Who are the greats and why are they so great? A lot of people might crucify you for asking that question, but really, it’s not a bad question if you’re not familiar with hockey. So let’s start with who some of the greatest hockey players of all time are.
1.Wayne Gretzky
2.Gordie Howe
3. Bobby Orr
4. Bobby Helmet
5.Jean Beliveau
6.Guy Lafleur
7.Doug Harvey
8. Sidney Crosby
9.Stan Mikita
10. Martin Brodeur
11.Mark Messier
These are 11 of the best hockey players I can name in the blink of an eye. I think right now you can try to argue with a player on my roster, and that’s Crosby. Even if you were to argue that he shouldn’t be considered one of the greats, you would only argue for now. If he were to retire, he would become one of the greats without a doubt. It’s the same reason people hate Lebron James because he’s so good and you’re mad that he doesn’t play for your team.
Anyway, let’s get back to what makes these players the best hockey players that ever lived. Many of these players have won multiple scoring championships more than a few times. Now that’s quite an achievement because it’s hard enough to do it once, but more than once and sometimes consecutively is something else. Scoring goals is what wins games and these players were always able to put the puck in the back of the net like a magic trick. All of these players have incredible hockey IQs, they were able to tell where people were going to be and what the puck was going to do. They were very “hockey savvy”, it’s as if they invented the game themselves and had been playing the sport for years before it was introduced to society. The greats were all incredible playmakers who brought their teams together and were a dominating force. One of the greatest playmakers was Wayne Gretzky! If he ever saw him play, you couldn’t even try to dispute this fact. Many of these players were incredible, fast and strong skaters. Two of the fastest skaters were Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull. Bobby Hulls’ nickname is “Golden Jet” because he had blonde hair and was very fast. In addition to Bobby Orrs’ speed, he won the Norris Trophy eight years in a row. What is the Norris Trophy, you ask? It is a trophy awarded to the defenseman who demonstrated the best overall ability at his position throughout the entire NHL.
These greatest players of all time are so good because they are not only amazing at the great sport of hockey, but they are incredibly consistent year after year being the best in the league. They have come from themselves season after season, player after game. If you ever want to learn something about the game of hockey, take a page out of his book.
