#10 Teun de Nooijer

Teun de Nooijer was a Dutch hockey player who played as a midfielder. Nooijer has scored 219 goals in his career and his most memorable ones were in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics finals where he took his team to the gold medal.

#9 Taeke Taekema

Taeke Taekema is another Dutch hockey legend who has scored 221 goals in his career which is 9^th highest by any player in hockey. He was a defender and despite that, he has managed to score 221 goals for his nation.

#8 Bjorn Michel

Bjorn Michel is the highest goal scorer in Germany in men’s hockey. Michel has scored 229 goals in his career and he was also part of a German team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

#7 Jorge Lombi

Jorge Lombi is at No. 8 on our list with 231 goals in his career. The Argentinian star scored 231 goals in only 223 appearances for his nation. The most famous moment in his career was his hattrick against New Zealand in 2007.  

#6 Jamie Dwyer

Jamie Dwyer is one of the most effortless goal scorers in the history of the game. Jamie has scored 244 goals in 300 appearances for his country Australia. Jamie has also given some of the best moments in hockey with his goals.

#5 Greg Nicol

Greg Nicol was one of the best of his time. He is two times Olympic champions in 1996 and 2004. Currently, he is appointed as the head coach of the New Zealand national team. Nicol has scored 245 goals in his career.

#4 Paul Litjens

The last Dutch player to appear on our list is one other than Paul Litjens who was a penalty corner specialist for the Netherlands. Paul has scored 268 goals in 177 games for his nation. He was the top goal scorer in the 1976 Olympic games.

#3 Balbir Singh Sr.

One of the best to ever play the game was none other than the man from Punjab, Balbir Singh Sr who has scored 269 goals in just 61 games for India. His 5 goals against the Netherlands in 1956 final are still a record. He was also three times Olympic gold medalists in 1948, 1952, and 1956.

#2 Sohail Abbas

Sohail Abbas is the best hockey player in Pakistan. He is the top goal scorer for Pakistan in both Olympics and world cups. He is a full-back but despite that, he has scored 348 goals in 311 games for his nation. He also holds the record for the most hattricks scored by a player in hockey.

#1 Dhyan Chand

The most successful player in the history of the game is none other than Major Dhyan Chand who was India’s pride. In 185 matches for his country, he has scored 570 international goals. Allahabad-born Dhyan Chand was known as the Wizard of hockey. He played from 1929 to 1946 in which he won three Olympic gold medals.

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#5 Pirmin Blaak

Pirmin Blaak is a Netherlands goalkeeper who made his debut in 2011. Black played as a second goalkeeper till 2016 but now he is the first-choice goalkeeper for the Netherlands. Black was the goalkeeper of the tournament in the 2018 hockey World Cup. He also played in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

#4 David Harte

David Harte is Ireland’s goalkeeper who made his debut in 2006 for his national team. David Harte is two times the winner of the goalkeeper of the year in 2015 and 2016. He was the main reason behind Ireland’s success in every tournament.

#3 Andrew Charter

Andrew Charter is one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the world right now. He plays for Australia and he was part of the Australian team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Charter comes from the capital city of Australia and he has made some of the most crucial saves for his teams in major tournaments.

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#2 PR Sreejesh

Indian talented goalkeeper PR Sreejesh was India’s face in their bronze Medals race in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sreejesh has made 250+ appearances for his national team. 33-year-old Sreejesh is one of the best and most experienced goalkeepers in world hockey right now. Sreejesh’s records in Asian championships are amazing.

#1 Vincent Vanasch

No.1 on our list is from the No.1 team in the world right now, Belgium and it is none other than Vincent Vanasch. Vincent Vanasch was the goalkeeper of the year for three consecutive years in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Talking about the success of the Belgium team which won the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2018 hockey World Cup. He was also part of part the Belgium team when they won silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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If you want to earn big, you have to develop your passion for a sport with higher budget and earning possibilities. Unfortunately, hockey isn’t a so popular sport in terms of earnings.

This article will tell you about the top 10 richest hockey players in the world at present. Can you guess who is richer between Chris Pronger and Joe Sakic?

