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.
Ranking Explanation
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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