The 100 greatest players in nhl history and other stuff. Members of the hockey hall of fame are marked with an asterisk. Bobby orr october 22, 1966 there have been many superstars in the history of the national hockey league, but when it comes down to the question of the best player ever, the debate generally centres around two players. List of career achievements by wayne gretzky wikipedia. During the history of the league, there had been some near misses by. Considered the most prolific nhl player of all time, gretzky is a fourtime stanley cup champion with the edmonton oilers and still holds 60 nhl records 15. A peoples history by the canadian broadcasting corporation. In 193738, hill played in six games, and he had a small impact. Malone would score at least one goal in each of his first 14 nhl games, and is still a legend in hockey, but this theory is unproven. Graph of average goals per game in each nhl season. Helena hunting goodreads author shelved 5 times as nhl avg rating 4. Hockeyreference utilizes official nhl data for current nhl seasons. Stanley year w l t otl gfpg gapg pts win% round semis finals cup 1 1984 edmonton oilers 57 18 5 5.
Hockey is not just canadas national game, it is part of every canadians psyche. There were 21 teams in the league and they each played 80 games, which resulted in a total of 840 games. The history of the national hockey league begins with the end of its predecessor league, the national hockey association nha, in 1917. Rick nash is one of the nhls leaders in unassisted goals blueshirt. His 92 goals across those 840 games was a mere contribution of 0. Who has the most own goals in the history of the nhl.
When a player puts the puck into his own net, the goal is credited to the last player on the opposing team to touch the puck, or on rare occasion it is accredited to the opposing player who caused the puck to go into the netwas closest to the net when it went in. In doing so, the 25yearold scheifele set an nhl record for the most road goals in a single postseason. This would be very important for the nhl history books, as the dismal season gave the penguins the opportunity to draft first overall in the 1984 draft, thus making mario lemieux a penguin. Hockey writers and podcasters dave lozo of vice sports, sean down goes brown mcindoe, and greg wyshynski of puck daddy have a new book called the 100 greatest players in nhl history and. Wayne gretsky holds the record for most goals in a single nhl season with 92 during 198182 season. Smith was the last islander to have touched the puck, and by nhl rule 78. In our best of the books feature, thn takes a look at the player who wore the most uniforms in nhl history. Bullard joined the 50 goal club in 198384, when he notched 51 goals for the penguins, a team that finished dead last in the nhl. The goals can then be added up, in cases where the player has multiplegoal games.
Brophy covered junior hockey for the peterborough examiner for 14 years and served as a senior writer with the hockey news for 17 years. The 200607 nhl season saw the largest number of players five achieve their 500th goal teemu selanne, mike modano, mark recchi, mats sundin, and peter bondra. List of goaltenders who have scored a goal in an nhl game. Lets take an early look at the most intriguing 2020 matchups featuring the. This book, written by the 3 funniest hockey writerspodcasters, is very good at its purpose. That made him the first no1 draft pick in nhl history to score three goals in his first game and only the fifth overall since the 194344 season.
Find the top 100 nhl alltime goals per game gpg leaders including past and present players. The hamilton, ontario, native has been writing about hockey for more than 30 years and won six ontario newswire writing awards. Today in hockey history, a little something that leafs fans will love, a set of goals scored faster than it. For seasons before 198788, the most useful tool is the hockey summary project. The following table features ovechkins most significant goalscoring milestones. Matthews becomes first in nhls 100year history to score. Gretzky set just about every scoring record you could imagine in his illustrious twentyyear career. Auston matthews scores four goals in first nhl game. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for points.
Alex ovechkin breaks nhl record for most career goals by a. Cyclone taylor 1918, five games, frank foyston 1919, five games, babe dye 1922, five games, 9. Wayne gretzky player profile, stats and championships. Most shocking playoff moments in nhl history 0 of 11 throughout stanley cup playoffs history, there have been a number of moments. Who holds the record for most unassisted goals in nhl. The history of the nhl hockey jersey by chris delorme. Last seen in the 19981999 season with the new york rangers nhl. A total of four players scored their 500th goal in the 199596 season mario lemieux, steve yzerman, mark messier, and dale hawerchuk. The 40 goals young scored as a rookie represent more than half of. Its also available for football, basketball and baseball. John bucyk, ed westfall and ted green score on dunc wilson. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for goals. Matt frattin mens hockey university of north dakota athletics.
