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Top 50 Players of All-Time
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Now: New York Rangers’ center NHL season: 19th Age: 36 Now: Player agent, woolf Associates Res.: Boston Age: 49 Now: President, Mr. Hockey Enterprises Res.: Traverse City, Mich. Age: 69 Now: Retired Res.: Sewickley, Pa. Age: 32 Now: Montreal Canadiens’ ambassador Res.: Montreal Age: 76 Died: Dec. 26, 1989 Age at Death: 65 Now: Montreal Canadiens’ ambassador Res.: Longueuil, Que. Age: 66 Now: Celebrity spokesman Res.: Chicago Age: 58 Died: May 31, 1970 Age at Death: 40 Died: March 16, 1985 Age at Death: 82 Now: Montreal Canadiens’ ambassador Res.: Ile-Bizard, Que. Age: 46 Now: Vancouver Canucks’ center NHL season: 19th Age: 36 Died: Feb. 27, 1986 Age at Death: 57 Now: Boston Bruins’ defenseman NHL season: 19th Age: 37 Died: March 8, 1937 Age at Death: 34 Now: Calgary Flames’ goaltending consultant Res.: Stony Plain, Alta. Age: 66 Now: Plastics representative Res.: Chicago Age: 57 Now: Tampa Bay Lightning GM Res.: Tampa Age: 55 Now: Florida Panthers’ color commentator Res.: Lighthouse Point, Fla. Age: 44 Now: Stockbroker Res.: Laval, Que. Age: 40 Now: Auto firm representative Res.: Rochester Hills, Mich. Age: 72 Now: Retired Res.: Toronto Age: 70 Now: Philadelphia…
No. 39 Center Joe Malone
They called him ‘Phantom’ Joe Malone and a phantom he remains. There is no mental image of him, no archival footage, only a few black and white prints and the irrefutable footprint of his greatness in the NHL record book. Highest goals-per-game average, one season: Joe Malone, Montreal Canadiens, 1917-1918, 44 goals in 20 games. 2.20 goals per game. Most goals one game: seven, Joe Malone, Quebec Bulldogs, Jan. 31, 1920. Bulldogs 10, Toronto St. Pats’ 6. These are the last and most lasting traces of Joe Malone, records rendered untouchable not just by the greatness of the player, but also by the player’s place in history. Malone, who died in Quebec City, May 15, 1969, knew as much. “I’m getting so many calls about my scoring records,” an exasperated Malone told The Hockey…
THN TOP 50 VOTERS
Voters are listed by position and team/media outlet/organization with which they have achieved most prominence. Not all positions and affiliations are denoted. All voters still active are listed in current positions and indicated with asterisks. Claude Larochelle Writer* Le Soleil de Quebec Jim Matheson Writer* Edmonton Journal Brian McFarlane Historian* Toronto Ken McKenzie Co-founder The Hockey News Bob McKenzie Associate Editor* The Hockey News Max McNab GM Washington Capitals Howie Meeker Player-coach Toronto Maple Leafs How Results Were Tabulated Players with the highest number of voting points rank highest, Points were assigned on the following weighted basis: No. 1-60 points; No. 2-55; No. 3-51; No. 4-48; No. 5-46; No. 6-44; No. 7-43; No. 8-42; No. 9-41; No. 10-40; etc; No. 48-2; No. 49-1; No. 50-0. Players not included among the Top 50 Players by voters were assigned a minus-2. The results were audited by the Toronto…
No. 27 Center Milt Schmidt
Milt Schmidt says one of the highlights of his life came four decades ago with a handshake and a lesson in the warrior’s code. Schmidt and Eddie Shore were the best of the Boston Bruins for the club’s first 40 years and Schmidt waged regular and incendiary battles with the Montreal Canadiens’ Elmer Lach, Detroit Red Wings’ Sid Abel and Toronto Maple Leafs’ Ted Kennedy. But even those wars paled when compared to the career-long feud that pitted Schmidt against ‘Black Jack’ Stewart, the Detroit Red Wings’ brutal and intimidating defenseman. “It used to begin,” remembered Schmidt’s longtime linemate Woody Dumart, “about the time they blew the whistle to start the game.” The truce came years after the two had retired. “I was coaching the Bruins and I remember one day our…
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