Does Sergei Makarov belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Sergei Makarov was a star in the USSR for a decade before playing in the NHL. In fact, he might have been the best hockey player in the world not in the NHL for much of the 1980s.

But given how much the Hockey Hall of Fame focuses on NHL experience, did he deserve to be inducted?

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Johnny Gottselig

Career

  • NHL: 1928-41, 1942-45; 16 seasons, 12 quality
  • 176G (17th All Time at his retirement), 195A (14th) for 371P (17th) in 589 games (13th); 45.4 PS
  • At his retirement, Gottselig was 11th All Time in GPG and PPG, and 10th in APG
  • At his retirement, Gottselig was 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Gottseling is 6th in Goals, GPG and Points, 5th in Assists, PPG and Games, 4th in APG, 7th in OPS, 8th in PS[1. Of the 11 players to play in at least 500 games between 1928 and 1942]
  • 82-game average: 25G, 27A for 52P
  • 3-year peak (1938-41): 48-game average of 12G, 27A for 38P
  • Playoffs: 13G, 13A for 26P in 43 games
  • Adjusted: 299G, 432A for 731P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 42G, 60A for 102P
  • Never traded.

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Alexander Ovechkin

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Evgeni Malkin

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David Sweeney Schriner

Sweeney Schriner’s Career

  • NHL: 1934-43, 1944-46; 11 seasons, 10 quality
  • Totals:
    • 201G (14th All Time at his retirement),
    • 204A (14th) for
    • 405P (12th) in
    • 484 games
  • Per Game: At his retirement, Schriner was 8th All Time in GPG
    • He doesn’t qualify for the APG or PPG leader-boards but, if the qualifier is set to 300 GP, at his retirement, Schriner was
      • 13th in APG and
      • 10th in PPG
  • Era: Of the 18 players who managed to play in at least 450 games between 1934 and 1946, Schriner is
    • 5th in Goals and Points,
    • 2nd in GPG,
    • 7th in Assists and APG,
    • 3rd in PPG and OPS,
    • 8th in PS and
    • 15th in Games
  • 82-game average: 34G, 34A for 69P
  • 3-year peak (1941-45): 48-game average of 29G, 22A for 51P
  • Playoffs: 18G, 11A for 29P in 59 games
  • Adjusted:
    • Hockey-Reference:
      • 294G, 370A for 664P
      • Adjusted 82-game average: 50G, 63A for 112P
      • Per Game:
        • 17th All Time in Adjusted GPG
        • Schriner doesn’t qualify for APG or PPG
    • VsX:
      • 417G
      • 509A
      • 829P
      • Per Game:
        • 9th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
        • 13th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
        • 5th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
  • Trades:
    • Traded at 27 for Busher Jackson (28), Buzz Boll (28), Doc Romnes (30), Jimmy Fowler (24), Murray Armstrong (23)
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