NHL ON TSN: TOP 50 NHL PLAYERS

TSN has unveiled the NHL's Top 50 players heading into the 2012-13 hockey season based on selections by a panel of experts, and this year's top player once again is Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.

The order for the Top 50 was determined by a cumulative point system based on individual rankings.
(Photos: Getty Images/Canadian Press)

1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50

1. Sidney Crosby

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Team: Pittsburgh Penguins			2011-12 Ranking: 1
Position: Centre			Age: 25
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
22	8	29	37	+15	14

2. Evgeni Malkin

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Team: Pittsburgh Penguins			2011-12 Ranking: 22
Position: Centre/Right Wing			Age: 26
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
75	50	59	109	+18	170

3. Claude Giroux

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Team: Philadelphia Flyers			2011-12 Ranking: 25
Position: Centre/Right Wing			Age: 24
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
77	28	65	93	+6	29

4. Steven Stamkos

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Team: Tampa Bay Lightning			2011-12 Ranking: 6
Position: Centre/Wing			Age: 22
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
82	60	37	97	+7	66

5. Pavel Datsyuk

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Team: Detroit Red Wings			2011-12 Ranking: 3
Position: Centre/Left Wing			Age: 34
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
70	19	48	67	+21	14

6. Jonathan Toews

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Team: Chicago Blackhawks			2011-12 Ranking: 8
Position: Centre			Age: 24
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
59	29	28	57	+17	28

7. Shea Weber

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Team: Nashville Predators			2011-12 Ranking: 11
Position: Defence			Age: 27
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
78	19	30	49	+21	46

8. Daniel Sedin

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Team: Vancouver Canucks			2011-12 Ranking: 4
Position: Left Wing			Age: 32
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
72	30	37	67	+14	40

9. Henrik Sedin

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Team: Vancouver Canucks			2011-12 Ranking: 5
Position: Centre			Age: 32
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
82	14	67	81	+23	52

10. Anze Kopitar

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Team: Los Angeles Kings			2011-12 Ranking: 21
Position: Centre			Age: 25
2011-12 Stats
GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
82	25	51	76	+12	20