Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Odie Cleghorn’s brother is a famous Hall of Fame hockey player. Was Odie also deserving?
In this episode, we discuss whether or not Odie Cleghorn has a comparable case to some other NHA/1920s players who were questionably inducted.
Odie’s stats are as follows:
Continue reading “James Odie Cleghorn”Reg Noble’s biggest claim to fame is that he set the NHL career record in games played and, when he retired he was way ahead of the next player.
Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? We talk about him here:
If consistency is what matters, Denneny was one of the best, if not the best, wingers of the NHL’s first decade and a half. Though only briefly dominant, he played and scored longer than most players. So we wonder where he ranks all time.
Listen to us talk about Cy Denneny here:
Continue reading “Does Cy Denneny Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame.”Georges Boucher aka Buck Boucher was among the very best defencemen of the NHL’s first decade and a half. Where does he rank all time?
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Frank Nighbor was awarded the first ever Hart Trophy for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player. He must have been pretty good.
But did he deserve that trophy? How good was he really?
Listen to us discuss Frank Nighbor:
Continue reading “Frank Nighbor, the First NHL MVP”Frank Foyston was a star in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) but never really reached the same level in the NHA, WCHL or NHL, all of which he played in for at least 39 games.
Do players like Foyston, who only excelled in one of the early pro leagues, truly belong in the Hall of Fame?
Listen to us talk about Frank Foyston here:
Continue reading “Does Frank Foyston Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”As with all our old timers, the question for us is, “How good was Jack Darragh?” Was he really a great player or was he merely someone who the voters fondly remembered?
In this episode, we examine his case. Listen here:
Continue reading “Does Jack Darragh Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Sprague Cleghorn has one of the all time great hockey names. But was he good enough to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
In this episode, we talk about Sprague and where he ranks among the old timer D of his era. Listen here:
Continue reading “Sprague Cleghorn”Eddie Gerard won a bunch of Stanley Cups. And by one metric he might have been the best defenceman in the early NHL.
Was he? Does he deserve to the be in the Hockey Hall of Fame? We discuss his case on our latest episode.
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Continue reading “Does Eddie Gerard Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Of all the players to be featured on The Back Check so far, Jack Walker has, by far, the least impressive stats we’ve seen. So why the hell is in the Hall of Fame?
Listen here to hear if we can figure it out:
Continue reading “Does Jack Walker Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”