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The Top Ranked Hockey Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1973
Notes: This is a list of the greatest hockey players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Larry Robinson | D | 99 |
| 2 | Steve Shutt | LW | 156 |
| 3 | Bill Barber | LW | 198 |
| 4 | Dan Bouchard | G | 235 |
| 5 | Steve Vickers | LW | 479 |
| 6 | Tom Bladon | D | 526 |
| 7 | Phil Russell | D | 564 |
| 8 | Richard Brodeur | G | 605 |
| 9 | Jimmy Watson | D | 613 |
| 10 | Wayne Thomas | G | 684 |
| 11 | Don Lever | LW | 687 |
| 12 | Denis Herron | G | 746 |
| 13 | Billy Harris (1952) | RW | 799 |
| 14 | Gregg Sheppard | C | 801 |
| 15 | Ron Low | G | 833 |
| 16 | Jim Schoenfeld | D | 921 |
| 17 | Yvon Lambert | LW | 938 |
| 18 | Bob Nystrom | RW | 945 |
| 19 | Wayne Merrick | C | 1275 |
| 20 | Robbie Ftorek | C | 1310 |
| 21 | Orest Kindrachuk | C | 1390 |
| 22 | Stan Weir | C | 1431 |
| 23 | George Ferguson | C | 1434 |
| 24 | Barry Long | D | 1472 |
| 25 | Rick Dudley | LW | 1483 |
| 26 | Rich LeDuc | C | 1516 |
| 27 | Chris Oddleifson | C | 1581 |
| 28 | Jacques Richard | LW | 1589 |
| 29 | Ron Plumb | D | 1621 |
| 30 | Garry Howatt | LW | 1740 |
| 31 | Mike Curran | G | 1852 |
| 32 | Jack Lynch | D | 1860 |
| 33 | Jean Hamel | D | 1885 |
| 34 | Neil Komadoski | D | 1909 |
| 35 | Lorne Henning | C | 1932 |
| 36 | Don Kozak | RW | 1937 |
| 37 | Jerry Butler | RW | 1963 |
| 38 | Vic Venasky | C | 2010 |
| 39 | Tim Sheehy | RW | 2038 |
| 40 | Dave Gardner | C | 2068 |
| 41 | Murray Wilson | LW | 2086 |
| 42 | Thommie Bergman | D | 2095 |
| 43 | Mike Antonovich | C | 2097 |
| 44 | Bill Hogaboam | C | 2123 |
| 45 | Gord McRae | G | 2213 |
| 46 | Larry Carriere | D | 2220 |
| 47 | Dave Hudson | C | 2231 |
| 48 | Ross Brooks | G | 2313 |
| 49 | Don Tannahill | LW | 2315 |
| 50 | Ron Lalonde | C | 2339 |
| 51 | Larry Lund | C | 2397 |
| 52 | Terry Murray | D | 2414 |
| 53 | Jakob Kolliker | D | 2464 |
| 54 | Hugh Harris | LW | 2518 |
| 55 | Steve Durbano | D | 2555 |
| 56 | Bruce Landon | G | 2562 |
| 57 | Gene Peacosh | LW | 2576 |
| 58 | Bob Johnson | G | 2612 |
| 59 | Serge Aubry | G | 2625 |
| 60 | Russ Gillow | G | 2659 |
| 61 | Michel Belhumeur | G | 2711 |
| 62 | Bob Whidden | G | 2736 |
| 63 | Gavin Kirk | C | 2754 |
| 64 | Dave Kryskow | LW | 2758 |
| 65 | Randy Rota | C | 2880 |
| 66 | Larry Sacharuk | D | 2888 |
| 67 | Bobby Guindon | LW | 2976 |
| 68 | Pete Donnelly | G | 3023 |
| 69 | Rocky Farr | G | 3085 |
| 70 | Dick Sentes | RW | 3086 |
| 71 | Lyle Moffat | LW | 3109 |
| 72 | John Adams (G) | G | 3122 |
| 73 | Rusty Patenaude | RW | 3131 |
| 74 | Bryan Lefley | D | 3158 |
| 75 | John Grisdale | D | 3162 |
| 76 | John French | LW | 3189 |
| 77 | Ted McAneeley | D | 3233 |
