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Two months ago, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted five men who were on our list of those to consider for enshrinement, and as you would expect those were all highly ranked individuals, including three in our top five.
Dominik Hasek was number one on our list last year, and the Czech Goalie entered on the first year of eligibility to the surprise of nobody. Peter Forsberg (who was number four) and Mike Modano (number five) also entered the Hockey Hall of Fame. Pat Burns, who we had at number nine, finally entered the Hall as a builder. There was much hope that Burns would enter the Hall of Fame three years ago, when he was dying of cancer so that he could live to see the day. A minor surprise in our eyes was the induction of Rob Blake, who we had at number eighteen.
This glut of Hockey superstars removed from the top twenty necessitates a major change in the top twenty and at this time we are excited to unveil our new top one hundred for consideration for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.
With Hasek inducted, the number one slot is open. Like last year, we again turn to Europe and again look at someone entering his first year of eligibility.
Nicklas Lidstrom has now entered the number one spot on our Hockey list. The Swedish Defenseman and seven time Norris Trophy Winner should be a lock to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility. Lidstrom also won four Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and the Olympic Gold Medal with Sweden.
Don Cherry, the controversial CBC broadcaster and former Jack Adams Trophy winner for the Coach of the Year in the NHL remains on the number two slot. Cherry, who was named as one of the top ten Canadians on a poll from CBC, remains an iconic figure in Canadian hockey.
Chris Pronger, who is making his debut on the Notinhalloffame Hockey List, will own the number three ranking. Pronger, a former Hart Trophy winner and Norris Trophy winner, was also a Stanley Cup winner with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007.
The number four spot goes to Sergei Federov, who like Pronger and Lidstrom enters his first year of eligibility for the Hockey Hall of Fame. The former superstar from Russia is the highest ranked forward on our list.
Fellow Russian, Sergei Makarov returns to our list at number five. Makarov has been in our top five for every year since our list’s inception until last year, and the former Red Army superstar finally goes up on the list as opposed to his perpetual plummeting.
The remaining five in the top ten starts with Paul Kariya who dropped from three to six. Despite three players in the top five receiving induction, Kariya dropped three spots as your voting and reevaluation has caused him to fall out of the top five. Remember, our lists were always meant to be fluid and aided by your input.
Rounding out the top five is Eric Lindros at seven and Mark Recchi at eight (the two had flip flopped their positions from last year), Theoren Fleury at nine (who moved up from eleven) and Dave Andreychuck at ten, which was the position he was in last year.
There are two more new additions, though they are on the tail end of the list. Former New York Islander and Ottawa Senator, Alexei Yashin debuts in the 86 spot. Ten slots below, Brian Rolston makes his first appearance at number 96.
As always, you know what we expect of you! Please vote on the new entries and let us know what you think of these players and who should be in the next Hockey Hall of Fame Class.
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