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Top 100 NHLers 2025
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TOP 100 NHL PLAYERS: 3-7
3 CALE MAKAR POS: D AGE: 26 > The Norris Trophy shoo-in just keeps getting better. His goal-scoring prowess is taking center stage, and he’s the first D-man with consecutive 90-point seasons since Paul Coffey and Al MacInnis did so in 1989-90 and ’90-91. Makar’s body of work is helping him cement a legacy as a generational talent who has reshaped the position. 4 LEON DRAISAITL POS: C AGE: 29 > He’s sometimes seen as Robin to Connor McDavid’s Batman, but Draisaitl already had his own Hart and Art Ross Trophies and added the Rocket Richard this year while logging his fourth 50-goal and sixth 100-point season in 11 years. You know you’re doing it right when you ink a deal to become the NHL’s highest-paid player. 5 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK POS: G AGE: 31 > It will soon…
TOP 100 NHL PLAYERS: 14-18
14 ZACH WERENSKI POS: D AGE: 27 > The highest Werenski has ever finished in Norris Trophy voting is eighth. That will change this season. In a big way. The way he has played at both ends of the ice vaulted the Blue Jackets in a season when everyone thought they’d be a lottery team – and everyone would have understood if they were. 15 DAVID PASTRNAK POS: RW AGE: 28 > As one era ends in Boston, it falls to Pastrnak to lead the next. Driving play from the wing will be a challenge, but there’s no substitute for his elite goal-scoring ability. ‘Pasta’ has declined from his 61-goal, 113-point high, but he’s still in the heart of his prime years and remains one of the league’s top snipers. 16 MIRO HEISKANEN POS: D AGE: 25 >…
TRACING THEIR ROOTS
UKRAINE HAS BEEN A member of the IIHF since 1992. Long before that, however, players of Ukrainian descent began making their marks on the NHL. Those families’ journeys to reach North America and raise generations of NHL stars are at the center of the documentary UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends, directed and produced by Kyiv’s Volodymyr Mula. It’s a list that includes Hockey Hall of Famers such as Wayne Gretzky, Terry Sawchuk and Johnny Bucyk, plus stars of the game like Eddie Shack and Eric Nesterenko. Initially released in Ukraine in 2020, Mula’s film finally made its Canadian debut in Edmonton in March of this year. “My main message, my goal, is to show that former NHL players take pride in their Ukrainian heritage,” Mula said. “I also want…
TOP 100 NHL PLAYERS: 57-61
57 FILIP FORSBERG POS: LW AGE: 30 > Forsberg is one of the league’s highest-volume shooters, and he’s a perennial 30-goal threat thanks to his proclivity for finding lanes and putting pucks on net. But beyond Forsberg’s obvious talent, his heart-and-soul qualities set him apart from his peers. He plays with grit and guile and leads by example every shift. 58 JOHN CARLSON POS: D AGE: 35 > He doesn’t score goals as prodigiously as he did when he was younger – although it would help if he hadn’t had five goals overturned this season – but Carlson still produces, and he has enhanced his defensive game. And as he’s entered the twilight of his career, there’s an element of consistency that is comforting. 59 TIM STUTZLE POS: C AGE: 23 > He hasn’t returned to his 39-goal,…
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