[Gotham Dark Knight]

All-Time Greatest Collection Team Representatives:

Player(Team)

Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins)
Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadiens)
Andy Bathgate (New York Rangers)
TedLindsay (Detroit Red Wings)
Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues)
Stan Mikita (Chicago Blackhawks)
Bobby Clarke (Philadelphia Flyers)
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Mike Modano (Dallas Stars
Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)
Darryl Sittler Toronto (Maple Leafs)
Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers)
Ron Francis (Carolina Hurricanes)
Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators)
Al MacInnis (Calgary Flames)
Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils)
Teemu Selanne (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)
Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks)
Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)
Gilbert Perreault (Buffalo Sabres)
Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta Thrashers)
John Vanbiesbrouck (Florida Panthers)
Bryan Trottier (New York Islanders)
Marcel Dionne (Los Angeles Kings)
Marian Gaborik (Minnesota Wild)
Shane Doan (Phoenix Coyotes)
Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Tomas Vokoun (Nashville Predators)
Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks)


Here is the Card Company's list for the each team's all-time great.

While only one player per team made the All-Time Greatest Collection - with players really only battling other members from the same franchise - it was a battle all season to see who would finish with the most overall votes.


The New York Rangers' Andy Bathgate led the vote for the contest's first three months, all the way up until the contest's final two weeks. Bathgate will still represent the Rangers in Upper Deck's collection, but was overtaken for all-time greatest player by both Boston's Bobby Orr (No. 1) and Montreal's Maurice Richard (No. 2).



Orr won the title by less than one-tenth of a percent of the overall all-time player vote. In total, 4.5 million votes were tallied across the contest's three categories.



Rookie Alexander Ovechkin, who became only the sixth rookie in NHL history to score at least 100 points in a season, was voted the best Washington Capital ever, besting Mike Gartner.



Gretzky, Perreault and Lemieux were the only players to have two cards in the set, being selected as the best rookie and one all-time greatest player for their individual team. Fans of hall-of-famer Bobby Hull and son, Brett, came en masse to vote as Brett was St. Louis' all-time player representative while finishing in the top-six all time. Brett also nearly beat Mike Modano to become Dallas' all-time greatest player, and Bobby Hull, who was not listed on the ballot, got the most write-in votes of any player, with 2,225 for his tenure with Chicago.

Anyone agree with the picks? At least they gor one thing right...Orr as the most popular of all-time.

[blueandwhite]

what is this, exactly? i mean, how do they arrive at these picks before i say something, in case i don't know the way it works, the rules. Because I'm wondering where a few players are.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

what is this, exactly? i mean, how do they arrive at these picks before i say something, in case i don't know the way it works, the rules. Because I'm wondering where a few players are.

Fans voted for their All-time favorite for each team...Upper Deck will put them on a subset to their main card set.

Who should be in and who needs to be out?

[blueandwhite]

Gordie Howe?
Love Trottier, but Denis Potvin?
think there are a few who could challenge Sittler, too.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

Gordie Howe?
Love Trottier, but Denis Potvin?
think here are a few who could challenge Sittler, too.

Yeah, I am suprise with the Red Wing choice...no Mr. Hockey...no Stevie Y...maybe Upper Deck did not have an edorsement deal with Howe...

I still would have taken Trottier over Potvin. I always thought Potvin was the poor man's Bobby Orr.

As for the Leafs, those who can challenge Sittler are probably not remembered any more by voters online...

[blueandwhite]

ok I'll give you Sittler.
What about Bossy over Trottier?
and who the heck is andy bathgate?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

ok I'll give you Sittler.
What about Bossy over Trottier?
and who the heck is andy bathgate?

Bathgate.

1063 games 349 goals 624 assists, 1 MVP award...played for the Leafs in 63-65

I would accept Bossy over Trottier

[mervinout]

umm how isnt messier on this list, and i agree gartner should be the caps pick just shows you know one knows the past of this great game. THe rangers pick should of easily been richter or leetch, if not them then messier, He just gets screwed cause he played in edmonton so long