NHL to select, celebrate Quarter-Century Teams

NEW YORK -- The NHL will honor its best players from the past 25 years in a multi-phased Quarter-Century Team selection and celebration, the League announced today.

The campaign will be rolled out in three phases, with each accompanied by a robust content campaign across all NHL platforms to reflect selections and encourage fans to participate in the debate.

(1) Dec. 30, 2024 – Jan. 31, 2025: Club Quarter-Century Teams Announced

Starting at the Discover NHL Winter Classic later this month and continuing daily through January, the NHL will reveal each Club’s First and Second Quarter-Century Teams. Both the First Team and Second Team will consist of three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender. Each Club’s First and Second Quarter-Century Teams will be selected by a panel of media, retired players and executives specific to that Club. Players under consideration for selection are those who have appeared in a game for the respective franchises since Jan. 1, 2000.

The schedule of announcements is as follows (subject to change):

(2) Feb. 12-26, 2025: Fan Vote to Select the NHL Quarter-Century Team presented by SAP

Shortly following the conclusion of the Club Quarter-Century Team announcements, the focus will turn to a League-wide fan vote from Feb. 12-26.

The fan vote will determine the top 25 players of the past 25 years, regardless of position, that will comprise the NHL Quarter-Century Team presented by SAP. Voting will be conducted on both NHL.com and X. Fans will have 100 percent of the vote. Only players named to a Club’s First Quarter-Century Team will be eligible for selection.

More details on the fan vote will be announced in the coming weeks.

(3) Date TBD: NHL Quarter-Century Team presented by SAP Announcement

The 25 players voted by fans to the NHL Quarter-Century Team presented by SAP will be revealed on a date to be determined.

NHL Productions also will produce four debate-style studio shows around the players and highlights of the last 25 years, with the shows scheduled to be released in March.