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Top 100 Most Influential People: Active NHL players

The below players appeared in our September 2017 magazine, which explored the Top 100 most influential people – from and on – hockey in New England.

By Jonathan SigalSeptember 1, 2017

Max Pacioretty 
Forward | Montreal Canadiens

There’s nothing quite like the bitter hatred spewing from battles between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, two Original Six teams. A New Englander captaining the Habs requires a special kind of verve. In his role, Pacioretty (New Canaan, Conn.) can drive fans of the Black and Gold wild, and that in and of itself is influence. The former Taft School star was the top-scoring New Englander in the NHL last season with 67 points.

Charlie Coyle
Forward | Minnesota Wild

In many ways, Coyle’s tale is the dream for a Boston-area kid: Shine in prep school (Thayer Academy), the college ranks (Boston University), for Team USA at world juniors then in the NHL (Minnesota Wild). You can toss in there Coyle’s title flurry in the QMJHL (Saint John’s Sea Dogs), too. The Weymouth, Mass., native hits all the marks, having left his stamp on every avenue of elite hockey.

Nick Bonino
Forward | Nashville Predators

Two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, an NCAA title in 2009 at Boston University and now a journey down to Nashville, where the land of country music transformed the 2017 NHL playoffs. The Unionville, Conn., native, whether it’s through clutch goals or his staunch locker room presence, simply gets it done.

Tags: Charlie Coyle, NHL, Nick Bonino, Noah Hanifin

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