Second-generation hockey player (his father was Defenseman Paul Reinhart), Sam Reinhart had quality seasons in Buffalo, where he scored at least 20 Goals five times.  Still, when he was traded to Florida, he took his career (and his new team) to the next level.

Reinhart broke 30 Goals in each of his first two seasons, and last year he became the prime sniper for Florida, where he led the NHL in Power Play Goals (27), was accurate as he league’s leader in Shooting Percentage, and was second overall in Goals (57).  Florida won their first Stanley Cup, and Reinhart was the man who had the game-winning goal in Game 7.  

After last year's breakout, Reinhart had another great year, finishing with 81 Points and a second-place finish behind his teammate, Aleksander Barkov, for the Frank J. Selke.  He again had another phenomenal playoff, aiding the Panthers in their second straight Stanley Cup win, with Reinhart leading all skaters with 11 Even Strength Goals.

Who is to say that Reinhart and the Panthers can't do it all again?

1966 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:

Thank you for all of your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the years up to 1965.

For “1966,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1956. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.

Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters were asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and next week, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

30 Votes took place, with the top fifteen advancing.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

We also put forth a vote asking if you wanted to have another level in the Finals to ten.

You decided not to on an overwhelming 24-6 vote.

We will post Class of the 1966 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project next Saturday.

Thank you to all who contributed. If you want to be part of this project, please let us know!

Zach Hyman played the first six seasons of his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but his career took off when he signed with Edmonton in 2021.

Hyman broke 50 Points for the first time in his inaugural season with the Oilers, and he rose that to 83 Points the year after.  In 2023-24, Hyman scored 54 Goals, placing him third overall, and he was especially outstanding in the 2024 Playoffs, where he led all players in Goals (16), Even Strength Goals (10), Power Play Goals (6), and Shots (90), but he regressed to 44 Points last year.

Hyman would have to return to this 2022-23/2023-24 to make another big jump on this list.

Detroit lost a legend today.

Joe Schmidt, who played for the Lions from 1953 to 1965, passed away at 92.

Easily the best defensive player the Detroit Lions have ever had, Joe Schmidt was a dominating Middle Linebacker who became the team's defensive captain in 1956 and continued in that role for nine more years.

Joe Schmidt's loyalty to Detroit was unwavering. He never left as a player, and his unequalled toughness was a defining characteristic. His role in the last two NFL titles that the Lions won is a testament to his dedication.  The 1973 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee was an eight-time First Team All-Pro and was named the league MVP by United Press.

He entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

We at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to Joe Schmidt's fans, friends, and family.