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List of ice hockey players considered the greatest of all time

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This is a list of men's ice hockey players considered "the greatest of all time", so claimed by at least one expert or one group of experts.[lower-alpha 1]

Hyperbole may have influenced some opinions.

List[edit]

Players and experts are listed in alphabetical order.
Player Years Team(s) Nationality № of expert(s)
Jean Béliveau 1950–1971 Montreal Canadiens  Canada
Sidney Crosby 2005–present Pittsburgh Penguins  Canada
Wayne Gretzky 1978–1999 Indianapolis Racers, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers  Canada
Gordie Howe 1946–1997 Omaha Knights, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Houston Aeros, New England Whalers and Detroit Vipers  Canada
Mario Lemieux 1984–2006 Pittsburgh Penguins  Canada
Bobby Orr 1966–1978 Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks  Canada

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ These include colleagues, color commentators, members of the written media, sports specialty services and teams.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Dawes, Terry (April 13, 2016). "Is Crosby better than Gretzky and Lemieux? It's closer than you think". Cantech Letter. Retrieved November 23, 2018. Statistics aside, evaluating a player’s greatness should take into account his stature both as a human being and as a player. In which case, the best player of all time is obviously Jean Beliveau.
  2. ↑ Arponen, Miika; Seppänen, Esko (November 27, 2014). "Sidney Crosby on jo nyt kaikkien aikojen paras jääkiekkoilija". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved November 22, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ Deardo, Bryan (June 12, 2017). "Penguins proclaim Sidney Crosby as the GOAT". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Cowan, Stu (January 31, 2017). "Stu Cowan: The greatest NHLer debate continues with Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux and Howe in the mix". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ Deacon, James (December 16, 2013). "Gretzky Retires". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bamford, Tab (October 20, 2011). "The 100 Greatest Players in NHL History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "100 parasta NHL-pelaajaa listattiin - suomalaiset kaukana kärjestä". Iltalehti (in Finnish). October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ Klavon, Ken (January 4, 2014). "Why Wayne Gretzky is the Greatest Athlete Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 23, 2018. Consider that 'Sports Illustrated' named Gretzky the most dominant athlete ever out of any other sport. That’s a given. However, we’re taking that distinction one step further and adding in ‘greatest ever athlete,’ too.
  9. ↑ Campbell, Ken (January 27, 2017). "Ken Campbell ranks the Top 100 NHL players of all time". The Hockey News. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ Kay, Jason (April 2, 2015). "The Top 100 NHL players of all-time, throwback style". The Hockey News. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ NHL.com Staff (October 3, 2004). "99 Reasons Why Wayne Gretzky is 'The Great One'". NHL.com. Retrieved November 23, 2018. On Jan. 9, 1998, Gretzky is named the Greatest Hockey Player of All-Time as selected by The Hockey News.
  12. ↑ MacGregor, Roy (August 2, 2013). "Gretzky: He is the greatest, and he was ours". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ Bisson, James (2017). "Ranking the NHL's 100 Greatest Players: Nos. 20-1". theScore. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Hockey 101: GREATEST PLAYERS IN NHL HISTORY". Official website of Sportsnet. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  15. ↑ "GREATEST PLAYERS IN NHL HISTORY". Official website of Omni Television. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Dryden, Steve (December 15, 2017). "The Greatest One". TSN.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Siegel, Jonas (January 29, 2017). "Gretzky, Orr, Lemieux agree Gordie Howe was NHL's best". CBC.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Allen, Kevin (January 27, 2017). "NHL legends Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr say Gordie Howe was the greatest". USA Today. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  19. ↑ Allen, Kevin (January 26, 2017). "Ranking the top 25 players in NHL history". USA Today. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  20. ↑ Kenyon, David (April 25, 2018). "Ranking the Top 10 NHL Hockey Players of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  21. ↑ Tikkanen, Amy. "10 Best Hockey Players of All Time". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Cherry: Everybody knows Orr is greatest, Wayne's second". Official website of Sportsnet. January 27, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  23. ↑ Cowan, Stu (June 26, 2012). "Bobby Orr is still the greatest hockey player ever". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  24. ↑ Cowan, Stu (October 8, 2013). "Why Bobby Orr is simply the best". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  25. ↑ Simmons, Steve (December 26, 2016). "Wayne Gretzky was great, but Bobby Orr is the greatest: Steve Simmons ranks the NHL's 100 best players". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

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