NFT: NHL: Hockey Hall of Fame Voting Announced Today

coming back after that hit and scoring that goal in the cup finals is one of the coolest moments I've ever seen. Great call by Gary Thorne too.

Of course he never should have been allowed back into the game. Stevens literally knocked him unconscious for a brief moment.

I think he should get in just for the courage he showed to defect. Plus, his career in the Soviet Union was at a very high level and he played very well in the NHL.

Mogilny was almost always dinged up. Played fewer than 70 games in 10 of his 15 seasons.

Kariya was already declining from concussions even before the Stevens hit in the Finals. Truly great player for about 5 years, merely very good after that.

I don't think either quite make it

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Dan Rosen‏Verified account @drosennhl The rather large HHOF Class of 2017: Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya, Dave Andreychuk, Mark Recchi, Danielle Goyette, Jeremy Jacobs, Clare Drake.

don't know Goyette or Drake, no issue with Selanne or Kariya obviously Adreychuk and Recchi I can see a case for too.

Jacobs, don't care.

It took him forever and a day to get there, but it's one of those milestones that pretty much guarantees you a spot.

Recchi is another guy who played forever and ever. His points total was higher than I expected, but still feels like a guy who was very good for a very long time but never really great.

Recchi's 3 cups and 7 AS games probably gave him enough accolades without ever being the best player in the league.

I wouldn't have felt like it was a major slight if he never got in.

I met him at the Mario Lemieux celebrity pro-am golf tournament in the late 90's. Good guy you'd never know he was a hall of fame hockey player from meeting him. small, doesn't look super athletic and is very personable.

I seem to remember LeClair a product of playing with Lindros...and when he was out LeClair didn't do much - perhaps I am wrong. And it wasn't like LeClair was a complete player.

Recci is an interesting case, considering the games played and championships and being a darn good player.

I see Recci over LeClair, but I'm not hockey guru.

In comment 13511930 BillKo said:

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I seem to remember LeClair a product of playing with Lindros...and when he was out LeClair didn't do much - perhaps I am wrong. And it wasn't like LeClair was a complete player. Recci is an interesting case, considering the games played and championships and being a darn good player. I see Recci over LeClair, but I'm not hockey guru.

Agree Lindros made LeClair better, but how much? Best hockey I've ever seen is the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and LeClair was 2nd in the tournament in points and was an unstoppable beast. When you score 50 goals three years in a row and 40 goals 5 years in a row it's not all someone else.

not saying that should qualify him for the HOF, and I agree he probably doesn't get in and I have no beef with that, but he is the guy I'd make a role model to players with the size of Kreider.

Selanne was ridiculously good. One of the guys I played hockey with in college used to always play the Jets on Sega because Selanne was so good. He's pretty pysched today.

Paul Kariya was an awesome Black Bear - 100 points, NCAA title, first ever freshman to win Hobey Baker. Kyria was one of the early wave of college players to (easily) move up to the NHL. Used to be the best kids would play MJ and college was thought to be for guys who weren't good enough to play professional. Especially for the Canadians. Great player.

No problem with any of the class.