The Montreal Canadiens are one of the most iconic franchises in hockey and hold the record for the most Stanley Cup wins. Montreal, an Original Six team, has had many legendary goalies, but Carey Price holds the record for the most wins in a Habs uniform - 361 games.

Price was the top goalie in the Western Hockey League and was highly rated in the draft. He debuted for the Canadiens in 2007 and quickly became their lead goalie, earning a spot on the All-Rookie Team. Although he had some ups and downs in the next two seasons, Price led the NHL in wins (38) in the 2010-11 season and had his first sub-2.50 GAA year (2.35). He was fifth in Vezina and seventh in Hart voting, cementing his place as the star the Canadiens had hoped for when they drafted him.

Price continued to impress, earning top-ten Vezina Trophy finishes in 2012-13 (10th) and 2013-14 (4th). However, his 2014-15 season was nothing short of legendary, as he led the NHL in wins (44), save percentage (.933), goals against average (1.96), and goalie point shares (16.2). He swept the awards, winning the Vezina, William M. Jennings, Hart, and Ted Lindsay Award. This came just a year after he helped Canada win a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Price suffered an MCL sprain the year after his monster campaign, limiting him to just 12 games. However, he bounced back with a third-place Vezina finish in 2016-17, where he had a 2.23 GAA over 62 games. He had another great year in 2019-20, anchoring Montreal to an improbable Stanley Cup Final, where they lost to Tampa Bay in the Finals. The fact that Montreal even made it there was a testament to Price's skills.

Sadly, that was likely the last great moment of Price's career. He faced personal and health issues afterward, and though he returned for five games in 2021-22, it was clear that his career was over. Price won the Bill Masterson Award that year, and he left the NHL, establishing his legacy as one of the greatest goalies of all time.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB.  Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the

Kansas City Royals will induct Bo Jackson into their franchise Hall of Fame.

The ceremony will take place on June 29.

The 1985 Heisman Trophy winner from Auburn was a two-sport athlete, playing both baseball and football. With the Royals, Jackson was an All-Star in 1989 and compiled 109 Home Runs, 460 Hits, and a .250 Batting Average.

Jackson’s overall potential was derailed by injury, but there was no question that he sold tickets and was an enigmatic superstar in Kansas City’s baseball history.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Bo Jackson for this impending honor.

We had heard that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was playing a part in the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame Class.  With the names that had been announced thus far (Paul Heyman, Bull Nakano, The U.S. Express and Thunderbolt Patterson, we had not seen any direct evidence to think that was the case.  This ends today with the announcement that his grandmother, Lia Maivia, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The wife of WWE Hall of Famer Peter Maivia, Lia took over the Polynesian Pro Wrestling promotion following Peter’s death in 1982.  This made her one of the early female wrestling promoters/owners, and for a brief time, she was very successful. 

In 1985, Maivia promoted what was then the biggest card in Hawaiian history, “A Hot Summer Night,” which drew five figures.  The second version did not do well, leading to the promotion's downfall.

Following the end of Polynesian Pro Wrestling, she moved to Florida to be with her family.  She passed away in 2008 at the age of 77.

This marks the first time a husband and wife have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Lia Maivia's estate at this time.

It was rumoured that a fifth name was being considered for the WWE Hall of Fame, and this morning it was announced that it is Thunderbolt Patterson.

Born Claude Patterson in Iowa, he made his wrestling debut in 1964 and would work throughout various American promotions and won significant titles in the 1970s, including the Florida Heavyweight Title by defeating Bruiser Brody and the United States Title, with a shock win over the legendary Sheik.  He also was Ole Anderson’s tag team partner in 1984, where they held the National Tag Team Titles.

Patterson was not the smoothest in-ring worker, but he had charisma up the gills.  He leaned into the shuck-and-jive promo style that would influence Dusty Rhodes.  Patterson could draw people in and was very popular in many territories, but he was often unpopular with the powers that be behind the scenes.

Patterson always stood up for himself, and did so at a time when many white bosses (and peers) thought that she should stay quiet and be happy that he had a job.  He fought for the rights of the workers, not just the black ones, but all.  This led to Patterson often losing work, despite his proven ability to draw crowds.

Patterson is 82 but not in the best of health, so it is unknown whether he will attend the ceremony.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Thunderbolt Patterson for this impending honor.