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This poll of NHL players was taken for the book NHL The World of Professional Ice Hockey by Jay Greenberg, Frank Orr and Gary Ronberg.
Wayne Gretzky won the most categories, but didn't win as best center. Bobby Clarke won the second most categories.
Best Left Wing 1 Charlie Simmer 2 Steve Shutt 3 Clark Gillies
Best Center 1 Bryan Trottier 2 Marcel Dionne 3 Wayne Gretzky
Best Right Wing 1 Guy Lafleur 2 Mike Bossy 3 Lanny McDonald
Best Defensive Forward 1 Bob Gainey 2 Bobby Clarke 3 Walt Tkaczuk
Best Offensive Defenseman 1 Denis Potvin 2 Borje Salming 3 Larry Robinson
Best Defensive Defenseman 1 Larry Robinson 2 Serge Savard 3 Dave Burrows
Best Cornerman 1 Terry O'Reilly 2 Wayne Cashman 3 Paul Holmgren
Best Goaltender 1 Tony Esposito 2 Don Edwards 3 Mike Palmateer
Player with the Best Hockey Sense 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Marcel Dionne 3 Ulf Nilsson
Best Fore-checker 1 Bobby Clarke 2 Doug Risebrough 3 Bob Gainey
Best Back-checker 1 Bob Gainey 2 Al MacAdam 3 Bobby Clarke
Best on Face-offs 1 Bobby Clarke 2 Doug Jarvis 3 Phil Esposito
Best Wrist Shot 1 Lanny McDonald 2 Denis Potvin 3 Danny Gare
Best Stickhandler 1 Gil Perreault 2 Marcel Dionne 3 Guy Lafleur
Hardest Hitter 1 Barry Beck 2 Denis Potvin 3 Clark Gillies
Best Slap Shot 1 Reed Larson 2 Larry Robinson 3 Guy Lafleur
Best Linesman John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Best Referee 1 Wally Harris 2 Bruce Hood 3 Andy Van Hellemond
Best Coach 1 Scotty Bowman 2 Al Arbour 3 Fred Shero
Best General Manager 1 Bill Torrey 2 Lou Nanne 3 Scotty Bowman
Favorite Arena 1 Montreal Forum 2 Maple Leaf Gardens 3 Madison Square Garden
Most Natural Talent 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Gil Perreault 3 Guy Lafleur
Player Most Valuable to His Team 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Guy Lafleur 3 Marcel Dionne
Best Young Player (under 23) 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Ray Bourque 3 Bobby Smith
If You Were Starting An NHL Team From Scratch, Which Current NHL Player Wold You First Select? 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Guy Lafleur 3 Bryan Trottier
Wayne Gretzky won the most categories, but didn't win as best center. Bobby Clarke won the second most categories.
Best Left Wing 1 Charlie Simmer 2 Steve Shutt 3 Clark Gillies
Best Center 1 Bryan Trottier 2 Marcel Dionne 3 Wayne Gretzky
Best Right Wing 1 Guy Lafleur 2 Mike Bossy 3 Lanny McDonald
Best Defensive Forward 1 Bob Gainey 2 Bobby Clarke 3 Walt Tkaczuk
Best Offensive Defenseman 1 Denis Potvin 2 Borje Salming 3 Larry Robinson
Best Defensive Defenseman 1 Larry Robinson 2 Serge Savard 3 Dave Burrows
Best Cornerman 1 Terry O'Reilly 2 Wayne Cashman 3 Paul Holmgren
Best Goaltender 1 Tony Esposito 2 Don Edwards 3 Mike Palmateer
Player with the Best Hockey Sense 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Marcel Dionne 3 Ulf Nilsson
Best Fore-checker 1 Bobby Clarke 2 Doug Risebrough 3 Bob Gainey
Best Back-checker 1 Bob Gainey 2 Al MacAdam 3 Bobby Clarke
Best on Face-offs 1 Bobby Clarke 2 Doug Jarvis 3 Phil Esposito
Best Wrist Shot 1 Lanny McDonald 2 Denis Potvin 3 Danny Gare
Best Stickhandler 1 Gil Perreault 2 Marcel Dionne 3 Guy Lafleur
Hardest Hitter 1 Barry Beck 2 Denis Potvin 3 Clark Gillies
Best Slap Shot 1 Reed Larson 2 Larry Robinson 3 Guy Lafleur
Best Linesman John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Best Referee 1 Wally Harris 2 Bruce Hood 3 Andy Van Hellemond
Best Coach 1 Scotty Bowman 2 Al Arbour 3 Fred Shero
Best General Manager 1 Bill Torrey 2 Lou Nanne 3 Scotty Bowman
Favorite Arena 1 Montreal Forum 2 Maple Leaf Gardens 3 Madison Square Garden
Most Natural Talent 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Gil Perreault 3 Guy Lafleur
Player Most Valuable to His Team 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Guy Lafleur 3 Marcel Dionne
Best Young Player (under 23) 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Ray Bourque 3 Bobby Smith
If You Were Starting An NHL Team From Scratch, Which Current NHL Player Wold You First Select? 1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Guy Lafleur 3 Bryan Trottier