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The Top Ranked
Hockey Players of the 1950s
Notes:
Ranking Explanations
|
Rnk |
Athlete |
POS |
|
1 |
Gordie Howe |
RW |
|
2 |
Maurice Richard |
RW |
|
3 |
Jean Beliveau |
C |
|
4 |
Jacques Plante |
G |
|
5 |
Ted Lindsay |
LW |
|
6 |
Terry Sawchuk |
G |
|
7 |
Red Kelly |
D |
|
8 |
Harry Lumley |
G |
|
9 |
Bernie Geoffrion |
RW |
|
10 |
Andy Bathgate |
RW |
|
11 |
Gerry McNeil |
G |
|
12 |
Glenn Hall |
G |
|
13 |
Bill Gadsby |
D |
|
14 |
Al Rollins |
G |
|
15 |
Tod Sloan |
RW |
|
16 |
Doug Harvey |
D |
|
17 |
Ed Litzenberger |
RW |
|
18 |
Gump Worsley |
G |
|
19 |
Dickie Moore |
LW |
|
20 |
Sid Smith |
LW |
|
21 |
Don McKenney |
C |
|
22 |
Alex Delvecchio |
C |
|
23 |
Bert Olmstead |
LW |
|
24 |
Wally Hergesheimer |
RW |
|
25 |
Ted Kennedy |
C |
|
26 |
Tom Johnson |
D |
|
27 |
Marcel Pronovost |
D |
|
28 |
Henri Richard |
C |
|
29 |
Fleming MacKell |
C |
|
30 |
Allan Stanley |
D |
|
31 |
Metro Prystai |
C |
|
32 |
Johnny Peirson |
RW |
|
33 |
Bill Quackenbush |
D |
|
34 |
Andy Hebenton |
RW |
|
35 |
Elmer Lach |
C |
|
36 |
Paul Ronty |
C |
|
37 |
Tim Horton |
D |
|
38 |
Al Dewsbury |
D |
|
39 |
Vic Stasiuk |
RW |
|
40 |
Jimmy Thomson |
D |
|
41 |
Bill Mosienko |
RW |
|
42 |
Dutch Reibel |
C |
|
43 |
Dick Duff |
LW |
|
44 |
Dave Creighton |
C |
|
45 |
Jim Morrison |
D |
|
46 |
Milt Schmidt |
C |
|
47 |
Max Bentley |
C |
|
48 |
Red Sullivan |
C |
|
49 |
Gus Mortson |
D |
|
50 |
Danny Lewicki |
LW |
|
51 |
Johnny Wilson |
LW |
|
52 |
Sid Abel |
C |
|
53 |
Fern Flaman |
D |
|
54 |
Don Raleigh |
C |
|
55 |
Jim Henry |
G |
|
56 |
George Gee |
C |
|
57 |
George Armstrong |
RW |
|
58 |
Nick Mickoski |
LW |
|
59 |
Chuck Rayner |
G |
|
60 |
Dean Prentice |
LW |
|
61 |
Bob Goldham |
D |
|
62 |
Leo Reise Jr. |
D |
|
63 |
Leo Boivin |
D |
|
64 |
Cal Gardner |
C |
|
65 |
Leo Labine |
RW |
|
66 |
Ed Chadwick |
G |
|
67 |
Norm Ullman |
C |
|
68 |
Real Chevrefils |
LW |
|
69 |
Camille Henry |
LW |
|
70 |
Hal Laycoe |
D |
|
71 |
Ken Mosdell |
C |
|
72 |
Harry Watson |
LW |
|
73 |
Harry Howell |
D |
|
74 |
Dollard St. Laurent |
D |
|
75 |
Warren Godfrey |
D |
|
76 |
Jerry Toppazzini |
RW |
|
77 |
Jimmy Peters (1922) |
RW |
|
78 |
Butch Bouchard |
D |
|
79 |
Ed Sandford |
LW |
|
80 |
Jean-Guy Talbot |
D |
|
81 |
Frank Martin |
D |
|
82 |
Lou Fontinato |
D |
|
83 |
Ron Murphy |
LW |
|
84 |
Lee Fogolin |
D |
|
85 |
Ron Stewart |
RW |
|
86 |
Pierre Pilote |
D |
|
87 |
Claude Provost |
RW |
|
88 |
Bob Armstrong |
D |
|
89 |
Johnny Bower |
G |
|
90 |
Glen Skov |
C |
|
91 |
Jim McFadden |
C |
|
92 |
Hugh Bolton |
D |
|
93 |
Don Simmons |
G |
|
94 |
Roy Conacher |
LW |
|
95 |
Jack Gelineau |
G |
|
96 |
Hy Buller |
D |
|
97 |
Marty Pavelich |
LW |
|
98 |
Gus Bodnar |
C |
|
99 |
Turk Broda |
G |
|
100 |
Marcel Bonin |
LW |
|
101 |
Lorne Ferguson |
LW |
|
102 |
Eric Nesterenko |
RW |
|
103 |
Gaye Stewart |
LW |
|
104 |
Floyd Curry |
RW |
|
105 |
Benny Woit |
D |
|
106 |
Joe Klukay |
RW |
|
107 |
Jack Evans |
D |
|
108 |
Tony Leswick |
LW |
|
109 |
Billy Reay |
C |
|
110 |
Jack McIntyre |
LW |
|
111 |
John Bucyk |
LW |
|
112 |
Woody Dumart |
LW |
|
113 |
Moose Vasko |
D |
|
114 |
Larry Popein |
C |
|
115 |
Bep Guidolin |
LW |
|
116 |
Ed Slowinski |
LW |
|
117 |
Vic Lynn |
D |
|
118 |
Don Marshall |
C |
|
119 |
Doug Mohns |
LW |
|
120 |
Billy Harris (1935) |
C |
|
121 |
