Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Toronto Maple Leafs. 

Formed in 1917 as the Toronto Arenas, the team would become a member of the "Original Six" and win the Stanley Cup in the NHL's first year.  Renaming themselves the Toronto St. Patricks in 1919, they won their second title in 1922.  In 1927, they made their third and final name change, that to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Toronto won it all again in 1932 and would dominate the 1940s capturing the Cup five times that decade, and were the winners again in 1951.  The 1960s were again their decade, winning the Stanley Cup four times, the last being in 1967.

The Leafs have not made the Stanley Cup Finals since.

Our Top 50 lists in baseball look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2020/21 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Syl Apps

2. Turk Broda

3. Tim Horton

4. Charlie Conacher

5. Borje Salming

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

As always, we thank you for your support.

The Country Music Hall of Fame, one of the most prestigious music halls in not just the United States, but in the World, have announced the Class of 2021.  This includes four inductees, including Ray Charles and the Judds.

Entering in the Veteran Category, Charles might seem to be to a layman to be an odd choice for the Country Hall, but the love that he had for Country has long been documented.  His 1962 album, “Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music” is considered by critics to be one of the most important albums in the genre, and it crossed bridges that were previously considered uncrossable.

The Modern Era Category sees the mother and daughter combination of Naomi and Wynonna Judd enter the Hall.  From Kentucky, the dop first entered the Country charts in 1984, and would a few years later would breakthrough to the mainstream.  The Judds had three number one albums, and fourteen number one singles on the Country Chart.

They are joined by Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake, who enter in the triennial Recording/Touring musician category, as the result of a tie.

This brings the amount of Country Music Hall of Fame nominees to 146.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our congratulations to the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Football lost a legend as Dick Schafrath passed away today at the age of 84.

Stepping in from Ohio State with the Cleveland Browns, Schafrath maintained the high level that coaches expected at the position of Left Tackle.  He protected the weak side brilliantly but used his powerful frame to create holes for Cleveland backs.  In fact, on eight occasions, Cleveland Browns’ Running Backs won the rushing title with Schafrath anchoring the left side.

The former Buckeye helped Cleveland win the 1964 NFL Championship.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Dick Schafrath.

Named the Rookie of the Year in 2017 as a Milwaukee Buck, Malcolm Brodgon’s career continued to improve as he was traded three years later to Indiana.

As of this writing, Brogdon has started all 110 of his Games with the Pacers, mostly at the Point Guard position.  Proving to be a balanced player, though not necessarily a superstar, Brogdon provides stability at the Point, and last year he broke the 20 PPG threshold for the first time in his career.