Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?
Every NHL player's case analyzed
Every year, Daniel Alfredsson’s name comes up on a list of eligible players for the Hockey Hall of Fame, due to his career games and points. There is great disagreement as to whether or not he belongs.
In our latest episode, we discuss his case:
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Continue reading “Does Daniel Alfredsson Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”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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According to some, Punch Broadbent was the original power forward, the first (NHL?) hockey player to combine skill and physicality in a dominant way.
If that’s true, then even without going through is stats he likely has a pretty good case for the Hockey Hall of Fame. But we’ll look at his career anyway.
Continue reading “Does Harold Punch Broadbent Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”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”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”Marian Hossa combined long-term offensive productivity with defensive dominance on the wing, does he belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
He has the career numbers given when he played but he never dominated offensively and he was never awarded the Selke.
Listen to us discuss Hossa’s case here:
Continue reading “Does Marian Hossa Belong the Hockey Hall of Fame?”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?”We doubt Sergei Gonchar is a name many would have considered for induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
But he had a rather great career despite his lack of accolades.
In our latest episode, we debate whether or not Sergei Gonchar deserves to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Continue reading “Does Sergei Gonchar Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”