The National Hockey League Players Association is made up of over 700 active NHL players. This impressive list of talent includes the celebrated ranks of Ovechkin, Crosby and Toews. Not all NHL players are household names, and yet their contribution to the sport and their team is as important. To make it to the NHL means that you have incredible talent, skill, and dedication. The NHLPA is, by design, an elite and exclusive club. To be a member, you must be an active NHL player and of course, you must have therefore persevered the many years and levels of junior hockey and been selected in the NHL Entry Draft. This book contains every player to make it to this elite level for the 2012-13 NHL season.