2024 NHL's Players survey : Nothing has to change

The photo taken on March 22nd 2023, has remained frozen in time, as 12 months later, nothing seems to have changed in the NHL... The most complete player, the players' favorite player, the best forward to win a game, the best goaltender to win a game, the best defenseman to win a game, and the best arena; it suggests that the results were taken from the 2023 survey.

Just like last year, Sidney Crosby earned the popular vote for the most complete player in the Bettman circuit, garnering over 38% of the vote. Meanwhile, Connor McDavid was the top choice forward to win a match, nearly reaching 50% (48.71%).


Cale Makar received 56.38% of the first-place votes for the title of defenseman to select to win a match, seven points lower than last year. This indicates that other defensemen have climbed in 2023-2024.


The Russians are honored on the side of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nikita Kucherov won the title of best playmaker, with 28.47% of the votes. His fellow Russian, Andrei Vasilevsky, clinched the title of goaltender giving the most chances to his team to win a crucial match, securing nearly 47%.

At 33 years old, Marie-Philip Poulin is still perceived as the best female player and the most exciting to watch for NHL players. The hometown girl, who participated in four Winter Olympic Games in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022, has increased her lead, surpassing 30% of the popular vote in 2024.

The electrifying atmosphere of the Bell Center is often mentioned. This atmosphere does not go unnoticed by the players, as more than one in three players (34.48%) prefer the Bell Center over the 31 other arenas in the league. According to our sources, the Coyotes' arena did not garner any votes from the players.