NHL REVEALS COMPLETE LIST OF 100 GREATEST NHL PLAYERS

67 Legends (1967-Present) Join 33 Previously Announced Players (1917-1966)

The National Hockey League unveiled today its complete list of 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian, revealing the names of 67 legends (1967-present) who join 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 following is the complete list of legends who have been voted among the 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian. All player names link to their NHL.com/100 biographies, which include original video vignettes featuring rare footage as well as interviews with teammates, opponents, coaches and general managers:

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 combined for 106,632 regular-season games, 34,821 regular-season goals, 56,394 regular-season assists, 91,215 regular-season points and 5,445 regular-season goaltender wins. They also have 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.

While panel members were able to select any player who played in the 100-year history of the NHL, each was provided with biographies and career statistics for 265 players who met any of the following criteria: Retired Players – i) member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Players Category, ii) players who scored 500 regular-season goals or Hart Memorial Trophy winner who scored 350 regular-season goals or, iii) goaltenders who won 400 regular-season games; Active Players – i) 400 regular-season goals, ii) 600 regular-season assists, iii) 900 regular-season points, iv) individual award winner in more than one season, v) named to four or more postseason All-Star Teams, vi) goaltenders with 400 regular-season wins, or vii) Vezina Trophy winner with 300 regular-season wins.