| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Awarded for | Best players at each position as voted by theProfessional Hockey Writers' Association |
| History | |
| First award | 1930–31 |
TheNational Hockey League All-Star teams were first named at the end of the1930–31 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the season at each position.
Representatives of theProfessional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the all-star team at the end of the regular season.
The career leader in selections isGordie Howe, who was named to a total of 21 all-star teams (12 first, 9 second), all with theDetroit Red Wings.Alexander Ovechkin is the only player in history to be named to both all-star teams in the same season (as a left and right winger respectively) because of a voting error.[1] The career leader for the most selections as a player without being inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame isJohn LeClair, who was named to a total of 5 all-star teams (2 first, 3 second). Every winner of theHart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's most valuable player was selected to one of that season's all-star teams, exceptAl Rollins in 1954 andTed Kennedy in 1955 (though Kennedy was named to all-star teams in three prior seasons).
| ^ | Denotes players who are still active in the NHL |
| * | Denotes players inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame |
| † | Denotes inactive players not yet eligible forHockey Hall of Fame consideration |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times a player has been selected |
| Player (in bold text) | Denotes players who won theHart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player in the same year |
.jpg)
.jpg)
.JPG)
The following table only lists players with at least eight total selections.
| ^ | Denotes players who are still active in the NHL |
| * | Denotes players inducted to theHockey Hall of Fame |
| † | Denotes inactive players not yet eligible forHockey Hall of Fame consideration |
| Player | Pos | Total | First team | Second team | MVP (Hart) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe* | RW | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| Ray Bourque* | D | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Wayne Gretzky* | C | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| Maurice Richard* | RW | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| Bobby Hull* | LW | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom* | D | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Alexander Ovechkin^ | LW/RW | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Doug Harvey* | D | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Glenn Hall* | G | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Jean Beliveau* | C | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| Earl Seibert* | D | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Bobby Orr* | D | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Ted Lindsay* | LW | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Mario Lemieux* | C | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Frank Mahovlich* | LW | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Eddie Shore* | D | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Jaromir Jagr† | RW | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Phil Esposito* | C | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Red Kelly* | D | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Stan Mikita* | C | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Mike Bossy* | RW | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Pierre Pilote* | D | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Luc Robitaille* | LW | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Sidney Crosby^ | C | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| Paul Coffey* | D | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Frank Brimsek* | G | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
