NHL All-Decade team explained

NHL All-Decade Team
Sport:Ice hockey
League:National Hockey League
Description:Best players of the decade at each position as chosen by an NHL-selected panel
Year:2009

The National Hockey League All-Decade teams were first named during the 2009–10 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the past decade at each position.

A panel of hockey figures, including NHL general managers, league employees, writers, and on-air personalities from NBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sports, chooses the All-Decade teams at the end of each decade. In 2020, the All-Decade team was announced during All-Star weekend.[1] [2]

Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, and Zdeno Chara are the only players to have been named to multiple teams, with Ovechkin the only player named to the First Team twice. The entire 2000s All-Decade First Team, except for the still-active Ovechkin, have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Selections

^Denotes players who are still active in the NHL
Denotes players who are still active outside of the NHL
Denotes players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Denotes inactive players not yet eligible for Hockey Hall of Fame consideration
Player (X)Denotes the number of times a player has been selected
DecadePositionFirst TeamSecond Team
Player TeamPlayer Team
2000–2009[3] CJoe SakicColorado AvalancheSidney Crosby^Pittsburgh Penguins
LWAlexander Ovechkin^Washington CapitalsJaromir JagrPittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
New York Rangers
RWJarome IginlaCalgary FlamesIlya KovalchukAtlanta Thrashers
DNicklas LidstromDetroit Red WingsZdeno CharaNew York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Scott NiedermayerNew Jersey Devils
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks
Chris ProngerSt. Louis Blues
Edmonton Oilers
Anaheim Ducks
Philadelphia Flyers
GMartin BrodeurNew Jersey DevilsChris OsgoodDetroit Red Wings
New York Islanders
St. Louis Blues
2010–2019[4] FSidney Crosby^ (2)Pittsburgh PenguinsPatrice BergeronBoston Bruins
Patrick Kane^Chicago BlackhawksEvgeni Malkin^Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexander Ovechkin^ (2)Washington CapitalsSteven Stamkos^Tampa Bay Lightning
DDrew Doughty^Los Angeles KingsZdeno Chara† (2)Boston Bruins
Duncan KeithChicago BlackhawksErik Karlsson^Ottawa Senators
San Jose Sharks
GMarc-Andre Fleury^Pittsburgh Penguins
Vegas Golden Knights
Henrik LundqvistNew York Rangers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leahy . Sean . 2020-01-24 . Crosby, Kane, Ovechkin highlight NHL's All-Decade Team . 2024-01-28 . NBC Sports . en-US.
  2. Web site: Pashelka . Curtis . 2020-01-25 . Sharks’ Erik Karlsson among those named to NHL’s All-Decade team . 2024-01-28 . East Bay Times . en-US.
  3. Web site: Kreiser . John . Who's the best? NHL.com selects All-Decade Team . NHL.com . December 23, 2009 . July 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726191019/https://www.nhl.com/news/whos-the-best-nhl-com-selects-all-decade-team/c-510915 . July 26, 2023.
  4. Web site: Rosen . Dan . Crosby, Kane, Ovechkin among those selected to NHL All-Decade First Team . NHL.com . January 24, 2020 . July 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726191427/https://www.nhl.com/news/sidney-crosby-patrick-kane-alex-ovechkin-duncan-keith-drew-doughty-marc-andre-fleury-nhl-2010s-all-decade-team/c-314225404 . July 26, 2023.