NHL’s Top 20 All-Time Greats From the 1917-18 to 1926-27 Seasons

Jan 23, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A large Toronto Maple Leafs flag is carried across the stands by fans before the start of the Toronto Maple Leafs game against the Calgary Flames at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Flames 4-0. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A large Toronto Maple Leafs flag is carried across the stands by fans before the start of the Toronto Maple Leafs game against the Calgary Flames at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Flames 4-0. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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NHL Top 20: We’re Counting Down the Players from the 1917-18 Inaugural Season to the 1926-27 NHL Season, Just Who Will Be Number One? You’ll Have to Read to Find Out!

We’ll be beginning the countdown from the very first season of the NHL,1917-18 to ten seasons later, 1926-27. 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 their generation of play!

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