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This is the The Hockey News' top 100 National Hockey League players of all-time. The Hockey News is a newspaper that specializes in ice hockey. This list is included in the book The Top 100 NHL Players of All-Time (ISBN 978-07710-4175-4).

Judges

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The judges involved in making the selections for this list include writers, journalists, and broadcasters (Don Cherry, John Davidson, Milt Dunnell, Stan Fischler, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane, Bob McKenzie, Jim Matheson, Harry Neale, Frank Orr), as well as coaches, referees, general managers, and former players (Al Arbour, Scotty Bowman, Emile Francis, Howie Meeker, Scotty Morrison, Roger Neilson, Bud Poile, Sam Pollock, Marcel Pronovost, Billy Reay, Glen Sather, Harry Sinden, Red Storey).

The list

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Wayne Gretzky was voted as the greatest player of all time.
  † Player was active in the NHL when the list was published.
# Name Position Team(s) Birthplace HHOF
1 Wayne Gretzky Forward Edm, LA, Stl, NYR Brantford, Ontario 1999
2 Bobby Orr Defenceman Bos, Chi Parry Sound, Ontario 1979
3 Gordie Howe Forward Det, Har Floral, Saskatchewan 1972
4 Mario Lemieux[1] Forward Pit Montreal, Quebec 1997
5 Maurice Richard Forward Mtl Montreal, Quebec 1961
6 Doug Harvey Defenceman Mtl, NYR, Det, Stl Montreal, Quebec 1973
7 Jean Beliveau Forward Mtl Trois-Rivières, Quebec 1972
8 Bobby Hull Forward Chi, Har, Wpg Pointe Anne, Ontario 1983
9 Terry Sawchuk Goaltender Det, Bos, Tor, LA, NYR Winnipeg, Manitoba 1971
10 Eddie Shore Defenceman Bos, NYA Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan 1947
11 Guy Lafleur Forward Mtl, NYR, Que Thurso, Quebec 1988
12 Mark Messier Forward Edm, NYR, Van Edmonton, Alberta 2007
13 Jacques Plante Goaltender Mtl, NYR, Stl, Tor, Bos Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec 1978
14 Ray Bourque Defenceman Bos, Col Montreal, Quebec 2004
15 Howie Morenz Forward Mtl, Chi, NYR Mitchell, Ontario 1945
16 Glenn Hall Goaltender Det, Chi, Stl Humboldt, Saskatchewan 1975
17 Stan Mikita[2] Forward Chi   Sokolče, Czechoslovakia 1983
18 Phil Esposito Forward Chi, Bos, NYR Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 1984
19 Denis Potvin Defenceman NYI Ottawa, Ontario 1991
20 Mike Bossy Forward NYI Montreal, Quebec 1991
21 Ted Lindsay Forward Det, Chi Renfrew, Ontario 1966
22 Red Kelly Defenceman Det, Tor Simcoe, Ontario 1969
23 Bobby Clarke Forward Phi Flin Flon, Manitoba 1987
24 Larry Robinson Defenceman Mtl, LA Winchester, Ontario 1995
25 Ken Dryden Goaltender Mtl Hamilton, Ontario 1983
26 Frank Mahovlich Forward Tor, Det, Mtl Timmins, Ontario 1981
27 Milt Schmidt Forward Bos Kitchener, Ontario 1961
28 Paul Coffey Defenceman Edm, Pit, LA, Det, Har, Phi, Chi, Car, Bos Weston, Ontario 2004
29 Henri Richard Forward Mtl Montreal, Quebec 1979
30 Bryan Trottier Forward NYI, Pit Val Marie, Saskatchewan 1997
31 Dickie Moore Forward Mtl, Tor, Stl Montreal, Quebec 1974
32 Newsy Lalonde Forward Mtl, NYA Cornwall, Ontario 1950
33 Syl Apps Forward Tor Paris, Ontario 1961
34 Bill Durnan Goaltender Mtl Toronto, Ontario 1964
35 Patrick Roy Goaltender Mtl, Col Quebec City, Quebec 2006
36 Charlie Conacher Forward Tor, Det, NYA Toronto, Ontario 1961
37 Jaromir Jagr Forward Pit   Kladno, Czechoslovakia
38 Marcel Dionne Forward Det, LA, NYR Drummondville, Quebec 1992
39 Joe Malone Forward Mtl, QueB, Ham Sillery, Quebec 1950
40 Chris Chelios Defenceman Mtl, Chi   Chicago, Illinois
41 Dit Clapper Defenceman Bos Newmarket, Ontario 1947
42 Bernie Geoffrion Forward Mtl, NYR Montreal, Quebec 1972
43 Tim Horton Defenceman Tor, NYR, Pit, Buf Cochrane, Ontario 1977
44 Bill Cook Forward NYR Brantford, Ontario 1952
