List of 100 greatest NHL players by The Hockey News

This is The Hockey News top 100 National Hockey League players of all-time. The Hockey News is a newspaper that write about ice hockey. This list is included in the book The Top 100 NHL Players of All-Time ().

 Judges 
The judges who helped make the selections for this list included writers, journalists, and broadcasters (Don Cherry, John Davidson, Milt Dunnell, Stan Fischler, Dick Irvin, Brian McFarlane, Bob McKenzie, Jim Matheson, Harry Neale, Frank Orr), as well as coaches, referees, general managers, and former players (Al Arbour, Scotty Bowman, Emile Francis, Howie Meeker, Scotty Morrison, Roger Neilson, Bud Poile, Sam Pollock, Marcel Pronovost, Billy Reay, Glen Sather, Harry Sinden, Red Storey).

 The list 
Players in boldface were active when the list was published in early 1998.  Flags of players born outside of Canada (regardless of nationality) are included next to their names.
 Wayne Gretzky
 Bobby Orr
 Gordie Howe
 Mario LemieuxLemieux was retired at the time the list was published, but returned later for parts of five more seasons.
 Maurice Richard
 Doug Harvey
 Jean Beliveau
 Bobby Hull
 Terry SawchukSawchuk is the highest-ranked goaltender.
 Eddie Shore
 Guy Lafleur
 Mark Messier
 Jacques Plante
 Ray Bourque
 Howie Morenz
 Glenn Hall
 Stan MikitaMikita is the highest-ranked European-born player, though he was raised in Canada from a young age.  
 Phil Esposito
 Denis Potvin
 Mike Bossy
 Ted Lindsay
 Patrick Roy
 Red Kelly
 Bobby Clarke
 Larry Robinson
 Ken Dryden
 Frank Mahovlich
 Milt Schmidt
 Paul Coffey
 Henri Richard
 Bryan Trottier
 Dickie Moore
 Newsy Lalonde
 Syl Apps
 Bill Durnan 
 Charlie Conacher
 Jaromir JagrJagr is the highest-ranked European-born-and-trained player.  
 Marcel Dionne
 Joe Malone
 Chris CheliosChelios is the highest-ranked player born in the U.S.A.  
 Dit Clapper
 Bernie Geoffrion
 Tim Horton
 Bill Cook
 Johnny Bucyk
 George Hainsworth
 Gilbert Perreault
 Max Bentley
 Brad Park
 Jari Kurri  
 Nels Stewart
 King Clancy
 Bill Cowley
 Eric Lindros
 Busher Jackson
 Peter Stastny  
 Ted Kennedy
 Andy Bathgate
 Pierre Pilote
 Turk Broda
 Frank Boucher
 Cy Denneny
 Bernie Parent
 Brett Hull
 Aurel Joliat
 Toe Blake
 Frank Brimsek  
 Elmer Lach
 Dave Keon 
 Grant Fuhr
 Brian Leetch 
 Earl Seibert
 Doug Bentley''
 Borje Salming  
 Georges Vezina
 Charlie Gardiner
 Clint Benedict
 Steve Yzerman
 Tony Esposito
 Billy Smith
 Serge Savard
 Alex Delvecchio
 Babe Dye
 Lorne Chabot
 Sid Abel
 Bob Gainey
 Johnny Bower
 Sprague Cleghorn
 Mike Gartner
 Norm Ullman
 Sweeney Schriner  
 Joe Primeau
 Darryl Sittler
 Joe Sakic
 Dominik Hasek  
 Babe Pratt
 Jack Stewart
 Yvan Cournoyer
 Bill Gadsby
 Frank Nighbor

Notes

Category:Lists of ice hockey players