National Hockey League

The NHLPA (National Hockey League Players' Association) released the result of its annual players' poll today. The Nashville Predators' captain Roman Josi is high in course.

Roman Josi
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Overall, a total of 588 players participated anonymously in this year's poll, while - which has to be mentioned - not everyone chose to answer each question. The questions ranged from skills to social media, friendships and up to mascots. For the complete 2019-20 poll results, click here.

When diving into the NHL's best defender poll, Roman Josi earned around nine per cent of the players' votes, which makes him the third-best/popular defenseman behind the Lightning's Victor Hedman (37.8%) and the Capitals' John Carlson (21.4%).

On another note, in the aftermath of the spreading COVID-19 disease, the NHL decided to extend its "self-quarantine recommendation for players and staff" until at least April 15. So far, four NHL players have tested positive for COVID-19.

( 31 March 2020 | rlu* )