Cullimore scored 26 goals in 812 games, but one of those is a tally that put him in the history books. Til that the gretzky brothers hold the nhl record for the most goals scored by a set of brothers, with a total of 2,861. Analytics say ovechkin one of top goalscorers ever. For ice hockey players in the national hockey league nhl, scoring 500 regular season goals is considered a highly significant achievement as of the completion of the 201819 nhl season the 101st regular season of play of the national hockey league a total of 45 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their nhl career a 500goal career was first achieved in 1957. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Nash has scored 403 goals throughout his nhl career, so having 40 unassisted ones actually does sound like quite a fair amount thats. Made his nhl debut with the toronto maple leafs on cbcs hockey night in canada two. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Can you name the nhl players who have scored 5 or more unassisted goals in a season 197980 to 201819. Blues, stars set nhl mark for fastest four goals sports. The 11 most unlikely success stories in nhl history. Either he scored the first nhl goal, or the second nhl goal and the first in canadiens nhl history. Billy smith of the new york islanders, in the 197980 season, was the first goaltender to be credited with a goal in the nhl when rob ramage of the colorado rockies put the puck into his own empty net.
Nhl most unassisted goals in a season 19792019 quiz. For in scoring that goal, alex had to break every conceivable rule. Louis blues win over the dallas stars turned from a trickle of goals into an avalanche of pucks that resulted in the four fastest goals scored in. Mike brophy is a hockey analyst for rogers sportsnet, a syndicated columnist and twiceweekly analyst for the team 990 in montreal. Chara is just the 22nd defenseman in nhl history to reach 200 goals, and the. Jets mark scheifele sets nhl record for most road goals.
The next season, he played a full season and scored only 10 goals, but he became. A look at the most unlikely seasons in nhl history. Alex ovechkin amazing goal vs phoenix coyotes 2006 all. The most recognizable moment in bruins history may never have happened if. Nhl players who have scored the most goals by country. Bruins zdeno chara enters nhl history books with 200th career goal. Wondering who holds the nhl alltime record for assists. Unless you had video evidence of every own goal it would be pretty difficult to account who has put the puck. Nhl alltime goals per game gpg leaders stats hockey. Twelve goaltenders have scored a total of fifteen goals in national hockey league nhl. Nhl players who hold the alltime record for the most goals in nhl. Gretzky hit his career high of 92 goals and his second best point total at 212. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Most goals scored in every nhl arena the hockey writers.
The islanders allowed the most goals in 201718 when they conceded 293 total. Wong, john chikit 2001, the development of professional hockey and the making of the national hockey league, university of maryland college park, isbn 9780493368948 websites. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Of his 14 goals, 11 have come away from bell mts place.
Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, hockey. Here is our list of the greatest goals in hockey history. Using the average scoring decrease of historys other great goalscorers as they aged, the following chart estimates what ovechkins scoring. Top 20 greatest goals in hockey history thesportster. It was freely available but is now available exclusively in our ingoal members archive.
I appreciate the fact that the authors went a lot further than the nhl and actually ranked the players like a list should instead of looking at the dumb list that the league will produce. That made the rookie the first player to score four goals in his nhl debut. Ingoal magazine has been delivering goalie specific content for a decade now. Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter. Nhl points leaders alltime national hockey league espn.
Was alex ovechkins 2006 goal against phoenix coyotes, the greatest miracle goal in sports. Alex ovechkin breaks nhl record for most career goals by a russian video. They have also written the young adult book, war in the ring. After unsuccessfully attempting to resolve disputes with eddie livingstone, owner of the toronto blueshirts, executives of the three other nha franchises suspended the nha, and formed the national hockey league nhl, replacing the livingstone team with a. The 201819 nhl season was one for the record books. A peoples history is the altogether irresistible companion book to the cbctelevision series of the same name, airing in fall 06. The first is those that are visually incredible and flashy, and the second is those goals that are of great importance to the history of the game.
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