cBest Hockey Players of 2011

The NHL draws many highly skilled players from all over the world and currently has players from about 20 different countries. Although Canadians have historically constituted the majority of the players in the NHL, over the past four plus decades the percentages of American and European trained players have increased both because of the NHL’s continued expansion from six to thirty clubs since 1967, and the increased availability of highly skilled European players, especially from former Eastern Bloc countries.

#10. Ryan Getzlaf

Country: Canada

NHL Team: Anaheim Ducks

#9. Patrick Sharp
Country: Canada
NHL Team: Chicago Blackhawks

#8. Corey Perry
Country: Canada
NHL Team: Anaheim Ducks

#7. Zach Parise
Country: USA
NHL Team: New Jersey Devils

#6. Phil Kessel
Country: USA
NHL Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

#5. Pavel Datsyuk
Country : Russia
NHL Team: Detroit Red Wings

#4. Evgeni Malkin
Country: Russia
NHL Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

#3. Steven Stamkos
Country: Canada
NHL Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

#2. Sidney Crosby
Country : Canada
NHL Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

#1. Alexander Ovechkin
Country: Russia
NHL Team: Washington Capitals