The Dallas Stars selected Finnish Left Wing, Roope Hintz in the Second Round of the 2015 Draft, and two years later, he left Scandinavia for the Stars.  After a year in the AHL, he made the Dallas roster and was a full-time NHL player by 2019/20.

Hintz gradually improved his game, and in 2020/21, he was a Point-per-Game Wing (43 Points in 41 Games), showing that he could be a budding All-Star in the future.  In the two seasons after, Hintz had 72 and 75 Points respectively, both of which saw him light the lamp 37 times. Over the last two seasons, Hintz has scored 65 and 67 Points, and as he approaches 30, he is in his prime.  Therefore, we know what type of player Hintz is, and the evidence shows that he is a valuable commodity on a contending squad.   

The Indiana Pacers lost a legend today.

George McGinnis, 73, passed away following the complications from a cardiac arrest he suffered recently.

A former Indiana Mr. Basketball and star at the University of Indiana, McGinnis left college early and signed with the Indiana Pacers of the ABA where he became an instant star.  An All-ABA Rookie, McGinnis played a vital role in Indiana’s ABA Championship that year.  McGinnis then anchored the team to their second straight title, winning the ABA Playoff MVP in the process.  The Pacers did not win another title with McGinnis, but in those years, he was a First Team All-ABA Selection and won the league’s scoring title. 

In 1975, McGinnis’ contract with Indiana ended, and he joined the team that drafted him in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers.  There, he was a two-time All-Star, and a First Team All-NBA and Second Team All-NBA Selection.  McGinnis was traded to Denver in 1978 where he was again an All-Star, but was traded back home to Indiana the following season where he would conclude his career.

McGinnis was named to the ABA All-Time Team, had his number retired by the Pacers and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 and the University of Indiana Athletic Hall of Fame in 2023.

We here at Notinhllloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of George McGinnis.

A high Second Round Pick in 2017, California’s Jason Robertson has shown to be one of the steals in that draft.

Robertson first made it to the Stars as a late call-up in 2019/20, and though he did not play, he absorbed knowledge during the Stars’ playoff run.  He was there to stay afterwards, finishing second for the Calder behind Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov, and the year after, he scored 79 Points and led the league in Game-Winning Goals (11). 

Robertson had a huge breakout in 2022-23, finishing sixth in Points (109) and was a First Team All-Star.  The Left Wing was also fourth in Hart voting and led Dallas to a deep playoff run.   Over the last two seasons, Robertson scored 80 Points in each year, and as of this writing, Robertson is the top gun on a contending Dallas team and should be for a long time to come.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that three new members have been chosen for the institution.

Selected was player, Leander Paes, player/broadcaster/promoter, Vijay Amritraj, and journalist, Richard Evans.

Paes is one of the most successful doubles players of all-time.  Winning eight Grand Slam Doubles Titles, Paes won 55 overall doubles titles and 10 mixed doubles titles.  Internationally, he represented India in many Davis Cups and seven Olympics, winning Bronze at the 1996 Games in Doubles.  He is the only athlete who represented India seven times.

Amritraj enters as a Contributor, although he was a solid player in the 1970s and 1980s.  Also from India, Amritraj and Paes’ become the first two inductees from India.

Evans, who is from Great Britain, has been covering tennis since 1960 and was a founding member of the International Tennis Writers Association.  He was also their President, serving from 2001 to 2014.

We here at Notinhllloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.