seventieslord
Student Of The Game
The following is the still-ongoing list of the top pre-1926 (pre-merger) performers as determined by the History of Hockey community.
Please report any errors to @seventieslord
Positions from memory to the best of my ability. Those who played into the age where D was D, overrode years where they may have been P/CP. I tried to be judicious assigning secondary positions, there has to be a high-profile case of the player having a different position for a full season or regularly swapped between them within multiple seasons. I'm trying to avoid listing a third position for anyone, but feel free to advise me of cases where you think it is necessary (and provide evidence).
Discussion threads:
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 1
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 2
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 3
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 4
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 5
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 6
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 7
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 8
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 9
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 10
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 11
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 12
Aggregate list:
Voting results:
Individual voting records:
BenchBrawl
Black Gold Extractor
Dreakmur
Dr John Carlson
Habsfan18
ImporterExporter
jigglysquishy
Johnny Engine
nabby12
overpass
Professor What
ResilientBeast
rmartin65
seventieslord
tarheelhockey
TheDevilMadeMe
Please report any errors to @seventieslord
# | Name | Pos | Born | Birthplace |
1 | Frank Nighbor | C/LW | 1893 | Pembroke, ON |
2 | Cyclone Taylor | R/D | 1884 | Tara, ON |
3 | Newsy Lalonde | C | 1887 | Cornwall, ON |
4 | Sprague Cleghorn | D | 1890 | Montreal, QC |
5 | Georges Vezina | G | 1887 | Chicoutimi, QC |
6 | Russell Bowie | R | 1880 | Montreal, QC |
7 | Joe Malone | C/LW | 1890 | Sillery, QC |
8 | Eddie Gerard | D | 1890 | Ottawa, ON |
9 | Tommy Phillips | LW | 1883 | Rat Portage, ON |
10 | Clint Benedict | G | 1892 | Ottawa, ON |
11 | Hugh Lehman | G | 1885 | Pembroke, ON |
12 | Frank Fredrickson | C | 1895 | Winnipeg, MB |
13 | Hod Stuart | CP | 1879 | Ottawa, ON |
14 | Cy Denneny | LW | 1891 | Farran's Point, ON |
15 | Georges Boucher | D | 1896 | Ottawa, ON |
16 | Moose Johnson | D/LW | 1886 | Montreal, QC |
17 | Mickey MacKay | R | 1894 | Chesley, ON |
18 | Frank McGee | C | 1882 | Ottawa, ON |
19 | Duke Keats | C | 1895 | Montreal, QC |
20 | Lester Patrick | D/LW | 1883 | Drummondville, QC |
21 | Harry Cameron | D | 1890 | Pembroke, ON |
22 | Babe Dye | RW | 1892 | Hamilton, ON |
23 | Harvey Pulford | P | 1875 | Toronto, ON |
24 | Frank Foyston | C | 1891 | Minesing, ON |
25 | Mike Grant | CP | 1873 | Montreal, QC |
26 | Didier Pitre | RW/D | 1883 | Valleyfield, QC |
27 | Hap Holmes | G | 1888 | Aurora, ON |
28 | Art Ross | D | 1886 | Naughton, ON |
29 | George Hay | LW | 1898 | Listowel, ON |
30 | Percy LeSueur | G | 1881 | Quebec, QC |
31 | Weldy Young | CP | 1871 | Ottawa, ON |
32 | Dan Bain | C | 1874 | Belleville, ON |
33 | Alf Smith | RW | 1873 | Ottawa, ON |
34 | Joe Simpson | D | 1893 | Selkirk, MB |
35 | Jack Walker | R | 1888 | Whitefish River Valley, ON |
36 | Paddy Moran | G | 1877 | Quebec, QC |
37 | Jack Campbell | CP | 1866 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
38 | Tommy Smith | C | 1886 | Ottawa, ON |
39 | Bernie Morris | RW | 1890 | Brandon, MB |
40 | Herb Gardiner | D | 1891 | Winnipeg, MB |
41 | Joe Hall | D | 1881 | Milwich, UK |
42 | Reg Noble | C/D | 1896 | Collingwood, ON |
43 | Frank Patrick | D | 1885 | Ottawa, ON |
44 | Dick Irvin | C | 1892 | Hamilton, ON |
45 | Bob MacDougall | RW | 1876 | Montreal, QC |
46 | Tommy Dunderdale | C | 1887 | Benalla, AU |
47 | Gord Roberts | LW | 1891 | Ottawa, ON |
48 | Marty Walsh | C | 1884 | Kingston, ON |
49 | Si Griffis | D/R | 1883 | Onaga, KS |
50 | Harry Oliver | RW | 1898 | Selkirk, MB |
51 | Art Duncan | D | 1891 | Sault Ste Marie, ON |
52 | Punch Broadbent | RW | 1892 | Ottawa, ON |
53 | Allan Cameron | CP | 1863 | Montreal, QC |
54 | Haviland Routh | RW | 1871 | Montreal, QC |
55 | Ernie Russell | C/R | 1883 | Montreal, QC |
56 | Jack Marshall | C/D | 1877 | St. Vallier, QC |
57 | Lloyd Cook | D | 1890 | Lynden, ON |
58 | Dolly Swift | R | 1866 | Quebec, QC |
59 | Carson Cooper | RW | 1897 | Cornwall, ON |
60 | Dickie Boon | D | ||
61 | Tom Paton | G | ||
62 | Harry Trihey | C | ||
63 | Dubbie Kerr | LW | ||
64 | Jack Adams | C | ||
65 | Riley Hern | G | ||
66 | Jack Darragh | RW | ||
67 | Bouse Hutton | G | ||
68 | Harry Hyland | RW | ||
69 | Eddie Oatman | RW | ||
70 | Harry Smith | C |
Positions from memory to the best of my ability. Those who played into the age where D was D, overrode years where they may have been P/CP. I tried to be judicious assigning secondary positions, there has to be a high-profile case of the player having a different position for a full season or regularly swapped between them within multiple seasons. I'm trying to avoid listing a third position for anyone, but feel free to advise me of cases where you think it is necessary (and provide evidence).
Discussion threads:
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 1
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 2
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 3
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 4
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 5
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 6
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 7
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 8
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 9
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 10
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 11
Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All Time: Round 2, Vote 12
Aggregate list:
Voting results:
HOH Top-60 Pre-merger players: voting results
Vote 1: We had 15 of 16 members voting. name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NR Total Frank Nighbor 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 Cyclone Taylor 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 Newsy Lalonde 0 0 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 Sprague Cleghorn 0 0 2 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Georges Vezina 0 0 0 3 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 77...
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Individual voting records:
BenchBrawl
Black Gold Extractor
Dreakmur
Dr John Carlson
Habsfan18
ImporterExporter
jigglysquishy
Johnny Engine
nabby12
overpass
Professor What
ResilientBeast
rmartin65
seventieslord
tarheelhockey
TheDevilMadeMe
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