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The 100 Greatest Players In NHL History (And Other Stuff): An Arbitrary Collection of Arbitrary Lists
To celebrate the National Hockey League’s centennial anniversary, three of the most hilariously irreverent writers in sports media present their own selections for the "100 Greatest Players in NHL History."
Read along as Dave Lozo, Sean “Down Goes Brown” McIndoe and Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy rank the NHL's best through a unique scoring system that's sure to spark debates – especially when it comes to where modern stars like Sidney Crosby rank. Then check out their other lists and insights from the first 100 years of the NHL, including:
- The Top 10 Ways The NHL Will Be Different in 25 Years
- The Top 10 Most Questionable Decisions Under Gary Bettman
- The 10 Worst Teams In NHL History
- And the biggest gripes the authors had with each other’s rankings
All of this makes THE 100 GREATEST PLAYERS IN NHL HISTORY (AND OTHER STUFF) a must-read for sports fans who love raging debates and the glorious weirdness of hockey!
Read along as Dave Lozo, Sean “Down Goes Brown” McIndoe and Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy rank the NHL's best through a unique scoring system that's sure to spark debates – especially when it comes to where modern stars like Sidney Crosby rank. Then check out their other lists and insights from the first 100 years of the NHL, including:
- The Top 10 Ways The NHL Will Be Different in 25 Years
- The Top 10 Most Questionable Decisions Under Gary Bettman
- The 10 Worst Teams In NHL History
- And the biggest gripes the authors had with each other’s rankings
All of this makes THE 100 GREATEST PLAYERS IN NHL HISTORY (AND OTHER STUFF) a must-read for sports fans who love raging debates and the glorious weirdness of hockey!
159 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2017
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About the author
Greg Wyshynski
4 books13 followersGreg Wyshynski is an award-winning writer, blogger and editor, best known for creating Yahoo! Sports' popular hockey blog, Puck Daddy.
He was hired by Yahoo! In April 2008 after nearly a decade as a sports editor with The Connection Newspapers in the Washington, D.C. area. Immediately, Puck Daddy moved to the front of the pack in the hockey blog revolution, blending humor with hard news and features to create a unique voice in sports journalism. Departments like Jersey Fouls became must-reads, while Puck Daddy became the go-to place for instant analysis of breaking news, both serious and frivolous, thanks to a staff of bold, insightful and talented writers.
Wyshynski, a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, became the first blogger ever named to The Hockey News "100 People of Power and Influence" list, making that special issue several more times. He has covered Stanley Cup Finals, NHL All-Star Games, NHL Drafts, Winter Classics, outdoor games and countless other hockey events. He was on site for Yahoo! Sports for the last three Olympics, including as a general columnist for the 2012 London Games.
He also once accidentally got an NHL referee suspended for doing tequila shots with him and tweeting the photo.
For nearly a decade, Wyshynski served as an editor for The Connection Newspapers of Northern Virginia, a chain of 16 weekly publications with a combined circulation of over 125,000 households. The Connection publishes in the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Fairfax, Arlington, and Loudoun counties (Va.), as well as the cities of Alexandria (Va.), Mount Vernon (Va.), and Potomac (Md.). He received over 50 Virginia Press Association awards for writing and editing, including four first-place citations for sports column writing and one Best-In-Show nomination for a feature story about female high-school football players.
While working for The Connection, Wyshynski branched out into other sports writing. He was an editor forSportsFan Magazine, a quarterly sports publication in Washington, D.C., writing cover stories on hockey fighting among other topics. His weekly syndicated sports column, "The Jester's Quart," appeared on SportsFanMagazine.com and several other websites.
In 2006, Wyshynski signed on with AOL Sports' FanHouse as an NHL writer, joining a murder's row of hockey bloggers that included James Mirtle. That led to a stint writing the "NHL Closer" for Deadspin under editor Will Leitch, after which he left that site and The Connection to join Yahoo! Sports.
His work has also appeared in The Hockey News, Playboy.com, The Fourth Period Magazine, Brutus, and countless digital outlets.
