Who do you think is the most exciting hockey player in history?

Answer 1

Hobey Baker

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Answer 2

History?? That's a tough word for a league that is so old and has gone through so many changes. I missed the chance to see Maurice Richard. All I've ever read say he had fire in eyes when he had the puck.
Gordie Howe was remarkable in the amount of years he played, his style and his ability to shoot right and on occasion shift to left. He even moved back to play defense on occasion.
Bobby Hull had the most feared and hardest shot I have ever seen.
Guy Lafleur skating up-ice with his hair flying in the wind was a joy to behold.
Mike Bossy was the most accurate shooter I ever saw. He could put a puck exactly where he wanted it.
The knock on Wayne was the he couldn't sktae well and didn't have a particularly great shot. He just dominated the early 80's!
Gil Perreault could "stickhandle in a phone booth", best stickhandler I ever saw.
Paul Coffey was lightning quick. Best skater I ever saw.
Mario was simply magnificent! When he wanted to play he was in a league of his own.
For all the bad press press he received Jagr was , and is, a force on the ice.
Ken Dryden reinvented the art of goaltending.
Patrick Roy brought goaltending to a new inportance.
Messier was the most intense player I ever saw. As a leader in a pressure situation he was the best.
Steve Yzerman was pure class on the ice.
Kovalchuk, Ovechkin, Crosby, Spezza and the like leave the NHL in good hands for years to come.
Bobby Orr changed how the game was ever to played again by involving defense in offense. With the exception of The Rocket, I have seen all the other players mentioned above. Still none of them brought the share enjoyment that Bobby Orr did. His smooth style, bright smile and uncanny hockey sense places him as the greatest player I have ever had the pleasure to watch.
But from everything I have ever read, when you take in the whole history of the NHL, there was no player in any era that so dominated like Cyclone Taylor. He was a great skater and had abilities that were not developed by others until later in NHL history. By all accounts he was a player that was way beyond the style of hockey being played during that time.
Players like Eddie Shore, Orr, Gretzky, Plante and Coffey did some things to change the game but there were always others during their time:
Orr spawned Brad Park and Denis Potvin. Terry Sawchuck and Glenn Hall were great goalies during the Plante era. Gretz and Mario were always a topic of discussion. Gordie, Hull and Richard all immortalized the number "9".
So to answer your question again if you consider all the NHL history I would have to say I would select Cyclone Taylor. I just wish I had the opportunity to have seen him play!

Answer 3

Maurice The Rocket Richard. Just hearing the stories about him, there will never be another like him. First to score 50 goals in 50 games. Stories of him carrying guys to the net and still scoring. A man you didn't want to cross, or else he's drop his gloves and go toe to toe with you.

The only player so loved, that a suspension from the playoffs one year led to an actual riot in Montreal on St. Patrick's Day. That wouldn't have happened if people didn't love him.

Also was named all three stars in a game where he scored all 5 goals in a 5-1 win.

He fought, scored, led, the crowd loved him, and the legend goes on. Truly the most exciting player of all time.

Answer 4

What a loaded question. I missed seeing the Rocket in his prime, watched Orr from a rookie, Gilbert Perrault go end to end, Lived in Edmonton during the Gretzky years, watched Mario, Guy Lafluer, Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe(in his later years) so it really depends on your interpetation of exciting. Bobby Orr would take your breath away at times, as would Mario, Wayne, Gilbert and Bobby Hull(to name a few) but in my 45 years of watching hockey, hands down, it had to be Bobby Orr . Notice I never mentioned goalies. Saw some great ones but ask any Winnepeg Jet fan from the 80's and they will tell you Grant Fuhr used to kill their hopes every year. I am not saying he was the best by any stretch, but exciting, yes. If you are talking most exciting in history, , although I never saw him in his prime, Rocket Richard is right up there as well.

Answer 5

So many to chose from, i would almost say every team has had an exciting player in their History, Ill tell you the ones from my 5 favorite teams:
1.Calgary- Lanny McDonald or Theo Fluery
2.Ottawa - Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley
3.Colorado- Joe Sakic or Patrick Roy (even though I dont like him)
4.Tampa Bay- Martin St Lois and Vinny Lecalvier
5.Detroit - Stevie Y Hands Down! Followed Closely By Gordie Howe
I wish I could List Ever team, But that would one long boring answer people would skip over.

Answer 6

I can't say about history. I can't only go by what I've seen. From that I'd say either Mario or Jagr. Watching Jagr from how good he was as a rookie, and yeah he was on a great team, and watching some of the goals he scored it was just great. Even when the team was bad he was a star. One of my favorites to watch was when he took a shot just after being knocked down he still got the shot off, then the goalie stopped it BUT left for the rebound, bad move with Jagr right there even though he was on his stomach he got the hit in, and without his stick going over the net so took the legal goal. To those who claim Ovenchuck's goal was so great or so orginal man you should have seen Jagr's goal, with a rebound on the stomach.

Answer 7

Patrick Roy his rookie year when he shined and won the Stanley Cup he was just a little kid. a new Legend was born and from the Montreal Canadiens and he won it again in 1993 with the Habs and then he won 2 with the Avalanche. i will never forget the day he asked to be traded, that ****** Tremblay blamed all the problems on the players that's why so many players left the Habs by trade. Colorado is so lucky this happened cause they would of never seen the Stanley Cup if it wasn't for Patrick Roy.

Answer 8

That is so very hard to decide for there are many exciting hockey players in history... well one of them for me is in the fnl I know you're probably thinking nhl and possibly wha but rob hisey previously of the barrie colts(ohl) is amazing! If you've seen his best and second best goal you'd have to agree with me, this guy is amazing hockey stick (or should I say lacrosse stick)!

Answer 9

Crosby, he is right now and in history will be the most exciting hockey player in history.

Answer 10

Well have to say that is a no-brainer. Of course, its Gretzky .... but I remember this kid from Finland who even had the Great One scratching his head in 1993. Before Teemu Selanne blew out his knee, even Gretzky was saying that Selanne was better than him. Then you have Roy in goal. And then there's Lamieux. I guess it all depends on what you consider "exciting." Personally, I think its exciting to see Teemu Selanne just do an interview or skate around. :)

Answer 11

To me there have been lots of exciting players. Bobby Hull, Denis Savard, and currently Alex Ovechkin, but the most exciting player of all time was Guy LaFleur! He used to bring people out of their seats when he touched the puck!