NHL All-Star Team facts for kids

The NHL All-Star Teams were first named at the end of the 1930–31 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the season at each position.

Members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the All-Star Team at the end of the regular season.

Teams

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First team leaders by position

The following is a list of the most selected first team all-stars by position.

Active players are listed in boldface.

Centres:

• Wayne Gretzky, 8 times
• Jean Béliveau, 6 times
• Phil Esposito, 6 times
• Stan Mikita, 6 times
• Mario Lemieux, 5 times

Left wingers:

• Bobby Hull, 10 times
• Ted Lindsay, 8 times
• Alexander Ovechkin, 8 times
• Luc Robitaille, 5 times
• Busher Jackson, 4 times

Right wingers:

• Gordie Howe, 12 times
• Maurice Richard, 8 times
• Jaromír Jágr, 7 times
• Guy Lafleur, 6 times
• Mike Bossy, 5 times

Defencemen:

• Ray Bourque, 13 times
• Doug Harvey, 10 times
• Nicklas Lidström, 10 times
• Bobby Orr, 8 times
• Eddie Shore, 7 times

Goaltenders:

• Glenn Hall, 7 times
• Dominik Hašek, 6 times
• Bill Durnan, 6 times
• Ken Dryden, 5 times
• Patrick Roy, 4 times

Related pages

• NHL All-star game

Images for kids

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  Eddie Shore has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  King Clancy has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 4 times.

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  Bill Cook has selected to the NHL All-Star team 4 times.

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  Tiny Thompson has selected to the NHL All-Star team 4 times.

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  Art Coulter has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 4 times.

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  Syl Apps has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 5 times.

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  Maurice Richard has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 14 times.

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  Ted Lindsay has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 9 times.

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  Gordie Howe has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 21 times.

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  Red Kelly has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  Terry Sawchuk has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 7 times.

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  Jean Béliveau has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 10 times.

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  Glenn Hall has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 11 times.

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  Bobby Hull has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 12 times.

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  Pierre Pilote has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  Frank Mahovlich has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 9 times.

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  Stan Mikita has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  Bobby Orr has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 9 times.

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  Brad Park has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 7 times.

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  Ken Dryden has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 6 times.

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  Guy Lafleur has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 6 times.

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  Denis Potvin has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 7 times.

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  Börje Salming has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 6 times.

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  Larry Robinson has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 6 times.

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  Mike Bossy has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  Wayne Gretzky has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 15 times.

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  Ray Bourque has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 19 times.

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  Paul Coffey has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  Al MacInnis has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 7 times.

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  Chris Chelios has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 7 times.

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  Mario Lemieux has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 9 times.

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  Patrick Roy has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 6 times.

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  Luc Robitaille has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  Jaromír Jágr has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  Dominik Hašek has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 6 times.

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  Nicklas Lidström has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 12 times.

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  Martin Brodeur has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 7 times.

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  Zdeno Chára has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 7 times.

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  Alexander Ovechkin has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 12 times.

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  Sidney Crosby has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 8 times.

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  Victor Hedman has been selected to the NHL All-Star team 6 times.