With so many hockey greats to choose from I decided to give one greatest player title for each position. I know that there is no right or wrong person here, its all just personal opinion.

Goaltender- Patrick Roy
There is no goaltender in history that has more success in the NHL than Patrick. He’s not only the all time leader in victories in the playoffs but holds the record for regular season wins in the NHL. Patrick, in his rookie year captured the Stanley Cup and got his first Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP.

Center- Wayne Gretzky
Know as “the great one” Wayne is the NHL’s all time leading scorer, has won 4 Stanley Cups and holds almost every scoring record in NHL history. In his 1,487 NHL games he’s made 894 goals, 1,963 assists for a total of 2,857 points.

Defensemen-Bobby Orr
This guy proved that forwards weren’t the only ones who could dominate games. Bobby is the only defensemen to ever win the Art Ross trophy for the League scoring championship twice. This former rookie of the year produced 270 goals and 645 assists in his career.

Right Wing- Gordie Howe
Although this guy had a rough start in his 24 year NHL career, Grodie went on to win 6 Heart Trophies and the League’s MVP, 6 scoring titles and was voted First Team All-Star 12 times. In his 1,767 games played he finished with 801 goals and 1,049 assists for a total of 1,850 points.

Left Wing- Bobby Hull
This guy struck fear into the hearts of goalies. “The Golden Jet” had a shot that was clocked at 120 mph, which made him a nightmare. Bobby was voted the top NHL player of the 60’s bringing in 610 goals and 560 assists in his career.

The cool thing about hockey’s players is that even if you have no interest in the game (which is hard for me to believe) you some how know these players. Their greatness extends beyond the ice.