{"id":957,"date":"2017-06-06T12:31:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T12:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=957"},"modified":"2017-06-06T12:31:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T12:31:49","slug":"canadians-choose-their-top-10-nhl-teams-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/blog\/canadians-choose-their-top-10-nhl-teams-of-all-time","title":{"rendered":"Canadians Choose Their Top 10 NHL Teams Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Hockey League (NHL)<\/a> is arguably the most popular sports league in Canada as Canadians love their hockey and the Stanley Cup is one of the biggest tournaments in all of Canada. As the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators battle it<\/a> out to be crowned the 2017 Stanley Cup champions, the NHL conducted a poll to find out how the fans would vote to decide the top 10 NHL teams in the history of the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nation-wide poll was carried out at the start of the 2017 NHL season as part of the league\u2019s centennial celebration. During this six week period, more than 3.4 million votes were received to determine the greatest NHL team of all time. The older generation would not have been surprised with the results as the greatest team to ever play in the NHL was given to the Edmonton Oilers \u2013 1984-85<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team had a number of superstars including Paul Coffey, Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky<\/strong> who are all hall of famers. They defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to claim their second consecutive Stanley Cup. Gretzky was outstanding during this playoff year scoring 47 goals, 30 assists and created a record which he shares with Mike Bossy \u2013 1982, and Jean Beliveau \u2013 1956<\/strong> for scoring 7 goals in 5 games, the most in a Stanely Cup final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n