{"product_id":"the-top-100-nhl-players-of-alltime","title":"The Top 100 NHL Players of All-Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo mark the fiftieth anniversary of The Hockey News  a committee of fifty of the most respected observers of the game  including Dick Irvin  Bob McKenzie  Harry Neale  Jim Matheson  Scotty Bowman  Al Arbour  Glen Sather  and Roger Nielson  selected the top 50 NHL players of all time.  The identity of the player who received the most votes was no surprise: Wayne Gretzky. The names of the next four might also have been predicted  although the order in which they were ranked  Bobby Orr  followed by Gordie Howe  Mario Lemieux and Maurice Richard  has caused heated argument. Without question  however  the names that make up the rest of the list  and the order in which they are ranked  could keep all true hockey fans engaged in debate for years.  When the original list was published in The Hockey News  it inspired every possible reaction  from enthusiastic approval to indignant rage. Each great player has his own fans eager to make the case for higher placement. Now  in this splendid full-colour collectors book  the list has been expanded to include the top 100 NHL players of all time and the debate can be renewed again with vigour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946642599989,"sku":"ByrdShop_0771041756","price":29.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780771041754.jpg?v=1769958723","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-top-100-nhl-players-of-alltime","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}