Throughout the middle of the season, the NHL is unveiling Quarter-Century Teams for all 32 franchises, plus the now-defunct Coyotes. Each club is represented by a first and second team of six players – three forwards, two defensemen and one goalie – who played for the franchise after Jan. 1, 2000. The first and second teams were selected by broadcasters and national, local, and NHL.com writers who covered the respective teams and some former players. The six players voted to each First Team will be on the ballot for the NHL All-Quarter-Century Team and will be chosen via a fan vote starting in February.
Last month, PHR’s Josh Erickson took a crack at predicting how each franchise’s teams would shake out. You can cross-check his projections against the actual results.
St. Louis Blues (Dec. 30)
First Team
F Alexander Steen
F Vladimir Tarasenko
F Keith Tkachuk
D Alex Pietrangelo
D Chris Pronger
G Jordan Binnington
Second Team
F David Backes
F Ryan O’Reilly
F David Perron
D Al MacInnis
D Colton Parayko
G Brian Elliott
Chicago Blackhawks (Dec. 31)
First Team
F Patrick Kane
F Patrick Sharp
F Jonathan Toews
D Duncan Keith
D Brent Seabrook
G Corey Crawford
Second Team
F Alex DeBrincat
F Marián Hossa
F Brandon Saad
D Brian Campbell
D Niklas Hjalmarsson
G Jocelyn Thibault
Arizona Coyotes (Jan. 1)
First Team
F Shane Doan
F Clayton Keller
F Radim Vrbata
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson
D Keith Yandle
G Mike Smith
Second Team
F Martin Hanzal
F Jeremy Roenick
F Nick Schmaltz
D Zbyněk Michálek
D Teppo Numminen
G Ilya Bryzgalov
Columbus Blue Jackets (Jan. 2)
First Team
F Cam Atkinson
F Rick Nash
F Artemi Panarin
D Seth Jones
D Zach Werenski
G Sergei Bobrovsky
Second Team
F Nick Foligno
F Johnny Gaudreau
F Boone Jenner
D David Savard
D Fedor Tyutin
D Steve Mason
Florida Panthers (Jan. 3)
First Team
F Aleksander Barkov
F Jonathan Huberdeau
F Matthew Tkachuk
D Aaron Ekblad
D Gustav Forsling
G Roberto Luongo
Second Team
F Pavel Bure
F Olli Jokinen
F Sam Reinhart
D Jay Bouwmeester
D Róbert Švehla
G Sergei Bobrovsky
Anaheim Ducks (Jan. 5)
First Team
F Corey Perry
F Ryan Getzlaf
F Teemu Selänne
D Scott Niedermayer
D Cam Fowler
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère
Second Team
F Paul Kariya
F Bobby Ryan
F Jakob Silfverberg
D Chris Pronger
D François Beauchemin
G John Gibson