{"id":208,"date":"2025-02-28T21:23:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T21:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/hr-blog\/?p=208"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:29:22","slug":"top-20-nhl-centers-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/hr-blog\/2025\/02\/top-20-nhl-centers-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 NHL Centers of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>(last updated on November 14, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Centermen have long been recognized as the engine of a hockey team, orchestrating offensive rushes and anchoring the defensive zone. From puck distribution to faceoff prowess, these leaders drive their squads toward success. If you\u2019re searching for the top 20 centers of all time, we\u2019ve gathered them here in alphabetical order by last name\u2014 a lineup that frequently appears near the top of NHL center rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/belivje01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/belivje01.html\">Jean B\u00e9liveau<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Jean Arthur B\u00e9liveau<\/p>\n<p>(Le Gros Bill)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-3<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>205lb<\/span>&nbsp;(190cm,&nbsp;92kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1931-08-31\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=8&amp;day=31\">August 31<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1931\">1931<\/a> <\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Trois-Rivieres,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=QC&amp;state=\">Quebec<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Died:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-death\" data-death=\"2014-12-02\">December&nbsp;2,&nbsp;2014 (Aged&nbsp;83-093d)<\/span> <span><\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1972 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>10x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>10x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1955-56 Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1964-65 Smythe<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=17\" class=\"poptip\">\n           17 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=20\" class=\"poptip\">\n           20 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=12\" class=\"poptip\">\n           12 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=4\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           4 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1125<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>507<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>712<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1219<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>117<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>138.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1033<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2627<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>83<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean Beliveau displayed remarkable grace and leadership as the long-time captain of the Montreal Canadiens. Over his illustrious career, he earned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/MTL\/history.html\">10 Stanley Cup titles<\/a> and cemented his place as one of hockey\u2019s most complete and respected players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/bergepa01-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bergepa01.html\">Patrice Bergeron<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Patrice Bergeron<\/p>\n<p>(Bergy, St. Patrice, Mister Terrific, Prince Patrice)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-1<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>196lb<\/span>&nbsp;(185cm,&nbsp;88kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1985-07-24\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=24\">July 24<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1985\">1985<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;39-210d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Ancienne-Lorette,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=QC&amp;state=\">Quebec<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/BOS\/draft.html\">Boston<\/a>, 2nd round (45th&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_2003_entry.html\">2003&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=atn01\">Acadie-Bathurst&nbsp;Titan<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.cgi\">pa-TREES BUHR-zhuhr-ahn<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"\"><a>1x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>6x Selke<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2012-13 Clancy<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2020-21 Messier<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=37\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           37 \n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1294<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>427<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>613<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1040<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>289<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>125.5<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>494<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>3974<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>81<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>18:41<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>CF%<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>58.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>oZS%<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>51.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrice Bergeron is the epitome of a two-way forward, renowned for his faceoff mastery and commitment to defense. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/selke.html\">A six-time Selke Trophy winner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/BOS\/2011.html\">Stanley Cup champion<\/a> with the Boston Bruins, he exemplifies the selfless team play that defines an elite center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/clarkbo01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/clarkbo01.html\">Bobby Clarke<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Robert Earle Clarke<\/p>\n<p>(Clarkie)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>5-10<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>185lb<\/span>&nbsp;(178cm,&nbsp;83kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1949-08-13\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=8&amp;day=13\">August 13<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1949\">1949<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;75-190d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Flin&nbsp;Flon,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=MB&amp;state=\">Manitoba<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PHI\/draft.html\">Philadelphia<\/a>, 2nd round (17th&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1969_amateur.html\">1969&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Amateur<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=ffb01\">Flin&nbsp;Flon&nbsp;Bombers<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1987 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1971-72 Masterton<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1972-73 Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>4x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1982-83 Selke<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           16 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=36\" class=\"poptip\">\n           36 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1144<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>358<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>852<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1210<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>507<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>106.