Key Players Who Have Been Denied the Hall of Fame

I am using four obvious examples and then using career numbers to argue for others.
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[@harrykane9593]

Mogilny was the first non-North American to lead the league in goals scored (along with Teemu Selänne from Finland), the first Russian and non-North American to be an NHL captain

[@raj2007ca]

mogilny didnt always show up. He would play the whole game be quiet all of a sudden ge ta breakaway and score. The guy showed up in sports for liek 1 min an dthat was it

[@yoholmes273]

MOGINLY all day everyday. FULL STOP.

[@watcher6935]

Fleury not in makes me sad when I think about about Gary getting in.

[@Sheep13ny]

When talking hall of fame a lot of the time I like to use the argument, "can you tell the history of the game without this player" if yes, then no hall of fame. For example, Alexander Mogilny, you can't tell the history of the game without him because he paved the way for Russians to come over.

[@111oooo]

Do you think Paul Henderson should be in?

[@ericwill2133]

That's actually really clever and I can't argue against that line of thinking.

[@Sheep13ny]

Id argue yes, you cant tell the story of the 1970s decade of hockey without him

[@loganreifsnider3182]

Agreed 👍

[@thetowerofivory]

Do you think Sean Avery should be in? Peter Pocklington?

[@helmedon]

Chris Osgood should be in the HOF. It wasn't simply the teams he played with. One could say the same about Grant Fuhr. Curtis Joseph played on really stacked Red Wings teams yet didn't win. You still have to make the stops. Osgood was the model of consistency. He won in 2 eras in Detroit. As a 25 year old, then as a 35 year old. He breached marks not many goalies have. 401 wins, 3 Stanley Cups (2 as starter and one game away from back to back Cups). 2X All Star, 2X Jennings trophy winner, finished in top 10 of Vezina Trophy 3 times, topped 30 victories 6 times over 18 seasons and recorded 50 shutouts with a 2.49 GA and a .905 save percentage. Ozzy played on a lot of crappy Wings teams too, as well as Islanders and Blues with little drop in stats. He's one of only 6 goalies to score a goal directly in the opponent's net (at the time only the 2nd). Last goalie to wear a player's helmet/cage combo mask. Post season alone he helped the Islanders break a 7 year playoff drought and overall has 74 post season victories, a .916 save percentage, 2.09 goals-against average and 15 shutouts. In 2008 he won 9 games in a row to secure another Stanley Cup. Back to back shutouts in the first 2 games of the finals and finished with a 14-4 record with 1.55 GAA and a Cup. Osgood is - 10th All Time in wins by an NHL goaltender 8th in all time playoff wins 4th in all time playoff shutouts 4th all time NHL leader in win percentage 10th goaltender in NHL history to reach 400 wins 3 x Stanley Cup champion (2 as starter) 3 x All Star selection (played 2, one as starter) Led NHL in wins 1996 Led NHL in GAA in 2008 (regular season 2.09 & playoffs 1.55) 744 NHL games played 129 NHL playoff games played 15 NHL playoff shutouts 110 NHL postseason games played with Red Wings (team record for goalies) 16 career NHL points, 4 in playoffs 67 NHL playoff wins for Detroit 14,145 shots against with Red Wings regular season 12,801 saves regular season with Red Wings

[@MMGJ10]

Great stats list, even though I'm 2 years late. Lol. I agree. Osgood deserves to be in the Hall. As a Pens fan i watched him play awesome in his mid/late 30's against us in 08 and 09. His regular season play those years was subpar, but he stepped it up massively in those 2 playoffs. That used to be called a money goalie. Lol. Ozzie isn't Roy or Hasek, but no one is. He absolutely belongs. I also think Cujo and Vernon, belong, but Ozzie needs in first. Edit: lol. His regular season in 07-08 wasn't subpar at all like i remembered, but he still stepped it up even more in those playoffs. 1.55 gaa, and a 930 sv% Insane numbers for sure.

[@v4v819]

Chris... Come get your mom!

