All-time NHL centers bracket

The greatest centers in NHL history, by their honours. Fill out a all-time NHL centers bracket.

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1

Wayne Gretzky1978–1999

2

Mario Lemieux

3

Phil Esposito

4

Mark Messier

5

Peter Forsberg1995–2011

6

Jean Béliveau

7

Henrik Sedin2001–2018

8

Sidney Crosby2006–2027

9

Stan Mikita

10

Sergei Fedorov

11

Joe Sakic

12

Eric Lindros

13

Howie Morenz

14

Marcel Dionne

15

Joe Nieuwendyk

16

Red Kelly

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Evgeni Malkin2007–2027

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Patrick Kane2008–2027

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Connor McDavid2015–2027

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Andy Bathgate

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Elmer Lach

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Bobby Clarke

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Ron Francis

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Dave Keon

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Max Bentley

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Buddy O'Connor

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Billy Burch

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Mats Sundin

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Steve Yzerman

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Peter Šťastný

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Mike Modano1989–2011

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Igor Larionov

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Pat LaFontaine

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Milt Schmidt

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Guy Carbonneau

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Dale Hawerchuk

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Henri Richard1955–1975

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Frank Nighbor

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Denis Savard

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Joe Thornton1998–2022

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Adam Oates

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Darryl Sittler

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Bill Cowley

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Nels Stewart

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Ted Kennedy

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Leon Draisaitl2015–2027

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Jean Ratelle

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Marty Barry

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Bernie Federko

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Carl Voss

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Auston Matthews2016–2027

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Norm Ullman

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Alex Delvecchio

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Mickey MacKay

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Nathan MacKinnon2014–2027

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Duke Keats

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Jonathan Toews2008–2026

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Pavel Datsyuk2002–2016

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Gilbert Perreault

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Jacques Lemaire

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Craig Patrick

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Jack Adams

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Syl Apps

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Frank Fredrickson

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Brad Richards2001–2016

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Joe Malone

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Patrice Bergeron2004–2023

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Dick Irvin

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Ryan O'Reilly2010–2027

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Edgar Laprade

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Bill Hay

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Saku Koivu1995–2014

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George Armstrong1949–1950

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Anže Kopitar2007–2026

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Jordan Staal2007–2027

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Vincent Lecavalier1999–2016

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Neil Colville

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Joe Primeau

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Lynn Patrick

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Jonathan Marchessault2012–2027

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Rod Brind'Amour

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Steven Stamkos2009–2027

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Doug Weight1991–2011

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Eric Staal2004–2023

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Pavol Demitra

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Trevor Linden

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Olli Jokinen1998–2015

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Ryan Getzlaf2006–2022

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Nicklas Bäckström2008–2024

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Jeff Carter2006–2024

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Patrick Sharp2003–2018

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John Tavares2010–2027

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Jack Eichel2015–2027

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Patrick Marleau1998–2021

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Neal Broten

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Leo Komarov2018–

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Matt Duchene2010–2026

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Bo Horvat2015–2027

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Pierre Turgeon

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Ryan Kesler2004–2019

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A knockout bracket: pick the winner of every matchup, round by round, until one is left.

The greatest centers in NHL history, by their honours.

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