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1453<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2582<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>38<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobby Clarke was the fiery captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, leading them to consecutive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PHI\/1974.html\">Stanley Cup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PHI\/1975.html\">championships<\/a> in the mid-1970s. Known for his relentless competitive edge, faceoff prowess, and leadership, he remains one of the greatest centers\u2014and leaders\u2014 in NHL history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/crosbsi01-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/crosbsi01.html\">Sidney Crosby<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Sidney Patrick Crosby<\/p>\n<p>(Sid The Kid, Sid, The Next One, Darryl, Creature, The Squid, Bing, Golden Boy, Captain Canada, Squidney)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>5-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>200lb<\/span>&nbsp;(180cm,&nbsp;90kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1987-08-07\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=8&amp;day=7\">August 7<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1987\">1987<\/a> <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;38-099d)<\/nobr><\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Cole&nbsp;Harbour,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=NS&amp;state=\">Nova Scotia<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\" style=\"\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/draft.html\">Pittsburgh<\/a>, 1st round (1st&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_2005_entry.html\">2005&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=roc01\">Rimouski&nbsp;Oceanic<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.cgi\">SIHD-nee KRAWZ-bee<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"\"><a>3x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2005-06 AR<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>8x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Richard<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2009-10 Messier<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Smythe<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=87\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffd700\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">87<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=87\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffff00\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffff00\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">87<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2025-26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span><p>17<\/p>\n<p>1369<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>11<\/p>\n<p>636<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span><p>9<\/p>\n<p>1071<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>20<\/p>\n<p>1707<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span><p>0<\/p>\n<p>197<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span><p>2.5<\/p>\n<p>202.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span><p>24<\/p>\n<p>878<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span><p>39<\/p>\n<p>4338<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span><p>1<\/p>\n<p>101<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span><p>19:26<\/p>\n<p>20:39<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>CF%<\/strong><\/span><p>46.8<\/p>\n<p>53.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>oZS%<\/strong><\/span><p>58.7<\/p>\n<p>58.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidney Crosby continues to be one of the premier talents of his generation. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain has captured multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hart.html\">Hart Trophies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/history.html\">Stanley Cups<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/leaders\/points_yearly.html\">scoring titles<\/a>, blending unparalleled vision with a relentless competitive drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/datsypa01-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/datsypa01.html\">Pavel Datsyuk<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk<\/p>\n<p>(Magic Man, Houdini, Pasha, Dats, The Magician, The Datsyukian One)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>5-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>194lb<\/span>&nbsp;(180cm,&nbsp;87kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1978-07-20\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=20\">July 20<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1978\">1978<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;46-214d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Sverdlovsk,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=SU&amp;province=&amp;state=\">USSR<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-su\">su<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/DET\/draft.html\">Detroit<\/a>, 6th round (171st&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1998_entry.html\">1998&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.cgi\">PAH-vehl daht-SOOK<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Byng<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x Selke<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>1x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=13\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           13 \n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>953<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>314<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>604<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>918<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>249<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>111.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>228<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2244<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>51<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>18:50<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>CF%<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>59.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>oZS%<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>55.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pavel Datsyuk dazzled fans with his wizardry, earning the moniker \u201cThe Magic Man\u201d for his exquisite puck control and defensive acumen. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/selke.html\">three Selke Trophies<\/a> underscore a commitment to two-way excellence that helped the Detroit Red Wings secure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/DET\/history.html\">two Stanley Cup titles<\/a> during his tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/dionnma01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dionnma01.html\">Marcel Dionne<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Marcel Elphege Dionne<\/p>\n<p>(Little Beaver, Lou)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>5-9<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>190lb<\/span>&nbsp;(175cm,&nbsp;86kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1951-08-03\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=8&amp;day=3\">August 3<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1951\">1951<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;73-200d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Drummondville,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=QC&amp;state=\">Quebec<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/DET\/draft.html\">Detroit<\/a>, 1st round (2nd&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1971_amateur.html\">1971&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Amateur<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=scb01\">St.&nbsp;Catharines&nbsp;Black&nbsp;Hawks<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1992 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dionngi01.html\">Gilbert&nbsp;Dionne<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Byng<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>4x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1979-80 Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=5\" class=\"poptip\">\n           5 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=12\" class=\"poptip\">\n           12 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           16 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n           16 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1348<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>731<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1040<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1771<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>27<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>155.5<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>600<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>5363<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>73<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcel Dionne, known for his blistering speed and knack for scoring, was a key figure on the \u201cTriple Crown Line\u201d with the Los Angeles Kings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/leaders\/points_career.html\">A member of the exclusive 1,700-point club<\/a>, he remains one of the highest-scoring centers in NHL history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/esposph01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/esposph01.html\">Phil Esposito<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Philip Anthony Esposito<\/p>\n<p>(Flipper, Espo)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-1<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>205lb<\/span>&nbsp;(185cm,&nbsp;92kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1942-02-20\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=2&amp;day=20\">February 20<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1942\">1942<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;82-365d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Sault&nbsp;Ste.