The Next One (ice hockey)
The Next One is a nickname found in ice hockey attached to a new Canadian, up-and-coming player, who is deemed to have the capacity for being a top, sport-dominating player, akin to other Canadians Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Maurice Richard and Mario Lemieux. == List of "Next Ones" == The moniker has been applied to the following ice hockey players (in order of bestowment): Eric Lindros Paul Kariya Sidney Crosby John Tavares Connor McDavid Connor Bedard == History == The name is a play on Wayne Gretzky's nickname, "The Great One".
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