by Flyers Rule, AllHabs.net

PHILADELPHIA, PA — If you’re reading this post, it’s probably because you’re already one of the more than 13,000 people who follow @All_Habs on Twitter or who consider themselves dedicated readers of this website. Thanks to the support of people like you even other members of the media have started to take notice of the All Habs Network.

This week David Staples, author of “The Cult of Hockey” blog for the Edmonton Journal, decided to write an article called “Who is the king of hockey coverage on the internet?” His piece aims to measure the scope of hockey-related Twitter accounts and find out whose messages and tweets were getting the most “traffic” (i.e. who has the most followers?).

Although there’s no exact science to this process, David was able to compile a substantial list of hockey Tweeters…a veritable “Who’s Who” of hockey media. Three of the top five spots are filled with members of the TSN on-air team: Darren Dreger, Bob McKenzie and James Duthie. More television personalities follow them with Elliotte Friedman and Kevin Weekes of Hockey Night in Canada filling out the #6 and #7 positions.

But can you guess who is following close behind these nationally known personalities? That’s right – All Habs came in at the highly noteworthy #12 spot with 13,503 followers (and growing)! In fact, David mentions the All Habs site specifically in his article when he talks about how challenging it is for a site which only focuses on one team to garner a significant amount of followers. He writes, “The one blog that has really taken off as a monster of the ‘Net is All_Habs.” Hear, hear!!

Ironically, an article was posted on this site just last week which spoke of the pros and cons of Twitter and how it has had a profound effect on the readership of this website…in case you missed it (I’m sure you didn’t, but just in case…) here’s the link for “Hockey, Habs and Twitter“.

And also, be sure to read Mr. Staples’ article for the full list of hockey-related Twitter accounts…it’s called “Who is the king of hockey coverage on the internet?”

Congratulations to the team at All Habs – thank you for providing such a fantastic outlet for Habs fans everywhere. Best of luck for your continued success!!

The Kings of Hockey Coverage on the Internet

1. Darren Dreger, TSN, 61,602 followers, ruler of the hockey roost on the ‘Net.
2. Bob McKenzie, TSN, 57,034 followers.
3. Eklund, 34,280 followers, writer for HockeyBuzz, a rumour site.
4. Pierre LeBrun, 24,928, ESPN hockey reporter.
5. James Duthie, 20,143 followers, hockey host at TSN.
6. Elliotte Friedman, 18,742 followers, Hockey Night in Canada reporter.
7. Kevin Weekes, 16,055 followers, Hockey Night in Canada analyst.
8. The Hockey News, with 15,380 followers, the hockey bible continues to be read.
9. Nick Kypreos, 15,281followers, former player, now Sportsnet analyst.
10. Greg Wyshynski, 14,495, the Puck Daddy is king of the new mainstream.
11. ESPN_NHL. 14,318 followers, tweet alerts for the American network.
12. All_Habs, 13,503 followers, Montreal Canadiens blog
13. Kevin Allen, 13,431 followers, veteran hockey writer at USA Today.
14. Darren Pang, 13,155 followers, former NHLer, now hockey commentator.
15. Jeff Marek, 13,070 followers, Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

Source: Cult of Hockey Edmonton Journal Thursday, Aug 19 2010