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2026 Hockey Eligibles

2026 Hockey Eligibles

Cory Schneider won the William M. Jennings with Roberto Luongo in 2010/11, but as Vancouver’s backup, he did not get the time between the pipes he coveted.  That changed when he was traded to the New Jersey Devils, where Schneider was their lead Goalie and was an All-Star in 2016, the only year he received Vezina votes (6th). He would have an overall career record…
16 Seasons in the National Hockey League.  16 Seasons with the Boston Bruins. Any player who stays that type of duration with one team regardless of the sport shows that he or she is very competent and very happy. The Bruins had that in David Krejci. Krejci was a 2nd Round Pick in 2004 but honed his skills in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League…
Derek Stepan is among a small group of players who scored a hat trick in their debut game. He did this in 2010 with the New York Rangers and finished the year with 21 Goals and 45 Points, and it appeared that this was a stepping stone to greatness. That would not be the case. Stepan still had a good career, but he only had…
One of Denmark’s best players, Mikkel Bodker, played twelve seasons in the NHL, stopping in Arizona, Colorado, San Jose, and Ottawa.  Twice exceeding 50 Points, the Left Wing compiled 327 Points over 709 Games. Internationally, Bodker represented Denmark on multiple occasions and holds a Silver Medal as a member of Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Tomas Plekanec played most of his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, where he played 15 seasons and 984 of his 1,001 Games.  While he was not a superstar, he did have 608 career Points, with six seasons scoring at least 50.  Plekanec was a good two-way player and finished as high as seventh in Frank J. Selke in one year and received votes five…