[@dawudcharlton]

Thero Fluery is my favorite player of that era, he was a fiesty small guy. I'm a small guy. Him trying to put on a fans team autographed jeresey cuz his was bloody is a awesome hockey moment

[@sebastianpatriksson7814]

sorry for being late but do you happen to have a video of it?

[@chevelle1]

Substance abuse issues should not have any bearing on HOF.

[@TomssP642]

Yeah, cause dont kid yourselves, there are guys in the hall who weren't crystal clear by a long shot. Belfour is just one example that Shannon mentioned. I remember when as a Florida player, he got violent with police officers whili super drunk, then offered them a bribe, some craziness. Either that or it was all a fake story, but I don't think so. And stuff that guys in 50s, 60s, 70s did, yeah, right, super clean. And Fleury doesn't get in because of how open he has been about the abuse and addictions he went through?

[@scsmith4604]

@@TomssP642 The bribe was a Billion Dollars. That is why no one thinks it was a real story but it was. I agree with your view on Fleury. There could be someone in the Hall that could be implicated if he is allowed to talk and it is probably common knowledge.

[@topher1614]

alfredsson is the 51st all time scorer in the NHL and 2nd in scoring by a Swede all time (only behind sundin because he played more games). he's the best Ottawa senator of all time and one of the best leaders on and off of the ice the fact that he hasn't made it into the hall of fame is insane to me

[@autumnfall1997]

topher 16 yup

[@Nickleblanc41]

Canucks all time great Mats Sundin

[@cloudsopowera6248]

@@Nickleblanc41 wrong. Sundin is the greatest Quebec Nordiques

[@Nickleblanc41]

@@cloudsopowera6248 A player can be the greatest on more than one team. Mats Sundin is one of them he's an all time great with the Nordiques and Canucks

[@Deenaziamazinjg14]

He’s not behind sundin because of more games played, he would have been ahead if he retired with the same games played!

[@inmanchristopher78]

JR definitely deserves to be in the Hall of fame. He was one of the greatest American players to be on the ice and an inspiration for other Americans. I grew up watching him and he was an exciting player on a very good early 90's Blackhawks team.

[@scsmith4604]

I was at a game in St. Louis at the old Arena and saw Theo Fleury score a hat trick against the Blues and every goal was shorthanded. What a great player he was and should definitely be in the Hall. The issue with the Hall in my opinion is the lack of understanding on the voting process, who is close, who is not close, etc. Baseball and Football for all of their issues at least get this part correct.

[@ryanbranigan231]

I really hope Henrik Lundqvist doesn't appear on a future list. Even without lord Stanley he should be there.

[@Sekerps]

Ryan Branigan i don't think you have to worry

[@patch8376]

With the league at 31 teams, soon to be 32, elite players retiring having never won a cup has and will become more of a reality compared to previous generations and in future generations going cup-less won't be the mark against a player's HOF consideration that it is now.

[@doaftheloaf]

if henrik doesn't get in, that's a grave injustice. same goes for luongo.

[@Moda-pf8wt]

He has to be in. I'm no Rangers fan, but that guy would have won a Stanley Cup already if the team in front of him didn't disappear.

[@daytonagreg8765]

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[@Monarch98]

love the hockey guy. I tell everyone in the service this guy Shannon knows his mettle. thank you for giving my boys and I a great link to the rink and a informative channel to discuss the greats and the new stars of the games. love the content. keeps us going. 🙏 bless you Shannon. Whiskey Mike says aboot time far a beauty my guy

[@Ducksauce33]

Shannon I seen a video of yours awhile back and it was about generational players and franchise players. I was wondering if you still consider Oveckin a franchise player after the last season or so to think about it? The video was from awhile back so it may of been from when you didn't have much faith in him winning a cup.

[@rockstarskinnys3370]

Ovechkin is a generational player

[@rockstarskinnys3370]

7 Rocket Richards is a generational thing

[@skateordiedev]

I would think if Shannon considered Malkin to be generational back then, Ovechkin should be in the same category now.

