Who are they - all snipers in the history of the NHL?

As you know, hockey is one of the most popular games of the world, for the vicissitudes of which millions of spectators all over the world watch closely. The fastest game sport is characterized by rapid movements of participants, tough collisions and the fight for the puck, the probability of an instant change in the situation on the ice, as a result of which the losing team can not only level the score, but even break out ahead.

The world's leading hockey league

The most elite hockey division in the whole world is quite reasonably considered the National Hockey League. All snipers in the history of the NHL have scored in the gate of their rivals so many pucks that it is extremely difficult to name the exact figure. It will be more correct to say that it is impossible, because this indicator is not constant and is regularly updated.

However, the best snipers of the NHL in history all together and each separately - this is an impressive list of hockey fighters, who with enviable regularity hit the gate in an effort to bring victory to their ice hockey team. Let's take a closer look at the list of all these hockey players.

Top athletes

In the hockey world, the list of NHL snipers in history is one hundred of the most hammered athletes. In this cohort there are representatives of various clubs who spoke at different times.

For professional hockey players, one of the most significant achievements in their career is a result equal to 500 goals scored. Such masters of the club today there are 43 people who formed the conditional elite club of the strongest scorers.

The very first person to whom all the snipers in the history of the NHL could not cross this milestone was Maurice Richard, who performed at the Montreal Canadiens. The athlete scored the 500th puck on October 19, 1957.

Of course, it is not possible to get acquainted with all the participants of "Club 500" without exception, therefore we will stop on the most outstanding personalities.

Great

It's this nickname that Wayne Gretzky wears - a hockey player who leads the list of the best hitters of the NHL. Over his shoulders 894 goals scored in 1487 matches. The sportsman finished his playing career in 1999. The last puck he scored during the game against the club "New York Islanders".

Mr. Hockey

Now the late Gordie Howe was able to hit the gate of his rivals 801 times in 1767 games played. During his life the hockey player managed to become the best scorer of the league five times, and in the season of 1952-1953 scored a record 49 goals. The last time on a professional level, the athlete scored the puck on April 9, 1980, and was assisted by his son Mark.

Czech machine

Jaromir Jagr is an athlete, like all snipers in the history of the NHL, who scored more than five hundred goals, namely 749. It goes without saying that the leadership of his current club, the Panthers, never regretted that he had acquired such a valuable player. The hockey player joined the elite on February 4, 2003.

Heir

Many snipers of the NHL in the history are the direct descendants of the Hall of Hockey Glory. A striking example of this - Brett Hull, left the big hockey in the fall of 2005 with 741 goals scored. The athlete began his career in the distant 1986, and in the first season he was able to score 26 goals in 52 games.

Marcel Dionne

The Canadian, who managed eight times in his career to gain more than 100 points per season. In total, he scored 731 goals in 1348 matches. He was considered one of the most talented players in the history of hockey.

Phil Esposito

This hockey player completed his performances in 1981 with a result of 717 goals in 1,282 matches. At that time, he was the second one they were talking about, that they are the best snipers of the NHL ever. However, on March 19, 2015, the renowned athlete outperformed Jagr, who then scored the puck at the gates of the Red Wings team.

Mike Gartner

The athlete, who possessed a crazy speed, in large part due to which he managed to score 708 washers, having been at the same time in five teams of the National Hockey League. By the way, this hockey player is one of two participants in the top ten ranking, who never won the most prestigious Stanley Cup.

Alexander Ovechkin

On this hockey player I want to sharpen my focus. He is the only person from the post-Soviet space who managed to break into the cohort of the strongest scorers in North America. On his account 525 washers. The desired milestone for many masters of the club he crossed on January 10, 2016.

It is noteworthy that the Russian athlete scored his 501 puck in 801 match. Only five hockey players in history managed to overcome this level, which is already quite a high figure.

High rates of the Russian allow you to think about whether he will be able to reach the top ten or five of the most successful hockey players? According to experts, given that all the snipers in the history of the NHL are people with great internal potential, and Ovechkin is not an exception in this matter, he is quite capable of taking a position in the TOP-5. Especially since the age of the athlete allows him to continue to strive for the top, because the hockey standards of 30 years - the most flourishing.