Hall of Fame NHL centers bracket

NHL centers in the Hall of Fame, greatest first. Fill out a hall of Fame NHL centers bracket.

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Round of 16

1Wayne Gretzky

16Andy Bathgate

8Stan Mikita

9Sergei Fedorov

4Mark Messier

13Marcel Dionne

5Peter Forsberg

12Howie Morenz

2Mario Lemieux

15Red Kelly

7Henrik Sedin

10Joe Sakic

3Phil Esposito

14Joe Nieuwendyk

6Jean Béliveau

11Eric Lindros

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Seeds

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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

Stan Mikita

9

Sergei Fedorov

10

Joe Sakic

11

Eric Lindros

12

Howie Morenz

13

Marcel Dionne

14

Joe Nieuwendyk

15

Red Kelly

16

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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MB

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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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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Jean Ratelle

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Marty Barry

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Bernie Federko

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Carl Voss

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Norm Ullman

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Alex Delvecchio

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Mickey MacKay

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Duke Keats

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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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Joe Malone

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Dick Irvin

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Edgar Laprade

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Bill Hay

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George Armstrong1949–1950

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Neil Colville

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Joe Primeau

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Lynn Patrick

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About this bracket

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

NHL centers in the Hall of Fame, greatest first.

Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top hall of Fame NHL centers for November 2026.

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