When the Stastny brothers defected from Czechoslovakia to play in the National Hockey League it became one of the most important moments in the sport.  He (along with his brothers, Anton and Marian) would take over the city of Quebec City and light up the stat sheet.  Peter Stastny would hit the 100 point mark seven times and become one of the top stars in the league. 

Why do feel wrong questioning the credentials of a Monsignor for the Hockey Hall of Fame?  It is not that Monsignor Athol Murray did not do a lot for sports in Saskatchewan as he did for the young boys in Saskatchewan when he went there.  He developed many athletic programs, including that of Hockey in the Notre Dame College in the province.  As such, many eventual NHL players would be developed from his initial work, but it was not like he was there just focusing on hockey, nor was he the man who trained many of those future stars.  Frankly, this just feels more like a feel good story, than a legitimate induction.

One of the top Left Wingers of the 1980’s, Michel Goulet brought excitement and hope to the hockey fans of Quebec City.  It was not inaccurate to paint Goulet as a natural sniper, as for seven consecutive seasons he was able to net 40 goals and is a member of the elite group that has over 500 for his career.  Goulet was capable on the defensive end, as he showed primarily in his veteran years late in his career with Chicago, but fans of the Left Winger will always remember how he was a star with Quebec putting the puck in the net on a regular basis.

There is so much that can be said about Mario Lemieux, that a fewparagraphs just don’t seem to cut it.  Putting it simply, Mario Lemieux is one of the greatest scorers in the history of hockey who seemed to have infinite ways to fool goaltenders.  As such, he was one of the most exciting players in the league and challenged Wayne Gretzky as the top player in the game.  It can be argued (and we will) that Mario’s presence in Pittsburgh saved that franchise from relocation in the 80’s.