I'm a left-handed athlete, and I always took pride in that. It was just a subtle way to be a little bit different and unusual. However, generally speaking, the world is built for those right-handed. It can be a disadvantage to lefties a times. However, that might not be true in hockey.
I've been checking in on some of the Olympic games so far, which have all been phenomenal, and a thought struck me. It seems like most of the best players in the NHL are lefties. So, naturally, I did a little research and compiled two lists of the best players in the league: one for lefties, one for righties. The results are fascinating.
Lefties in the NHL: Crosby, Kane, Malkin, Toews, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Tavares, Parise, H. Sedin, D. Sedin, Chara, Keith, Staal, Jagr, Thornton, Marleau, Backstrom, Hall, Yakupov, Benn, Nash, Gaborik, Hossa, Stastny, Landeskog, Duchene, Kronwall, Kopitar, Suter, Richards, St. Louis.
Righties in the NHL: Stamkos, Ovechkin, Iginla, Alfredsson, Getzlaf, Perry, Brown, Seguin, Eberle, Vanek, Kesler, Kessel, Backes, Weber, Subban, Letang, Spezza, Karlsson, Giroux.
Let me know if I'm missing anyone. But these are pretty distinct lists. It gets even more skewed if you take defensemen out of the equation.
What does it mean? Maybe nothing. What does this information mean to you?
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