For ice hockey players in the national hockey league nhl, scoring 500 regular season goals is considered a highly significant achievement as of the completion of the 201819 nhl season the 101st regular season of play of the national hockey league a total of 45 players have scored at least 500 regular season goals in their nhl career a 500goal career was first achieved in 1957. Ranking the 10 most amazing nhl goaltending records. But only one goaltender in nhl history has ever cracked the. Nhl the best goals, the best saves, the best hockey. This book, written by the 3 funniest hockey writerspodcasters, is very good at its purpose. Theres only one legitimate answer to this question. What are some of the best saves by goalies in nhl history. Nhl centennial season logo, nhl100 classic name and logo, nhl global. The glory of gretzky and other alltime great marks. On to the 49 other bestdesigned masks in nhl history. Habs, history and hockey are the topics of this book. The greatest goalie in franchise history will, fittingly, go out in teal.
Hockey greats such as martin brodeur, frank mahovlich, ted lindsay, and sidney crosby recall their own days collecting and offer their perspectives on memorabilia. Braden holtbys save to preserve capitals win is worth watching on repeat. Lowest goalsagainst average, playoff career minimum. There is no greater authority on all things sports than sports illustrated magazine. Dryden follows in the habs footsteps of georges vezina, george hainsworth, bill durnan, jacques plante, gump worsley and followed by patrick roy as great goalies to wear the ch. The 100 greatest players in nhl history and other stuff. To this day gilmar is the only goal keeper in history to have won two consecutive world cups, in a starting position. Yearly playoff results rule book historical rule changes nhl centennial. Ranking the 12 greatest moments in olympic hockey history nfl. John grahame used the oldest trick in the book when it comes to distracting the opponent. Give me his highlights over any others, his save moves were practiced, lots of these saves.
I appreciate the fact that the authors went a lot further than the nhl and actually ranked the players like a list should instead of looking at the dumb list that the league will produce. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The best saves from the iihf 2017 hockey world championship song. But theyre not actually ranking it, which seems to take half the fun out of the whole thing. It was only the second time in nhl history that a goaltender had scored in the playoffs, and the fifth time. Martin pierre brodeur is a canadianamerican former professional ice hockey goaltender and current team executive. The montreal canadiens of the 1970s may have been the greatest team in nhl history. The 5 best goaltenders ever in nhl history the hockey writers. So today, in honor of hammonds miracle run, lets take a look at 10 of the more unusual goaltending marks in the nhl record book.
If bloopers are more of your thing, check out the top ten worst goals of the 20142015 nhl season by clicking here. Thrilling when its your goalie, crushing when its the opposition. Founded in 2009, the hockey writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. The 50 best goalie mask designs in nhl history bleacher report. With saves from some of the best goaltenders in nhl history like martin brodeur, dominik hasek, grant fuhr and more. Packaging this book with a dvd of the game would be a great option. Discover the history of the oldest team in the national hockey league.
The book features artifacts from all 30 nhl teams, the greatest players of alltime, the wha, the international game including the summit series, and the womens game. Our history the historical website of the montreal canadiens. Markstrom nearly etched his name into the franchise record book. He shoots, he saves, written by hobbyist and author jon waldman looks at all types of hockey memorabilia. Using algorithms, spreadsheets, statistics, and slide rules, i have determined the best hockey players ever. In the argument over footballs greatestever save, there can be only one. Many even call him the single greatest player in the history of the nhl. Now that hammond has started writing his name in the record book, hes in. Paul dipietro started things off early for the habs, lighting the. He played 22 seasons in the national hockey league nhl, 21 of them for. Take a look back at our picks for top10 shootout saves of alltime. He won the vezina trophy and the calder trophy, then helped the bruins all the way to their second stanley cup championship. Who is the greatest goalie of alltime, patrick roy or dominik hasek. A new ebook from dgb and friends later this week, the nhl will unveil its list of the top 100 players in league history.