In 2010, Wyshynski and co-host Rob Pizzo started Puck Daddy Radio, a daily podcast that ran on The Score in Canada in conjunction with Yahoo! Sports. The show combined the whimsical vibe of the blog with insightful interviews with hockey personalities.
After PDR ended in Oct. 2011, Wyshynski partnered with Jeff Marek of Sportsnet for Marek Vs. Wyshynski, a daily podcast that quickly rocketed to being the top-rated hockey podcast on iTunes. Their banter, witty tangents and news-making interviews made the show and must-listen, gathering a considerable following that led to several live events.
He has appeared on dozens of podcasts as a guest, most notably The Bill Simmons Podcast, Doug Loves Movies, The Stars Wars Minute and NPR's The Weigh In. He's a frequent guest on several radio networks, including ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, XM NHL Network Radio, TSN Radio, CBC Radio and Sportsnet Radio.
Wyshynski writes and hosts several video segments on Yahoo.com, including "The 2-Minute Minor" and "The Wysh List" during the NHL season.He has appeared as an analyst on Sportsnet, NBC Sports Network, CSN Washington and CSN New England.
He's also appeared as a panelist on ESPN, offering a humorous look at sports history on programs such as "Cold Pizza," "5 Reason You Can't Blame" and "The Missing Link."
He was hired by Yahoo! In April 2008 after nearly a decade as a sports editor with The Connection Newspapers in the Washington, D.C. area. Immediately, Puck Daddy moved to the front of the pack in the hockey blog revolution, blending humor with hard news and features to create a unique voice in sports journalism. Departments like Jersey Fouls became must-reads, while Puck Daddy became the go-to place for instant analysis of breaking news, both serious and frivolous, thanks to a staff of bold, insightful and talented writers.
Wyshynski, a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, became the first blogger ever named to The Hockey News "100 People of Power and Influence" list, making that special issue several more times. He has covered Stanley Cup Finals, NHL All-Star Games, NHL Drafts, Winter Classics, outdoor games and countless other hockey events. He was on site for Yahoo! Sports for the last three Olympics, including as a general columnist for the 2012 London Games.
He also once accidentally got an NHL referee suspended for doing tequila shots with him and tweeting the photo.
For nearly a decade, Wyshynski served as an editor for The Connection Newspapers of Northern Virginia, a chain of 16 weekly publications with a combined circulation of over 125,000 households. The Connection publishes in the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Fairfax, Arlington, and Loudoun counties (Va.), as well as the cities of Alexandria (Va.), Mount Vernon (Va.), and Potomac (Md.). He received over 50 Virginia Press Association awards for writing and editing, including four first-place citations for sports column writing and one Best-In-Show nomination for a feature story about female high-school football players.
While working for The Connection, Wyshynski branched out into other sports writing. He was an editor forSportsFan Magazine, a quarterly sports publication in Washington, D.C., writing cover stories on hockey fighting among other topics. His weekly syndicated sports column, "The Jester's Quart," appeared on SportsFanMagazine.com and several other websites.
In 2006, Wyshynski signed on with AOL Sports' FanHouse as an NHL writer, joining a murder's row of hockey bloggers that included James Mirtle. That led to a stint writing the "NHL Closer" for Deadspin under editor Will Leitch, after which he left that site and The Connection to join Yahoo! Sports.
His work has also appeared in The Hockey News, Playboy.com, The Fourth Period Magazine, Brutus, and countless digital outlets.
In 2010, Wyshynski and co-host Rob Pizzo started Puck Daddy Radio, a daily podcast that ran on The Score in Canada in conjunction with Yahoo! Sports. The show combined the whimsical vibe of the blog with insightful interviews with hockey personalities.
After PDR ended in Oct. 2011, Wyshynski partnered with Jeff Marek of Sportsnet for Marek Vs. Wyshynski, a daily podcast that quickly rocketed to being the top-rated hockey podcast on iTunes. Their banter, witty tangents and news-making interviews made the show and must-listen, gathering a considerable following that led to several live events.
