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The Top Ranked
Hockey Players of the 1940s
Notes:
Ranking Explanations
|
Rnk |
Athlete |
POS |
|
1 |
Bill Durnan |
G |
|
2 |
Max Bentley |
C |
|
3 |
Maurice Richard |
RW |
|
4 |
Turk Broda |
G |
|
5 |
Doug Bentley |
LW |
|
6 |
Bryan Hextall |
RW |
|
7 |
Bill Cowley |
C |
|
8 |
Flash Hollett |
D |
|
9 |
Frank Brimsek |
G |
|
10 |
Harry Lumley |
G |
|
11 |
Elmer Lach |
C |
|
12 |
Roy Conacher |
LW |
|
13 |
Toe Blake |
LW |
|
14 |
Gordie Drillon |
RW |
|
15 |
Bill Mosienko |
RW |
|
16 |
Paul Bibeault |
G |
|
17 |
Syl Apps |
C |
|
18 |
Lynn Patrick |
C |
|
19 |
Mike Karakas |
G |
|
20 |
Babe Pratt |
D |
|
21 |
Ted Kennedy |
C |
|
22 |
Gaye Stewart |
LW |
|
23 |
Syd Howe |
C |
|
24 |
Chuck Rayner |
G |
|
25 |
Woody Dumart |
LW |
|
26 |
Milt Schmidt |
C |
|
27 |
Sid Abel |
C |
|
28 |
Bobby Bauer |
RW |
|
29 |
Lorne Carr |
RW |
|
30 |
Billy Taylor |
C |
|
31 |
Herb Cain |
LW |
|
32 |
Clint Smith |
C |
|
33 |
Pat Egan |
D |
|
34 |
Buddy O'Connor |
C |
|
35 |
Red Hamill |
LW |
|
36 |
Grant Warwick |
RW |
|
37 |
Ted Lindsay |
LW |
|
38 |
Eddie Wares |
D |
|
39 |
Joe Carveth |
RW |
|
40 |
Phil Watson |
RW |
|
41 |
Mud Bruneteau |
RW |
|
42 |
Art Jackson |
C |
|
43 |
Gus Bodnar |
C |
|
44 |
Earl Seibert |
D |
|
45 |
Bill Quackenbush |
D |
|
46 |
Bud Poile |
RW |
|
47 |
Sweeney Schriner |
LW |
|
48 |
Carl Liscombe |
LW |
|
49 |
Joe Benoit |
RW |
|
50 |
Johnny Mowers |
G |
|
51 |
Edgar Laprade |
C |
|
52 |
Ott Heller |
D |
|
53 |
Ken Reardon |
D |
|
54 |
Harry Watson |
LW |
|
55 |
Ray Getliffe |
C |
|
56 |
Pete Horeck |
LW |
|
57 |
Don Grosso |
LW |
|
58 |
Glen Harmon |
D |
|
59 |
Jim Henry |
G |
|
60 |
Bill Thoms |
C |
|
61 |
Jack Crawford |
D |
|
62 |
Tony Leswick |
RW |
|
63 |
Joe Cooper |
D |
|
64 |
Billy Reay |
C |
|
65 |
Butch Bouchard |
D |
|
66 |
Alex Kaleta |
LW |
|
67 |
Wally Stanowski |
D |
|
68 |
Adam Brown |
LW |
|
69 |
Mel Hill |
RW |
|
70 |
Jack Stewart |
D |
|
71 |
Neil Colville |
C |
|
72 |
Bob Davidson |
LW |
|
73 |
Buzz Boll |
LW |
|
74 |
Dutch Hiller |
LW |
|
75 |
Murray Armstrong |
C |
|
76 |
Nick Metz |
LW |
|
77 |
Cully Dahlstrom |
C |
|
78 |
Murray Henderson |
D |
|
79 |
George Allen |
LW |
|
80 |
Ab DeMarco |
C |
|
81 |
Reg Hamilton |
D |
|
82 |
Ken Smith |
LW |
|
83 |
Don Gallinger |
C |
|
84 |
Murph Chamberlain |
LW |
|
85 |
Bucko McDonald |
D |
|