&nbsp;Marie,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=ON&amp;state=\">Ontario<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=sct01\">St.&nbsp;Catharines&nbsp;Teepees<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1984 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>As Coach<\/strong>: 2&nbsp;Yrs, 24\u201121\u20110,&nbsp;48&nbsp;Pts. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/coaches\/esposph01c.html\">Full&nbsp;Record<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/esposto01.html\">Tony&nbsp;Esposito<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>8x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>5x Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=7\" class=\"poptip\">\n           7 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=7\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           7 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=12\" class=\"poptip\">\n           12 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=5\" class=\"poptip\">\n           5 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=77\" class=\"poptip\">\n           77 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1282<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>717<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>873<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1590<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>252<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>163.7<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>910<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>5166<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>118<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Phil Esposito revolutionized the power-forward role, excelling as a prolific scorer for the Boston Bruins in the 1970s. His imposing presence in front of the net helped him claim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/ross.html\">five Art Ross Trophies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hart.html\">two Hart Trophies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/fedorse01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fedorse01.html\">Sergei Fedorov<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov<\/p>\n<p>(Feds, FedEx)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>207lb<\/span>&nbsp;(188cm,&nbsp;93kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1969-12-13\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=12&amp;day=13\">December 13<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1969\">1969<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;55-068d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Pskov,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=SU&amp;province=&amp;state=\">USSR<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-su\">su<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/DET\/draft.html\">Detroit<\/a>, 4th round (74th&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1989_entry.html\">1989&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;2015 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fedorfe01.html\">Fedor&nbsp;Fedorov<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1990-91 AR<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Selke<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1993-94 Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1993-94 Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>1x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=91\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           91 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=91\" class=\"poptip\">\n           91 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=91\" class=\"poptip\">\n           91 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=91\" class=\"poptip\">\n           91 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1248<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>483<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>696<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1179<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>261<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>125.6<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>839<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>3985<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>93<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>19:51<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>CF%<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>57.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>oZS%<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>51.9<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergei Fedorov excelled at both ends of the rink, seamlessly transitioning between center and defense if needed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/DET\/history.html\">A three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings<\/a>, he captured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/voting-1994.html#all-hart-stats\">Hart Trophy in 1994<\/a> and showcased game-changing speed and versatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/forsbpe01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsbpe01.html\">Peter Forsberg<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Peter Forsberg<\/p>\n<p>(Foppa, The Great, Peter The Great)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>205lb<\/span>&nbsp;(183cm,&nbsp;92kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1973-07-20\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=20\">July 20<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1973\">1973<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;51-214d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Ornskoldsvik,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=SE&amp;province=&amp;state=\">Sweden<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-se\">se<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PHI\/draft.html\">Philadelphia<\/a>, 1st round (6th&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1991_entry.html\">1991&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1994-95 Calder<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1994-95 AR<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>3x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2002-03 Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2002-03 Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=21\" class=\"poptip\">\n           21 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=21\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           21 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=21\" class=\"poptip\">\n           21 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=21\" class=\"poptip\">\n           21 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>708<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>249<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>636<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>885<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>238<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>98.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>690<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1693<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>43<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>20:26<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>CF%<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>51.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>oZS%<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>47.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter Forsberg was a dynamic combination of creativity, physicality, and playmaking for the Colorado Avalanche. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/COL\/history.html\">A two-time Stanley Cup champion<\/a>, he also won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/voting-2003.html#all-hart-stats\">Hart Trophy<\/a>, epitomizing clutch performances and an unmatched on-ice vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/francro01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/francro01.html\">Ron Francis<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Ronald Michael Francis<\/p>\n<p>(Ronny Franchise)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-3<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>200lb<\/span>&nbsp;(190cm,&nbsp;90kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1963-03-01\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=3&amp;day=1\">March 1<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1963\">1963<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;61-355d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Sault&nbsp;Ste.&nbsp;Marie,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=ON&amp;state=\">Ontario<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/CAR\/draft.html\">Hartford<\/a>, 1st round (4th&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1981_entry.html\">1981&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=ssm01\">Sault&nbsp;Ste.