So, relying solely on my deeply held opinions, ive come up with a very subjective list of the top 10 hockey. If this top ten list left you wanting more, check out the top ten saves of the week for each individual week of the season by clicking here. Chapters include information on collecting autographs, gameused equipment and gameworn memorabilia. Keep up with the latest site news with our this week in sports reference newsletter. Ranking the greatest saves in stanley cup playoff history.
Most amazing nhl goaltending records sports illustrated. The 10 all time greatest saves in nhl history youtube. The 50 best goalie mask designs in nhl history bleacher. Now, they turn their expert eye to the action on the ice in the fourth book in the bestselling greatest series with hockeys greatest, which takes you onto the ice and into history like no other book about hockey ever has. As it turned out, fountain wasnt destined for greatness, appearing in just 11 career nhl games.
The save was by sebastien caron from the pittsburgh penguins vs. Bobby orr is far and away the best to ever play the position of defensemen. The top 10 saves of the year, including andrei vasilevskiys jawdropping pad save at the goal line and henrik lundqvists sprawling pad stop skip to main content back to shop. An ode to nabby, the greatest goalie in franchise history. And in guardian unlimited footballs humble opinion, david seamans effort against sheffield united yesterday certainly. A new book brings hockey fans and collectors a taste of hockey history through its great players and nhl memorabilia. Top 15 nhl teams of all time hooked on hockey magazine.
Best saves from the 2017 hockey world championship youtube. With saves from some of the best goaltenders in nhl history. Check out the nhl network countdown of the 50 greatest saves of alltime. Some of the things brodeur talks about in the book are player salaries and contracts, nhl marketing, lou lamoriello, and the devils new. Ashlyn kane goodreads author shelved 3 times as nhl. Team analytics added to hockeyreference season pages. In fact if it werent for the saves which trautmann made, manchester city wouldnt have gone on to. Most games without a loss at the start of a career. The best of the best from the past decade including the save from braden holtby, behindtheback grabs from lehtonen and vasilevskiy, top stops from the king henrik lundqvist and shining. History of the national hockey league 19171942 wikipedia. The montreal canadiens historical web site is the teams official online encyclopedia. Ken dryden ranks among the greatest goaltenders not only in montreal canadiens history, but in hockey history. He led the devils to the secondbest record in the league and the eastern conference.
This is one of the records that hammond is chasing, kind of, or maybe not, since in todays nhl an overtime or shootout loss only sort of counts. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley. Martin pierre brodeur is a canadianamerican former professional ice hockey goaltender and. Center ice name and logo, nhl conference logos, nhl winter classic name, and the biggest. Best saves of the week from around the national hockey league.
Weve seen so many great teams, taking trips down memory lane with. Leading 31 heading into the fifth game of the stanley cup finals, jacques demers squad didnt waste any time putting the final cherry on top of their incredible postseason run that spring. Great saves highlight video hockeys greatest goalies. The video really describes the importance of the save down 32 to the. In an effort to remove eddie livingstone as owner of the toronto blueshirts, a majority of the nha franchises the montreal canadiens, montreal wanderers, ottawa senators and quebec bulldogs suspended the nha and formed the new nhl. Top ten saves of the 20142015 nhl season ingoal magazine. The national hockey league nhl was founded in 1917 following the demise of its predecessor league, the national hockey association nha. It uses the game in 1975 as a focal point for learning about the montreal canadiens, soviet hockey, and the state of the nhl at the time. They were so good that their goalie, even though he was probably one of the best in league history too, did not have to do a lot on many nights. I have a dvd of the game that i will be rewatching this summer after finishing this book.
Our list of the ten greatest and most successful goalies ever. When bill james wrote his win shares book in 2002, he ranked the 2001 mariners as the fourthgreatest. Hockeyreference utilizes official nhl data for current nhl seasons. The greatest saves ever seen from the nhl hd youtube. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the stanley cup final logo, center. Updated daily with news and features from over writers worldwide. Yesterday we looked at the greatest players in chicago blackhawks history. Reese earned assists on three of those calgary goals, setting a new nhl record for both. No, by definition, the greatest saves in the history of the finals have come late in onegoal game 7s, the ones that in fact do preserve championships.