Best player per city of Birth

[Slitty]

My home village of Ebanaya Pizdukovka gave birth to one of the greatest hockey player in the federal'niy okrug: Mudak Heroviy.


I dont think there was ever a more celebrated "hometown hero". Everyone treated him as a demigod.

 

[hockeyfan125]

my district Ahuntsic-Bordeaux-Cartierville(montreal about 10 000 people)
Maurice ''Rocket'' Richard
Henry ''Pocket Rocket'' Richard
Mike Bossy !
maybe more ...
Beat that !

Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.

Forsberg
Sedin
Sedin
Sundstrom
Naslund

not bad.

 

[Flash Walken]

Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.

Forsberg
Sedin
Sedin
Sundstrom
Naslund

not bad.

hahaha, is that listed by skill?

 

[pnep]

Novosibirsk:

Nabokov Dmitri
Golubovsky Yan
Shaldybin Yevgeny
Klimovich Sergei

 

[mazmin]

Winnipeg: Terry Sawchuck

 

[Shootmaster_44]

Floral, Sask. - Gordie Howe, I dont know was he the last from Floral so far?

I'm guessing he was the one and only product of Floral, Saskatchewan. I think all that is even left of Floral today is a grain elevator. I don't believe anyone even lives in Floral.

As for the best product from Saskatoon, good question. The best name I can come up with is Brent Ashton. Many great players have played here in Saskatoon, but not many were born here.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Robyn Regehr owns Brazil

 

[Shootmaster_44]

Rod Langway owns Maag, Taiwan and I'm guessing that no one tops Olaf Kolzig for Johannesbourg, South Africa.

 

[Flash Walken]

Rod Langway owns Maag, Taiwan and I'm guessing that no one tops Olaf Kolzig for Johannesbourg, South Africa.

Richie Regehr, Bandung, SK, Indonesia?

 

[Macman]

It's early, but I think we can already pencil in Crosby for Halifax.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.

Forsberg
Sedin
Sedin
Sundstrom
Naslund

not bad.

And I think Örnsköldsvik (Eagle shield bay ) only have something like 35.000 people living there.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Best and last player to play in NHL from a town. Does anyone have a list?:

ie:
Floral, Sask. - Gordie Howe, I dont know was he the last from Floral so far?

In particular looking for Ontario towns like Paris, Hespeler, Guelph, Trenton, Kitchener etc.

St Thomas, Ont - Joe Thornton

Anyone?

This list I made last year doesn't take into account "city" as you requested but it is a starting point since it includes state, province and nation (outside North America). Maybe some have differences of opinions as to the top player who represents the area but this is done by place of birth solely and doesn't take into account factors such as a place of training or (at times) changes in the nation's identity. It is not perfect but here it is:

Hockey Players Places of Birth:

Canadian Provinces and Territories:
Alberta Mark Messier
British Columbia Steve Yzerman
Manitoba Terry Sawchuk
Nanavut None
New Brunswick Rollie Melanson
Newfoundland Keith Brown
Northwest Territories Geoff Sanderson
Nova Scotia Al MacInnis
Ontario Wayne Gretzky
Prince Edward Island Al MacAdam
Quebec Maurice Richard
Saskatchewan Gordie Howe
Yukon Byron Baltimore

United States:
Alabama Audley Tuten
Alaska Scott Gomez
Arizona Jim Brown
California Lee Norwood
Colorado John Grahame
Connecticut Craig Janney
Delaware Mark Eaton
Florida Dan Hinote
Georgia Eric Chouinard
Idaho Pat Shea
Illinois Chris Chelios
Indiana John Michael Liles
Iowa Scott Clemmensen
Maine Danny Bolduc
Maryland Jeff Halpern
Massachusetts Jeremy Roenick
Michigan Mike Modano
Minnesota Frank Brimsek
Missouri Pat LaFontaine
Montana Bill Lindsay
Nebraska Jed Ortmeyer
New Hampshire Deron Quint
New Jersey Randy Wood
New York Joe Mullen
North Dakota Fido Purpur
Ohio Dave Ellett
Oklahoma Tyler Arnason
Oregon Derek Gustafson
Pennsylvania Mike Richter
Rhode Island Brian Boucher
Texas Brian Leetch
Utah Steve Konowalchuk
Vermont John LeClair
Virginia Eric Weinrich
Washington Wayne Hicks
Washington, DC Kevyn Adams
Wisconsin Gary Suter

