No athlete in the history of sport has had a deeper impact on the world than Muhammad Ali, and in the wake of his death late Friday, the world is paying homage to the greatest of all time.

Several NHLers took to social media to honor Ali.

Sad to hear about the passing of Muhammad Ali. Greatest boxer of all time and always fighting to help others. — Daniel Winnik (@Danwinnik34) June 4, 2016

“It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am." - Muhammad Ali. RIP Champ — Blake Wheeler (@BiggieFunke) June 4, 2016

Sad day. This man was iconic changed so many people's lives @MuhammadAli. The legacy will never die. Rest in peace champ — Nazem Kadri (@43_Kadri) June 4, 2016

RIP to one of the greatest athletes of all time."He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life" Muhammad Ali — Kevin Hayes (@KevinPHayes12) June 4, 2016

The greatest will be missed #MuhammedAli — Evander Kane (@evanderkane_9) June 4, 2016

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.' - Muhammad Ali #RIP — Stanislav Galiev (@Galixon_97) June 4, 2016

RIP Muhammad Ali. You were my father's favorite athlete and in turn became one of my favs. A great fighter and humanitarian. #TheGreatest — John Mitchell (@mitchabov) June 4, 2016

RIP Muhammad Ali. What a legend! #RIPChamp — Eddie Lack (@eddielack) June 4, 2016

GREATEST A photo posted by Nate Thompson (@nthompson44) on Jun 3, 2016 at 10:25pm PDT

Rip the greatest! #muhammadali A photo posted by Jason Demers (@jason_demers) on Jun 4, 2016 at 6:38am PDT