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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 12, 2024, 07:30 AM ET
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There’s something special about Hockey Hall of Fame Induction weekend.
It happens every year right when the weather turns fully into fall mode, when the leaves are changing, the clocks have gone back and a chill in the air signals the new NHL season is in full swing.
That stretch of days is firstly about celebrating another incoming class — this year, it was players Natalie Darwitz, Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber and Krissy Wendell-Pohl, along with Colin Campbell and David Poile in the Builders category.
The festivities also allow individuals from around the hockey world to congregate and discuss greater topics pertaining to the NHL at large, and what’s on their radar for their coming months.
And, of course, there’s theories about who will be on the Hall of Fame list a year from now.
We’re diving into just a few of the subjects swirling over the past several days in this latest Overheard edition.
Predictions for the HHOF Class of 2025
NHL GMs are used to seeing their decisions dissected, and often find disagreements. So it’s an exercise in fun to play pretend voter on the Hall’s selection committee and share who they would add to its hallowed ground.
“Joe Thornton would be top of my list for next year’s group,” one GM said. “Duncan Keith, too.”
“I would love to see [Carey] Price get the call right away,” an assistant GM said. “Also [Alexander] Mogilny has waited long enough.”
The first three names — Thornton, Keith and Price — are all first-year eligible for the Hall in 2025. Mogilny hasn’t gotten a call since his NHL career ended in 2006.
Alex Mogilny is one of the top non-enshrined players on many all-time lists. Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images
It’s always a fine line balancing which players — male and female — deserve the handful of spots available in each cycle. Consider Mogilny, who played over 1,000 games in the league, won a Stanley…
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Author : Kristen Shilton
Publish date : 2024-11-12 11:13:00
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