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A look at the new Hockey HOF Inductees

Today is one of our favorite days here at Notinhalloffame.com as tonight is when the Hockey Hall of Fame officially inducts their latest class. We thought it would be fun to take another look at the achievements of this year’s class. The undisputed headliner this year is Eric Lindros who made it in to Hall in his seventh year of eligibility.  This felt like it would it be his year, as in previous years, there had always been elite players with longer careers than Lindros, as shown by the fact last year was the first time he was ranked #1 by us at Notinhalloffame.com.  While concussions shortened his career considerably, this is still a man with a substantial resume of accomplishments.  In 760 Games, he would tabulate 865 Points, well over a Point per Game.  He would win the coveted Hart Trophy in the 1994-95 Season, and also won the Lester B. Pearson Award, the honor given to the Most Valuable Player as viewed by the NHL players.  His accolades also include a First Team All Star, A Second Team All Star and six trips to the All Star Game. Lindros may not have won the Stanley Cup but did very well internationally, helping Canada win the Gold Medal at the 1990 and 1991 World Junior Championships.  As a Senior, he would win the Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games and Gold at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake. Eric Lindros may be the headliner, but for us, Sergei Makarov is the sentimental favorite. Makarov has been ranked in our top six (last year at #3) since we first began our site in 2009.  Considered the best of the Red Army in the 1980’s, Makarov would help the Soviet Union win eight Gold Medals at the World Championships and two Gold Medals.  He would finally enter the NHL in the 1989-90 season where he won the Calder Trophy and overall had 384 Points in 424 Games.  As the Hockey Hall of Fame openly includes international accomplishments, the induction of Sergei Makarov is long overdue.  It took seventeen years for him to get in. The third player to get in this year, and perhaps a bit of a surprise (even to the former player) is that of former Goalie, Rogie Vachon.  Vachon, who in the last Notinhalloffame.com ranking was #21 (though the second highest rated Goaltender) was a three time…


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