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ESPN Sports Poll: Red Wings, Stars Top Favorite NHL Teams

The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asks NHL fans to name their favorite NHL team and favorite NHL player. The following are the top favorite NHL teams and top 15 players among avid NHL fans in the U.S. for January through June '08 (ESPN Sports Poll).

FAVORITE NHL TEAMS AMONG AVID FANS (n = 1,038)
TEAM
%
TEAM
%
Red Wings
17.5
 Lightning
2.5
Penguins
9.4
 Hurricanes
2.1
Rangers
7.8
 Coyotes
1.9
Stars
6.8
 Panthers
1.4
Flyers
5.3
 Maple Leafs
1.4
Sabres
4.7
 Kings
1.2
Avalanche
4.5
 Blue Jackets
1.1
Blackhawks
4.4
 Blues
1.1
Mighty Ducks
4.1
 Predators
1.0
Wild
4.1
 Thrashers
0.8
Sharks
3.9
 Flames
0.6
Bruins
3.8
 Canadiens
0.6
Devils
2.6
 Canucks
0.2
Islanders
2.6
 Oilers
0.1
Capitals
2.5
 Senators
0.1
FAVORITE NHL PLAYERS AMONG AVID FANS (n = 999)
PLAYER
%
Penguins C Sidney Crosby
8.4
Stars C Mike Modano
4.8
Avalanche C Joe Sakic
3.1
Red Wings D Nicklas Lidstrom
2.2
Red Wings LW Henrik Zetterberg
1.7
Red Wings D Chris Chelios
1.5
Rangers RW Jaromir Jagr*
1.4
Capitals LW Alex Ovechkin
1.4
Devils G Martin Brodeur
1.4
Retired G Dominik Hasek
1.3
Wild RW Marian Gaborik
1.3
Islanders G Rick DiPietro
1.2
Lightning C Vincent Lecavalier
1.2
Stars G Marty Turco
1.1
Sabres G Ryan Miller
1.0


NOTES: * = currently plays for the KHL club Avangard Omsk.

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