NHL All-Star Team
The NHL All-Star Teams were first named at the end of the 1930–31 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the season at each position.
Members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the All-Star Team at the end of the regular season.
Teams
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
First team leaders by position
The following is a list of the most selected first team all-stars by position.
- Active players are listed in boldface.
- Wayne Gretzky, 8 times
- Jean Béliveau, 6 times
- Phil Esposito, 6 times
- Stan Mikita, 6 times
- Mario Lemieux, 5 times
- Bobby Hull, 10 times
- Ted Lindsay, 8 times
- Alexander Ovechkin, 8 times
- Luc Robitaille, 5 times
- Busher Jackson, 4 times
- Gordie Howe, 12 times
- Maurice Richard, 8 times
- Jaromír Jágr, 7 times
- Guy Lafleur, 6 times
- Mike Bossy, 5 times
- Ray Bourque, 13 times
- Doug Harvey, 10 times
- Nicklas Lidström, 10 times
- Bobby Orr, 8 times
- Eddie Shore, 7 times
- Glenn Hall, 7 times
- Dominik Hašek, 6 times
- Bill Durnan, 6 times
- Ken Dryden, 5 times
- Patrick Roy, 4 times
NHL All-Star Team Media
Eddie Shore was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 8 times.
King Clancy was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 4 times.
Bill Cook was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 4 times.
Tiny Thompson was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 4 times.
Art Coulter was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 4 times.
Syl Apps was selected to the NHL All-Star Yeam 5 times.
Maurice Richard was selected for the NHL All-Star Team 14 times.
Ted Lindsay was selected for the NHL All-Star Team 9 times.
Gordie Howe was selected for the NHL All-Star Team 21 times.
Red Kelly was selected for the NHL All-Star Team 8 times.