[@rockstarskinnys3370]

If 7 Rocket Richards isn't generational I don't what is. All young goal players look at Ovi like Gretzky 2.0.

[@DeathByTheFox]

Ovi is definitely generational player.

[@519garbageman2]

LOL i'd love to see a music video dude! congrats on the growth your channel has had the past year. you are THE guy for hockey news and discussion IMO.

[@DezVillalobos]

Fantastic video THG. I learned a lot about players whose names I knew, but nothing else about.

[@trheim91]

wonderfull work THG. one of the best channels for me in general.

[@tcy5499]

Madness without a magnet should be the title of your autobiography Shannon

[@ryanbrown3309]

That is weird that JR isn't in the HOF. He is arguably one of the top 3 American born players of all time.

[@midimusicforever]

I ended up looking through Turgeon's draft class, and I noticed something. MAN what a draft the Canadiens made that year! Andrew Cassels at #17, John LeClair at #33, Eric Desjardins at #38 and Mathieu Schneider at #44. Between them, they played way over 4K NHL games.

[@v4v819]

No Busts. But No HOF's neither!

[@midimusicforever]

@@v4v819 Leclair is borderline HoF material tho.

[@jahmanoog461]

Great subject and your analysis is spot on, (Mogilny--yep), Alfredsson, Turgeon, Roenick, yep, yep, yep... Doug Wilson too. Goalies ARE tough to pick. This is why I listen to you, even though you are boring. Jk. You know the white board is for YOU, not your listeners, most of us can't read from our phone screens. Take the next step, get some video editing. Weekly talk show too.

[@kahnmashin]

Impressive work, I enjoyed this video a lot!

[@JeffCfreeradiorevolution]

Guy Carbonneau was the best defensive forward of his generation (ask a guy named Wayne Gretzky). He won 3 cups and was a face-off master. He should definitely be in there with Mogilny, Alfredsson, Fleury, Roenick... I would also put Turgeon, Damphousse, Tkachuck and even Brind'Amour in too... but Gary Bettmen though... He's the best ever! ;D

[@pvhep4036]

Serious ?! Is Guy "Selke" Carbonneau not in there?! What a disgrace! Cuz, he was too defensive... which brings you those damn cups... But that's how it apparently goes...

[@Moda-pf8wt]

@@pvhep4036 Carbonneau is in there. Thank goodness.

[@hardrockheavenXXX]

Hey THG! I'd love to see you do a top 5 on Swedish players in Vancouver. There has been quite a few through the years. Gradin? Sundström? Näslund? Sedins? Great videos - keep 'em coming.

[@benellison5668]

Sedin, Sedin, Ohlund, Sundstrum, then Gradin

[@jahmanoog461]

This topic will always have interest. Magilny is an eventual, Turgeon is typical--what do you want out of the guy? Top fifty in scoring. I remember watching him play, a consistent force on the ice, disruptive on defense and dangerous on O, as his numbers show, numbers recorded playing NHL hockey. Not nice? He was there to win, not to be nice, he wasn't a dirty player. . The NHL should honor his warrior spirit that is part of every hockey player. Osgood has good case too. Goalies are SO important, and get such little respect. Yeah, look at the team in front of him, the team that needed consistently solid, and at times spectacularly timely saves, to win those games, keep them in a game. All those forgotten saves. You the voice of hockey fans everywhere.

[@gocanuckurself1]

I nominate the word Kerfuffle for the Hall Of Fame of Life.

[@smithryansmith]

Hey hockey guy, I don't know where is the best place to make suggestions for ideas but here's one. Looking at the old Norris trophy winners it would be interesting if you took a look at the "evolution" of nhl awards and how they have changed. Like how the Norris went from best defensive defenceman to best offensive defenceman. or how the selke changed to best two-way forward. etc

[@Sekerps]

i don't think alfredsson won gold in 2014

[@topher1614]

VDL yeah he won gold in 2006 and silver in 2014

[@MC-bh3ff]

2006

[@holoholopainen1627]

Turin 2006 vs Finland ! Teemu & Saku !

