Can you name the Top 150 Players in NHL History (as named by hockey history buff Alex Murillo)? by AlexMurillo

Years Played	Player	Position
1979-1999		C
1966-1979		D
1984-2006		C
1946-1980		RW
1950-1971		C
1942-1960		RW
1957-1980		LW
1984-2003		G
1991-Present		D
1979-2001		D
1991-Present		G
1990-Present		RW
1947-1968		D
1963-1981		C
1988-2009		C
1971-1991		RW
1979-2004		C/LW
1958-1980		C
1952-1973		G
1952-1971		G
1990-2008		G
1983-2006		C
1949-1970		G
1973-1988		D
1980-2001		D
1977-1987		RW
1970-1979		G
1944-1965		LW
1975-1994		C
1923-1937		C
1972-1992		D
1926-1940		D
1947-1967		D/C
1956-1974		LW
2005-Present		C
1969-1984		C
1986-2006		RW
1980-1998		RW
1994-2011		C
1950-1968		RW
1971-1989		C
1981-2004		D
1992-Present		RW
1986-2006		LW
1981-2004		C
1943-1950		G
1988-2007		G
1955-1975		C
1988-2011		RW
1987-2009		LW

Years Played	Player	Position
1955-1978		LW
1983-2010		D
1936-1948		C
1989-2011		C
2005-Present		LW
1936-1952		G
1991-2010		D
1981-2000		G
1929-1941		RW
1996-Present		RW
2001-Present		C
1971-1989		G
1951-1968		LW
1925-1940		C
1965-1979		G
1982-2004		D
1987-2006		D
1929-1944		LW
1923-1938		LW
1968-1984		G
1968-1985		D
1990-2009		C
1993-Present		D
1985-2004		C
1990-2009		C/RW
1963-1979		RW
1950-1974		C/LW
1983-2003		C
1980-1997		C
1998-Present		RW
1980-1995		C
1992-2007		C
1997-Present		C
1970-1987		C
1967-1979		C
1952-1971		RW
1934-1947		C
2002-Present		LW
1926-1937		RW
1981-1997		C
1936-1955		C
2006-Present		C/RW
1934-1948		LW
1995-Present		RW
1994-2010		LW
2003-Present		C
1955-1969		D
1991-2003		RW
1979-1994		LW
1980-2001		D

Years Played	Player	Position
1949-1974		D
1960-1981		C
1955-1975		C
1998-Present		C
2000-Present		C
1972-1984		LW
1940-1954		C
1970-1985		C
1927-1947		RW/D
1980-1996		RW
1968-1984		D
1938-1954		C/LW
2001-Present		LW
1938-1950		G
1973-1989		LW
1966-1983		D
1940-1954		C
1939-1954		LW
1997-Present		D
1972-1985		LW
1934-1946		LW
1988-2003		RW
1973-1990		D
1960-1982		C
1978-1993		D
1983-1998		C
1982-2006		LW
1993-2011		G
1982-2002		G
1997-Present		RW
1983-1996		RW
1950-1970		D
1979-1995		D
1921-1944		C
1987-2007		C
1979-1998		RW
1989-2006		RW
1986-2007		C
1981-1997		RW
2002-Present		LW
1988-2009		C
1989-2010		C
1986-2004		C
1991-2007		LW
1973-1989		RW
1991-2010		LW
1980-1999		RW
1976-1990		C
1982-2003		D
2002-Present		G

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Top 150 Players in NHL History Quiz

by AlexMurillo

Created Oct 31, 2011 in Sports
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	brettbo:	Oct 31st, 2011 at 07:06 GMT	3 points
	Stopped playing as soon as you had Sidney Crosby ahead of the likes of Ron Francis and Luc Robitaille. Plus no Mike Gartner or Joe Mullen?

	joneli24:	Oct 31st, 2011 at 08:16 GMT	2 points
	looks like after gretzky you just picked names from a hat at points.

	zopust:	Oct 31st, 2011 at 14:21 GMT	5 points
	It's an interesting list, to be sure, but it's weighted towards more recent players. Guys like Tim Horton and Norm Ullman are considered among the best of all time. Also, I'm guessing you must be a Habs fan...

	kmad:	Oct 31st, 2011 at 14:30 GMT	2 points
	Bobby Clarke is WAAYYY too low. Same as Bill Cook. And a ton of others.

	kmad:	Oct 31st, 2011 at 14:31 GMT	2 points
	Also you're completely missing the Bentley brothers, frank boucher, frank nighbor, etc.

	kmad:	Oct 31st, 2011 at 14:37 GMT	2 points
	mark recchi ahead of syl apps and charlie conacher? i'm done.

	kmad:	Oct 31st, 2011 at 14:38 GMT	2 points
	WAIT ONE MORE. HAHA. DATSYUK??? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE??

	AlexMurillo:	Oct 31st, 2011 at 17:35 GMT	1 point
	Zopust - Funny enough, I actually have a list that goes to 150...Tim Horton is #101, Norm Ullman #103 (Jean Ratelle #102). That's hilarious that those are the two you'd mention. KMAD - I do skew a little towards the more recent players...they're better athletes, that's a fact. But I also try not to ignore the accomplishments of some of the past players. Mark Recchi is one of the highest scorers of all-time, and played during an era when scoring wasn't particularly high. When adjusted for scoring eras, Recchi had 1,615 points in 1,689 games. Apps had 758 points in 681 GP...a great scoring rate, but also a limited time-frame (sorta like Lindros). As for Datsyuk, he belongs on any list of the greatest players ever...if you think otherwise, you're foolish.

	kmad:	Nov 3rd, 2011 at 02:43 GMT	2 points
	Apps was one of the top players in the league for his entire career... Recchi wasn't a top five player for a single season, unless you go by pure points and ignore the defense and goalie positions. He got a ton of points because he had the advantage of modern conditioning and 82 game schedules. Apps had neither of those.

	AlexMurillo:	Nov 5th, 2011 at 16:16 GMT	0 points
	Apps was twice named the league's best center in a six-team league, thrice the league's second-best. And he only played 10 seasons. I agree Recchi was never an elite player, but he gets points for being on the Props for Sticking Around team, along with players like Delvecchio, Ron Francis (who you could make the same argument against), Mike Modano, etc. Otherwise, I could argue that Eric Lindros should be ahead of Apps (was a top-five player in his prime in a much larger league than Apps played in).

	kmad:	Nov 15th, 2011 at 03:49 GMT	3 points
	Apps played in a time where his length of career was customary. Only freaks like Dit Clapper had huge careers. Apps' relative peak was far higher than Recchi's and you'll find most historians (on HFBoards HoH section, for example) will have Syl Apps AT WORST at 50th or so, and Recchi wouldn't crack the top 100. Paul Kariya probably wouldn't make the top 200.

	Rayntrouble:	Nov 15th, 2011 at 15:18 GMT	2 points
	A quiz created in the name of an opinion instead of concrete metrics is not a quiz at all... it is a game of Balderdash (or "Apples to Apples" for the un-initiated). Play at your own risk.

	Lauro:	Nov 15th, 2011 at 18:31 GMT	1 point
	I won't even start the quiz after reading your hilarious comments about Apps and Recchi...

	AlexMurillo:	Nov 19th, 2011 at 01:16 GMT	1 point
	Apps' relative eight-year peak averaged about 77 points in 67 games (adjusted for scoring and a full 82-game schedule). Recchi was about 90 points in 82 games. Not far enough to think that it's outrageous that he should be ranked ahead. You may disagree, and that's fair, but I wish you'd use more evidence than other people's opinions (from HHOF boards).