Rudy Migay |
C |
|
122 |
Bill Durnan |
G |
|
123 |
Ed Kryzanowski |
D |
|
124 |
Reg Sinclair |
RW |
|
125 |
Eddie Kullman |
RW |
|
126 |
Gerry Couture |
RW |
|
127 |
John Henderson |
G |
|
128 |
Bobby Hull |
LW |
|
129 |
Edgar Laprade |
C |
|
130 |
Bill Dineen |
RW |
|
131 |
Doug Bentley |
C |
|
132 |
Murray Henderson |
D |
|
133 |
Bronco Horvath |
C |
|
134 |
Frank Brimsek |
G |
|
135 |
Bud MacPherson |
D |
|
136 |
Frank Mahovlich |
LW |
|
137 |
Bill Barilko |
D |
|
138 |
Jean-Guy Gendron |
LW |
|
139 |
Bob Turner |
D |
|
140 |
Hank Ciesla |
C |
|
141 |
Marcel Paille |
G |
|
142 |
Stephen Kraftcheck |
D |
|
143 |
Pat Egan |
D |
|
144 |
Bob Pulford |
C |
|
145 |
Bob Chrystal |
D |
|
146 |
Larry Regan |
RW |
|
147 |
Gus Kyle |
D |
|
148 |
Glen Harmon |
D |
|
149 |
Ken Reardon |
D |
|
150 |
Larry Hillman |
D |
|
151 |
Paul Meger |
LW |
|
152 |
Pete Babando |
LW |
|
153 |
Ivan Irwin |
D |
|
154 |
Dunc Fisher |
RW |
|
155 |
Dick Gamble |
LW |
|
156 |
Marc Reaume |
D |
|
157 |
Phil Maloney |
C |
|
158 |
Andre Pronovost |
LW |
|
159 |
Howie Meeker |
RW |
|
160 |
Bud Poile |
RW |
|
161 |
Bill Juzda |
D |
|
162 |
Fred Hucul |
D |
|
163 |
Pentti Lund |
RW |
|
164 |
Brian Cullen |
C |
|
165 |
Carl Brewer |
D |
|
166 |
Gord Hannigan |
C |
|
167 |
Buddy O'Connor |
C |
|
168 |
Larry Wilson |
C |
|
169 |
Larry Cahan |
D |
|
170 |
Jim Conacher |
C |
|
171 |
Ernie Dickens |
D |
|
172 |
Ralph Nattrass |
D |
|
173 |
Forbes Kennedy |
C |
|
174 |
Phil Goyette |
C |
|
175 |
Frank Eddolls |
D |
|
176 |
John McCormack |
C |
|
177 |
Bill Ezinicki |
RW |
|
178 |
Pete Conacher |
LW |
|
179 |
Barry Cullen |
RW |
|
180 |
Ralph Backstrom |
C |
|
181 |
Al Arbour |
D |
|
182 |
Roger Leger |
D |
|
183 |
Norm Dussault |
C |
|
184 |
Al MacNeil |
D |
|
185 |
Jack Stewart |
D |
|
186 |
Gord Hollingworth |
D |
|
187 |
Jackie Leclair |
C |
|
188 |
Billy Dea |
RW |
|
189 |
Ken Smith |
LW |
|
190 |
Doug McCaig |
D |
|
191 |
Alex Kaleta |
LW |
|
192 |
Pete Horeck |
LW |
|
193 |
Calum MacKay |
LW |
|
194 |
Earl Balfour |
LW |
|
195 |
Ab McDonald |
LW |
|
196 |
Larry Zeidel |
D |
|
197 |
Leo Gravelle |
RW |
|
198 |
Lou Jankowski |
RW |
|
199 |
Pete Goegan |
D |
|
200 |
Ian Cushenan |
D |
|
201 |
John Hanna |
D |
|
202 |
Murray Costello |
RW |
|
203 |
Bob Baun |
D |
|
204 |
Fred Shero |
D |
|
205 |
Gerry Foley |
RW |
|
206 |
Parker MacDonald |
LW |
|
207 |
Ray Timgren |
LW |
|
208 |
Aldo Guidolin |
RW |
|
209 |
Billy McNeill |
RW |
|
210 |
Bob Hassard |
C |
|
211 |
Zellio Toppazzini |
RW |
|
212 |
Joe Carveth |
RW |
|
213 |
Garth Boesch |
D |
|
214 |
Hec Lalande |
C |
|
215 |
Jack Stoddard |
RW |
|
216 |
Len Lunde |
C |
|
217 |
Neil Strain |
LW |
|
218 |
Clare Martin |
D |
|
219 |
Fred Glover |
LW |
|
220 |
Adam Brown |
LW |
|
221 |
Eddie Mazur |
LW |
|
222 |
Jim Bartlett |
LW |
|
223 |
Gary Aldcorn |
LW |
|
224 |
Kenny Wharram |
RW |
|
225 |
Charlie Burns |
C |
|
226 |
Don Morrison |
C |
|
227 |
Bob Bailey |
RW |
|
228 |
Ed Harrison |
RW |
|
229 |
Eddie Shack |
LW |
|
230 |
Pat Lundy |
C |
|
231 |
Gerry James |
RW |
|
232 |
Rip Riopelle |
LW |
|
233 |
Paul Masnick |
C |
|
234 |
Don Poile |
C |
|
235 |
Les Colwill |
RW |
|
236 |
Steve Black |
LW |
|
237 |
Ed Kachur |
RW |
|
238 |
Claude Laforge |
LW |
|
239 |
Red Hamill |
LW |
|
240 |
Max McNab |
C |
|
241 |
Bob Fillion |
LW |
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