Stealing this from a social media post because I think it's an interesting discussion. Mods please merge with another thread if this already exists.
I almost put him on my list. That 81-82 season was just ridiculous. However I was already in love with hockey by then, so he didn't quite fit the question for me. Also, the NHL didn't have the TV coverage that it enjoys today, so a lot of people rarely got to see him play. Especially in the US.I am very surprised there hasn't been any votes for Gretzky yet since more kids got involved in hockey after his trade to LA then at any other time.
1. Neely (but Bourque gets an honorable mention)
2. Bergeron
3. Montreal. This sums up my feelings pretty well:
4. Olaf Kolzig and Andy Moog
5. McAvoy - I think he has the potential to be the next great, legendary Bruins defenseman. Excited to see how he progresses.
Gretzky 84-85 stat line: 73/105/208 and +100
The next closest player in scoring that year was Jarri Kurri with 135 points. Gretzky won the scoring title that year by 73 points......To put that in perspective, Jamie Benn won the scoring title in 2014-15 with 87 total points.
Stealing this from a social media post because I think it's an interesting discussion. Mods please merge with another thread if this already exists.
You know, when I heard that Boston traded Barry Pederson to Vancouver for some Neely guy who I never even heard of, I was not happy. I don’t think I was alone in that sentiment, either.growing up in BC i was a Canuck fan as a little kid.
The guy the drafted the first year i kind of understood what the draft was:
1. Cam Neely, he became my favorite Canuck, and by the time they traded him the Canucks were terrible, so my 10 year old self, who also liked Ray and Nifty jumped ship and never looked back....