<p>The NHLPA <a href="https://www.nhlpa.com/player-poll/2023-24" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released their ninth annual player poll,</a> and Connor McDavid is once again one of the top names players regard highly.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Receiving nearly half of the votes in this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLPAPlayerPoll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLPAPlayerPoll</a> category, <a href="https://twitter.com/cmcdavid97?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cmcdavid97</a> clearly has the trust of his peers as the players picked the <a href="https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdmontonOilers</a> captain the forward they most want on their side the with one game on the line. <a href="https://t.co/jmUp25rsVE">pic.twitter.com/jmUp25rsVE</a></p>
<p>&mdash; NHLPA (@NHLPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPA/status/1778047978973941794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Out of the nine categories he could have been ranked in, McDavid finds himself in seven of them. It says a lot about how special of a player he is when a poll conducted by 639 players has him a near lock to crack into the top five or better in all the categories he got featured in.</p>
<p>Some of the highlights include him getting nearly half of the votes of which forward someone would want on their team in a must-win game, having the highest percentage of votes for who is the best stick-handler, and finishing second behind Brad Marchand in the category of which player do you hate playing against but would love to have on your team.</p>
<p>The only other Oiler skater to get some recognition from the players is Leon Draisaitl, who got the third-highest number of votes at 8.96% of who is the best playmaker in the league. For reference, McDavid finished second in that category at 20.91%, behind only Nikita Kucherov. Additionally, Rogers Place was ranked second in the category of which arena has the best ice, losing out to Bell Centre in Montreal <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/out-of-town-scoreboard-golden-knights-extend-lead-in-pacific-division-kraken-gain-ground" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for a second year</a>.</p>
<p>As far as X-Factors are concerned, there is no bigger one than #97, and the rest of the league seems to recognize that. No matter <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-leon-draisaitl-and-rogers-place-highlight-nhlpa-player-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how many player polls are done</a>, McDavid being near the top of the list has been a near constant since he entered the league back in 2015. It&#8217;s moments like this where we are reminded just how fortunate the Oilers faithful are to have him donning the Blue and Orange because he is far and away the most valuable player in the sport, and it&#8217;s not even close.</p>
<p>This is the same player <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-becomes-sixth-player-in-nhl-history-to-record-seven-100-point-seasons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the midst of another stellar campaign</a>. He has already become the first player since Wayne Gretzky to <a href="https://bola.oilersnation.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-becomes-the-first-player-since-wayne-gretzky-to-record-three-straight-120-point-seasons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record three straight 120-point seasons</a>, needs <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/random-thoughts-connor-mcdavid-is-one-assist-away-the-evander-kane-situation-and-clinchmas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">only one more apple</a> to become the fourth player ever to register 100 assists in a season, and still has a chance to win the NHL scoring title despite a slow start to the year.</p>
<p>The only thing surprising about these polls is not that McDavid is all over them but that he isn&#8217;t a unanimous vote in all of the categories he could be listed in. Even still, the rest of the league knows that no one is more integral than him, and these latest player polls are proof of that.</p>
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The NHLPA <a href="https://www.nhlpa.com/player-poll/2023-24" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released their ninth annual player poll,</a> and Connor McDavid is once again one of the top names players regard highly.

https://twitter.com/NHLPA/status/1778047978973941794

Out of the nine categories he could have been ranked in, McDavid finds himself in seven of them. It says a lot about how special of a player he is when a poll conducted by 639 players has him a near lock to crack into the top five or better in all the categories he got featured in.

Some of the highlights include him getting nearly half of the votes of which forward someone would want on their team in a must-win game, having the highest percentage of votes for who is the best stick-handler, and finishing second behind Brad Marchand in the category of which player do you hate playing against but would love to have on your team.

The only other Oiler skater to get some recognition from the players is Leon Draisaitl, who got the third-highest number of votes at 8.96% of who is the best playmaker in the league. For reference, McDavid finished second in that category at 20.91%, behind only Nikita Kucherov. Additionally, Rogers Place was ranked second in the category of which arena has the best ice, losing out to Bell Centre in Montreal <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/out-of-town-scoreboard-golden-knights-extend-lead-in-pacific-division-kraken-gain-ground" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for a second year</a>.

As far as X-Factors are concerned, there is no bigger one than #97, and the rest of the league seems to recognize that. No matter <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-leon-draisaitl-and-rogers-place-highlight-nhlpa-player-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how many player polls are done</a>, McDavid being near the top of the list has been a near constant since he entered the league back in 2015. It's moments like this where we are reminded just how fortunate the Oilers faithful are to have him donning the Blue and Orange because he is far and away the most valuable player in the sport, and it's not even close.

This is the same player <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-becomes-sixth-player-in-nhl-history-to-record-seven-100-point-seasons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the midst of another stellar campaign</a>. He has already become the first player since Wayne Gretzky to <a href="https://bola.oilersnation.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-becomes-the-first-player-since-wayne-gretzky-to-record-three-straight-120-point-seasons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record three straight 120-point seasons</a>, needs <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/random-thoughts-connor-mcdavid-is-one-assist-away-the-evander-kane-situation-and-clinchmas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">only one more apple</a> to become the fourth player ever to register 100 assists in a season, and still has a chance to win the NHL scoring title despite a slow start to the year.

The only thing surprising about these polls is not that McDavid is all over them but that he isn't a unanimous vote in all of the categories he could be listed in. Even still, the rest of the league knows that no one is more integral than him, and these latest player polls are proof of that.
<h2><strong>PRESENTED BY SNOW VALLEY AERIAL PARK</strong></h2>
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<a href="https://www.snowvalley.ca/aerial-park/">Snow Valley Aerial Park</a> is located inside Rainbow Valley Campground.  It has a 15 meter high rope aerial trekking tower with over 100 challenges on three levels.  It was Canada's first tower of it's kind back in 2017 and since then we've added Whitemud Creek Mining company, Snow Valley Target and Mini Golf and Creekside Eats!  18 holes of Mini Golf debuts this season and is sure to provide as much family fun as the other attractions have up until now.  Snow Valley Aerial Park runs May 31 to September 30.

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