It is onward and upward for us at Notinhalloffame.com, as we have added on to our Hockey Futures Section, with the creation of the 2025 dropdown of the former players who are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame that year.

Those who you can now vote and give your opinions on are:

Alexander Semin:  Semin had three 70-Point NHL Seasons, and had a World Championship Gold Medal with Russia.

Andrej Sekara:  The former Defenseman is mostly known for his time in Buffalo, and he represented Slovakia multiple times.  He also won a Silver Medal in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey representing Team Europe.

Duncan Keith:  Keith was one of the cornerstones of Chicago’s success in the first half of the 2010s, winning three Stanley Cups and two Norris Trophies.  A Conn Smythe Winner in 2015, Keith also won two Olympic Gold Medals for Canada.

Dustin Brown:  Brown helped lead Los Angeles win two Stanley Cups, and would win the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2014.  He is also an Olympic Silver Medalist with the United States in 2010.

Frans Nielsen:  Nielsen had a nice career in the NHL, and he was a member of Team Europe’s Silver Medal winning team in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.  He represented Denmark in all other international competitions.

James Garrison:  Garrison played for five NHL teams, and the Defenseman helped Canada win the 2005 World Championships.

Jason Spezza:  The Center was a two-time All-Star with his best years coming in Ottawa.  He won two Silver Medals for Canada in World Hockey Championship competition.

Keith Yandle:  Yandle was briefly the NHL’s ironman, having played in 989 consecutive Games.  The Defenseman was also a three-time All-Star.

P.K. Subban:  Subban won the Norris Trophy and was a two-time First Team All-Star when he played for Montreal, and would add a Second Team All-Star accolade as a Nashville Predator.  He also won an Olympic Gold Medal with Canada in 2014.

Ryan Getzlaf:  Getzlaf played his entire NHL career with Anaheim, winning a Stanley Cup as a rookie in 2007.  The Forward was a Second Team All-Star in 2014, and would win two Olympic Gold Medals for Canada.

Tuukka Rask:  A very successful Goalie who played his entire career in Boston, Rask backstopped the Bruins to a Stanley Cup win in 2011, and was the Vezina winner in 2014.  He also represented Finland, winning Bronze in the 2014 Olympics.

Zdeno Chara:  The towering Defenseman won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins, and was a former Norris Trophy winner.  A three-time First Team All-Star, Chara is also a former Mark Messier Leadership Award winner, and he represented Slovakia internationally.  He is another person on this list who won a Silver Medal for Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

The entire 2025 Hockey Eligible Section can be found here.

As always, we thank you for your support!

From Boston, Keith Yandle began his NHL career with the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes in 2006, the team he easily had his best seasons.  

Yandle was a Coyote for eight years, peaking with a 59 Point year in 2010-11, where he was fifth in Norris voting, his highest finish.  The Defenseman never finished higher than that, but he was a three-time All-Star (two with Phoenix and one with Florida) who had nine years of at least 40 Points, and likely would have ten had it not been for the lockout of 2012-13.  

Traded to the New York Rangers during the 2014-15 campaign, he signed with Florida in 2016, producing his highest offensive year with 62 Points in 2018-19.  In his final season, which was with Philadelphia, Yandle became the NHL ironman, playing in 989 consecutive Games, breaking Doug Jarvis’ record of 964, though a year later, Phil Kessel took over as the record-holder.

Yandle had 619 Points over 1,109 Games, a better career than most people may realize.

Twice an All-Star with the Coyotes, Keith Yandle was dealt to the Florida Panthers after his second team, the New York Rangers, were concerned that they would not be able to resign the Defenseman when his contract expired after the season.  It worked out well for the Panthers, as they only gave up two middle round picks and they resigned him for four more years.

An offensively gifted blueliner, Yandle became the top Defenseman instantly as soon as he donned Florida gear.  Yandle was not just a good hockey player, he became a modern ironman, setting the record for the most consecutive games played by a Defenseman.  He would score at least 40 Points in his first four years with the Panthers, with a 56-Point year in 2017-18, followed by a career-best 62 Points the year after.

An All-Star in 2019, Yandle joined Philadelphia as a Free Agent, but not before scoring 201 Points in 371 Games with Florida.