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We aren’t messing around with revisions any more here at Notinhalloffame.com! Two months ago, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted five men who were on our list of those to consider for enshrinement, and as you would expect those were all highly ranked individuals, including three in our top five.  Dominik Hasek was number one on our list last year, and the Czech Goalie entered on the first year of eligibility to the surprise of nobody.  Peter Forsberg (who was number four) and Mike Modano (number five) also entered the Hockey Hall of Fame.  Pat Burns, who we had at…
The Anaheim Ducks have announced that they will retire their first number in the history of their franchise.  Teemu Selanne, who spent fifteen seasons with the team and announced his retirement from the NHL, a month ago, will see his number 8, hung to the rafters in a ceremony on January 11, 2015 next season.  That night will see the Anaheim Ducks face the Winnipeg Jets, the first team that the “Finnish Flash” played for in the National Hockey League.  As a member of the Anaheim Ducks (and prior to the name change the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) Selanne would…
In a retirement that almost slipped through the cracks here for us at Notinhalloffame.com, Eric Chavez of the Arizona Diamondbacks has announced his retirement.  Chavez, who was in his seventeenth season in Major League Baseball, was with the Oakland A’s for thirteen of them, and it was in the Bay Area that he had his most productive campaigns. Known mostly for his defensive skills, Chavez won six consecutive Gold Gloves at Third Base, though he brought offensive production to the plate with 260 career Home Runs and a more than respectable career Slash Line of .268/.342/.478/.821 and was the American…
You would think that with the successful history of the Pittsburgh Steelers that they would have a plethora of retired numbers. They don’t, as prior to today’s announcement the Steelers have only retired the number 70 of Ernie Statutner, their star Defensive Tackle from the 1950’s who was a ten time All Pro and first ballot Football Hall of Fame selection. Now, a member of the famed “Steel Curtain” defense of the 1970’s will join Stautner in receiving the ultimate Steeler accolade.“Mean” Joe Greene was not just a member of the punishing Steelers defense, he was its leader. The fourth…
The Baseball Hall of Fame has announced a major change amongst the voting process.  Hence forth, a player will only remain on the ballot for ten years as opposed to the fifteen years that has been the tradition for decades. Currently, there are three men who will be entering next year in their year of eligibility past ten years who will be grandfathered in.  Lee Smith (13th), Alan Trammell (14th) and Don Mattingly (15th and final) will remain on the ballot, though based on the support patterns that the three have had, it is not expected that any of the…
Let’s not talk about the PEDs or gambling for a change.  This weekend the Baseball Hall of Fame will be officially inducting their Class of 2015, and let’s just focus on the new inductees and the pageantry that will embrace the small town of Cooperstown, New York this weekend.  This weekend will feature six worthy inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, all alive, and all to be present.  Three of them (Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine & Frank Thomas) are first ballot Hall of Fame inductees marking the first time that has happened since 1999 when Nolan Ryan, George Brett…
It was not that long ago that the Minnesota Twins announced that Chuck Knoblauch would be entering their franchise’s Hall of Fame.  There was a ceremony that was to take place on August 23rd before their home game, but that has been officially cancelled in wake of the alleged allegation that he assaulted his ex-wife. This is not the first time that the former Second Baseman has had domestic issues.  He was convicted of hitting a previous wife in 2010, and received one year’s probation for the assault.  In Minnesota, Knoblauch earned four All Star nods and the 1991 Rookie…
Today the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame has announced their Class of 2015; the 17th Class that the Knoxville, Tennessee based institution has inducted. The unarguable headliner of this Class is Lisa Leslie, who led the United States to four consecutive Gold Medals in the Olympics.  Leslie would play her College ball at the University of Southern California and was named the Player of the Year in 1994.  Following the formation of the WNBA (which first took the court in 1997), Leslie would star for the Los Angeles Sparks, the flagship franchise of the new league.  In L.A., Leslie would…
It looks like Beyonce is headed towards the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; well at least her clothing is anyway. Outfits from her Super Bowl Performance and single black unitard worn from her “Single Ladies” video will be on display this Tuesday in the Ahmet Ehrtegun Main Exhibit Hall in its Legends of Rock section.  Based on the amount of material that Beyonce was willing to donate, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame elected to put her display in the main attraction of the site. This addition to the Hall, and the comments made by Rock and Roll…
The Rock and Roll world lost another great one today with the passing of Johnny Winter, who died in his hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland today at the age of 70.  It is unknown at this time what was the cause of his death. The distinctively looking Winter (he was born with albinism and horrific eyesight) would carve a place for himself in the Rock/Blues world.  Winter first gained recognition in 1968 as a live act, and would put out his first album the following year.  While Winter never sold a ton of albums, nor had radio friendly singles, he…