[@pristineview]

Mogilny 100% should be in.

[@georgewyatt2924]

Great Analysis. Perhaps if you added the factor of the agents of the players you might find an interesting correlation. Some agents are better at talking up their guys and getting them in front of the camera than others.

[@dylanglenn5005]

Hey Hockey Guy, any plans on a free agent prediction video?

[@philipcoggins9512]

Pierre Turgeon deserves to be there. The four up top deserve to be there. CuJo, Osgood, Vernon, Hextall, and Barrasso all derserve to be there. I wonder how much sitting on the bench at Piestany hurts Trugeon, which might also deserve its own video, maybe around the time of the WJC.

[@danielsteigerwald26]

How is Hextall not in he was a fantastic goalie and the 1st goalie to directly score a goal as a goaltender.

[@mendelsonja]

At some point I suspect Doug Wilson will get in, possibly as a GM (particularly if the Sharks can get over the hump). Look at his resume: GM since the 03-04 (2nd longest tenure) season, team made the playoffs 14 of 15 seasons since he took over, despite only having 4 top-10 overall picks in the 16 drafts he's been GM for (#6, #8, #9x2). For much of that time the team was a contender, not just a team that barely eked out a playoff spot. He's pulled off some fantastic trades and managed to bring a team that's "window was closing" around 2012 and have them reach the final in 2016 and a strong contender in 2019. I would say that he likely only gets in if the Sharks get a cup, but what he's done with the franchise has been pretty amazing.

[@helmedon]

Alfredsson should be in. He only played a couple years in Detroit, but in only that time i could see how good he was. And we didn't have him in his prime. Dude, players don't get to decide where they retire if they still want to play and the team isn't willing to continue paying them. Can't all be Steve Yzerman or Nick Lidstrom.

[@3100Danzas]

"Madness without a magnet" nice :D

[@watcheroffools366]

Great video! Roenick and Fleury for sure.

[@MMGJ10]

A little weird how no one had Guy Carbonneau as a snub, but he gets in. Zubov I've felt belongs but understood why he wasn't, and why he's considered s bubble guy. But Zubov getting in was a shock over Mogilny, Alfredsson, and a couple of those goalies too.

[@kevinlitton1399]

Fun fact: my buddy's big brother got a visit from the FBI for sending pat verbeek a death threat for injuring keith tkachuk. Call that six degrees of separation or something.

[@WolverineIncognito]

Is there an update to this video? If not, is now a good time to do one?

[@shuyelbari8853]

@TheHockeyGuy, statistic pack video nailed it again even in a cubby hole studio/set. What inductee to HHOF boils down to.is Eddie Livingston effect, argue, debate, and huff& puff about the merits of each player to be admitted into HHOF this is what hockey fans get, does he/she go in, why does he/she not get in?? Well done👏👏👏👍🏽

[@shuyelbari8853]

for some unknown reason the ballot for HHOF round the table, across tv Station debate brings up O'Donoghue Geraldo @ Large Montel can a discussion on HHOF induction entry reach a Rikki Lake Oprah Ellen boiling point, sorry for the analogy I am keeping to Eddie Livingstone video.

[@answeris4217]

I like Claude Lemieux but come on. He doesn't have the body of work to be there. He was great in the playoffs and I would have loved to have ten of him come playoff time or in must win games. He was clutch but not hall of fame worthy. I think he had some key roles in a few Roy ring seasons too.

[@jimbrown7922]

Gabriel Matte Not to mention he was a piece of crap.

[@answeris4217]

Jim Brown - I don't remember many of his team mates ever calling him that. The guy was dirty but he wasn't the type of player where it was much of an issue unless he really didn't like you.