&nbsp;Marie&nbsp;Greyhounds<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;2007 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1994-95 Selke<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x Byng<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2001-02 Clancy<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=4\" class=\"poptip\">\n           4 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=10\" class=\"poptip\">\n           10 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=9\" class=\"poptip\">\n           9 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=10\" class=\"poptip\">\n           10 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=21\" class=\"poptip\">\n           21 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=10\" class=\"poptip\">\n           10 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=10\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           10 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1731<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>549<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1249<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1798<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>-18<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>149.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>977<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>3756<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>79<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron Francis was the model of consistency over more than two decades in the NHL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/leaders\/assists_career.html\">ranking second all-time in assists<\/a>. Captaining the Hartford Whalers and helping the Pittsburgh Penguins to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/history.html\">two Stanley Cups<\/a>, he was respected for his leadership and dependable two-way play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/gretzwa01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gretzwa01.html\">Wayne Gretzky<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Wayne Douglas Gretzky<\/p>\n<p>(The Great One, The Great Gretzky, Brinks, Gretz)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>185lb<\/span>&nbsp;(183cm,&nbsp;83kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1961-01-26\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=1&amp;day=26\">January 26<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1961\">1961<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;64-024d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Brantford,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=ON&amp;state=\">Ontario<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=pts01\">Peterborough&nbsp;Petes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=ssm01\">Sault&nbsp;Ste.&nbsp;Marie&nbsp;Greyhounds<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1999 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>As Coach<\/strong>: 4&nbsp;Yrs, 143\u2011161\u201124,&nbsp;310&nbsp;Pts. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/coaches\/gretzwa01c.html\">Full&nbsp;Record<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gretzbr01.html\">Brent&nbsp;Gretzky<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>4x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>9x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>5x Byng<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>15x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>10x Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>5x Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Smythe<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=99\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           99 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=99\" class=\"poptip\">\n           99 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=99\" class=\"poptip\">\n           99 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=99\" class=\"poptip\">\n           99 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1487<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>894<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1963<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2857<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>520<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>251.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>577<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>5088<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>91<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wayne Gretzky, \u201cThe Great One,\u201d is generally considered the best player in NHL history, holding all-time records for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/leaders\/assists_career.html\">assists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/leaders\/points_career.html\">points<\/a>. In 2025, he lost the crown of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/leaders\/goals_career.html\">all-time goal leader<\/a> to Alex Ovechkin. His uncanny hockey IQ, playmaking genius, and four Stanley Cup victories remain unmatched, defining him as the standard for all centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/lafonpa01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lafonpa01.html\">Pat LaFontaine<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Pat LaFontaine<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>5-10<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>182lb<\/span>&nbsp;(178cm,&nbsp;82kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1965-02-22\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=2&amp;day=22\">February 22<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1965\">1965<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;59-363d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;St.&nbsp;Louis,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=US&amp;province=&amp;state=MO\">Missouri<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-us\">us<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/NYI\/draft.html\">NY Islanders<\/a>, 1st round (3rd&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1983_entry.html\">1983&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=vjs01\">Verdun&nbsp;Juniors<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;2003 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>1x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1994-95 Masterton<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           16 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n           16 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n           16 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n           16 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>865<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>468<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>545<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1013<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>-6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>92.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>552<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2664<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>59<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pat LaFontaine showcased exemplary sportsmanship, speed, and scoring touch throughout his career with the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, and New York Rangers. Despite dealing with injury setbacks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/leaders\/points_career.html\">he surpassed 1,000 points and remains one of the top American-born centers in NHL history<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/lemiema01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemiema01.html\">Mario Lemieux<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Mario Lemieux<\/p>\n<p>(The Magnificent, Le Magnifique, Mario the Magnificent, Super Mario, Ace, Mr. 66)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-4<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>230lb<\/span>&nbsp;(193cm,&nbsp;104kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1965-10-05\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=10&amp;day=5\">October 5<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1965\">1965<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;59-137d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Montreal,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=QC&amp;state=\">Quebec<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/draft.html\">Pittsburgh<\/a>, 1st round (1st&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1984_entry.html\">1984&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=lvs01\">Laval&nbsp;Voisins<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1997 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.cgi\">leh-MYOO<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemieal01.html\">Alain&nbsp;Lemieux<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1984-85 Calder<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1984-85 