svetlana_mtl Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 and why do you like the player you chose as your all time favorite? For me it is definitely "terrible" ted lindsay. and this is why i like him. Who wasnt so terrible at all actually. I know of no other hockey player who so selflessly devoted his whole life and career towards helping people as Teddy did. He will be 83 years old this year and he is still helping people http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_19.shtml and http://www.tedlindsay.com (the Ted Lindsay foundation, dedicated to helping people who have autism spectrum disorder) and he also helped out with the olympics and chilren's charities. and he also was an amazing hockey player who won 4 stanley cups. He was the one who changed hockey forever, from being practically feudalism to a different system . I think all hockey players should hear his story and realize why they get paid like they do today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetlana_mtl Posted May 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 and oh. If you ever get a chance to watch the movie Net Worth, see it. Its great. it was marketed as the "STory that Changed Hockey Forever." Ted Lindsay's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetlana_mtl Posted May 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Ted Lindsay left an immense hockey legacy when he retired from the Detroit Red Wings following the 1964-65 season. Besides contributing to four Stanley Cup championships, Ted won the Art Ross as scoring champion in 1949-50 and was selected to an NHL All-Star team on nine occasions. But his enduring legacy may very well have slid under the radar. Ted initiated the first National Hockey League Players' Association. "Mr. Campbell (NHL president) always talked about how we had the greatest pension in the world. He was a Rhodes Scholar and I hear how brilliant Rhodes Scholars are, but if he is an example of a Rhodes Scholar, I don't think they're too brilliant! He always came into our room, and all the other teams' rooms, too, and told us what a great pension we had and told us we were not to fraternize with members of the opposite teams." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonave Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 long winded? Iv never really been a red wings fan. i like too many players to name one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 My favorite player whom I never have seen play is Gordie Howe. He was the epitome of what I think a hockey player should be. He scored, he passed, he was tough as nails. My favorite thing in hockey is the Gordie Howe hat trick. My favorite player whom I have been able to watch is Alex Ovechkin. He is simply the most exciting player in the league and by far the most charismatic. I just want to smile every time I see him. Not to mention the fact that he'll knock anyone on their *****. He is probably the only player in the league whom I plan to go see every time he comes to Columbus, aside from Montreal, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koreysecord1992 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 oh boy...lots...but im going to limit it to players ive seen play...and only 5 chris chelios raymond bourque patrick roy pavel bure saku koivu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Steve Yzerman Claude Lemieux Alexander Ovechkin and Richard Zednik (of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsology Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 It's gotta be Lemieux, Jagr, and Bure. These guys did things with the puck that I thought weren't possible. Every time they touched the puck, I was on the edge of my seat! I haven't seen anyone come close to match the offensive prowess that these guys could produce. Ovechkin comes close to Bure, however, Bure was a much better stick-handler and could dangle the puck at top speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late-Apex Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Steve Yzerman, who became a great two way player in the second half of his career thanks to Scotty Bowman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kx250 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Denis Savard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pens87_mtl Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 66. Not only for what he did on the ice, but he also saved the franchise when he stepped into an ownership role. I sincerely believe there would be no Pittsburgh Penguins today if not for Mario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utreder Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Jean Beliveau: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x4erC95lL8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 for me growing up I always liked Stephane Richer, Patrick Roy, Claude Lemieux, Denis Savard, Russ Courtnall, Chris Nilan, Oleg Petrov, Mats Naslund and Gary Leeman who all spent time with the Habs other players I really liked growing up are.....Pavel Bure, Alexander Mogilny, Bob Probert, Igor Larionov, Sergei Federov, Sergei Makarov, Trevor Linden Players I really like now are....Andrei Kostitsyn, Saku Koivu, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Kostitsyn, Chris Higgins, Andrei Markov, Mark Streit...Alexander Ovechken, Alexander Semin, Evegni Malkin, Peter Forsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbGamer Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Huet Ribs Theo Ryder All ex habs players. Oh wait BUlis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee_mtl Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Favorites... Beliveau for his class and style and great mindset. But since I was little, I was always fascinated with goalies. (Would have gone into ice hockey too if my parents had let me...but maybe now I can get some playtime. Only really got floor and street hockey, and no one else wanted to be goalie in school but me ). Dryden (I love the pose!), Roy (grew up in the Roy era, I was very sad when he left Montreal), Turco, Nabokov, and now Price has joined that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmash Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Saku Koivu for the way he plays, his attitude, leadership and putting up with the Habs teams of the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullmetal-otaku Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 1. Steve Yzerman 2. Dany Heatley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrommtl Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 of who i've seen play? sakic but in about 10 years it'll probably be ovechkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masamune Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 I name a few First of all I think Steve Yzerman was probably my favorite of all time, Pavel Bure comes in Second , he would be a major threat in the nhl if it wasnt of is ingury to both legs, Defensemen Sheldon Souray , u gona love is Cannon Shot New age , would be Alexander Ovechkin , the next rocket Montreal player , Andrei Kostitsyn , Bouillons And my Sleeper favorite player would be Ladislav Nagy in Montreal , GM Gainey get him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbGamer Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Truthfully My favorite player in the Whole entire history of hockey is LATENDRESS BABY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royownsall Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 All time Favorite: 1.Patrick Roy Current favorite:2. Carey Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain-Crunch28 Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Michael Ryder will always be my favourite no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyDryden Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 My name lists my two favorite players of all time: Lafleur and Dryden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry-Horse Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 My favorite player of all time is Al Secord. Growing up watching the Blackhawks, I really loved watching him skate around helmetless, get in a fight or 3 and score a goal. I wrote to him when I was 5 or 6 years old telling him that he was my favorite player, and I got a signed photo back with him, personalised to me and a hand written letter in about 2 weeks. It made my YEAR. I met Mr. Secord about 2 years ago and I told him that same story. I seemed to make him about as happy as he made me when I was a little kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KomiGirl Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 All-Time would be Richard Zednik. <33 and I LOVE Mike Komisarek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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