[@answeris4217]

Joe Schmo - If you where a fan of a team Lemieux played for you wouldn't be saying that kind of smack. He was a guy that got under your skin and did dirty things to dirty players. In the playoffs he was a different player.He got 4 cups with 3 teams. Twice he lead the league in playoff goals on the way to win it. He has a Conn Smythe because he earned. He is the prototypical guy that you love playing with and hated to play against.

[@answeris4217]

Joe Schmo - If you wanted cups the Lemieux was a great player to have. Like I wrote you obviously where not a fan of the teams that Claude played for.

[@doaftheloaf]

he was the justin williams of the 90s. except williams has class. neither should be anywhere near the hall of fame though.

[@MSchmitz-ce9fu]

This was good. Need an update if you can

[@answeris4217]

Alfredsson didn't rebuild the Senators he was better than Yashin when Yashin left. Alfredsson was the franchise player in Ottawa pretty much as soon as he stepped on the ice. He became a legend when he took scored a hat trick in the playoffs and took over that series. He will eventually get in the hall because of the Messier award. No doubt Alfedsson was one of the premiere leaders in the league.

[@barkerm9]

In the order I would put them in: Mogilny, Roebuck, Tkachuk (maybe they can have a separate wing for genetic contributions), Fleury and Alfredsson last. I’d also put in Barrasso.

[@snapshotsnipes7322]

Fleury deserves it. The man dealt with the trauma of being a biracial post colonial metis by product and then was sexually abused by Graham James as a junior player. Despite all that makes the NHL and excels for years. Battles demons wins gold. Goes through hell and back again and is now fighting the good fight. They need to look at all he has done i ln his life now.

[@joshkusiak7613]

SnapShotSnipes he was also good.

[@meowza]

Not to mention, also shouldn't have made it based on his size. He overcame just about every odd and excelled.

[@hockeyinalabama]

Not to mention being 5'6" 150 in an era of big guys.

[@OttawaNow]

Retired NHL 500+ Goal-Scorers Not In The Hockey Hall Of Fame 01. 566 - Patrick Marleau (Eligible in 2025) 02. 538 - Keith Tkachuk (Eligible since 2013) 03. 522 - Pat Verbeek (Eligible since 2005) 04. 515 - Pierre Turgeon (Eligible since 2010) 05. 513 - Jeremy Roenick (Eligible since 2012) 06. 503 - Peter Bondra (Eligible since 2010)

[@MultiKalmer]

Barasso won his Vezina Trophy in Buffalo, not in Pittsburgh. He was traded to the Pens on November 1988.

[@continentalrcinglg]

This is why the Hockey Hall should start up a Veterans Committee, like the Baseball Hall. If Bob Gainey is in the Hall for winning a bunch of Selkes, Guy Carbonneau should be in there, too (since we're talking Selkes, Rod Brind'Amour should be in there, too).

[@klabouch900]

im a person who takes the triple gold club very serious. i think that enough should almost be HOF worthy. just amazing though. as time goes on more great players will be elgerible. do you think they ever add more than 4 players a year?

[@maxlee6739]

Do a video on Jesper Wallstedt. Look him up. He was playing in the same league as Jacob Markstrom in his draft -4 year as Markstrom played in his draft year. That means at 13 turning 14 he played in the league Markstrom did as a 17 turning 18 year old. At 14 he debuted in the Swedish U20 League..... and then placed 4th in Sv%.

[@hockeyinalabama]

Do you think Zubov should be there? Just asking

[@MMGJ10]

Great video. You covered just about every player that comes to mind when talking about snubs, but I believe Sergei Zubov is another! He may not have won a Norris bury I don't care. 2 cups with 2 different teams. The 94 Rangers he was they're reg season leading scorer and very valuable in their cup run. He was an amazingly smooth defenseman, great skater, solid two way player, fantastic pp player and passer. A very consistently great defenseman. When my Pens traded him to Dallas for half washed up Hatcher, I was the only guy in Pittsburgh that thought the trade was terrible. He clashed as a pp quarterback with Lemieux and "didn't shoot enough" so he was run out of town. BIG mistake. After a year we traded Hatcher for something named Peter Popovic. Ffs

[@MMGJ10]

Oh, and Zubov went to a much more defensive team in Dallas after leaving Pittsburgh. Had he stayed in Pittsburgh he may have scored 1000 points. His numbers plummeted in Hitchcocks tight system but his all around play improved.