| 78 | Dave Fortier | D | 3325 |
| 79 | Danny Gruen | LW | 3339 |
| 80 | Brian Ogilvie | C | 3353 |
| 81 | Jim McElmury | D | 3366 |
| 82 | Doug Rombough | C | 3525 |
| 83 | Larry Mavety | D | 3532 |
| 84 | Ron Climie | LW | 3575 |
| 85 | Bruce Bullock | G | 3579 |
| 86 | Morris Mott | RW | 3651 |
| 87 | Tom Simpson | RW | 3652 |
| 88 | Don Burgess | LW | 3653 |
| 89 | Ian Wilkie | G | 3692 |
| 90 | Mike Lampman | LW | 3697 |
| 91 | Ron Busniuk | RW | 3699 |
| 92 | Bob Sicinski | C | 3703 |
| 93 | Ray Clearwater | D | 3741 |
| 94 | Brian Gibbons (1947) | D | 3742 |
| 95 | Helmuts Balderis | RW | 3743 |
| 96 | Brent Meeke | D | 3764 |
| 97 | Brian Bradley (1944) | LW | 3831 |
| 98 | Rick Cunningham | D | 3866 |
| 99 | Andre Gaudette | C | 3867 |
| 100 | John Wright | C | 3878 |
| 101 | Jim Wiley | C | 3902 |
| 102 | Rick Morris | LW | 3947 |
| 103 | Pierre Roy | D | 3951 |
| 104 | Mike Amodeo | D | 3998 |
| 105 | Pierre Guite | LW | 4036 |
| 106 | Jerry Byers | LW | 4041 |
| 107 | Fred O'Donnell | RW | 4049 |
| 108 | Dick Proceviat | D | 4052 |
| 109 | Bryan McSheffrey | RW | 4080 |
| 110 | Steve Sutherland | LW | 4129 |
| 111 | Larry Bolonchuk | D | 4137 |
| 112 | Steve Cuddie | D | 4142 |
| 113 | Jan Popiel | LW | 4208 |
| 114 | Guy Dufour | RW | 4262 |
| 115 | Freeman Asmundson | D | 4301 |
| 116 | Phil Hoene | LW | 4310 |
| 117 | Ross Perkins | C | 4342 |
| 118 | Neil Nicholson | D | 4353 |
| 119 | Steve King | C | 4389 |
| 120 | Bob Barber | D | 4391 |
| 121 | Randy Legge | D | 4400 |
| 122 | Bill Klatt | RW | 4401 |
| 123 | Connie Madigan | D | 4451 |
| 124 | Steve Carlyle | D | 4457 |
| 125 | Walt Ledingham | LW | 4458 |
| 126 | Morris Stefaniw | C | 4461 |
| 127 | Ron Smith | D | 4474 |
| 128 | Joe Lundrigan | D | 4478 |
| 129 | Kevin Ahearn | LW | 4486 |
| 130 | Bob Leduc | C | 4497 |
| 131 | Bob Ash | D | 4501 |
| 132 | Frank Sanders | D | 4509 |
| 133 | John Migneault | LW | 4529 |
| 134 | Jim Cardiff | D | 4540 |
| 135 | Barry Wilcox | RW | 4549 |
| 136 | Tom Gilmore | RW | 4554 |
| 137 | Don Grierson | RW | 4573 |
| 138 | Len Fontaine | RW | 4627 |
| 139 | Terry Holbrook | RW | 4628 |
| 140 | Moe L'Abbe | RW | 4636 |
| 141 | Dick Paradise | D | 4641 |
| 142 | Brian Morenz | RW | 4662 |
| 143 | Bill Horton | D | 4683 |
| 144 | Randy Osburn | LW | 4689 |
| 145 | Pete Vipond | LW | 4728 |
| 146 | Rychard Campeau | D | 4734 |
| 147 | Yves Bergeron | RW | 4739 |
| 148 | Bob Richer | C | 4743 |
| 149 | Keith Christiansen | C | 4749 |
| 150 | Richard Grenier | C | 4760 |
| 151 | Don Herriman | LW | 4778 |
| 152 | Bruce McIntosh | D | 4779 |
| 153 | Dave Pulkkinen | LW | 4783 |
| 154 | Tom Serviss | C | 4787 |
| 155 | Jack Gibson | LW | 4790 |
| 156 | Ron Homenuke | RW | 4796 |
| 157 | Rick Newell | D | 4821 |
| 158 | Ron Walters | C | 4835 |
