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The Montreal Canadians have announced that they will be closing their franchise’s Hall of Fame as of August 30 of this year. The home of the Habs, The Bell Center, is closing that portion of the facility to concentrate on renovations that “will enhance the fan experience” at the facility.  With the impending close of the Hall, the institution has announced that fans can visit it at no cost until the end of the month. The Habs will be redeploying the memorabilia around the Bell Center or will be given back to those who originally provided the items to begin…
We here at Notinhalloffame.com have another major update that we are excited to present to all of you. Recently, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced that Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Chris Pronger and Phil Housley would be the Class of 2015.  Once a Hall of Fame Class is announced, our next task is obvious….work on the next list! We here at Notinhalloffame.com have created the new list and it is a little different than it has been in years past.  What we mean by that is that for the first time ever we do not have any new entry that…

RIP: Roddy Piper

The phrase “part of my childhood died today” is thrown around so much I often wonder if the people who utter those words really mean it.  I can tell you now at this moment as I sit in an airport waiting to board a flight back home that is exactly how I feel upon learning that “Rowdy” Roddy Piper died of natural causes at the age of 61. I won’t go into a detailed biography on his career.  If you were a wrestling fan in the 1980’s like I was you know exactly who the “Hot Rod” was.  While so…
The Baseball Hall of Fame has changed the rules as to who can vote, and while it might seem minor it could have a huge impact as to who might get inducted in the future. The Hall has stated that the Baseball writers who have not been active in the sport for the past ten years will no longer have a vote. What does this mean? Well, first off, many of the older voters are adamant against PED users and many of the younger voters have a more relaxed attitude towards those who did use enhancements.  Could this help men…
Over the last few months, we here at Notinhalloffame.com have been so focused on other endeavors at the site, that we neglected to tell you about the continuing opportunity fro you to cast your opinion on existing Hockey Hall of Famers. With that in mind, we here at Notinhhalloffame.com have expended greatly to allow you to vote on Hockey Hall of Fame inductees from 1990-92.The Players/Builders from that existing time frame include: The 1990 Hockey Hall of Fame Class: Bill Barber, a star Flyer with over 1,000 career points also was a of of two Stanley Cup Championship Teams with…
Even amidst the constant controversy that surrounds the Baseball Hall of Fame, there is always something magical about Cooperstown, and when they have a former player from the modern era elected it makes the ceremony that much more special. This year they have four. On what was a beautiful summer day in front of 40,000 fans and forty-nine Hall of Famers in upstate New York, four baseball legends are now enshrined with a bronze bust that will forever be on display. Rather than recap the accomplishments of the four (regular visitors know that we have done that often), let’s read…
It was not that long ago that the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the presenters for this year’s group of inductees.  On the list was Sydney Seau, the daughter of the late Junior Seau, who was chosen for Canton on his first year of eligibility.  Traditionally, those who are presenters get to do a speech.  The Pro Football Hall of Fame will not have Sydney Seau speak. In its place, a five minute video, which does include an interview with Junior Seau’s daughter, but does not include mentions of his suicide, depression and post concussion syndrome. The Football Hall…
The Basketball Hall of Fame has always been a focus of ours but we have never really aid a lot of attention to the FIBA Hall of Fame.  It is next to impossible not to notice it this year, as the largest name in the sport’s history will be joining their Hall of Fame.Michael Jordan, who led the 1992 United States Dream Team in Barcelona to Gold at the Olympics will be the undeniable headliner for this year’s class.  Jordan also was a member of the 1984 team that won Gold in Los Angeles.  MJ was also a member of…
As we look forward to the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony in a couple of weeks, speculation always goes toward the next group.  Brett Favre is a favourite of many to get inducted into the Hall next year, but what about Terrell Owens? Owens is also eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and like Favre is entering his first year of eligibility.  While we have Favre ranked at #1 and Owens at #7, this is a rank that puts him into the radar by us and by many other football pundits. Statistically, Owens has everything you would…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony is coming soon and the inductors have been announced for this group, some of which should be known to football fans. For the August 8 induction, here are the following inductors for the next eight members of the Pro Football Hall. Hall of Fame Coach, Marv Levy, will induct Bill Polian. Hall of Fame Quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, will induct his Offensive Lineman and teammate of seventeen years, Mick Tingelhoff. Former San Francisco 49ers owner, Eddie DeBartolo Jr. will induct Charles Haley.  This marks the fifth time that DeBartolo Jr. has inducted someone into…