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1 - 59 of 59 famous, important and notable NHL and ice hockey players ranked by their popularity on On This Day.
1. Wayne Gretzky
2. Tim Horton
3. Mark Messier
4. Henri Richard
5. Mike Bossy
6. Bobby Orr
7. Gordie Howe
8. Frank Mahovlich
9. Maurice Richard
10. Mario Lemieux
11. George Hainsworth
12. Bobby Hull
13. Brett Hull
14. Marcel Dionne
15. Joe Sakic
16. Cy Denneny
17. Joe Malone
18. Phil Esposito
19. Bryan Trottier
20. Bob Cleary
21. Terry Sawchuk
22. Grant Fuhr
23. Jean Béliveau
24. Herb Brooks
25. Jacques Plante
26. Jari Kurri
27. Guy Lafleur
28. Ken Dryden
29. Al Arbour
30. Patrick Roy
31. Eric Lindros
32. Peter Šťastný
33. Pavel Bure
34. Steve Yzerman
35. Georges Vezina
36. Ray Bourque
37. Alex Ovechkin
38. Howie Morenz
39. Mike Gartner
40. Dino Ciccarelli
41. Denis Potvin
42. Paul Coffey
43. Darryl Sittler
44. Cam Neely
45. Martin Brodeur
46. Glenn Hall
47. Pat LaFontaine
48. Doug Harvey
49. Stan Mikita
50. Joe Thornton
51. Eddie Shore
52. Ron Hextall
53. Ted Lindsay
54. Mike Eruzione
55. Gilbert Perreault
56. Jaromír Jágr
57. Pierre Turgeon
58. John Tavares
59. Patrick Kane