National Hockey League to Unveil Quarter-Century Teams for Each Franchise Starting Late-December
The National Hockey League has announced a major initiative that will begin later this month and feature all 32 franchises.
Starting on Monday, December 30th and running for 32 days, the National Hockey League will be unveiling the quarter-century teams for each franchise, beginning with the St. Louis Blues, followed by the Chicago Blackhawks the next day - both teams who will be participating in the Winter Classic.
Each franchise will have a first quarter-century team and a second quarter-century team consisting of three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender.
As for the Vancouver Canucks, their quarter-century teams will be announced prior to puck drop on Tuesday, January 21st against the Buffalo Sabres.
Who should be on the Vancouver Canucks quarter-century teams?
The Vancouver Canucks have plenty of solid options for their quarter-century teams including the Sedin twins, Roberto Luongo, Quinn Hughes, Alexander Edler, among others.
Let's take a look at what those quarter-century teams could look like for the Vancouver Canucks!
First quarter-century team
Daniel Sedin -- Henrik Sedin -- Markus Naslund
Alexander Edler -- Quinn Hughes
Roberto Luongo
Second quarter-century team
Elias Pettersson -- Bo Horvat -- J.T. Miller
Mattias Ohlund -- Sami Salo
Following the announcements of each quarter-century team for all 32 franchises, fans will have their chance to vote who they think are the 25 best NHL players in the last 25 years.
The fan vote will run from February 12th to 26th and the all quarter-century team will be announced through four TV broadcasts in March 2025.
| POLL | ||
DECEMBRE 14 | 246 ANSWERS National Hockey League to Unveil Quarter-Century Teams for Each Franchise Starting Late-December Which player not mentioned in our story should be on one of the Vancouver Canucks' quarter-century teams? | ||
| Brock Boeser | 44 | 17.9 % |
| Kevin Bieksa | 122 | 49.6 % |
| Ryan Miller | 13 | 5.3 % |
| Ryan Kesler | 67 | 27.2 % |
| List of polls | ||