AR<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>9x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>6x Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Smythe<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1992-93 Masterton<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=66\" class=\"poptip\">\n           66 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=66\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           66 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>915<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>690<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1033<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1723<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>114<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>167.9<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>834<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>3633<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>74<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mario Lemieux, also known as \u201cSuper Mario,\u201d paired extraordinary size with unmatched finesse, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/history.html\">consecutive Stanley Cup championships in the early 1990s<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hart.html\">A three-time Hart Trophy winner<\/a>, he overcame health challenges to become an icon both on and off the ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/lindrer01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindrer01.html\">Eric Lindros<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Eric Bryan Lindros<\/p>\n<p>(The Next One, Big E)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-4<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>240lb<\/span>&nbsp;(193cm,&nbsp;108kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1973-02-28\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=2&amp;day=28\">February 28<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1973\">1973<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;51-357d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;London,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=ON&amp;state=\">Ontario<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/COL\/draft.html\">Quebec<\/a>, 1st round (1st&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1991_entry.html\">1991&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=ogs01\">Oshawa&nbsp;Generals<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;2016 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindrbr01.html\">Brett&nbsp;Lindros<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1992-93 AR<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1994-95 Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1994-95 Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>2x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=88\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           88 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=88\" class=\"poptip\">\n           88 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=88\" class=\"poptip\">\n           88 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=88\" class=\"poptip\">\n           88 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>760<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>372<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>493<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>865<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>215<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>101.6<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1398<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2312<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>46<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Lindros combined the power of a linebacker with the skill of a finesse forward, redefining the role of a big-bodied center. Though injuries shortened his prime, he captured a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/voting-1995.html#all-hart-stats\">Hart Trophy<\/a> and sparked the Philadelphia Flyers\u2019 revival in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/malkiev01-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/malkiev01.html\">Evgeni Malkin<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin<\/p>\n<p>(Geno, Zhenya, The Russian Bear, The Bully, Mr. 101)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-5<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>213lb<\/span>&nbsp;(196cm,&nbsp;96kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1986-07-31\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=31\">July 31<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1986\">1986<\/a> <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;39-106d)<\/nobr><\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Magnitogorsk,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=SU&amp;province=&amp;state=\">USSR<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-su\" style=\"\">su<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/draft.html\">Pittsburgh<\/a>, 1st round (2nd&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_2004_entry.html\">2004&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.cgi\">ehv-GEH-nee MAHL-kihn<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"\"><a>3x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2006-07 Calder<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2006-07 AR<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>3x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2008-09 Smythe<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2011-12 Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2011-12 Pearson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=71\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffd700\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">71<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=71\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffff00\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffff00\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">71<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2025-26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span><p>17<\/p>\n<p>1230<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>3<\/p>\n<p>517<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span><p>18<\/p>\n<p>850<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>21<\/p>\n<p>1367<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span><p>5<\/p>\n<p>33<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span><p>2.0<\/p>\n<p>157.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span><p>14<\/p>\n<p>1216<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span><p>43<\/p>\n<p>3853<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span><p>0<\/p>\n<p>86<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span><p>17:46<\/p>\n<p>19:32<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>CF%<\/strong><\/span><p>45.4<\/p>\n<p>52.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>oZS%<\/strong><\/span><p>70.0<\/p>\n<p>63.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evgeni Malkin has been a dynamic force for the Pittsburgh Penguins, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/ross.html\">amassing multiple scoring titles<\/a> and individual honors. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/history.html\">three Stanley Cup championships<\/a>, his elite puck-handling and creativity under pressure continually drive his team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/mcdavco01-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html\">Connor McDavid<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Connor McDavid<\/p>\n<p>(McJesus, Davo, The Crane, The Chosen One)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-1<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>194lb<\/span>&nbsp;(185cm,&nbsp;87kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/EDM\/\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1997-01-13\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=1&amp;day=13\">January 13<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1997\">1997<\/a> <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;28-305d)<\/nobr><\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Richmond&nbsp;Hill,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=ON&amp;state=\">Ontario<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\" style=\"\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/EDM\/draft.html\">Edmonton<\/a>, 1st round (1st&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_2015_entry.html\">2015&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=eos01\">Erie&nbsp;Otters<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.cgi\">KAW-nuhr muhk-DAY-vihd<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\" poptip\"><a>2015-16 AR<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>5x Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>7x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2022-23 Richard<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2023-24 Smythe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=97\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffa500\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffa500\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#4169e1\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#4169e1\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">97<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2025-26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span><p>19<\/p>\n<p>731<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>7<\/p>\n<p>368<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span><p>20<\/p>\n<p>741<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>27<\/p>\n<p>1109<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span><p>-3<\/p>\n<p>166<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span><p>2.7<\/p>\n<p>128.