TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Sidney Crosby is seen by his peers as the NHL player most likely to become a head coach, according to the National Hockey League Players鈥� Association鈥檚 annual player poll released Friday.
The 38-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins captain topped the category with 10.3% of the vote, followed by Minnesota鈥檚 Nick Foligno at 5% and Detroit鈥檚 David Perron, Toronto鈥檚 John Tavares and Calgary鈥檚 Ryan Strome at 2.6% or lower.
The 11th annual poll surveyed 348 players anonymously from all 32 teams during the first half of the season.
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon was named the player with the most intense training regimen at 20.7%, followed by Edmonton鈥檚 Connor McDavid at 5.5% and Pittsburgh鈥檚 Kris Letang at 4%.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander led a pair of off-ice categories, ranking first as the most fashionable player at 32.9% and for the best social media presence at 17.4%.
Nylander also featured among the league鈥檚 best nicknames with 鈥淲illy Styles,鈥� but trailed Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak, whose 鈥淧asta鈥� nickname topped the list at 13.5%. Other notable entries included Detroit鈥檚 Patrick Kane (鈥淪howtime鈥�) and Nashville鈥檚 Ryan O鈥橰eilly (鈥淔actor鈥�).
Florida鈥檚 Aleksander Barkov topped forwards who could also excel as defensemen at 18%, while Colorado鈥檚 Cale Makar led defensemen who could also excel as forwards at 36.3%.
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington was voted the league鈥檚 best puck handler at 22.4%, ahead of the New York Rangers鈥� Igor Shesterkin at 14%.
Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller was named the league鈥檚 best golfer at 15.9%, while Montreal鈥檚 Bell Centre was voted to have the league鈥檚 best ice at 46.8%. Detroit鈥檚 Little Caesars Arena topped the list for best visiting dressing room.
Players also pointed to Houston as the preferred expansion market at 34.3%, followed by Quebec City at 16.9%, while 68.1% opposed a switch to white jerseys at home.
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