Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Lionel Conacher was one of the best defenders of his era.
But that’s not what impresses when you look back at his career. Rather, it’s his incredible versatility.
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Continue reading “Is Lionel Conacher Canada’s Greatest Athlete of All Time?”Frederick “Bun” Cook, Bill Cook’s younger brother, does not have his brother’s stats or achievements.
But he does has some periodic individual success. And he may have had a hand in inventing both the slap-shot and the drop-pass.
So, does Bun Cook belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
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Continue reading “Does Frederick Bun Cook Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Bert Corbeau was, by some metrics, one of the best D of his era. In this episode, we discuss whether or not he should be inducted.
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Continue reading “Does Bert Corbeau Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Carson Cooper was a senior hockey star that went pro a few years later than his contemporaries. He was briefly a star in NHL but soon declined. Does he belong in the Hall of Fame?
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Continue reading “Does Carson Cooper Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Cully Wilson was a notorious goon of a hockey player. He is also one of the rare early pros to have success in all four major pro leagues. Does he belong in the Hall of Fame?
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Continue reading “Does Cully Wilson Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Bernie Morris had one of the greatest Stanley Cup Finals performances in hockey history, scoring 14 of his team’s 23 goals (in 4 games!) in 1917. But he is not in the Hall of Fame.
In this episode, we discuss his career and his case. Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Bernie Morris Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Whether or not you think George Hay belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame depends a lot on how much weight you put on a player scoring at a point-per-game pace in the Western Canada Hockey League. It’s worth noting that Hay lost the scoring race to both Duke Keats and Bill Cook in different WCHL seasons – i.e. he was never clearly the best offensive player in the WCHL/WHL. Nor was he ever a true star in the NHL: His brief NHL career isn’t particularly distinguished compared to the careers of his contemporaries, given the size of the NHL at the time.
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Continue reading “Does George Hay Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Just over 100 years ago another pandemic cancelled sports. In this episode, we discuss what happened and why.
In part two of our series, we tackle the Hart trophies awarded between the award’s inception and the contraction of the league during World War II:
Continue reading “Reevaluating the Hart Part 2: Early Hart Trophies 1924-1942”If the Hart had existed throughout the entirety of the NHL, these guys should have won in the years it didn’t actually exist:
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Continue reading “Before the Hart: Who Should Have Been MVP?”
