One of the more successful Finnish players in professional hockey history, Kimmo Timonen, is one of the few players in the National Hockey League to accrue over 1,100 Games.  A Stay-at-home blueliner, Timonen represented Finland internationally multiple times, which resulted in four Olympic medals.  Timonen is also a Stanley Cup Champion, a title he achieved in his final pro game with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015.  Not a bad way to finish a professional hockey career.

After the 1996 World Junior Hockey Tournament, where he led Canada to its fourth straight Gold Medal, Jose Theodore, whom the Montreal Canadiens drafted, would slowly work his way up the organization’s depth chart, and in the 1999-2000 season, he would share netminding duties before becoming the main Goalie shortly after. 

Jason Arnott played 1,244 Games with 938 Points and had over 100 Point Shares, all of which are impressive, but it might make him the ultimate “compiler” as he was never considered an elite player and was an All-Star only twice.  Beyond being the runner-up for the Calder in 1994, he never received any consideration for an award, as the highest he finished was 29th in the Selke in 2004.

Easily the most talented player in the history of Europe, Jaromir Jagr continues to add to his list of his accomplishments. Once he is eligible for the Hall of Fame, there should be NO reason to keep him out in his first year of eligibility. He won the Hart Trophy, The Art Ross five times, the Stanley Cup twice, the Olympic Gold and the Ted Lindsay Award three times; and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Jagr’s career totals are also very high (2nd in points as of this writing) and had he not spent four years in the Russian leagues, his tallies would be higher. If there is a reason to keep him out of Toronto, we can’t think of one.