Unforgettable hockey players 21 Articles

by TIMOTHY J. THOMPSON

The sport of hockey has certainly had its share of unforgettable heroes. Players such as: Guy Lafleur, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, Larry Robinson, Ken Dryden, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretsky, Mark Messier, Valery K...read more

by Zach Bigalke

Many people will wax rhapsodically about the virtues of watching Wayne Gretzky play behind the net for the Oilers or Bobby Orr flying to victory for Boston. The elite players throughout the history of the National Hockey L...read more

by Brian Batchelar

Every player that has ever played in the NHL is probably viewed by somebody, somewhere as being unforgettable. The reasons could be as simple as a chance meeting in an airport, a kind gesture by a player leaving the ice a...read more

by Marcel Langlois

By far the most unforgettable hockey player that has ever played the game was the Rocket Maurice Richard. He was 5'9, 180 Pd's,french kid who could hardly answer English interviews on Hockey night in Canada but did it rega...read more

by Rob Dacosta

Unforgettable isn't the same as the 'best', or a favorites list. Gretzky, Orr, Kharlamov, Plante, Howe, Richard, Lemieux, Fetisov all come to mind when starting the best list, and all would certainly contribute to the u...read more

by B. B. James

There is perhaps no sport in which the answer to the question of who is its greatest player is more clear-cut than hockey: Wayne Gretzky. It's silly to even hold a discussion about other candidates. Not only is Gretzky...read more

by Corey Bennett

I think the top 5 most unforgettable hockey players ever are: 1. Wayne Gretzky 2. Bobby Orr 3. Mario Lemieux 4. Gordie Howe 5. Maurice "Rocket" Richard The reason for this is that these players have broken numero...read more

by Gregg Inkpen

Youngest Player In A Professional Hockey League? The youngest player to lace up skates and compete in a National Hockey League game was Bep Guidolin, who was less than one month shy of his 17th birthday when he played f...read more

by Nathan Guitard

Who are the greatest hockey players? This question is often asked in magazines, on television shows, websites, newspapers, amongst friends at bars, etc. Like any other list that evaluates people, this usually leads to diff...read more

by Dave Dunseith

In a list of "unforgettable" hockey players, it is not necessarily the "Best" or the "Record holders", it's those who left their mark on the game for something they did or were. There are the Good: Wayne Gretzky is u...read more

by Brian Vercammen

Record holders don't impress me. Don't get me wrong; it sure helps to have some records under your belt just in case anyone ever wants to argue your talent or impact on the sport or outcome of games. I believe there is m...read more

by Archy

I like the idea of compiling a list of "unforgettable" players rather than "best" players. Interestingly, I heard a nice interview with The Great One (i.e. Wayne Gretzky) the other day where he again reiterated that G...read more

by vancouverdave

Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe, Mario Lemeiux Discussion. By far, the best defenseman in the history of the game. From Parry Sound, Ontario, Bobby Orr grew up playing the game on the frozen p...read more

by Keith Staines

I agree that unforgettable and best hockey players are two completely different things. Unforgettable probably depends a lot on which teams you follow and when you watched hockey. For me, the most unforgettable players...read more

by Ivan-ac

This season the NHL is introducing Reebok's new slimmer jerseys with "wicking" materials that help keep moisture away from the body. Whether we like all of the redesigns or not is a matter for another post, but I'm t...read more

by Rabi

As with any sport, if you truly know the history of the game you would be able to spend countless hours reciting the incredible achievements of the players who took the game and made it their own. I'm going to focus o...read more

by Rick Sherry

Greetings from the state of Florida. You may be asking yourself what the heck does a Floridian know about hockey? Well, like many people that reside here in Florida I originally came from up north and grew up a huge Bruins...read more

by Kirk Perry

What does it mean to be an unforgettable hockey player? I would assume the answer to that question would be a player who had a high impact on the game. A player who leads his team to championships. A player who other NH...read more

by Spencer Andrew

Bobby Orr is arguably the best hockey player in the history of the sport. Winner of eight consecutive Norris trophies (as best defenseman), he is also the only defenceman ever to win the scoring title. Most critics agr...read more

by funny guy

When asked about a favorite hockey player, the over-hyped obvious answer is Gretzky. However, I have always seen Mario Lemieux as a more dynamic and exciting player. While Gretzky spent the majority of his career in good h...read more