NHL Quarter-Century Teams Tracker: Each Franchise's Best Players Since 2000

The NHL is kicking off 2025 by naming franchise stars from the past quarter-century.

From Dec. 30, 2024, through Jan. 31, the NHL is announcing the first and second quarter-century teams for each franchise that's existed since 2000, as voted by a panel of media, retired players and executives specific to that club.

These players are judged to have been the best for their team in the past 25 years as the NHL world honors their accomplishments since the beginning of the new millennium.

Following the team announcements, a league-wide fan vote will decide the top 25 NHL players of the past 25 years. The vote will take place from Feb. 12 to 26, and only players named to a club's first quarter-century squad are eligible for selection.

Here's a tracker of the quarter-century teams as they are revealed, a schedule of what's to come and some extra fast facts (GM and coach information includes interim positions). The stats are from Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2024.

St. Louis Blues

First Team

F: Alexander Steen (765 games, 195 goals, 301 assists, 496 points)
F: Vladimir Tarasenko (644 games, 262 goals, 291 assists, 553 points)
F: Keith Tkachuk (543 games, 208 goals, 219 assists, 427 points)

D: Alex Pietrangelo (758 games, 109 goals, 341 assists, 450 points)
D: Chris Pronger (256 games, 38 goals, 149 assists, 187 points)

G: Jordan Binnington (308 games, 155-108-34, 2.80 GAA, .907 SP)

Second Team

F: David Backes (727 games, 206 goals, 254 assists, 460 points)
F: Ryan O'Reilly (327 games, 97 goals, 172 assists, 269 points)
F: David Perron (673 games, 196 goals, 269 assists, 465 points)

D: Al MacInnis (249 games, 44 goals, 143 assists, 187 points)
D: Colton Parayko (698 games, 67 goals, 213 assists, 280 points)

G: Brian Elliott (181 games, 104-46-16, 2.01 GAA, .925 SP)

Quarter-Century Fast Facts

Record (win-loss-tie-overtime loss): 983-672-49-195, 2,210 points
Best season: Stanley Cup win in 2018-19
Number of coaches since 2000: Nine
Number of GMs since 2000: Two

Chicago Blackhawks

First Team

F: Patrick Kane (1,161 games, 446 goals, 779 assists, 1,225 points)
F: Patrick Sharp (749 games, 249 goals, 283 assists, 532 points)
F: Jonathan Toews (1,067 games, 372 goals, 511 assists, 883 points)

D: Duncan Keith (1,192 games, 105 goals, 520 assists, 625 points)
D: Brent Seabrook (1,114 games, 103 goals, 361 assists, 464 points)

G: Corey Crawford (488 games, 260-162-53, 2.45 GAA, .918 SP)

Second Team

F: Alex DeBrincat (368 games, 160 goals, 147 assists, 307 points)
F: Marian Hossa (534 games, 186 goals, 229 assists, 415 points)
F: Brandon Saad (428 games, 114 goals, 127 assists, 241 points)

D: Brian Campbell (295 games, 24 goals, 110 assists, 134 points)
D: Niklas Hjalmarsson (623 games, 23 goals, 120 assists, 143 points)

G: Jocelyn Thibault (245 games, 110-104-28, 2.59 GAA, .905 SP)

Quarter-Century Fast Facts

Record (win-loss-tie-overtime loss): 867-782-49-198, 1,981 points
Best seasons: Stanley Cup wins in 2009-10, 2012-13 and 2014-15
Number of coaches since 2000: 10
Number of GMs since 2000: Five

Arizona Coyotes

The Arizona Coyotes transferred all their hockey assets to the Utah Hockey Club after the 2023-24 season and are now an inactive franchise. Utah will have its own quarter-century teams.

First Team

F: Shane Doan (1,254 games, 369 goals, 521 assists, 890 points)
F: Clayton Keller (520 games, 166 goals, 252 assists, 418 points)
F: Radim Vrbata (509 games, 157 goals, 186 assists, 343 points)

D: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (769 games, 128 goals, 260 assists, 388 points)
D: Keith Yandle (558 games, 65 goals, 246 assists, 311 points)

G: Mike Smith (312 games, 128-132-41, 2.69 GAA, .916 SP)

Second Team

F: Martin Hanzal (608 games, 117 goals, 196 assists, 313 points)
F: Jeremy Roenick (193 games, 56 goals, 80 assists, 136 points)
F: Nick Schmaltz (344 games, 93 goals, 176 assists, 269 points)

D: Zbynek Michalek (612 games, 32 goals, 108 assists, 140 points)
D: Teppo Numminen (268 games, 28 goals, 100 assists, 128 points)

G: Ilya Bryzgalov (257 games, 130-93-27, 2.54 GAA, .917 SP)

Quarter-Century Fast Facts

Record (win-loss-tie-overtime loss): 785-824-59-191, 1,820 points
Best season: Western Conference final in 2011-12
Number of coaches since 2000: Six
Number of GMs since 2000: Seven

Columbus Blue Jackets

First Team

F: Rick Nash (674 games, 289 goals, 258 assists, 547 points)
F: Cam Atkinson (627 games, 213 goals, 189 assists, 402 points)
F: Artemi Panarin (160 games, 55 goals, 114 assists, 169 points)