45 Johnny Bucyk Forward Det, Bos Edmonton, Alberta 1981
46 George Hainsworth Goaltender Mtl, Tor Toronto, Ontario 1961
47 Gilbert Perreault Forward Buf Victoriaville, Quebec 1990
48 Max Bentley Forward Chi, Tor, NYR Delisle, Saskatchewan 1966
49 Brad Park Defenceman NYR, Bos, Det Toronto, Ontario 1988
50 Jari Kurri Forward Edm, LA, NYR, Ana, Col   Helsinki, Finland 2001
51 Nels Stewart Forward MtlM, Bos, NYA Montreal, Quebec 1962
52 King Clancy Defenceman Ott(I), Tor Ottawa, Ontario 1958
53 Bill Cowley Forward StlE, Bos Bristol, Quebec 1968
54 Eric Lindros Forward Phi London, Ontario
55 Busher Jackson Forward Tor, NYA, Bos Toronto, Ontario 1971
56 Peter Stastny Forward Que, NJ, Stl   Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 1998
57 Ted Kennedy Forward Tor Humberstone, Ontario 1966
58 Andy Bathgate Forward NYR, Tor, Det, Pit Winnipeg, Manitoba 1978
59 Pierre Pilote Defenceman Chi, Tor Kénogami, Quebec 1975
60 Turk Broda Goaltender Tor Brandon, Manitoba 1967
61 Frank Boucher Forward Ott(I), NYR Ottawa, Ontario 1958
62 Cy Denneny Forward Ott(I), Bos Farran's Point, Ontario 1959
63 Bernie Parent Goaltender Bos, Phi, Tor Montreal, Quebec 1984
64 Brett Hull Forward Cgy, Stl, Dal Belleville, Ontario 2009
65 Aurele Joliat Forward Mtl Ottawa, Ontario 1947
66 Toe Blake Forward MtlM, Mtl Victoria Mines, Ontario 1966
67 Frank Brimsek Goaltender Bos, Chi   Eveleth, Minnesota 1966
68 Elmer Lach Forward Mtl Nokomis, Saskatchewan 1966
69 Dave Keon Forward Tor, Har Noranda, Quebec 1986
70 Grant Fuhr Goaltender Edm, Tor, Buf, LA, Stl Spruce Grove, Alberta 2003
71 Brian Leetch Defenceman NYR   Corpus Christi, Texas 2009
72 Earl Seibert Defenceman NYR, Chi, Det Kitchener, Ontario 1963
73 Doug Bentley Forward Chi, NYR Delisle, Saskatchewan 1964
74 Borje Salming Defenceman Tor, Det   Kiruna, Sweden 1996
75 Georges Vezina Goaltender Mtl Chicoutimi, Quebec 1945
76 Charlie Gardiner Goaltender Chi   Edinburgh, Scotland 1945
77 Clint Benedict Goaltender Ott(I), MtlM Ottawa, Ontario 1965
78 Steve Yzerman Forward Det Cranbrook, British Columbia 2009
79 Tony Esposito Goaltender Mtl, Chi Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 1988
80 Billy Smith Goaltender LA, NYI Perth, Ontario 1993
81 Serge Savard Defenceman Mtl, Wpg Montreal, Quebec 1986
82 Alex Delvecchio Forward Det Fort William, Ontario 1977
83 Babe Dye Forward Tor, Ham, Chi, NYA Hamilton, Ontario 1970
84 Lorne Chabot Goaltender NYR, Tor, Chi, Mtl, MtlM, NYA Montreal, Quebec
85 Sid Abel Forward Det, Chi Melville, Saskatchewan 1969
86 Bob Gainey Forward Mtl Peterborough, Ontario 1992
87 Johnny Bower Goaltender NYR, Tor Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 1976
88 Sprague Cleghorn Defenceman Ott(I), Tor, Mtl, Bos Montreal, Quebec 1958
89 Mike Gartner Forward Was, MNS, NYR, Tor, Phx Ottawa, Ontario 2001
90 Norm Ullman Forward Det, Tor Provost, Alberta 1982
91 Sweeney Schriner Forward NYA, Tor   Saratov, Russian Empire 1962
92 Joe Primeau Forward Tor Lindsay, Ontario 1963
93 Darryl Sittler Forward Tor, Phi, Det Kitchener, Ontario 1989
94 Joe Sakic Forward Que, Col Burnaby, British Columbia
95 Dominik Hasek Goaltender Chi, Buf   Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
96 Babe Pratt Defenceman NYR, Tor, Bos Stony Mountain, Manitoba 1966
97 Jack Stewart Defenceman Det, Chi Pilot Mound, Manitoba 1964
98 Yvan Cournoyer Forward Mtl Drummondville, Quebec 1982
99 Bill Gadsby Defenceman Chi, NYR, Det Calgary, Alberta 1970
100 Frank Nighbor Forward Ott(I), Tor Pembroke, Ontario 1947

Team names

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  1. ^ Mario Lemieux was retired at the time the list was published, but returned later for a few more seasons.
  2. ^ Stan Mikita is the highest-ranked European-born player, though he was raised in Canada from a young age.

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