When you ate inducted at the same time as Wayne Gretzky (who was the only player selected), do you think anybody noticed Scotty Morrison going in at the same time?  Probably not.  

Morrison began his NHL career as a referee (he was the youngest at the time at 24) and would later become the referee in chief in the Western Hockey League.  He would later return to the NHL as the referee in chief in 1965, but he was made the President and CEO in 1991 of the Hockey Hall of Fame and oversaw the move from the CNE to the new grounds in Toronto downtown.   Primarily, it was his work overseeing the Hall that got him in…really how could it not?

The final entrant in the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Veteran’s Category, Roy Conacher won the Art Ross Trophy in 1949.  Conacher was seemingly born to score, as he led the NHL in goals in his rookie year, and would finish second four other times.  He was part of two Stanley Cup wins in Boston and like so many others, had his prime taken away by the second World War.  It is likely that the delay to Conacher’s delayer to the Hall of Fame, may have been due to a perceived one dimensional nature as he was never known for his defensive skills, nor his overall playmaking efforts.  Still, anyone who finishes in the top two in goals in five different seasons cannot seem out of place in the Hall of Fame.

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.