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span><p>8<\/p>\n<p>294<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span><p>58<\/p>\n<p>2465<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span><p>0<\/p>\n<p>72<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span><p>23:20<\/p>\n<p>21:46<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>CF%<\/strong><\/span><p>56.9<\/p>\n<p>54.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>oZS%<\/strong><\/span><p>66.7<\/p>\n<p>58.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Widely regarded as the best hockey player on the planet, Connor McDavid has already collected multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hart.html\">Hart Trophies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/ross.html\">Ross Trophies<\/a>. After losing in the Cup Final the last two seasons, this center hopes to add a Stanley Cup to his trophy case soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/messima01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/messima01.html\">Mark Messier<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Mark John Douglas Messier<\/p>\n<p>(Moose, The Messiah, Mess, The Captain)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: LW\/C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-1<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>210lb<\/span>&nbsp;(185cm,&nbsp;95kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1961-01-18\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=1&amp;day=18\">January 18<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1961\">1961<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;64-032d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Edmonton,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=AB&amp;state=\">Alberta<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/EDM\/draft.html\">Edmonton<\/a>, 3rd round (48th&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1979_entry.html\">1979&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=pwh01\">Portland&nbsp;Winterhawks<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;2007 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.cgi\">MEH-see-yay<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/messipa01.html\">Paul&nbsp;Messier<\/a>; Cousins&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/messijo01.html\">Joby&nbsp;Messier<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/messimi01.html\">Mitch&nbsp;Messier<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>6x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>5x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1983-84 Smythe<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=11\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           11 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=11\" class=\"poptip\">\n           11 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=11\" class=\"poptip\">\n           11 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1756<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>694<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1193<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1887<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>211<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>160.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1912<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>4221<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>92<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Messier, nicknamed \u201cMoose,\u201d is the only player to captain two different franchises (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/EDM\/1990.html\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/NYR\/1994.html\">New York Rangers<\/a>) to Stanley Cup titles. His blend of size, scoring touch, and leadership revolutionized the role of the modern center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/mikitst01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mikitst01.html\">Stan Mikita<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Stanislas Mikita<\/p>\n<p>(Stosh, Stan the Man)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C\/RW&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>5-9<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>169lb<\/span>&nbsp;(175cm,&nbsp;76kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1940-05-20\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=5&amp;day=20\">May 20<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1940\">1940<\/a> <\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Sokolce,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CS&amp;province=&amp;state=\">Czechoslovakia<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-cs\">cs<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Died:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-death\" data-death=\"2018-08-07\">August&nbsp;7,&nbsp;2018 (Aged&nbsp;78-079d)<\/span> <span><\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=sct01\">St.&nbsp;Catharines&nbsp;Teepees<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1983 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name Note<\/strong>: <em>Born Stanislav Guoth<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>8x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Byng<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=21\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           21 \n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1396<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>541<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>926<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1467<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>329<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>143.5<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1264<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>4482<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>84<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Stan Mikita redefined offensive creativity, famously adopting the curved blade and dominating NHL scoring races. A member of the Chicago Black Hawks for his entire career, he won multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/ross.html\">Art Ross<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hart.html\">Hart Trophies<\/a> as a crafty and effective pivot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/perregi01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/perregi01.html\">Gilbert Perreault<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Gilbert Perreault<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-1<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>180lb<\/span>&nbsp;(185cm,&nbsp;81kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1950-11-13\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=11&amp;day=13\">November 13<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1950\">1950<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;74-098d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Victoriaville,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=QC&amp;state=\">Quebec<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/BUF\/draft.html\">Buffalo<\/a>, 1st round (1st&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1970_amateur.html\">1970&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Amateur<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=mjc01\">Montreal&nbsp;Junior&nbsp;Canadiens<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1990 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Cousin&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/perrebo01.html\">Bob&nbsp;Perreault<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1970-71 Calder<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1972-73 Byng<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>2x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=11\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           11 \n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1191<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>512<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>814<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1326<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>41<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>113.