[@BrettHornby]

Time to get Theoren Fleury in. He's got the numbers, awards and all-star games. Also the way he played as a smaller forward when there was more clutching and grabbing. Yes he had off ice issues but the story has been out on the likely causes from being sexually abused in his junior career. Glen Anderson had off ice issues and he's in, time for Theoren Fleury to get his due plus retire his number with the Calgary Flames.

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

You're right we would love to see Peter Bondra in the hall. And you're also right in that it probably won't happen.

[@Nickleblanc41]

Chris Osgood deserves to get in

[@ryanbranigan231]

Nick Leblanc I disagree

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Ryan Branigan I agree with you, the only way Osgood gets in the Hall of Fame is if he buys a ticket & tours the Hall with his family.

[@trace6242]

East Coast Bias will get Lundpads in with about the same wins and three fewer Cups, so...

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Trace Nix Lundqvist is better than Osgood & it's a unanimous decision.

[@trace6242]

I rest my case. Queen Henrik the Overrated will still retire with 0 Stanley Cups.

[@DARK24-7]

Mogilny,Fluery,and Roenick all should be in!!!And a strong case for Tkachuk,Damphousse,and Vrbeek!

[@MegaIndecisive]

In my opinion, Mogilny, Roenick, Osgood, Barrasso, Fleury, Turgeon, Tkachuk, Joseph, Vanbiesbrouck, Hadfield, and possibly Thomas, should be in. It's criminal how few goaltenders make it into the hall of fame. I was glad to see Wilson and Alfredsson get in.

[@nicklang3649]

There is no way Alfredsson got gold in 2014. Sweden lost in the final to Canada.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Gamer CraftPlayz127 2006 Turin / Torino Italy vs Finland ! Teemu & Saku !

[@simon-pierrelussier2775]

Alfredsson got it, 4 more to go! (counting Turgeon)

[@UncleTravelingMatty]

I like your thought process and agree with you. Many players have earned their stripes and have not been inducted due to the voting process and past negative publicity. I would vote the top 4 in and then some. The fans that watched them know how much they earned it.

[@Ryan-0413]

Do you think some voters forget who isn't in the Hall already? Like I forgot Mogilny wasn't in already

[@inmanchristopher78]

I also think Turgeon and Barasso need to be there too. Turgeon was soft, but has the numbers to back it up. Barasso is another underrated American player.

[@ry4nx]

Alfredsson was a very clutch player aswell which the stats unfortunately don't show, unless you look at GWG i guess

[@111oooo]

Mogilny and Fleury need to be there for sure

[@thpisland2423]

Ron Hextall? Talk about pioneers, the guy was only the first goalie to score a goal and also won the conn smythe on a losing team and the vezina as a rookie

[@bearsden0072]

When the Hawks won the first of three Stanley Cups, I remember JR broke down and tears came out it showed his heart will always be a Chicago Blackhawk.

[@klabouch900]

also i agree since im from ottawa even though im a nuck fan i felt like alfie should have stayed in ottawa but it was the owner/ GM fault they dint want to spend the $$$

[@111oooo]

Have you ever done a post on the weakest inductees into the HHOF?

[@johnnycto7576]

As much as I hate Roenick, but 14th in GWG ... damn!