He has appeared on dozens of podcasts as a guest, most notably The Bill Simmons Podcast, Doug Loves Movies, The Stars Wars Minute and NPR's The Weigh In. He's a frequent guest on several radio networks, including ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, XM NHL Network Radio, TSN Radio, CBC Radio and Sportsnet Radio.
Wyshynski writes and hosts several video segments on Yahoo.com, including "The 2-Minute Minor" and "The Wysh List" during the NHL season.He has appeared as an analyst on Sportsnet, NBC Sports Network, CSN Washington and CSN New England.
He's also appeared as a panelist on ESPN, offering a humorous look at sports history on programs such as "Cold Pizza," "5 Reason You Can't Blame" and "The Missing Link."
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June 25, 2017
If you're familiar with the authors, this book is pretty much exactly what you think it will be. The writing is conversational, and occasionally crude, but never meathead, and the list itself is arguably braver and better than the NHL's own list. They did a commendable job of balancing representation and making justifiable arguments, and they do a good job contextualizing earlier eras' players.
June 17, 2017
Fun and Quick
F/M/K: Wysh, Lozo, DGB. I don't say this recklessly, but Lozo did the best job of keeping me constantly entertained and I'd be hard-pressed to not want to come home and discuss Tag episodes of Friends with him.
F/M/K: Wysh, Lozo, DGB. I don't say this recklessly, but Lozo did the best job of keeping me constantly entertained and I'd be hard-pressed to not want to come home and discuss Tag episodes of Friends with him.
May 21, 2017
Doot doot doot, learning about hockies. Doot doot doot.
February 19, 2017
If you are familiar with previous works from the authors from previous books, articles or podcasts you’ll know to expect a book that is both factual and hilarious. It delivered. I throughly enjoyed this book. I’m a younger fan and didn’t recognize all the names but despite that the commentary was great. Highly entertaining. It's a quick read. I found it well worth picking up.
March 3, 2017
This book was hilarious and educational. I was happy that the authors threw in some humor and a joke or two only fans would get.
February 20, 2017
Entertaining Quick Read for NHL fans
First off I enjoy them calling out the NHL and their non ranked list because "rankings hurt". The main list is full of interesting facts, quips, and jokes hockey fans can appreciate. The secondary lists and " airing of grievances" are just an added bonus.
First off I enjoy them calling out the NHL and their non ranked list because "rankings hurt". The main list is full of interesting facts, quips, and jokes hockey fans can appreciate. The secondary lists and " airing of grievances" are just an added bonus.
February 16, 2017
Great little e-book for hockey fans
Great book for young and old hockey fans, especially for the price. The humour and the knowledge of these guys makes it an entertaining and informative read.
Great book for young and old hockey fans, especially for the price. The humour and the knowledge of these guys makes it an entertaining and informative read.
February 8, 2017
A brilliant read, packed with jokes and information, from three of the very best (and funniest) hockey writers around. Much better than the NHL list, for the picks and also for ranking them. An essential read for hockey fans and anyone keen to learn about the history of the sport (oh, and did I mention there were jokes?).
February 7, 2017
Short, fun, whimsical and well written, this book is definitely not for the new hockey fan, as the write ups for players and events are short and to the point. But if you've been following hockey for a few years, this book will surely teach you a name or two and an anecdote to tell your fellow hockey fans while providing you with a few hours of enjoyable reading.
March 10, 2017
Good
This book was very informative without being too nerdy. I enjoyed the writing style of it, the humor was great.
This book was very informative without being too nerdy. I enjoyed the writing style of it, the humor was great.
February 7, 2017
If you enjoy their work online you'll enjoy this book. As a history book that is essentially a big list, they make it funner by breaking it up and injecting other lists of random funny things.
If you're a hockey geek with a sense of humor you'll enjoy this book.
If you're a hockey geek with a sense of humor you'll enjoy this book.
February 7, 2017
Entertaining and well argued project by three of the best hockey bloggers out there. Enjoyed the quick read.
May 21, 2020
Good short read.
Came for the first list, stayed for Pokey Reddick and Cummy Burton. My only criticism is Jagr is too low.
Came for the first list, stayed for Pokey Reddick and Cummy Burton. My only criticism is Jagr is too low.
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