NHL All-Decade team
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Awarded for | Best players of the decade at each position as chosen by an NHL-selected panel |
| History | |
| First award | 2009 |
The National Hockey League All-Decade teams were first named during the 2009–10 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the past decade at each position.
A panel of hockey figures, including NHL general managers, league employees, writers, and on-air personalities from NBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sports, chooses the All-Decade teams at the end of each decade. In 2020, the All-Decade team was announced during All-Star weekend.[1][2][3][4]
Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, and Zdeno Chara are the only players to have been named to multiple teams, with Ovechkin the only player named to the First Team twice. The entire 2000s All-Decade First Team, except for the still-active Ovechkin, have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Selections
[edit]| ^ | Denotes players who are still active in the NHL |
| # | Denotes players who are still active outside of the NHL |
| * | Denotes players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame |
| † | Denotes inactive players not yet eligible for Hockey Hall of Fame consideration |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times a player has been selected |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kreiser, John (December 23, 2009). "Who's the best? NHL.com selects All-Decade Team". NHL.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Rosen, Dan (January 24, 2020). "Crosby, Kane, Ovechkin among those selected to NHL All-Decade First Team". NHL.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ Leahy, Sean (2020-01-24). "Crosby, Kane, Ovechkin highlight NHL's All-Decade Team". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Pashelka, Curtis (2020-01-25). "Sharks' Erik Karlsson among those named to NHL's All-Decade team". East Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