[@shuyelbari8853]

not sure in passing comment in this video did you mention Martin Brodeur. We all know he's HHOF kryptonite between the pipes. Harks back to Draft breakdown video you put up projecting future netminders await drafting will be 8ft tall. You covered most areas in this video, don't blacklist your list for getting into a game Prudential Ctr NJ lol

[@dalamian]

There are a lot of goalies who are probably worthy of being in the Hall but the fact that a lot of them never won cups is a huge reason why. I'm a huge hextall fan hes one of the reasons I picked up a goalie stick as a kid. And as much as he deserves to be in there for really revolutionizing the position he wont get in because he never won a cup. Barrasso will probably get in at some point I think he was one of, if not the first, goalie to break into the NHL at 18-19 years old

[@hockeyinalabama]

Also, thanks for all the Osgood love. He should be there, or some others should never had made it. That simple to me.

[@benjaminharrison5342]

I think mogilny and roenick are tops, but I seem to recall you saying Mark Recchi isn't in either. Doesn't he have over 1500 points? On personality do you think that roenick and fleury aren't in because they spoke badly of/poorly represented THE game? Idk, I didn't see either play much, but it could be felt that they besmirched hockey and so went ever get in

[@DucksUpDogsDownCatsSlide]

Maybe Doug Wilson gets into the HOF as a builder.

[@jacobkelley7762]

the guy that started the punch up and the only Canadian that refused to fight during the punch up.....

[@johnbrowne3950]

The Hockey Hall of Fame is the easiest to make in all of the four major sports. I'm surprised everyone who has ever played isn't in it.

[@shanearnold7781]

There IS an Art Ross winner who isn’t in the Hall: Herb Cain in 1944 who shattered the record for points in a season

[@jackfredricks6223]

Tom Barrasso was a Saber when he won the Vezina. Separate thought, is not waving the normal 3-year wait a "snub" for Jagr?

[@TheShinyFeraligatr]

Tom Barrasso was definitely not playing for the Penguins in 1984, he got traded to them not all that long before the cup runs.

[@jeffreycherep8264]

I agree with all of them except for maybe Alfredsson,but I wouldn't argue hard against him either. I definitely think Tkatchuk,Bondra,Turgeon,and Barrasso should be in as well.

[@OttawaNow]

01. John Ross Roach: 1921-1935 (14 Seasons) (219 Wins) (58 Shutouts) (1 Stanley Cup) DEAD - 73 02. Lorne Chabot: 1926-1937 (11 Seasons) (200 Wins) (71 Shutouts) (1 Vezina) (2 Stanley Cups) DEAD - 46 03. Dave Kerr: 1930-1941 (11 Seasons) (203 Wins) (51 Shutouts) (1 Vezina) (1 Stanley Cup) DEAD - 68

[@jamesderdall3389]

When you think that popularity contests end after high school something like this happens. We live in a very immature society.

[@whcampbe]

I think Eric Staal should get in. Think of the popularity he brought to the game when the Hurricane's were a new franchise.

[@alejbr4]

i always hate the idea of not winning titles because its a team thing, this is a carry over of how the nba marketed MJ and now every team is adopting this false narrative, because you need a team to win a title not a single player. find it very frustrating that its keeping players from multiple sports out of the hall over something they can not control. then those same people will bash them for going to a good team to win or being lucky being on a good team.....so horrible

[@J_Aaron_L]

I guess a question to be asked is, do we have a lower bar for non Canadian players? Should the best of the Americans, Swedes, ect be in even if the wins, points, or awards aren't all there?

[@therocketjones]

It's the hockey HOF, not the human HOF. Guys like Fleury, Roenick, and yes, even Damphousse belong.

[@TomssP642]

What did Damphousse do wrong? Honest curious question?

[@answeris4217]

Barrasso and Turgon to me stand out on that list. They should be there for sure. Alfredsson is going to be in for sure it's just a matter of time really and him being a late round pick and playing in Ottawa might be the downfall really.

[@J_Aaron_L]

Hextall also won the Conn Smyth in 87... that said, I still don't believe he is HoF worthy.

[@thelonggame9166]

When NHL Radio talked about McGilny, their argument was that you have official criminals in the Hall, but McGilny isn't...

[@kylekelly7850]

That vintage Colorado jersey tho...

