The 1974 class is light on household names and deep in useful ones: Selke-caliber checkers, a Vezina-winning goalie, Cup-clinching scorers and defensemen who logged huge minutes.
1Paul KariyaAnaheim's star winger scored 402 goals and 989 points in 989 games, won two Lady Byng Trophies and entered the Hall of Fame in 2017.1000pts
2Sergei GoncharRussian defenseman who amassed 811 points in 1,301 games and won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh.835pts
3Chris ProngerDefenseman who won both the Hart and Norris Trophies with St. Louis in 2000 and the 2007 Stanley Cup with Anaheim.800pts
4Miroslav ŠatanSlovak winger who scored 363 NHL goals, won 2002 world championship gold with Slovakia and lifted the 2009 Cup with Pittsburgh.762pts
5Steve SullivanUndersized winger who recorded 747 points in 1,011 games and won the 2009 Masterton Trophy with Nashville after a back injury.734pts
6Jaroslav ŠpačekCzech defenseman who collected 355 points over 880 NHL games with seven franchises.734pts
7Patrick LalimeGoaltender who started his career with a 16-game unbeaten run for Pittsburgh in 1996-97 and won 200 NHL games, most for Ottawa.659pts
8Jason ArnottCenter with 417 career goals whose double-overtime winner in Game 6 clinched the 2000 Stanley Cup for New Jersey.571pts
9Fredrik ModinSwedish winger who won the 2004 Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay and Olympic gold with Sweden in 2006.467pts
10Sami SaloFinnish defenseman with a heavy shot who played 878 NHL games, most of them for Vancouver.467pts
11Valeri BurePavel Bure's younger brother, a winger who totaled 174 goals and 400 points in 621 NHL games.467pts
12Sergei BrylinRussian forward who spent his entire NHL career in New Jersey and won the Cup in 1995, 2000 and 2003.467pts
13Saku KoivuMontreal captain from 1999 to 2009 who returned from cancer treatment to win the 2002 Masterton Trophy and finished with 832 points.467pts
14Michael PecaTwo-time Selke Trophy winner (1997, 2002) who captained Buffalo to the 1999 Stanley Cup Final.343pts
15Ian LaperrièreGritty forward who played 1,083 NHL games and received the Masterton Trophy in 2011.343pts
16Pavol DemitraSlovak forward who produced 768 points in 847 games, mostly with St. Louis, and won the Lady Byng Trophy in 2000.343pts
17Tim ThomasBoston goaltender who won Vezina Trophies in 2009 and 2011 and took the 2011 Conn Smythe on the way to the Cup.343pts
18Roman HamrlíkFirst overall pick by Tampa Bay in 1992 who went on to play 1,395 NHL games on defense.0pts
19Rob NiedermayerFlorida's fifth overall pick in 1993 who won the 2007 Stanley Cup alongside his brother Scott in Anaheim.0pts
Photo credits
- Paul Kariya — Jaime4Jesus at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sergei Gonchar — Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chris Pronger — http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0
- Miroslav Šatan — Piontrek18, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Steve Sullivan — Dan4th Nicholas from USA, CC BY 2.0
- Jaroslav Špaček — Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jason Arnott — Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fredrik Modin — Jshecket (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sami Salo — Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Valeri Bure — Movieguide®, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sergei Brylin — Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Saku Koivu — Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
- Michael Peca — TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
- Ian Laperrière — JamesTeterenko, CC BY 3.0
- Tim Thomas — Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0
- Roman Hamrlík — Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0
