Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor has been named to the NHL Network’s annual Top-20 list.
Each offseason, amid the dog days of summer’s slowest period through mid-August, the NHL Network slowly releases its list of the league’s Top-20 players at each position.
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Released systemically and over a lengthy period of time, NHL Network compiles 20 wingers, 20 centres, 20 defencemen and 20 goaltenders in advance of training camp, sparking debate amongst NHL fans throughout North America.
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This time around, Winnipeg’s top winger, Kyle Connor earned the honour of NHL Networks’ No. 9 winger in the league.
Entering last season as NHL Network’s No. 45 player in the league, Connor blew up for a career-high 97 points in 82 games, while also scoring 41 times. He was ranked seventh in the league in goals scored and led Winnipeg with 56 helpers on the year. 2024-25 marked Connor’s fourth-straight season of 30-plus goals.
Connor, 28, has 284 goals, 582 points and 139 penalty minutes in 613 games for Winnipeg over his nine-year NHL career.
NHL Network’s full Top-20 Wingers list:
Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars
Clayton Keller, Utah Mammoth
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights
Mikko Rantanen, Dallas Stars
Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild
David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning