…
Canadian
Corey Perry
Right Wing
Hart Trophy winner and Stanley Cup champion — the most disliked opposing player of his generation.…
Canadian
Logan Couture
Centre
San Jose's franchise centre — a consistent 20-30 goal scorer for a decade in the Bay Area.…
Canadian
Matt Duchene
Centre
A Stanley Cup journey across five franchises — won the Cup with Florida after 15 seasons.…
Swedish
Tomas Holmström
Left Wing
The net-front master — four Stanley Cups by becoming the most effective screen in NHL history.…
Canadian
Dan Boyle
Defenceman
Stanley Cup champion and undrafted blue-liner who became one of the NHL's finest offensive defenceme…
Canadian
Mike Green
Defenceman
The most offensively explosive defenceman of his generation — 31 goals from the blue line in 2008-09…
Austrian
Thomas Vanek
Left Wing
Austria's greatest hockey player — 437 goals in the NHL and a $50 million contract.…
Canadian
Shea Weber
Defenceman
Norris Trophy winner and Team Canada stalwart — the most physically imposing blue-liner of his era.…
American
Max Pacioretty
Left Wing
Montreal's most productive modern scorer — 337 goals before injury ended his career.…
Ice Hockey Nations
Canadian
136
athletes
American
36
athletes
Swedish
15
athletes
Russian
15
athletes
Finnish
9
athletes
Czech
6
athletes
German
3
athletes
Slovak
3
athletes