None: Arkansas, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Nation:
Austria Reinhard Divis
Belarus Ruslan Salei
Belgium Jan Benda
Brazil Robyn Regehr
Brunei Craig Adams
Croatia Goran Bezina
Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr
Denmark Poul Popiel
England Steve Thomas
Finland Teemu Selanne
France Cristobal Huet
Germany Walt Tkaczuk
Haiti Claude Vilgrain
Holland Ed Kea
Italy Nelson Debenedet
Jamaica Graeme Townshend
Kazakhstan Evgeni Nabokov
Latvia Sandis Ozolinsh
Lebanon Ed Hatoum
Nigeria Roman Ndur
Northern Ireland Owen Nolan
Norway Espen Knutsen
Paraguay Willi Plett
Poland Mariusz Czerkawski
Russia Ilya Kovalchuk
Scotland Steve Smith
Slovakia Zigmund Palffy
South Africa Olaf Kolzig
South Korea Richard Park
Sweden Peter Forsberg
Switzerland Mark Hardy
Taiwan (Formosa) Rod Langway
Tanzania Chris Nielsen
Ukraine Dmitri Khristich
Venezuela Rick Chartraw
Wales Wilf Cude
Yugoslavia Ivan Boldirev

 

[HabKing]

From my hometown

St-Laurent, Quebec (which no longer exists as a separate city from Montreal)

Ray Bourque

 

[El_Scoobo]

This list I made last year doesn't take into account "city" as you requested but it is a starting point since it includes state, province and nation (outside North America). Maybe some have differences of opinions as to the top player who represents the area but this is done by place of birth solely and doesn't take into account factors such as a place of training or (at times) changes in the nation's identity. It is not perfect but here it is:

Hockey Players Places of Birth:

Canadian Provinces and Territories:
Alberta Mark Messier
British Columbia Steve Yzerman
Manitoba Terry Sawchuk
Nanavut None
New Brunswick Rollie Melanson
Newfoundland Keith Brown
Northwest Territories Geoff Sanderson
Nova Scotia Al MacInnis
Ontario Wayne Gretzky
Prince Edward Island Al MacAdam
Quebec Maurice Richard
Saskatchewan Gordie Howe
Yukon Byron Baltimore

United States:
Alabama Audley Tuten
Alaska Scott Gomez
Arizona Jim Brown
California Lee Norwood
Colorado John Grahame
Connecticut Craig Janney
Delaware Mark Eaton
Florida Dan Hinote
Georgia Eric Chouinard
Idaho Pat Shea
Illinois Chris Chelios
Indiana John Michael Liles
Iowa Scott Clemmensen
Maine Danny Bolduc
Maryland Jeff Halpern
Massachusetts Jeremy Roenick
Michigan Mike Modano
Minnesota Frank Brimsek
Missouri Pat LaFontaine
Montana Bill Lindsay
Nebraska Jed Ortmeyer
New Hampshire Deron Quint
New Jersey Randy Wood
New York Joe Mullen
North Dakota Fido Purpur
Ohio Dave Ellett
Oklahoma Tyler Arnason
Oregon Derek Gustafson
Pennsylvania Mike Richter
Rhode Island Brian Boucher
Texas Brian Leetch
Utah Steve Konowalchuk
Vermont John LeClair
Virginia Eric Weinrich
Washington Wayne Hicks
Washington, DC Kevyn Adams
Wisconsin Gary Suter

None: Arkansas, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Nation:
Austria Reinhard Divis
Belarus Ruslan Salei
Belgium Jan Benda
Brazil Robyn Regehr
Brunei Craig Adams
Croatia Goran Bezina
Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr
Denmark Poul Popiel
England Steve Thomas
Finland Teemu Selanne
France Cristobal Huet
Germany Walt Tkaczuk
Haiti Claude Vilgrain
Holland Ed Kea
Italy Nelson Debenedet
Jamaica Graeme Townshend
Kazakhstan Evgeni Nabokov
Latvia Sandis Ozolinsh
Lebanon Ed Hatoum
Nigeria Roman Ndur
Northern Ireland Owen Nolan
Norway Espen Knutsen
Paraguay Willi Plett
Poland Mariusz Czerkawski
Russia Ilya Kovalchuk
Scotland Steve Smith
Slovakia Zigmund Palffy
South Africa Olaf Kolzig
South Korea Richard Park
Sweden Peter Forsberg
Switzerland Mark Hardy
Taiwan (Formosa) Rod Langway
Tanzania Chris Nielsen
Ukraine Dmitri Khristich
Venezuela Rick Chartraw
Wales Wilf Cude
Yugoslavia Ivan Boldirev

You could put Jordin Tootoo in for nunavut.

 

[Capt Tuttle]

This list I made last year doesn't take into account "city" as you requested but it is a starting point since it includes state, province and nation (outside North America). Maybe some have differences of opinions as to the top player who represents the area but this is done by place of birth solely and doesn't take into account factors such as a place of training or (at times) changes in the nation's identity. It is not perfect but here it is:

Hockey Players Places of Birth:

Canadian Provinces and Territories:
Alberta Mark Messier
British Columbia Steve Yzerman
Manitoba Terry Sawchuk
Nanavut None
New Brunswick Rollie Melanson
Newfoundland Keith Brown
Northwest Territories Geoff Sanderson
Nova Scotia Al MacInnis
Ontario Wayne Gretzky
Prince Edward Island Al MacAdam
Quebec Maurice Richard
Saskatchewan Gordie Howe
Yukon Byron Baltimore

