We have updated our Hockey futures with some new names for you to cast your votes on and offer your opinions.

Added to the 2022 Hockey Section are:

Brandon Dubinsky, who played at Center for Columbus and the New York Rangers.  He represented the United States internationally.

Dion Phaneuf, best known for his time in Calgary, and was a former First Team All-Star Defenseman.

Jason Pominville, who played most of his career with the Sabres and was an All-Star in 2012.

Ryan Kesler, the 2011 Frank J. Selke winner and two-time All-Star.  He also won Olympic Silver with the United States in 2016.

They join Brooks Orpik, Cam Ward, Dan Girardi, Martin Erat, Mason Raymond, Matt Cullen, Matt Stajan and Niklas Kronwall.

The 2023 Hockey Section is brand new and consists of:

Brent Seabrook, who played his entire NHL career with Chicago and won three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks.  A one-time All-Star, Seabrook also won Olympic Gold with Canada in 2010.

Corey Crawford, who like Seabrook, won three Stanley Cups with Chicago.  A two-time All-Star, Crawford is also a two-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner and World Cup of Hockey Gold Medalist.

Derek Roy, an 11-year veteran who won a Stanley Cup with St. Louis in 2019, and who represented Canada in multiple tournaments.

Henrik Lundqvist, the star Goalie from Sweden, who played his entire career with the New York Rangers, and was the 2012 Vezina winner.  A five-time All-Star, and two-time post-season All-Star, Lundqvist is sixth all-time in Wins, and is also an Olympic Gold Medalist.

Jay Bouwmeester, a Stanley Cup Champion Defenseman with St. Louis, and one of the most decorated players in International play for Canada with one Olympic Gold, two World Cup Golds and two World Championship Golds.

Jimmy Howard, who played his entire NHL career with the Red Wings and twice was a U.S. Olympian.  The Goalie was also a two-time All-Star.

Johnny Boychuk, a Defenseman who played for Boston, Colorado and the New York Islanders.  He won a Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011.

Ron Hainsey, who won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2017.  The Defenseman also played for Atlanta, Carolina, Columbus, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Winnipeg. 

The 2024 Hockey Section is brand new and consists of:

Carl Gunnarson, who played at Defense and was a Stanley Cup Champion for St. Louis in 2019.  He also won three World Championship Medals with Sweden.

David Backes, who played for Anaheim, Boston and St. Louis, winning a Cup with the latter in 2019.  The one-time All-Star won Olympic Silver with the United States in 2010.

Jussi Jokinen, a 951-Game NHL veteran, who represented Finland many times, winning two Olympic Medals and three World Hockey Championships.

Mikko Koivu, who split his NHL career with Columbus and Minnesota, and won two Olympic Medals, one World Cup of Hockey Medal and six World Hockey Championship Medals for Finland.

Niklas Hjalmarsson, was a three-time Stanley Cup Champion with Chicago and the Defenseman also won Silver for Sweden in 2014.

Pekka Rinne, the 2018 Vezina winner and two-time post-season All-Star.  Playing his entire NHL career with Nashville, Rinne played Internationally for Finland, winning a Silver Medal in the Worlds.

Ryan Miller, who won the 2010 Vezina, and is best known professionally for his time with Buffalo.  He also played for the United States in two Olympics, winning Silver in 2010.

Travis Zajac, a Center who played for New Jersey and the New York Islanders, who also won a Silver Medal for Canada at the World Hockey Championships.

As always, thank you for your support.

It is another one of our favorite days at Notinhalloffame.com, as the Baseball Hall of Fame has announced the 10-man ballots from both the Early Baseball Era Committee and Golden Days Era Committee for the Class of 2022.

The Early Baseball Era nominees are:

Bill Dahlen, SS, 3B.  Chicago (NL 1891-1898), Brooklyn (NL 1899-1903) & New York (NL 1904-1911).  “Bad” Bill Dahlen is a sabrementric darling with a bWAR over 75, and 2,461 career Hits with 1,234 RBIs and 1,590 Runs.

John Donaldson, CF, P.  Kansas City (NNL 1920-24)*.  Donaldson played over 30 years of organized baseball, throwing 14 no-hitters over his career.  It is believed that he had a career record of 413-161, 5,081 Strikeouts with a 1.37 ERA.

Bud Fowler, P, 3B, 2B, MAN.  Fowler not only had a long career in the late 1800s, he is considered to be one of the first African-American baseball players in history.

Vic Harris, OF.  Pittsburgh (NNL 1922), Cleveland (NNL 1924), (Chicago NNL 1924), Homestead (ANL 1929), Homestead (EWL 1932), Detroit (EWL 1932), Homestead (NN2 1933), Pittsburgh (NN2 1933), Homestead NN2 1935-45 & 1947)*.  Harris is believed to have a lifetime Batting Average of .305 and he was also a longtime Manager.

Grant “Home Run” Johnson, SS, 2B.  Johnson played 30 years of organized baseball, and was a power hitter in the era of the deadball era.

Lefty O’Doul, OF, P.  New York (AL 1919-20 & 1922), Boston (AL 1923), New York (NL 1928 & 1933-34), Philadelphia (NL 1929-30), Brooklyn (NL 1931-33).  O’Doul did not become a bona fide starter until he was 31, and he would win the National League Batting Title in 1929 and 1932, and had a lifetime Batting Average of .340.

