The Top Ranked Hockey Players of
All-Time by Rookie
Year-1981
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 |
Paul Coffey |
D |
15 |
2 |
Jari Kurri |
RW |
38 |
3 |
Peter Stastny |
C |
39 |
4 |
Denis Savard |
C |
66 |
5 |
Larry Murphy |
D |
139 |
6 |
Glenn Anderson |
RW |
146 |
7 |
Dino Ciccarelli |
RW |
176 |
8 |
Tim Kerr |
C |
187 |
9 |
Andy Moog |
G |
220 |
10 |
Steve Larmer |
RW |
234 |
11 |
Don Beaupre |
G |
337 |
12 |
Guy Carbonneau |
C |
347 |
13 |
Barry Pederson |
C |
393 |
14 |
Dave Babych |
D |
395 |
15 |
Neal Broten |
C |
421 |
16 |
Paul MacLean |
RW |
488 |
17 |
Mike Bullard |
C |
524 |
18 |
Rick Wamsley |
G |
620 |
19 |
Anton Stastny |
LW |
649 |
20 |
Brent Sutter |
C |
757 |
21 |
Roland Melanson |
G |
764 |
22 |
Dale Hunter |
C |
795 |
23 |
Doug Crossman |
D |
879 |
24 |
Scott Hartnell |
LW |
909 |
25 |
Charlie Huddy |
D |
936 |
26 |
Steve Kasper |
C |
1090 |
27 |
Jim Fox |
RW |
1100 |
28 |
Moe Mantha |
D |
1128 |
29 |
Al Jensen |
G |
1160 |
30 |
Steve Weeks |
G |
1181 |
31 |
Keith Crowder |
RW |
1239 |
32 |
Aaron Broten |
LW |
1280 |
33 |
Rick Lanz |
D |
1317 |
34 |
Jorgen Pettersson |
LW |
1389 |
35 |
Doug Smail |
LW |
1406 |
36 |
Steve Konroyd |
D |
1504 |
37 |
Alan Haworth |
C |
1541 |
38 |
Jim Peplinski |
RW |
1544 |
39 |
Randy Cunneyworth |
LW |
1630 |
40 |
Darren Veitch |
D |
1635 |
41 |
Tom Laidlaw |
D |
1721 |
42 |
Ron Flockhart |
C |
1747 |
43 |
Gilles Hamel |
LW |
1843 |
44 |
Normand Rochefort |
D |
2075 |
45 |
Stew Gavin |
LW |
2102 |
46 |
Lee Norwood |
D |
2197 |
47 |
Doug Wickenheiser |
C |
2211 |
48 |
Chris Kotsopoulos |
D |
2246 |
49 |
Greg Terrion |
LW |
2247 |
50 |
John Barrett |
D |
2358 |
51 |
Kevin LaVallee |
LW |
2374 |
52 |
Mike Allison |
LW |
2587 |
53 |
Paul Gagne |
LW |
2589 |
54 |
Dave Parro |
G |
2632 |
55 |
Dave Pichette |
D |
2664 |
56 |
Larry Melnyk |
D |
2743 |
57 |
Jean-Francois Sauve |
C |
2759 |
58 |
Bill Gardner |
C |
2774 |
59 |
Torrie Robertson |
LW |
2892 |
60 |
Mike Blaisdell |
RW |
3037 |
61 |
Rick Heinz |
G |
3143 |
62 |
Billy Carroll |
C |
3283 |
63 |
Thomas Eriksson |
D |
3419 |
64 |
Larry Lozinski |
G |
3542 |
65 |
Don Spring |
D |
3609 |
66 |
Marc Chorney |
D |
3611 |
67 |
Steve Patrick |
RW |
3682 |
68 |
Denis Cyr |
RW |
3722 |
69 |
Don Nachbaur |
C |
3856 |
70 |
Joe Paterson |
LW |
3860 |
71 |
Tom Roulston |
C |
3898 |
72 |
Brad Palmer |
LW |
3922 |
73 |
Tim Tookey |
C |
3938 |
74 |
Pierre Aubry |
LW |
4124 |
75 |
Dan Bonar |
C |
4190 |
76 |
Mickey Volcan |
D |
4206 |
77 |
Mike Moller |
RW |
4213 |
78 |
Ken Solheim |
LW |
4298 |
79 |
Bill Baker |
D |
4333 |
80 |
Murray Eaves |
C |
4374 |
81 |
Dave Hindmarch |
RW |
4421 |
82 |
Murray Brumwell |
D |
4521 |
83 |
Jody Gage |
RW |
4597 |
84 |
Howard Walker |
D |
4767 |
85 |
Fred Arthur |
D |
4814 |
86 |
Anders Steen |
C |
4836 |
87 |
Michel Galarneau |
C |
4927 |
88 |
Kevin Maxwell |
C |
4929 |
89 |
Lance Nethery |
C |
4937 |
90 |
Peter Wallin |
RW |
5005 |
91 |
Jim McTaggart |
D |
5076 |
92 |
Ron Friest |
LW |
5088 |
93 |
Ed Cooper |
LW |
5110 |
94 |
Florent Robidoux |
LW |
5116 |
95 |
Dave Morrison |
RW |
5154 |
96 |
Tony Feltrin |
D |
5180 |
97 |
Greg Meredith |
RW |
5222 |
98 |
Gaston Therrien |
D |
5313 |
99 |
Dan McCarthy |
C |
5347 |
100 |
Mark Plantery |
D |
5371 |
101 |
Reid Bailey |
D |
5407 |
102 |
Jack Hughes (1957) |
D |
5432 |
103 |
Archie Henderson |
RW |
5434 |
104 |
Gary Burns |
LW |
5446 |
105 |
Gary Dillon |
C |
5618 |
106 |
Les Auge |
D |
5662 |
107 |
Bobby Crawford |
RW |
5664 |
108 |
Bennett Wolf |
D |
5715 |
109 |
Brian Young |
D |
5748 |
110 |
Sandy Beadle |
LW |
5779 |
111 |
Roy Sommer |
LW |
5827 |
112 |
Jay Johnston |
D |
5866 |
113 |
Jeff Bandura |
D |
5919 |
114 |
Dwayne Lowdermilk |
D |
5924 |
115 |
Roger Melin |
LW |
5968 |
116 |
Joe Ward |
C |
6012 |
117 |
Yvan Joly |
RW |
6034 |
118 |
Kevin Kemp |
D |
6037 |
119 |
Tony Curtale |
D |
6063 |
120 |
Bill Whelton |
D |
6093 |
121 |
Dave Chartier |
C |
6161 |
122 |
Dave Orleski |
LW |
6167 |
123 |
Don Waddell |
D |
6183 |
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