May 22, 2014; New York, NY, USA; New York Rangers players and fans celebrate after the tying goal by left wing Chris Kreider (not pictured) during the third period in game three of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports
NHL Top 20: We’re Counting Down the Players Starting from the 1937-38 season to the 1946-47 NHL Season, Just Who Will Be Number One? You’ll Have to Read to Find Out!
This week we will be doing part three of the series as we count down the NHL top 20 greats from the 1937-38 season to the 1946-47 season. And we’ll continue to do so in 10-year increments counting down the best NHLers to ever touch the ice!
Over the NHL’s 100 year lifetime, past generations and generations of today have witnessed some of the greatest players to ever lace them up to carry their respective team to the treasured Stanley Cup. So with all of these players who exactly should rank where? Well, we are here to let you know with a top 20 player article counting down said players by ten-year increments.
Players on this article will not be ranked by the prestige of name, or who they have played for and with, they will be ranked by overall points accumulated in that ten-year span. Stanley Cups will be accounted for as well but will not be at the forefront or as a deciding factor, this is a points accumulated countdown to see who falls where in this generation of play!
Nov 13, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Boston Bruins fans react to a goal by center David Krejci (46) (not pictured) in the first period against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
Dec 31, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New York Rangers fans react to a goal by left wing Chris Kreider (not pictured) in the first period against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
Mar 21, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; St. Louis Blues fans celebrates a goal by left wing Magnus Paajarvi (56) (not pictured) in the third period against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The Blues defeated the Avalanche 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
Next week we will be doing part four of the NHL Top 20 Greats, this time from 1947-48 to 1956-57. 20 new players appear and some in positions you wouldn’t think they would end up in. Stay tuned as we continue these countdowns all the way until 2017! That means the greatest 200 players who ever touched the ice!
