Yearly, a poll is conducted to quiz anonymous NHL players on a variety of topics, but one of the most interesting is 'Who's the player in the league whose face you would most want to punch?'
Now, the results from The Athletic have been released, and the results are completely unsurprising.
At the top of the list is Nick Cousins of the Florida Panthers, who garnered over 28% of the votes, with 'other' coming in second spot.
Beyond that however are some very notable names, with the likes of Brad Marchand, both Matthew and Brady Tkachuk along with Michael Bunting and the surprising Conor Garland.
It's hard to tell whether or not players take this seriously or vote for the funniest results, but the biggest surprise is Connor Garland, who finds himself tied with Bunting in fifth place.
The poll only tallied the votes of 147 players, so this may not be the most accurate list, but it's certainly given some intriguing results and an interesting insight to who the players on the ice aren't fans of.
POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 2 | 216 ANSWERS Anonymous Player Poll Reveals the 'Most Punchable' Face in the NHL Who deserves top spot on this list? | ||
Nick Cousins | 54 | 25 % |
Brad Marchand | 80 | 37 % |
Matthew/Brady Tkachuk | 61 | 28.2 % |
Other | 21 | 9.7 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Conor Garland | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Mason Marchment | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Anders Lee | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Kirill Marchenko | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Chandler Stephenson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Dylan Strome | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Connor McMichael | - | 3 | 3 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ryan Donato | 2 | - | 2 | |
Adam Fantilli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Simon Holmstom | 2 | - | 2 | |
Brett Howden | 2 | - | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Travis Konecny | 2 | - | 2 | |
Cole Perfetti | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jared Spurgeon | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jake Walman | 2 | - | 2 | |
Tom Wilson | 2 | - | 2 | |
Shane Wright | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jamie Benn | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
Conference | Cumulative |