The selections needed to be in the spirit of players Madden would have liked and respected for their combination of skill and toughness. Each panelist assembled their team of three forwards, two defensemen, one goaltender and one coach via a snake draft during the podcast. To make things interesting, panelists were allowed to select no more than two retired players for their teams.

Below are each panelist’s team, organized by position with their draft position listed in parenthesis. Additionally, each panelist chose one honorable mention player to add to their squad. Please listen to the draft on the Rinkcast to hear each panelist’s rationale for their selections.

Team Andrews

Forward: Gordie Howe (1)
Forward: Brad Marchand (9)
Forward: Jonathan Toews (16)
Defense: Duncan Keith (17)
Defense: Kris Letang (24)
Goaltender: Ron Hextall (8)
Coach: Rod Brind’Amour (25)
Honorable Mention: Bobby Orr

Team Bard

Forward: Mark Messier (4)
Forward: Patrick Kane (12)
Forward: Anze Kopitar (21)
Defense: Alex Pietrangelo (13)
Defense: Zdeno Chara (20)
Goaltender: Billy Smith (5)
Coach: Al Arbour (28)
Honorable Mention: Chris Chelios

Team Campbell

Forward: Patrice Bergeron (7)
Forward: Mario Lemieux (10)
Forward: Joe Thornton (18)
Defense: Denis Potvin (2)
Defense: Victor Hedman (15)
Goaltender: Carey Price (26)
Coach: Mike Keenan (23)
Honorable Mention: Jean Beliveau

Team Fitzgerald

Forward: Mark Stone (11)
Forward: Alex Ovechkin (14)
Forward: Ryan Getzlaf (27)
Defense: Ray Bourque (6)
Defense: Drew Doughty (22)
Goaltender: Ken Dryden (3)
Coach: Barry Trotz (19)
Honorable Mention: Kyle Beach

The panel wants to know how you think the draft went. Who picked the best team and why? Comment below and be sure to vote in our Twitter poll with the same questions!

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