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The Greatest Hockey Players Of All Time

Here is my final listing of the Top 36 hockey players of all time, and just to create some more controversy, I thought I'd put them in order. My list features strong emphasis on career accomplishments, awards and championships, and, perhaps most importantly, legacy. Ability takes a back seat to these other categories.

In total I have 11 centers, 10 defenseman, 6 RWs, 3 LWs and 6 goalies. I have 4 players from pre-1950, 11 from the Original Six days, 6 from 1967-1980, 10 from 1980-1994 and 4 from 1995 through present, 3 of which are still active. I'm really happy with that balance. I have 29 North Americans and 7 European trained players. Some say I've included too many International stars, some say not nearly enough.

Wayne Gretzky - Once an Oiler, always an Oiler. The Great One lived up to his nickname, and may be the greatest athlete ever.

Bobby Orr - "The perfect hockey player." Bobby Orr revolutionized the game so that players like Gretzky and Lemieux could raise the bar even higher.

Gordie Howe - Forget about Gretzky or Lemieux. Old time hockey fans will insist Gordie Howe is the greatest of all time, with great merit. Mr. Hockey could do it all

Mario Lemieux - Magnificent is the perfect word to describe Mario Lemieux. Number 66 is the most physically gifted player to ever play the game of hockey.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard - Montreal's incomparable Rocket Richard was far more than just a great hockey player - he represented all of Quebec.

	Patrick Roy - The greatest goaltender of all time. The Montreal Forum was St. Patrick's cathedral for many years before moving on to Colorado.
	Mark Messier - Edmonton's native son later became the brightest star on Broadway. Mark Messier truly became Manhattan's immortal "Messiah" in 1994.
	Jean Beliveau - One of the top ten players of all time, few were more graceful on or off the ice than hockey's original gentle giant.

Bobby Hull - The Golden Jet might be better known nowadays as Brett's dad, but this Chicago and Winnipeg legend is one of the most important players in hockey history

Jacques Plante - Best known for literally changing the face of hockey, Jake The Snake may be the greatest goalie of all time if not the most important.

Doug Harvey - Considered by many to be the second greatest defenseman of all time, Harvey may have been the most important cog in the Habs 5 consecutive Stanley Cups in 1950s

Stan Mikita - While he may have been overshadowed a bit by the charismatic Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita was the better player of the two.

Terry Sawchuk - Though modern fans will likely choose Patrick Roy or Dominik Hasek, veteran fans will tell you Terry Sawchuk is the greatest goaltender of all time. His peak performance in the 1950s was amazing.

Red Kelly - A superstar defenseman with the Detroit Red Wings, Red Kelly would later effortlessly become one of the most cerebral centers in hockey history while with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ray Bourque - He played in the shadows of Bobby Orr, yet Ray Bourque ranks as one of the game's greatest defensemen too.

Guy Lafleur - For six years in the 1970s Guy Lafleur redefined the words amazing and fantastique when used to describe a hockey player. Every goal was an event to witness.

Viacheslav Fetisov - Viacheslav Fetisov will always be remembered as a warrior - on the ice and off of it. His on ice performance on the international scene alone gets him on this list.

Eddie Shore - Despite finishing his NHL career back in the 1930s, he's the one old-timer who consistently ranks in all of top 10 greatest players lists.

Steve Yzerman - What more can be said about Stevie Wonder? He was one of hockey's greatest players and classiest people.

	Bryan Trottier - The best two way player of his generation, Hall of Famer Trottier was slightly overshadowed by flashier teammates Bossy and Potvin, but will forever appreciated.
	Mike Bossy - Arguably the greatest pure sniper of all time, this goal scoring machine helped the New York Islanders capture four consecutive Stanley Cup Championships.

	Phil Esposito - One of hockey's greatest scorers led the Boston Bruins to two Stanley Cups and led Team Canada to their greatest victory.
	Valeri Kharlamov - Though he never played in the NHL, the Soviet half-Spaniard easily ranks as one of the greatest LWs of all time.
	Ted Lindsay - His legacy may forever spearheading the Player's Association movement, but "Terrible Ted" Lindsay was one mean and talented hockey player.

	Denis Potvin - Perhaps one of the top 5 defensemen in the history of the game, Denis Potvin captained the New York Islanders dynasty while rewriting Bobby Orr's records.
	Larry Robinson - "Big Bird" had the all the assets to be the ultimate prototypical NHL defenseman of any era.

"Mr Goalie" Glenn Hall - The grandfather of butterfly goaltending played a record 502 consecutive games without a mask.

Jari Kurri - "Gretzky to Kurri....scores!" was a call heard 429 times in Edmonton. The game hasn't seen quite as dynamic of a duo since.

Dit Clapper - Dit Clapper is the only player in NHL history to be named a All Star at both forward and defense.

