Hockey Night in Canada / NHLPA Player Poll

Have Your Say In this Year's Survey

Who is the most underrated player? Who is the best skater? Which active player is the best role model? Who is the smartest player? Which Canadian city deserves a franchise - Quebec City, Hamilton, or a 2nd in Toronto? Which coach would you most like to play for? Results Should the instigator rule be abolished? Who is the league's fastest skater?

2011/2012 Results
2010/2011 Results

Skills

Who has the hardest shot?

59% Zdeno Chara Boston Bruins All Results
Who is the best skater?

33% Marian Gaborik New York Rangers All Results
Who is the smartest player?

45% Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings All Results
Who is the toughest player?

20% Milan Lucic Boston Bruins All Results
Who is the most difficult player to play against?

26% Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings All Results
Which player is the hardest to take the puck from?

47% Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings All Results
Skaters only: Which goalie is the most difficult to score on?

38% Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers All Results
Who is the fastest skater

32% Marian Gaborik New York Rangers All Results
Goalies only: Which player is the most difficult to stop?

24% Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings All Results

Opinions

Who is the most underrated player?

9% Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins All Results
Which current player is the best role model?

23% Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings All Results
Which current player would you select to start a franchise?

41% Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguiins All Results
Who is the cleanest player to play against?

21% Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings All Results
Who is the toughest defenceman to play against?

61% Zdeno Chara Boston Bruins All Results
Who is the toughest forward to play against?

25% Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings All Results
Which team is overrated?

24% Vancouver Canucks All Results
Which team is underrated?

28% St. Louis Blues All Results
Who is the best referee?

19% Paul Devorski All Results

Coaches

Which coach would you most like to play for?

21% Dan Bylsma Pittsburgh Penguins All Results
Which coach demands the most of his players?

59% John Tortorella New York Rangers All Results
Which current assistant coach should be the next head coach?

7% Brad Shaw St. Louis Blues All Results

Arenas and Teams

Which is your favourite rink to play in?

33% Montreal Bell Centre All Results
Which rink has the best ice?

47% Rexall Place Edmonton All Results
Which rink has the worst ice?

18% Bank Atlantic Center Florida Panthers All Results
What team would you most like to play on?

14% Chicago Blackhawks All Results
Which Canadian city deserves an NHL franchise - Quebec City, Hamilton, 2nd team in Toronto?

74% Quebec City Quebec, Canada All Results

On Ice

Should fighting be completely banished?

98% No Almost all players in favour of keeping fighting in the game All Results
Should the instigator rule be abolished?

53% NO Majority in favour of the rule All Results

Skills

Who has the hardest shot? (2010/11)

44% Zdeno Chara Boston Bruins All Results
Who is the best skater? (2010/11)

26% Marian Gaborik New York Rangers All Results
Who is the league's fastest skater? (2010/11)

37% Marian Gaborik New York Rangers All Results
Who is the toughest player? (2010/11)

23% Derek Boogaard New York Rangers All Results
Who is the toughest to play against? (2010/11)

18% Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins All Results
Who is the hardest to take the puck off of? (2010/11)

36% Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings All Results
Skaters only: Which goalie is the most difficult to score on? (2010/11)

17% Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks All Results
Goalies only: Which player is the most difficult to stop? (2010/11)

27% Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals All Results

Opinions

Who is the smartest player? (2010/11)

29% Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins All Results
Who is the most underrated player? (2010/11)

5% Loui Eriksson Dallas Stars All Results
Which active player is the best role model? (2010/11)

26% Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins All Results
Which active player would you select to start a franchise? (2010/11)

69% Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins All Results
Who is the cleanest player? (2010/11)

28% Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings All Results
Who is the toughest defenceman to play against? (2010/11)

34% Zdeno Chara Boston Bruins All Results
Who is the toughest forward to play against? (2010/11)

29% Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins All Results
Which team is overrated? (2010/11)

35% Washington Capitals All Results
Which team is underrated? (2010/11)

18% Nashville Predators All Results
Who is the best referee? (2010/11)

15% None All Results

Coaches

Which coach would you most like to play for? (2010/11)

21% Dan Bylsma Pittsburgh Penguins All Results
Which coach demands the most of his players? (2010/11)

28% John Tortorella New York Rangers All Results
Which coach is the easiest to play for? (2010/11)

21% Bruce Boudreau Washington Capitals All Results
Which current assistant coach should be the next head coach? (2010/11)

9% Kirk Muller Montreal Canadiens All Results

Arenas & Teams

Which is your favourite rink to play in? (2010/11)

40% Bell Centre, Montreal All Results
Which rink has the best ice? (2010/11)

37% Rexall Place, Edmonton All Results
Which rink has the worst ice? (2010/11)

20% BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida All Results
Which rink has the worst boards and glass (ie. no give)? (2010/11)

12% Joe Louis Arena, Detroit All Results
What team would you most like to play on? (2010/11)

14% Detroit Red Wings All Results
What team would you least like to play on? (2010/11)

27% New York Islanders All Results
Which Canadian city deserves a franchise - Quebec City, Hamilton, 2nd in Toronto or Winnipeg? (2010/11)

53% Quebec City All Results

On Ice

Should fighting be completely banished? (2010/11)

98% No All Results
Should the instigator rule be abolished? (2010/11)

66% No All Results

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