Richest Hockey Players

1. Wayne Gretzky – $200 Million
2. Mario Lemieux – $150 Million
3. Pavel Bure – $70 Million
4. Chris Pronger – $65 Million
5. Alexander Ovechkin – $60 Million
6. Jarome Iginla – $60 Million
7. Joe Sakic – $60 Million
8. Joe Thornton – $60 Million
9. Nicklas Lidstrom – $60 Million
10. Rob Blake – $60 Million

Wayne Gretzky is the richest hockey player in the world with an estimated net worth of $200 million. He played 20 seasons in the NHL for four teams from 1979 to 1999.

Mark Messier comes on 11th position with a net worth of $55 Million. He played as a center for Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. 

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The National Hockey League have 430 individual certified records. Some of these records looks impossible to break, while some could be broken with a strong skills and will power.

This article will tell you about the 5 unbreakable records in National Hockey League’s history. Can you guess who holds the record for most goals?

Unbreakable Records In NHL

Most Consecutive Starts

Glenn Hall completed an enormous of 502 games in a row. In 1955-56 season, he played every single game until 12 games into the 1962-63 season.

Moreover, he played 50 straight complete playoff games during this insane superhuman run.

Most Goals as a Rookie

Teemu Selanne scored an incredible 76 goals and picked up 56 assists to gain 132 points in his first NHL season in 1988.

Interesting fact is that he was the 10th overall pick in the 1988 Entry Draft. With this achievement, he broke Mike Bossy’s rookie goal record of 53 goals.

Longest Career Penalty Minutes

Tiger Williams used 3966 penalty minutes in just 14 NHL seasons. Despite playing 445 less games, he ended his career with 401 more penalty minutes than second-position Dale Hunter.

50 Goals in 39 Games

Tying up with Maurice “Rocket” Richard, New York’s Mike Bossy scored 50 goals in 50 games during the 1980-81 NHL season. This remained a record till 1981.

Nevertheless, Wayne Gretzky broke the record and scored 50 goals in just 38 games of the 1981-82 season. He would finish the season with an NHL-record 92 goals.

Three Consecutive Seasons with 200-Point

Between 1983 and 1986, Gretzky banged his campaigns with more than 200 goals in each of them.

During his three seasons stint (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86), he gained a totals of 205, 208 and 215 points, respectively.

Mario Lemieux is the only other legend who lacked behind Mike with 199 points in just 76 games during the 1988-89 NHL season.

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“He died at around 6:30 morning on 25 May” Abhijit Singh, Director Fortis Hospital, Mohali, where he was admitted since May 8, told PTI. Balbir Singh Sr. played a key role in winning India’s gold medals at the London (1948), Helsinki (1952) and Melbourne (1956) Olympics.

His maternal grandson Kabir later sent out a message stating, “Nanaji passed away this morning.”

Hockey India extends its condolences to fans, friends and family of the 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Padma Shri Awardee, Balbir Singh Sr.?#IndiaKaGame #RIP @BalbirSenior

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) May 25, 2020

The three-time Olympic gold medallist was in a semi-comatose state since May 18 and had developed a blood clot in his brain after being first admitted to the hospital for bronchial pneumonia with high fever. Singh suffered three cardiac arrests during the course of his treatment.

One of the country’s most accomplished athletes, Singh was the only Indian among 16 legends chosen by the International Olympic Committee across modern Olympic history. His world record for most goals scored by an individual in the men’s hockey final of the Olympics still remains unbeaten.

He had scored five goals in India’s 6-1 victory over the Netherlands in the gold medal match of the 1952 Helsinki Games. He was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1957. That was the first time an athlete was conferred the prestigious civilian honour.

Born in 10 Oct. 1924 in Punjab’s Haripur Khalsa village, he was spotted by Harbail Singh, who was the then coach of Khalsa College and later coached India to back-to-back gold medals in 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He scored 246 goals in 61 matches for India.

Singh won three consecutive Olympic gold medals just like the more celebrated Dhyan Chand but lived a quieter life.

In the past few years, there was clamour for him to be honoured with the Bharat Ratna with Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh even writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding the country’s highest civilian award for him.

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