Bobby Clarke - Depending on who you ask, Bobby Clarke is one of hockey's greatest players or one of hockey's greatest villains. The truth is he was both.

Vladislav Tretiak - Vladislav Tretiak is one of the greatest hockey heroes, not just in Russia but also in Canada and all around the world.

	Dominik Hasek - As unorthodox as he is, his peak performance with Buffalo and the Czech national team from 1993 through 1992 is hard to match.
	Jaromir Jagr - Someone will point to his reputation for being lazy defensively, but his resume is as impressive as anyone. Based on talent alone, he's a top 10, maybe top 5 player of all time.

	Howie Morenz - The NHL's first superstar, Montreal Canadiens great Howie Morenz was dubbed "The Babe Ruth of Hockey."
	Niklas Lidstrom - Quietly this Super Swede has had a career on par with that of Ray Bourque.

Milt Schmidt - Mr. Boston Bruin, time has forgotten just important Milt Schmidt was to Boston's storied sporting landscape..

I really wanted to include Vsevolod Bobrov, Peter Stastny, Sergei Makarov, and Borje Salming. I also really wanted to include more old-timers like Syl Apps, Frank Boucher and Teeder Kennedy. In the end, there just was not enough room.

 

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FRANK "THE BIG HURT" THOMAS

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BASEBALL HUMOR

Sports blogger lists his favorite baseball nicknames

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When I think about baseball players I often think of the player's

nicknames.

Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Mickey Mantle had multiple names.

Some names were a little less than gratifying.

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Here are some great names, funny names and not so great names.

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Which are your favorites?

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Let's start with these nicknames.
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"The Old Professor" (Casey Stengel )

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"The Little Professor" (Dom DiMaggio)

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"Teddy Ballgame" ( Ted Williams )

." Donnie Baseball" ( Don Mattingly )

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seem to indicate that these men knew something about the game.

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While names like Dizzy Dean, Daffy Dean, Dazzy Vance or "The Brat" for Eddie Stanky, seem to tell another story about these guys.
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Where they live or where they were born are depicted in these nicknames like

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"Memphis Bill" for Bill Terry,

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"Dominican Dandy" for Jaun Marichal,

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"The Reading Rifle" for Carl Furillo,

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"The Fordham Flash" for Frankie Frisch,

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"Country" for Enos Slaughter,

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"Commerce Comet" for Mickey Mantle,

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"The Kentucky Colonel" for Earle Combs

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and of course "The Georgia Peach" for Ty Cobb.

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Hey who"s from Jersey?

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"Jersey Joe" Stripp, that"s who.

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The animal nicknames?

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Some are fierce and make you quiver or some just make you take notice.

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Like "The Big Cat" for Johnny Mize,

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"Godzilla" for Hideki Matsui,

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"Moose" for Bill Skowron,

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"The Iron Horse" for Lou Gehrig,

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or "King Kong " for Charlie Keller.

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Other animals are not so scary.

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Like "Ducky" for Joe Medwick,

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or "The Mule" for Yankee Killer Frank Lary,

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and "The Penguin" for Ron Cey.

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Goose Goslin was better known as "Goose" than his real name of Leon.

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Maybe "The Bird" ( Mark Fidrych) and

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"Mickey Mouse" for Cliff Melton were names that tried to trick us.

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And then there is one of my favorites "The Silver Fox" for Duke Snider.
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Then there are the Royalty nicknames. Names of Nobility. These names are fitting to baseball immortals, Like

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"The Sultan of Swat" (Babe Ruth),

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"Prince Albert" (Albert Pujols),

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"Rajah" (Rogers Hornsby),

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" Prince Hal" ( Hal Schumacher),

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"King Carl " (Carl Hubbel).

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"Duke" for Edwin Charles Snider is more recognizable than his first name of Edwin.

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And another one of my favorites "The Count" " John Montefusco.

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Names that depict respect.

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"Mr Cub" (Ernie Banks) ,

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"The Man" (Stan Musial) ,

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"The Yankee Clipper" ( Joe DiMaggio),

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"Mr October" ( Reggie Jackson)

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"Mr November" (Derek Jeter)

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"The Master" (Mel Ott).

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And then there are names that do not illuminate respect like

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"Fat Freddie" for Freddie Fitzsimmons

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or "Crab" for Johnnie Evers

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or "The Sphinx" for Don Mossi.
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And nicknames of strength

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"The Iron Horse" (Lou Gehrig),

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"Iron Man" McGinnity,

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"The Iron Man" (Cal Ripken),

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"The Man of Steal" (Rickey Henderson),

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"The Wall" (Thurman Munson).

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Some nicknames have fascinated me.

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Like "Jack The Ripper" What does this say about Jack Clark?

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And George "Twinkletoes" Selkirk, the old Yankee outfielder must have had a great time explaining that one.

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Leo Durocher had an interesting moniker " Leo The Lip.

