Does Sergei Fedorov Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Sergei Fedorov had a couple great seasons and a very long career. Yet he was inducted very quickly, as if he was a no-doubter. Did Fedorov deserve that treatment?

Listen to us discuss Fedorov’s case here:

Sergei Fedorov’s Career

• NHL: 1990-2009; 18 seasons, 17 quality
• Totals:
  • 483G (3rd USSR-born player All Time),
  • 696A (1st) for
  • 1179P (1st),
  • +261 (1st) in
  • 1248 games (4th);
  • 19:52 ATOI (since 1998-99),
  • 125.6 PS (8th)
  • Fedorov is 3rd All Time among USSR-born players in OPS
• Per Game: among USSR-born players Fedorov is
  • 8th All Time in GPG,
  • 5th in APG and
  • 7th in PPG
• In his draft class (1989), Fedorov, drafted 74th overall, is
  • 2nd in Goals, Points and Plus/Minus
  • 3rd in Assists
  • But 5th in Games Played
• Of the 19 players to play in at least 1200 games between 1990 and 2009, Fedorov is
  • 7th in Goals, Assists, Points and OPS
  • 5th in GPG
  • 6th in APG and PPG
  • 4th in Plus/Minus
  • 9th in PS
• 82-game average: 32G, 46A for 77P, +17
• 3-year peak (1993-96): 82-game average of 45G, 65A for 110P, +42
• Possession (since 2007, 2 seasons):
  • 57.8 Corsi For % (10th), 4.1 Corsi For Relative % (20th)
  • 57.4 Fenwick For % (12th), 3.7 Fenwick For Relative % (21st)
• Playoffs:
  • 52G, 124A (8th All Time) for 176P (15th All Time), +38
  • Per Game Fedorov is
    • 12th All Time in Playoff APG
  • Era: Of the 176 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games, Fedorov is
    • 10th in Goals
    • 38th in GPG
    • 1st in Assists
    • 6th in APG
    • 3rd in Points
    • 9th in PPG
    • 6th in Plus/Minus
    • 5th in Games
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey Reference:
    • 508G,
    • 718A for
    • 1226P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 33G, 47A for 81P
    • Adjusted PPG: Fedorov is not in the Top 25
  • VsX:
    • 495G,
    • 750A for
    • 1,113P
    • If the qualifier is set to 1,230 GP (15 seasons), Fedorov is
      • 24th All time in GPG
• Trades:
  • Traded at 35 with a 2006 5th Rounder (Maxime Frechette) to Columbus for Tyler Wright (32) and Francoise Beauchemin (25)
  • Traded at 38 to Washington for Ted Ruth

Accomplishments

• Hart (‘94)
• Ted Lindsay (‘94)
• Top 5 in Hart voting an additional times
• Selkie (‘94, ‘96)
• Top 5 in Selkie voting 3 addition times,
• Top 5 in Calder voting
• Back Check MVP (’94, ’96)
• Top Player:
  • Top 5 Player (by PS) once (‘94)
  • Best Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘94)
• Goals:
  • Top 5 in Goals once
  • Top 5 in GPG once
  • Single-season totals:
    • Scored 55 goals once,
    • 35 goals three times,
    • scored 30 goals ten times,
    • 25 goals twelve times,
    • 20 goals thirteen times
• Assists:
  • Top 10 in Assists once
  • Top 10 in APG once
  • Single-season totals:
    • Tallied 60 assists twice,
    • 50 assists four times,
    • 40 assists six times
• Points:
  • Top 5 in Points once, Top 10 twice
  • Top 5 in PPG, Top 10 three times
  • Single-season totals:
    • Scored 120 points once,
    • 100 points twice,
    • 80 points five times,
    • 70 points six times,
    • 60 points twelve times,
    • 50 points thirteen times
• Plus/Minus:
  • Top 5 in Plus/Minus twice,
  • Top 10 three times
• All Star:
  • 1st Team All Star once,
  • 1st Team All Rookie
  • Rookie of the Month
  • 6 All Star game appearances
• VsX:
  • Goals:
    • Best 7 Seasons: 113th
    • Best 10 Seasons: 89th
  • Assists:
    • Best 7 Seasons: 150th
    • Best 10 Seasons: 114th
  • Points:
    • Best 7 Seasons: 90th
    • Best 10 Seasons: 78th
• Playoffs:
  • Led 9 playoff series in Points (t-4th most All Time – Gretzky, Kucherov, Sakic)
  • Top 3 in Points in 16 playoff series (t-9th most All Time)
  • Led 27% of his career NHL playoff series in Points (t-20th All Time)
  • Scored at least one point in 33 career playoff series (t-4th All Time – Glenn Anderson, Gretzky, Bobby Smith)

Sergei Fedorov’s Great Teams

• NHL:
  • Best Player (led playoffs in assists and points) on one Stanley Cup Runner Up (‘95 Red Wings),
  • Best Skater (by points) on one Champion (‘97 Wings),
  • Top 3 Forward (led the playoffs in goals) on one Champion (‘98 Wings),
  • Top 3 Forward (led the playoffs in assists) on one Final Four (‘96 Wings),
  • Top 3 Forward on one Champion (‘02 Wings)
• Olympics:
  • Top 3 Forward (by points) on one Olympic Runner Up (‘98 Russia) and one Bronze Medal (‘02 Russia)
• World Cup:
  • Best Forward??? (by points) on one World Cup Bronze (‘96 Russia)
• World Championships:
  • Top 3 Forward (by points) on two World Champions (‘89 USSR, ‘08 Russia),
  • Top 6 Forward? (by points) on one World Champion (‘90 USSR) and one Runner Up (‘10 Russia)
• Goodwill Games:
  • Unknown role on one Goodwill Games Champion (‘90 USSR) – when he defected so he might not have played
• European Championships:
  • Unknown role on three European Champions (‘88, ‘89, ‘90 HC CSKA Moscow)
• Super Series:
  • Unknown role on one Super Series team (‘90 HC CSKA Moscow)
• USSR Cup:
  • Unknown role on one USSR Cup Champion (‘88 HC CSKA Moscow)
• Soviet League:
  • Unknown role on two Soviet League Champions (‘88, ‘89 HC CSKA Moscow)