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>500<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>3077<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>81<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilbert Perreault dazzled fans with his quick hands, acceleration, and smooth skating as the cornerstone of the Buffalo Sabres. A member of the famed \u201cFrench Connection\u201d line, he remains the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/BUF\/leaders_career.html\">franchise\u2019s all-time leading scorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/trottbr01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/trottbr01.html\">Bryan Trottier<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Bryan John Trottier<\/p>\n<p>(Trotts)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Left\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>5-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>195lb<\/span>&nbsp;(180cm,&nbsp;88kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1956-07-17\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=17\">July 17<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1956\">1956<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;68-217d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Val&nbsp;Marie,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=SK&amp;state=\">Saskatchewan<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/NYI\/draft.html\">NY Islanders<\/a>, 2nd round (22nd&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1974_amateur.html\">1974&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Amateur<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=lbs01\">Lethbridge&nbsp;Broncos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=scb03\">Swift&nbsp;Current&nbsp;Broncos<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;1997 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>As Coach<\/strong>: 1&nbsp;Yr, 21\u201126\u20117,&nbsp;49&nbsp;Pts. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/coaches\/trottbr01c.html\">Full&nbsp;Record<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/trottro01.html\">Rocky&nbsp;Trottier<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>6x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1975-76 Calder<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>4x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1978-79 Ross<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1978-79 Hart<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1979-80 Smythe<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1988-89 Clancy<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=19\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           19 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=19\" class=\"poptip\">\n           19 \n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1279<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>524<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>901<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1425<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>449<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>120.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>912<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2841<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>69<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryan Trottier anchored the New York Islanders\u2019 early-\u201980s dynasty, guiding them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/NYI\/history.html\">four consecutive Stanley Cups<\/a>. His unwavering commitment to both offense and defense earned him multiple Selke nominations and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/smythe.html\">Conn Smythe Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/req\/202301051\/images\/headshots\/yzermst01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of \">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/y\/yzermst01.html\">Steve Yzerman<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Stephen Gregory Yzerman<\/p>\n<p>(Stevie Wonder, Stevie-Y, The Captain)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: C&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;    <strong>Shoots<\/strong>: Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>5-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>185lb<\/span>&nbsp;(180cm,&nbsp;83kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p> <strong>Born:<\/strong> <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1965-05-09\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=5&amp;day=9\">May 9<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.cgi?year=1965\">1965<\/a> <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;59-286d)<\/span> <span> in&nbsp;Cranbrook,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=CA&amp;province=BC&amp;state=\">British Columbia<\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"f-i f-ca\">ca<\/span> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/DET\/draft.html\">Detroit<\/a>, 1st round (4th&nbsp;overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/draft\/NHL_1983_entry.html\">1983&nbsp;NHL&nbsp;Entry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Amateur Teams<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/amateurs\/team.cgi?t=pts01\">Peterborough&nbsp;Petes<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Inducted as Player&nbsp;2009 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/awards\/hhof.html\">Full&nbsp;List<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.cgi\">EYE-zur-muhn<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x Cup Winner<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1983-84 AR<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1988-89 Pearson<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1997-98 Smythe<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>1999-00 Selke<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star poptip\"><a>1x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2002-03 Masterton<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NHL 100th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder hr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=19\" class=\"poptip default\">\n           19 \n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1514<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>692<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1063<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1755<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>+\/-<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>184<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>166.6<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PIM<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>924<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SH<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>4602<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>GWG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>94<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Yzerman, over two decades with the Detroit Red Wings, evolved from a high-flying scorer to a defensive-minded leader. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/teams\/DET\/history.html\">A three-time Stanley Cup champion<\/a>, \u201cStevie Y\u201d remains among the most revered figures in franchise history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the debate over the best NHL centers, there will always be discussions about the top current NHL centers and how they compare to the top centers of all time. However, this collection underscores the legacy of these legendary pivots as they occupy a firm place among the top 20 centers of all time. Their mastery in faceoffs, scoring, and leadership cements their status high in NHL center rankings, proving just how central they are to the game\u2019s greatest moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1740021245212\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who is the top center currently in the NHL?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is widely considered to be the best center in the NHL currently. Other good options include Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Alexsander Barkov and Sidney Crosby.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1740021288406\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who is top center in NHL history?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The consensus best center in NHL history is Wayne Gretzky.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(last updated on November 14, 2025) Centermen have long been recognized as the engine of a hockey team, orchestrating offensive rushes and anchoring the defensive zone. From puck distribution to faceoff prowess, these leaders drive their squads toward success. If you\u2019re searching for the top 20 centers of all time, we\u2019ve gathered them here in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20,12,23,5],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nhl-history","tag-best-nhl-players","tag-best-nhl-teams","tag-nhl-centers","tag-nhl-history"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top 20 NHL Centers of All Time - Hockey Reference<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to know who is the best center in NHL? 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