86 |
Busher Jackson |
LW |
|
87 |
Wilf Field |
D |
|
88 |
Dave Kerr |
G |
|
89 |
Bep Guidolin |
LW |
|
90 |
Jack Portland |
D |
|
91 |
Jimmy Peters (1922) |
RW |
|
92 |
Bill Moe |
D |
|
93 |
John Mariucci |
D |
|
94 |
Mush March |
RW |
|
95 |
Mac Colville |
RW |
|
96 |
Eddie Wiseman |
RW |
|
97 |
Jimmy Thomson |
D |
|
98 |
Dit Clapper |
RW |
|
99 |
Alex Shibicky |
RW |
|
100 |
Paul Goodman |
G |
|
101 |
Frank McCool |
G |
|
102 |
Sam LoPresti |
G |
|
103 |
Hank Goldup |
LW |
|
104 |
Gus Mortson |
D |
|
105 |
Des Smith |
D |
|
106 |
Earl Robertson |
G |
|
107 |
Ken McAuley |
G |
|
108 |
Bill Gadsby |
D |
|
109 |
Jim Conacher |
C |
|
110 |
Jimmy Orlando |
D |
|
111 |
Tom Anderson |
LW |
|
112 |
George Gee |
C |
|
113 |
Bingo Kampman |
D |
|
114 |
Leo Lamoureux |
C |
|
115 |
Vic Lynn |
LW |
|
116 |
Pete Babando |
LW |
|
117 |
Jim McFadden |
C |
|
118 |
Bill Ezinicki |
RW |
|
119 |
Red Kelly |
D |
|
120 |
Bob Fillion |
LW |
|
121 |
Paul Ronty |
C |
|
122 |
Howie Meeker |
RW |
|
123 |
Connie Dion |
G |
|
124 |
Georges Mantha |
D |
|
125 |
Red Goupille |
D |
|
126 |
Leo Reise Jr. |
D |
|
127 |
Eddie Bruneteau |
RW |
|
128 |
Johnny Peirson |
RW |
|
129 |
Bill Juzda |
D |
|
130 |
Cal Gardner |
C |
|
131 |
Harvey Bennett |
G |
|
132 |
Tiny Thompson |
G |
|
133 |
Roger Leger |
D |
|
134 |
Charlie Sands |
C |
|
135 |
Emile Francis |
G |
|
136 |
Jimmy Franks |
G |
|
137 |
Benny Grant |
G |
|
138 |
Claude Bourque |
G |
|
139 |
Jack Shewchuk |
D |
|
140 |
Bob Goldham |
D |
|
141 |
Ralph Nattrass |
D |
|
142 |
Hec Highton |
G |
|
143 |
Frank Eddolls |
D |
|
144 |
John Quilty |
C |
|
145 |
Joe Klukay |
LW |
|
146 |
Alex Motter |
C |
|
147 |
Art Coulter |
D |
|
148 |
Fern Flaman |
D |
|
149 |
Moe Morris |
D |
|
150 |
Pete Langelle |
C |
|
151 |
Art Wiebe |
D |
|
152 |
Steve Wojciechowski |
RW |
|
153 |
Bill Barilko |
D |
|
154 |
Ernie Dickens |
D |
|
155 |
Gordie Howe |
RW |
|
156 |
Ed Sandford |
LW |
|
157 |
Bill Carse |
C |
|
158 |
Harold Jackson |
D |
|
159 |
Ken Mosdell |
C |
|
160 |
Ebbie Goodfellow |
C |
|
161 |
Gerry Heffernan |
RW |
|
162 |
Charlie Conacher |
RW |
|
163 |
Doug Young |
D |
|
164 |
Muzz Patrick |
D |
|
165 |
Alf Pike |
LW |
|
166 |
Kilby MacDonald |
LW |
|
167 |
Doug Harvey |
D |
|
168 |
Bill Jennings |
RW |
|
169 |
Hal Laycoe |
D |
|
170 |
Gerry Couture |
RW |
|
171 |
Clare Martin |
D |
|
172 |
Jack Hamilton |