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"The Big Hurt" for Frank Thomas started out as a name that told a story about how he destroyed the other team. Later on in his career does the name describe his ongoing state of his own physical condition?

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"Boog" What is a Boog, Mr Powell"

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And last, but not least, are names that I just enjoy.

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"Hammerin" Hank Aaron,

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The Kid (Ted Williams),

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"Ryan"s Express" (Nolan Ryan),

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"The Rocket" (Roger Clemens),

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"The Vacuum Cleaner" (Brooks Robinson),

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"The Wizard of Oz" (Ozzie Smith).

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Quotes That Should Cover Everything From Your NFL Sunday Monday, October 29, 2007 Oooooooh very spooky FOX! 10. "I misread the memo, they played in England today and I came with you to NEW England."- Kenny Albert (Not funny AT all) 9. "He has the opportunity to tune up for next week's game with the Redskins."- Keyshawn on Tom Brady (Kinda nitpicky, but he was so adamant when he said it) 8. "It was in the front, first row."- Randy Cross (This was after saying a pass landed in the third row) 7. "Roethlisberger comes on the field again."- Dick Enberg (Coming from a guy named Dick...that's pretty nasty) 6. "He wasn't untouched, but he wasn't touched enough."- Dick Stockton (Via Tim....Too funny) 5. "And that was over in an eyelash."- Dick Stockton 4. "Feels like a playoff game, a Super Bowl!"- Thom Brennamen (A Playoff game with the Dolphins?) 3. "He's got pictures of somebody there."- Boomer Esiason on Rex Grossman being the Bears' QB next year (I hope it's more drunken shots of Orton) 2. "Nobody was sure if they'd be playing Football in San Diego today with good reason. Fires continue to burn throughout Southern California."- Chris Berman (See Chris....that's NOT a good reason) 1. "The shot clock was running down and managed to call a timeout before it ran out."- Dick Stockton (I give up on you Stockton lovers....I just can't take him anymore)

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Olympic Games: 15 Strange Marathon Moments!


15 strange marathon moments brings you strange though funny moments in the History of Olympic games, some are surprising, some are hysterical and some are just plain exhaustion!

In the 1904 marathon, an athlete time when he was chased of course by two dogs. He came back again and managed to finish ninth only.

In 1908, an athlete of South Africa was in the lead until he drank a glass of champagne somebody offered him. Not long after he collapsed with stomach pains and dizziness.

In 1986, Edwin Flack of Australia was accompanied by his butler on a bicycle to keep him supplies with drinks. It didn't work though, near the end he collapsed, not the butler, Flack.

An athlete won a marathon in 1960 and again in 1964 only five weeks after his appendix was taken out! He felt so well that after the race he spent five minutes doing exercises!

An athlete of Czechoslovakia easily won the 1952 marathon, the first he'd ever run. He told a reporter afterwards, "The marathon really is a very boring race!" Because he wanted to get over and done with that, he beat the world marathon record by six minutes!

A female athlete from Portugal won the women's marathon in 1988. She would wear a white painter's cap back-to-front to keep her hair out of her eyes and shade her neck from the sun.

A famous Finnish athlete had a nasty attack of Diarrhea in the 1980 race. The only place to go was behind some nearby bushes! He dropped out of the race not long after.

A women winner of the first women's marathon in 1984 occasionally dreamt that she was trapped in a department store while the race was starting outside!
A marathon athlete started the 1906 marathon weighing in at 50kg. When he finished the marathon, he weighed only 44kg!

In 1972, a hoaxer, pretended to be an athlete. He stripped down to his underwear just before the athletes arrived, then dashed into the stadium. He managed to complete a lap before being grabbed by the guards and take away!

A Portugal athlete died of sunstroke in 1912
In the 1948 race, an athlete was in the lead as he entered the stadium with only a few hundred yards to go. But he was too exhausted. He was passed by two other athletes before he could reach the end.
In 1912, a Japanese athlete dropped out of the race with heat exhaustion. He vowed that he'd finish the race someday and he did. In 1967 he went back to the Olympic stadium and ran the final lap. So his time for the race was 54 years, 2 days, 32 minutes, 20.35 seconds.

IN the 1904 marathon, an athlete of the USA was first man out of the stadium t the start and first man in gain at the finish. Looking as though he'd hardly run at all. This was because he'd hardly run at all! After getting a cramp, he hitched a lift back by a car. As they got near the end, the car broke down. But by then sneaky he was feeling better. So he got out and ran the last bit to the finish line! He was banned for life.

The 1908 marathon in London was run in hot and humid weather. By the time he got to the stadium the leader, a tiny athlete of Italy was so exhausted he collapsed twice on the track! In the end he had to be helped over the line by an official and was promptly disqualified. Queen Alexandria felt so sorry for him that she awarded him his own cup as a consolation cup.





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