D: Seth Jones (381 games, 50 goals, 173 assists, 223 points)
D: Zach Werenski (524 games, 101 goals, 241 assists, 342 points)

G: Sergei Bobrovsky (374 games, 213-130-27, 2.41 GAA, .921 SP)

Second Team

F: Nick Foligno (599 games, 142 goals, 192 assists, 334 points)
F: Johnny Gaudreau (161 games, 33 goals, 101 assists, 134 points)
F: Boone Jenner (715 games, 192 goals, 172 assists, 364 points)

D: David Savard (597 games, 41 goals, 125 assists, 166 points)
D: Fedor Tyutin (553 games, 39 goals, 146 assists, 185 points)

G: Steve Mason (232 games, 96-99-27, 2.90 GAA, .903 SP)

Quarter-Century Fast Facts

Record (win-loss-tie-overtime loss): 783-843-33-193, 1,792 points
Best season: Second round in 2018-19
Number of coaches since 2000: 12 (13 with Mike Babcock, who resigned before coaching a game)
Number of GMs since 2000: Six

Florida Panthers

First Team

F: Aleksander Barkov (766 games, 277 goals, 468 assists, 745 points)
F: Jonathan Huberdeau (671 games, 198 goals, 415 assists, 613 points)
F: Matthew Tkachuk (193 games, 79 goals, 153 assists, 232 points)

D: Aaron Ekblad (715 games, 117 goals, 250 assists, 367 points)
D: Gustav Forsling (314 games, 43 goals, 105 assists, 148 points)

G: Roberto Luongo (572 games, 230-241-32-41, 2.62 GAA, .919 SP)

Second Team

F: Pavel Bure (184 games, 118 goals, 80 assists, 198 points)
F: Olli Jokinen (567 games, 188 goals, 231 assists, 419 points)
F: Sam Reinhart (280 games, 143 goals, 145 assists, 288 points)

D: Jay Bouwmeester (471 games, 53 goals, 150 assists, 203 points)
D: Robert Svehla (210 games, 18 goals, 67 assists, 85 points)

G: Sergei Bobrovsky (268 games, 158-78-19, 2.82 GAA, .906 SP)

Quarter-Century Fast Facts

Record (win-loss-tie-overtime loss): 861-755-54-227, 2,003 points
Best season: Stanley Cup win in 2023-24
Number of coaches since 2000: 15
Number of GMs since 2000: 11

Toronto Maple Leafs

First Team

F: Mitch Marner (614 games, 207 goals, 293 assists, 690 points)
F: Auston Matthews (586 games, 379 goals, 415 assists, 672 points)
F: Mats Sundin (583 games, 244 goals, 331 assists, 575 points)

D: Tomas Kaberle (783 games, 74 goals, 402 assists, 476 points)
D: Morgan Rielly (829 games, 84 goals, 406 assists, 490 points)

G: Ed Belfour (170 games, 93-61-11-4, 2.51 GAA, .912 SP)

Second Team

F: Phil Kessel (446 games, 181 goals, 213 assists, 394 points)
F: William Nylander (641 games, 240 goals, 331 assists, 571 points)
F: John Tavares (477 games, 203 goals, 254 assists, 457 points)

D: Bryan McCabe (523 games, 83 goals, 214 assists, 297 points)
D: Dion Phaneuf (423 games, 45 goals, 151 assists, 196 points)

G: Curtis Joseph (173 games, 84-66-16-1, 2.55 GAA, .906 SP)

Quarter-Century Fast Facts

Record (win-loss-tie-overtime loss): 949-707-41-202, 2,135 points
Best season: Eastern Conference final in 2001-02
Number of coaches since 2000: Eight
Number of GMs since 2000: Eight

Schedule Of Announcements

Announcement dates are subject to change, according to the NHL.

Sunday, Jan. 5: Anaheim Ducks

Monday, Jan. 6: Seattle Kraken

Tuesday, Jan. 7: Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, Jan. 8: Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, Jan. 9: Pittsburgh Penguins

Friday, Jan. 10: Winnipeg Jets / Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, Jan. 11: Calgary Flames

Sunday, Jan. 12: Vegas Golden Knights

Monday, Jan. 13: Philadelphia Flyers

Tuesday, Jan. 14: Boston Bruins

Wednesday, Jan. 15: Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, Jan. 16: Dallas Stars

Friday, Jan. 17: Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, Jan. 18: Washington Capitals

Sunday, Jan. 19: Montreal Canadiens

Monday, Jan. 20: Colorado Avalanche

Tuesday, Jan. 21: Vancouver Canucks

Wednesday, Jan. 22: New Jersey Devils

Thursday, Jan. 23: Detroit Red Wings

Friday, Jan. 24: New York Islanders

Saturday, Jan. 25: Ottawa Senators

Sunday, Jan. 26: New York Rangers

Monday, Jan. 27: San Jose Sharks

Tuesday, Jan. 28: Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, Jan. 29: Nashville Predators

Thursday, Jan. 30: Edmonton Oilers

Friday, Jan. 31: Utah Hockey Club

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