| 159 | Alton White | RW | 4862 |
| 160 | Ric Jordan | D | 4898 |
| 161 | Tom Earl | RW | 4899 |
| 162 | Kerry Ketter | D | 4901 |
| 163 | Michel Archambault | LW | 4906 |
| 164 | Bill Prentice | D | 4908 |
| 165 | Ron F. Anderson | D | 4910 |
| 166 | Bernie MacNeil | LW | 4921 |
| 167 | Jerry Zrymiak | D | 4935 |
| 168 | Bill Young | LW | 4949 |
| 169 | Ken Stephanson | D | 4970 |
| 170 | Hal Willis | D | 4987 |
| 171 | Steve Warr | D | 5016 |
| 172 | Jean Payette | C | 5034 |
| 173 | Ken Desjardine | D | 5077 |
| 174 | Dale Smedsmo | LW | 5087 |
| 175 | Dan Lodboa | LW | 5100 |
| 176 | Dunc Rousseau | LW | 5125 |
| 177 | Jean-Guy Gratton | RW | 5127 |
| 178 | Jacques Blain | D | 5130 |
| 179 | Bob McAneeley | C | 5181 |
| 180 | Murray Myers | RW | 5187 |
| 181 | Bob Brown | D | 5195 |
| 182 | Jim McMasters | D | 5204 |
| 183 | Roger Cote | D | 5223 |
| 184 | Mike Hyndman | RW | 5254 |
| 185 | Rich Pumple | C | 5270 |
| 186 | Milt Black | RW | 5290 |
| 187 | Cleland Mortson | C | 5336 |
| 188 | Mike Boland (1949) | RW | 5380 |
| 189 | John Danby | C | 5414 |
| 190 | Craig Reichmuth | LW | 5455 |
| 191 | Bob Winograd | D | 5457 |
| 192 | Michel Boudreau | D | 5473 |
| 193 | Ray Larose | D | 5479 |
| 194 | Wally Olds | D | 5519 |
| 195 | Cal Swenson | C | 5548 |
| 196 | Jim Benzelock | RW | 5554 |
| 197 | Ted Scharf | RW | 5560 |
| 198 | Terry Ryan | C | 5569 |
| 199 | Rejean Giroux | RW | 5571 |
| 200 | Ralph Hopiavouri | D | 5583 |
| 201 | Camille Lapierre | D | 5597 |
| 202 | Michel Plante | C | 5609 |
| 203 | Len Lilyholm | LW | 5619 |
| 204 | Michel Rouleau | C | 5643 |
| 205 | Peter Slater | C | 5691 |
| 206 | Frank Golembrosky | RW | 5700 |
| 207 | John Shmyr | D | 5713 |
| 208 | John Cunniff | LW | 5774 |
| 209 | Michel Harvey | C | 5785 |
| 210 | Norm Descoteaux | D | 5799 |
| 211 | Chris Meloff | D | 5823 |
| 212 | Denis Meloche | C | 5824 |
| 213 | Bernie Blanchette | RW | 5833 |
| 214 | Dennis Kassian | LW | 5884 |
| 215 | Derek Harker | D | 5895 |
| 216 | Blaine Rydman | D | 5931 |
| 217 | Brian Glenwright | LW | 5960 |
| 218 | Dick McGlynn | D | 5972 |
| 219 | Guy Smith | RW | 5978 |
| 220 | Sam Gellard | LW | 6004 |
| 221 | Jamie Kennedy | RW | 6017 |
| 222 | Darrel Knibbs | C | 6029 |
| 223 | John Bennett | LW | 6047 |
| 224 | Brian Cadle | LW | 6057 |
| 225 | Nick Polano | D | 6069 |
| 226 | John Donnelly | D | 6099 |
| 227 | Jean-Yves Cartier | D | 6108 |
| 228 | Craig Falkman | RW | 6133 |
| 229 | Paul Larose | RW | 6154 |
| 230 | Pierre Henry | LW | 6166 |
| 231 | Claude Chartre | C | 6173 |
| 232 | Jarda Krupicka | RW | 6184 |
| 233 | John Fisher | C | 6207 |
| 234 | Ron Riley | LW | 6227 |
| 235 | Mike McNamara | LW | 6243 |
| 236 | Alan Globensky | D | 6285 |
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