Thought to be one of the fastest skaters in his day, Samuel “Rusty” Crawford was a very good goal scorer who had his best run in a five year stint with the Quebec Bulldogs in the old National Hockey Association. Crawford out in over sixty goals in that period and won a Cup. Later, he finally joined the NHL and won the Stanley Cup with the Toronto Arenas. Crawford would not stay in the National Hockey League, but would continue to play semi-pro until the age of 45.

One of the top netminders in the first decade of the 1900’s, Riley Hern posted a sick winning percentage everywhere he went. Hern’s best days were with the Montreal Wanderers where he won four Stanley Cups there. In all likelihood, he might have been able to have won more, but he retired at the age of 30 when his clothing business took off. In his era, like all the others since, a four time Cup winning Goalie can always be insured of a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Another career amateur Hockey Player, Phat Wilson was good enough to have gone professional (though likely not as a star). He was a good offensive minded Defenceman who led his Port Arthur team to three Allan Cups and was often the leading scorer in his Senior leagues. Phat Wilson’s induction shows how much respect the Hockey Hall of Fame had (and still has) for the amateur game.

One of the few stars of the early Ottawa Senators, not to be born in Ottawa (he was from Kingston) Marty Walsh was a very good goal scorer for the team from the Capital City. Walsh may not have gotten as much attention as some of his teammates, but he was certainly a productive player on those championship teams.