The next one
The Next One (dt .: The Next ) is a in the media used nickname of several hockey players that as a potential successor to the legendary in playful ways Wayne Gretzky traded or have been. The name is based on Gretzky's nickname ( "The Great One" ).
- Eric Lindros (no longer active)
- Sidney Crosby
- John Tavares
- Connor McDavid
Individual evidence
- ↑ Time for the Next Hockey Nickname , on proicehockey.about.com, news from December 18, 2005 (English article)
- ↑ Sid the Kid Becomes Canada's Best Man , on olympics.fanhouse.com, news from February 28, 2010 (English article)
- ↑ The Next 'Next One'? , on tsn.ca, message from 2009 (English article)
- ^ Alan Adams: Connor McDavid burnishing 'Next One' status at U-18 tourney. cbc.ca, April 24, 2013, accessed September 30, 2015 .