United States:
Alabama Audley Tuten
Alaska Scott Gomez
Arizona Jim Brown
California Lee Norwood
Colorado John Grahame
Connecticut Craig Janney
Delaware Mark Eaton
Florida Dan Hinote
Georgia Eric Chouinard
Idaho Pat Shea
Illinois Chris Chelios
Indiana John Michael Liles
Iowa Scott Clemmensen
Maine Danny Bolduc
Maryland Jeff Halpern
Massachusetts Jeremy Roenick
Michigan Mike Modano
Minnesota Frank Brimsek
Missouri Pat LaFontaine
Montana Bill Lindsay
Nebraska Jed Ortmeyer
New Hampshire Deron Quint
New Jersey Randy Wood
New York Joe Mullen
North Dakota Fido Purpur
Ohio Dave Ellett
Oklahoma Tyler Arnason
Oregon Derek Gustafson
Pennsylvania Mike Richter
Rhode Island Brian Boucher
Texas Brian Leetch
Utah Steve Konowalchuk
Vermont John LeClair
Virginia Eric Weinrich
Washington Wayne Hicks
Washington, DC Kevyn Adams
Wisconsin Gary Suter

None: Arkansas, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Nation:
Austria Reinhard Divis
Belarus Ruslan Salei
Belgium Jan Benda
Brazil Robyn Regehr
Brunei Craig Adams
Croatia Goran Bezina
Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr
Denmark Poul Popiel
England Steve Thomas
Finland Teemu Selanne
France Cristobal Huet
Germany Walt Tkaczuk
Haiti Claude Vilgrain
Holland Ed Kea
Italy Nelson Debenedet
Jamaica Graeme Townshend
Kazakhstan Evgeni Nabokov
Latvia Sandis Ozolinsh
Lebanon Ed Hatoum
Nigeria Roman Ndur
Northern Ireland Owen Nolan
Norway Espen Knutsen
Paraguay Willi Plett
Poland Mariusz Czerkawski
Russia Ilya Kovalchuk
Scotland Steve Smith
Slovakia Zigmund Palffy
South Africa Olaf Kolzig
South Korea Richard Park
Sweden Peter Forsberg
Switzerland Mark Hardy
Taiwan (Formosa) Rod Langway
Tanzania Chris Nielsen
Ukraine Dmitri Khristich
Venezuela Rick Chartraw
Wales Wilf Cude
Yugoslavia Ivan Boldirev

Ken Hodge, the first European born player to score 50 goals in one season, born in Birmingham, England is arguably, as good a choice as Stumpy. Also, as great as Gretzky was, my choice for Ontario is Orr.

 

[El_Scoobo]

Wrong on all accounts.

Yzerman moved to Nepean when he was about 10. And he was better than Potvin.
As was Mike Gardner and Denis Savard (from across the river in Pointe Gatineau).


Guelph: Kirk Maltby? Never heard of anyone else from their, although I'm sure there is.

Kitchener? Darryl Sittler, followed by Milt Schmidt.

How about Tara, Ontario? Home of Fred "Cyclone" Taylor.

I agree with you that Yzerman was better than Potvin.

However, not too many people would agree that Sittler was better than Schmidt. In fact, Schmidt was better by a fair margin.

 

[GuloGulo]

Voskresensk, USSR

Of particular NHL fame:

Igor Larionov
Valeri Kamensky
Slava Kozlov

 

[GKJ]

Vancouver
- Sakic
- Kariya
- Seabrook
- Hannan

tons more.

Sakic is not from Vancouver, he is from Burnaby. There is a difference.



Mark Eaton is the best from Wilmington, Delaware

 

[MartinFr]

For Sweden it's gotta be Örnsköldsvik. I'd guess Huddinge is kinda equal but it's very close to Stockholm geographical(sp?).

 

[NJDevs430]

New Jersey Randy Wood

What about Jim Dowd? Won a Stanley Cup with the Devils.
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[Redden Punches Faces*]

Simcoe, Ont. - Rob Blake, honourable mention to Dwayne Roloson.

 

[Smelco]

London, Ontario



Gregory Campbell.

Excuse me but London doenst lay claim to him. He's one of the pride and joy's of my hometown, Tillsonburg, ON. along with Colin Campbell of course, whom they named the new arena after.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

You could put Jordin Tootoo in for nunavut.

I think this came up in a previous thread. The Offical NHL Guide shows his birthplace as Churchill, Manitoba.

 

[saskoil99]

Brantford - Gretzky
Parry Sound - Orr
Sault Ste. Marie - Esposito
Kamloops - Recchi
Edmonton - Eddie Shore was born in Saskatchewan but he was known as the Edmonton Express. If not Shore, Messier.

Eddie was born and raised in Cupar Saskatchewan, he actually didnt play hockey untill late in his life. He was known as the Edmonton Express for his end to end rushes playing with the Edmonton Eskimos (hockey not football )

 

[12# Peter Bondra]

Marian Hossa - Povazka Bystrica.