Jim Pappin would win two Stanley Cups (1964 & 1967) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and he really broke out in the 1967 playoffs, where he led all skaters in Goals (7) and Points (15) and netted the winning goal in Game 6.  A trade to the Chicago Blackhawks would gain Pappin more playing time, and he would go on to represent them in three All-Star Games.  He would have 70 Points in his first season in Chicago, and in 1972/73, he achieved a career high of 92 Points, which landed him tenth overall.  Pappin scored 573 Points over his 767 Game career in the National Hockey League.

One of the most physical players of his day (which says an awful lot!) Phil Russell was also a very capable playmaker.  One of the few players to play over 1,000 Games with 2,000 Penalty Minutes, Russell was a power play expert who knew how to use his strength and skill with equal measure.  Russell scored 35 or more Points five times, and was a two-time All-Star with the Chicago Blackhawks along with a third one as a New Jersey Devil.

Jim Neilson spent the majority of his career with the New York Rangers, where he studied under the great Doug Harvey and mentored a young Brad Park.  Part Cree, known as “Chief,” was an underrated presence in the league.  He represented the Rangers twice in the All-Star Game and was named a Second Team All-Star in the 1967-68 season.  Neilson would finish in the top five in Norris Trophy balloting twice.

Vinny Lospinuso joins the Chairman (Kirk Buchner), as they look at the Football HOF plans for Senior Candidates, and bubble HOF candidates from each league.