[@BloggerMusicMan]

It's a real problem that Alexander Mogilny is not in the Hall of Fame. One of the most purely talented players of his era as well as one of the most important. That's the inductee I'd put in first among all the people you mentioned.

[@father042]

Well Alfredsson is in the HoF now

[@gdeyell9471]

I know this vid is mainly about non-goalies....but I hate the Pens, but Barrasso should be in. . Calder . 1 Vezina . three (3) times 2nd place Vezina . one (1) 3rd place Vezina . one (1) time 7th place Vezina . one (1) 9th place Vezina . three (3) times top 10 Hart trophy votes (plus an 10th place finish) I know "only" one Vezina, but the amount of top-5 and top-10 votes has to count for something

[@arlichar11]

the sad part of hall of fames , is those who decide who gets in... it shuld never be about anything other than performance or if did something important ! personality, and or legal issues should not be a factor.... ! just for instance lidstrom super nice guy, and all time great, but if he happen be a jerk, he would still be great player, does not effect his play any ...

[@mcdbq_]

Very late to this party here, but Keith Tkachuk and Jeremy Roenick both should absolutely be in.

[@seeeLAH1]

you have great printing :) if it was me, it would be all crooked :D

[@davideats9255]

Wait, you can totally understand if Theo's substance abuse issues keep him out of the Hall of Fame? Isn't it more impressive that he was as good as he was while battling those issues? You sound like you are from 100 years ago with that attitude.

[@TheHockeyGuy]

No, you miss my point. I can understand that his issues at that time keep him out. Grant Fuhr had a well known drug addiction. Many of the 80s Oilers who got in the hall did. Fleury's personality combined with those issues are, I believe, the things keeping him out of the hall. For the record, his play wasn't fantastic when those demons really took over. Again, also keep in mind, I believe he should be in the hall.

[@davideats9255]

Thanks for the reply, I still don't quite get your point. The guys they let in in the last 10 years, it seems like if you were an All-Star and ever won a cup, you're in! My favourite player ever was Cam Neely and he's in without a cup. At the end of the day Fleury is a point a game player who won a cup, fan favourite, All-Star. Whatever happened off the ice has nothing to do with it in this case.

[@Paul-ud7pt]

Dave Taylor and Mike Vernon deserve to be in the HOF.

[@OnGod1007]

I think Detroit might not win in 96/97 without Vernon. He definitely redeemed himself loosing 4 straight to New Jersey

[@nates9029]

So I'm still a little shocked that Mogilny and Joseph aren't in the Hall of Fame. I'll admit I'm a little bias but do you think Peter Bondra should be in the Hall of Fame? I'm open to the argument but he was a great player. Didn't win a Cup but had a great career.

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Nate S You can't put Cujo in ahead of Mike Richter. Even though Cujo had his moments in the playoffs, Richter won the Cup & was great in international play.

[@michaelream2146]

Peter bondra should be in. 500 goals in any era is great, 32 sh goals. Bondra should be there.

[@nates9029]

Wilner Olivier - How many wins does Richter have? I think he has about 100 less than Joseph. Yeah, Richter won the Cup but Joseph was a great player for a number of years. Richter was great for a couple of years. As The Hockey Guy pointed out, Tom Barrasso isn't in the Hall and he won a Vezina and TWO Cups. I think Barrasso should be in, then Joseph and then Richter. I'm still trying to understand how Mogilny and Roenick aren't in. I think Peter Bondra should be in too but Mogilny and Roenick should DEFINITELY be in. Alfredsson will be in probably next year.

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Nate S Unfortunately Richter's career ended early because of concussions, he influenced a lot of goalies that are currently playing in the NHL from Quick, Howard(Who I'm not a fan of) & Rinne who honored him by wearing #35. Everybody remembers Messier's called shot in 94, but if wasn't for the strong play of Richter after allowing the second goal then Rangers season would've in disappointment & they would still be searching for their first Cup in almost 80 years.

[@ryanbranigan231]

Way to discount The Beezer's outstanding play as a ranger...