Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has been named the NHL “most full participant” within the league’s annual NHLPA ballot. Crosby netted 38.4% of the vote for the respect with Florida Panthers ahead Aleksander Barkov coming in second with 14.6% of the votes.

Because the NHLPA started conducting the ballot 5 years in the past, Crosby has received the excellence yearly. A complete of 639 NHLPA members participated within the survey, and gamers from all 32 groups had been polled.

Crosby additionally got here in second (13.6%) relating to the query of “the participant you’d most wish to take a face-off in your staff” as he completed simply behind Nashville Predators ahead Ryan O’Reilly (14.5%)

The Penguins heart additionally completed second (11.6%) to Edmonton Oilers standout Connor McDavid (48.7%) as “the ahead you’d need in your staff should you wanted to win one recreation.” McDavid additionally was named the “finest stick handler” (35.5%), in line with the outcomes of the ballot.

McDavid additionally earned second place in the case of “which participant do you least get pleasure from taking part in towards, however want to have in your staff?” Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand earned that individual honor with 29.2% of the vote.

So far as goaltenders are involved, Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy (46.9 %) earned the respect of the league’s prime goalie. 

At 36 years outdated, Crosby has nonetheless established himself as one of many NHL’s prime gamers all through the 2023-24 season. The Penguins heart has tallied 86 factors (40 objectives & 46 assists) in 78 video games this season, whereas being named to the 2024 All-Star Recreation earlier within the yr.