Buck O’Neil, 1B.   Memphis (NAL 1937), Kansas City (NAL 1938-43 & 1946-48).  O’Neill was a two-time All-Star and Negro League Champion, but more importantly became the voice of the Negro Leagues.  O’Neil played a large part in the creation of the Negro League Baseball Museum, and he became the first African-American to become a Coach in MLB. 

Dick “Cannonball” Redding, P.  Brooklyn (ECL 1923-27).  Redding was known for his fastball, as can be deduced by his nickname.  He is believed to have a lifetime ERA of 3.57.

Allie Reynolds, P.  Cleveland (AL 1942-46), New York (1947-54).  The “Superchief: was a five-time All-Star and six-time World Series Champion.

George “Tubby” Scales, 3B. 2B. 1B, P.  St. Louis (NWL 1921-23), New York (EVL 1923-28), Newark (EVL 1926), New York (ANL, 1926), Homestead (ANL 1926), Homestead (NN2 1935), New York (NN2 1936, 1939 & 1945), Baltimore (NN2 1940-44 & 1946).  Scales was also known as a curveball specialist and was successful as a Manager.

*From Baseball Reference.

The Golden Days Era nominees are:

Dick Allen, 1B, 3B, OF.  Philadelphia (NL 1963-69 & 1975-76), St. Louis (NL 1970), Los Angeles (NL 1971), Chicago (AL 1972-74) & Oakland (AL 1977).  Allen won the 1972 American League MVP, and was a two-time Home Run champion.  He would smack 351 Home Runs over his career, and was a four-time leader in OPS.  Allen also went to seven All-Star Games.

Ken Boyer, 3B, OF.  St. Louis (NL 1955-65), New York (NL 1966-67), Chicago (AL 1967-68) & Los Angeles (NL 1968-69).  Boyer won the National League MVP in 1964 and was a six-time All-Star.  Boyer helped lead the Cardinals to a World Series win in ’64, and he had 2,143 career Hits.

Gil Hodges, 1B, OF.  Brooklyn/Los Angeles (NL 1943 & 1947-61), New York (NL 1962-63).  Hodges was an eight-time All-Star who smacked 370 Home Runs with 1,274 RBIs.  He also twice led the Dodgers to World Series Championships.

Jim Kaat, P.  Washington/Minnesota (AL 1959-73), Chicago (AL 1973-75), Philadelphia (NL 1976-79), New York (AL 1979-80), St. Louis (NL 1980-83).  Kaat was a three-time All-Star, and a 16-time Gold Glove winner.  He had a record of 283-237 with 2,471 Strikeouts.

Roger Maris, OF.  Cleveland (AL 1957-58), Kansas City (AL 1958-59), New York (AL 1960-66) & St. Louis (NL 1967-68).  Maris made history in 1961, when he broke Babe Ruth’s single-season Home Run record.  A two-time MVP, Maris had 275 career Home Runs and is a three-time World Series winner.

Minnie Minoso, OF, 1B.  New York (NN2 1946-48), Cleveland (AL 1949, 1951 & 1958-59), Chicago (AL 1951-47, 1960-61, 1964, 1976 & 1980), St. Louis (NL 1962) & Washington (AL 1963).  The only player to appear in five different decades, Minoso had 2,110 Hits, 195 Home Runs and was a 13-time All-Star.  

Danny Murtaugh, MAN.  Pittsburgh (NL 1957-64, 1967, 1970-71 & 1973-76).  Murtaugh led the Pirates to World Series Championships in 1960 ad 1971, and he had a lifetime record of 1,115-950.

Tony Oliva, OF.  Minnesota (AL 1962-76).  Oliva was a three-time Batting Champion, five-time leader in Hits and eight-time All-Star.  He had 1,917 career Hits with a lifetime Batting Average of .304.

Billy Pierce, P.  Detroit (AL 1945 & 1948), Chicago (AL 1949-61) & San Francisco (NL 1962-64).  Pierce was a seven-time All-Star with a 211-169 Record with 1,999 Strikeouts.

Maury Wills, OF.  Los Angeles (NL 1959-66 & 1969-72), Pittsburgh (NL 1967-68) & Montreal (NL 1969).  Wills was the 1962 National League MVP, was a five-time All-Star, and helped the Dodgers win three World Series Championships.  Wills stole 586 bases and collected 2,134 Hits.

To enter the Hall of Fame, a candidate needs 75 percent of the 16-member committee.  The announcement will be made on the MLB Network on December 5 at 8:00 PM.

We here a Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate all of those who made it this far.

We have said this often:

We love the Toy Hall of Fame!

The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester New York has announced that the American Girl Doll, Risk and Sand are the newest inductees to the Toy Hall of Fame. 

The other nine finalists were Battleship, Billiards, Cabbage Patch Kids, Fischer-Price Corn Popper, Mahjong, Masters of the Universe, the pinata, The Settlers of Catan, and the Toy Fire Engine.

The Class of 2021 brings Toy Hall of Fame membership to 77.

Debuting in 2006 and finishing second in National League Rookie of the Year voting the following season, Troy Tulowitzki was one of the best Shortstops in the game for a good half-decade.  

A five-time All-Star (all with Colorado), Tulowitzki’s best years were between 2009 to 2011, where he finished in the top ten in MVP voting with the latter two seasons seeing “Tulo” win both the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove.

In 2015, Tulowitzki was traded to Toronto for their playoff run and save for five Games in 2019 with New York in an aborted comeback, and his career basically ended in Canada.

He retired with 225 Home Runs and a lifetime Slash Line of .290/.361/.495.