C |
|
173 |
Garth Boesch |
D |
|
174 |
Norm Calladine |
C |
|
175 |
Fido Purpur |
RW |
|
176 |
Johnny Gottselig |
LW |
|
177 |
Norm Larson |
RW |
|
178 |
Fern Majeau |
C |
|
179 |
Fred Thurier |
C |
|
180 |
Red Heron |
C |
|
181 |
Bob Carse |
LW |
|
182 |
Cully Simon |
D |
|
183 |
Bill Shill |
RW |
|
184 |
Pat Lundy |
C |
|
185 |
Jack Church |
D |
|
186 |
Red Mitchell |
D |
|
187 |
Fern Gauthier |
RW |
|
188 |
Doug McCaig |
D |
|
189 |
Mike McMahon (1915) |
D |
|
190 |
Terry Reardon |
C |
|
191 |
Phil Hergesheimer |
RW |
|
192 |
Bob Dill |
D |
|
193 |
Don Raleigh |
C |
|
194 |
Pentti Lund |
RW |
|
195 |
Church Russell |
LW |
|
196 |
George Boothman |
C |
|
197 |
Vic Myles |
D |
|
198 |
Eddie Kullman |
RW |
|
199 |
Tony Demers |
RW |
|
200 |
Rene Trudell |
RW |
|
201 |
Jud McAtee |
LW |
|
202 |
Leo Gravelle |
RW |
|
203 |
Metro Prystai |
C |
|
204 |
Fred Shero |
D |
|
205 |
Ossie Aubuchon |
LW |
|
206 |
Armand Gaudreault |
LW |
|
207 |
John Sorrell |
LW |
|
208 |
Bobby Copp |
D |
|
209 |
John McCreedy |
RW |
|
210 |
Rip Riopelle |
LW |
|
211 |
Lou Trudel |
LW |
|
212 |
Ed Harrison |
C |
|
213 |
Bob Kirkpatrick |
C |
|
214 |
Fred Hunt |
RW |
|
215 |
Allan Murray |
D |
|
216 |
Bill Benson |
C |
|
217 |
Bill Cupolo |
RW |
|
218 |
Virgil Johnson |
D |
|
219 |
Hooley Smith |
C |
|
220 |
Bert Gardiner |
G |
|
221 |
Frank Mario |
C |
|
222 |
Peter Slobodian |
D |
|
223 |
Gus Giesebrecht |
C |
|
224 |
Jack Jackson |
D |
|
225 |
Jack McDonald (1921) |
RW |
|
226 |
Marty Pavelich |
LW |
|
227 |
Gus Marker |
RW |
|
228 |
John Chad |
RW |
|
229 |
Nick Mickoski |
LW |
|
230 |
Walt Atanas |
RW |
|
231 |
Bill Gooden |
LW |
|
232 |
Dunc Fisher |
RW |
|
233 |
Jack McGill (1920) |
C |
|
234 |
Walt Buswell |
D |
|
235 |
Jean-Paul Gladu |
LW |
|
236 |
Max McNab |
C |
|
237 |
Clint Albright |
C |
|
238 |
Joe Shack |
LW |
|
239 |
Ken Kilrea |
LW |
|
240 |
Jackie Schmidt |
LW |
|
241 |
Russ Brayshaw |
LW |
|
242 |
Wally Wilson |
C |
|
243 |
Norm Dussault |
C |
|
244 |
John Harms |
RW |
|
245 |
Cecil Dillon |
RW |
|
246 |
Enio Sclisizzi |
LW |
|
247 |
Jacques Locas |
RW |
|
248 |
Les Cunningham |
C |
|
249 |
John Adams |
LW |
|
250 |
Joe Bell |
LW |
|
251 |
Connie Brown |
C |
|
252 |
Pat McReavy |
C |
|
253 |
Polly Drouin |
LW |
|
254 |
Butch McDonald |
LW |
|
255 |
Rod Lorrain |
RW |
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