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Evgeni Nabokov Retires

Feb 12, 2015

Another major retirement has taken place in the National Hockey League and in our estimation it has not received the press it should have.

Evgeni Nabokov, who was just traded back to the San Jose Sharks, retired after fourteen seasons in the NHL, and after a return to San Jose, where he played for ten years and holds numerous goaltending records has decided to call it a career.

From the Kazakhstan part of the Soviet Union, Nabokov was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in 1994, but did not make his NHL debut until 2000 and would win the Calder Trophy as the Rookie of the Year in the 2000/01 season. His best season would be in 2007/08 where we would lead the NHL in Wins and was a First Team NHL All Star. This was also the only season where he was a Finalist for the Vezina Trophy.

Nabokov would later play for the New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning and Internationally for Russia, where in 2008 he would take them to a World Championship and win the Best Goalkeeper of the tournament.

While Nabokov is not likely a Hall of Famer, he is a two time All Star who had a decent career.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Evgeni Nabokov on his career and wish him the best in the next stage of his life.

Alanis Morissette to the Canadian Music HOF

Feb 12, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

The Canadian Music Hall of Fame (also known as the Juno Hall of Fame) has announced that the 2015 inductee will be Alanis Morissette.

The Ottawa native first became nationally known in the early 1990’s as a dance-pop artist but it was her switch to a hybrid of Rock and Alternative that led to the creation of her smash album, Jagged Little Pill, an effort that generated hits like “You Oughta Know”, “Ironic”, “You Learn” and “Hand In My Pocket”. It sold 33 million copies worldwide, won numerous awards and ushered in a new wave of female stars. While she would never gain that level of success again, she remained a successful concert draw and would go to sell millions of more records.

Morissette joins an establishment that began in 1978 and includes such notables as Neil Young, The Band, Rush and Bryan Adams.

The official induction will take place on March 15 at this year’s Juno Award Ceremony.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Alanis Morissette on earning this latest accolade, especially at the young age of 40.

RIP: Ed Sabol

Feb 11, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

It is a sad day in the National Football League as the founder of NFL Films and Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee, Steve Sabol passed away in his home in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 98.

Sabol, along with his son Steve transformed the way that we watch the National Football League once he won the right to chronicle the game in 1962, and his vision gave us innovations that are still very much in use today. With a multi-camera attack, players with microphones and locker room access, Sabol created what was akin to a Hollywood production.

NFL Films would give us the slow motion replay and reverse angles and set it to dramatic music and powerful narration. There was nothing like it before, and it would become the standard bearer for how we watch sports films and documentaries and it was a large piece of what made the NFL grow as big as it has.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Ed Sabol at this time.

Rikishi to the WWE HOF

Feb 10, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

It was announced today on Monday Night Raw that a member of the legendary Anoi’a family will be entering this year’s WWE Hall of Fame Class. That man is Rikishi, who had a long run under various personas in the WWE, and is the father of current WWE Tag Team Champions, The Usos, and the uncle of Roman Reigns.

Born Solafa Fatu, Rikishi first gained recognition on a national level in a tag team with his cousin, Samu, as the Samoan SWAT Team, a duo that would have success in both World Class and WCW. The then named World Wrestling Federation caught notice and signed the team in 1992, where they would shortly after capture the Tag Team Championship. Following a departure by Samu and a brief run with Sionne (The Barbarian), Fatu would be repackaged for the first time, as a positive inner city role model from the streets of San Francisco, where he was really from, but the gimmick went nowhere and he would disappear for awhile and re-emerge with a different look and identity.

Now as the “Sultan”, Fatu had no a shaved head and a partial mask, and was managed by Bob Backlund and the Iron Sheik. He would have an Intercontinental Title Match against the Rock at Wrestlemania 13, but again it was a failed gimmick and he would fade away to come back another identity, though this time he was about to strike gold.

With bleach blonde hair, and a sumo type outfit exposing his ass cheeks, the now named Rikishi looked to be another bust, but this time he was able to make it work and was an instant hit with the fans, winning the Intercontinental Title and reaching the high end of the card. An ill-advised heel turn derailed his momentum but it was still the best run of his career and one that put him on the map.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Rikishi for what should be the ultimate accolade to his career.