We have a new add-on on the Notinhalloffame.com site in the Hockey Futures as we have opened up the 2026 Eligible players.  These hockey players will first be eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2026.   We encourage you to vote and give your opinions on their respective HOF credentials.

The added names are:e

Cory Schneider:  Schneider won the William M. Jennings Trophy as Roberto Luongo’s backup in Vancouver and was an All-Star later in 2016 as a member of the New Jersey Devils.

Craig Anderson:  Anderson had his most success in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators where he led the league in Saves once (2009/10) and Save Percentage and Goals Against Average once (2012/13).  He also won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2017.

David Krejci: Krejci played his entire NHL career with the Boston Bruins, where he scored 786 Points and was a Stanley Cup Champion in 2011.  He also led the NHL twice in Plus/Minus twice and would win two Bronze Medals for the Czech Republic in the World Hockey Championship.

Derek Stepan: Stepan scored over 500 Points in his career and represented the United States in multiple tournaments.

Michael Bodker: Bodker had over 300 Points in the NHL, and the Right Winger represented Denmark multiple times, including a Silver Medal for Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Patrice Bergeron:  Bergeron might be the greatest defensive forward in the last 30 years and perhaps of all time.  Bergeron won the Frank J. Selke Trophy six times (a record), was a three-time All-Star and led Boston to a Stanley Cup win in 2011.  He also won the Mark Messier Leadership Award and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and internationally won two Olympic Golds and one World Cup of Hockey Medal for Canada.

Paul Stastny:  The son of Hockey Hall of Fame entrant Peter Stastny, Paul was an All-Star in 2011 and scored 822 Points in the NHL.  He also represented the United States multiple times and won Silver in the 2010 Olympics.

Tomas Plekanic:  Tomas Plekanic played most of his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens and won multiple medals representing the Czech Republic.

Wayne Simmonds:  Simmonds was an All-Star in 2017 and two years later won the Mark Messier Leadership Award. 

You can find the entire list of 2026 eligible players here.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support!

We have a new add-on on the Notinhalloffame.com site in the Hockey Futures as we have opened up the 2026 Eligible players.  These hockey players will first be eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2026.   We encourage you to vote and give your opinions on their respective HOF credentials.

The added names are:e

Cory Schneider:  Schneider won the William M. Jennings Trophy as Roberto Luongo’s backup in Vancouver and was an All-Star later in 2016 as a member of the New Jersey Devils.

Craig Anderson:  Anderson had his most success in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators where he led the league in Saves once (2009/10) and Save Percentage and Goals Against Average once (2012/13).  He also won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2017.

David Krejci: Krejci played his entire NHL career with the Boston Bruins, where he scored 786 Points and was a Stanley Cup Champion in 2011.  He also led the NHL twice in Plus/Minus twice and would win two Bronze Medals for the Czech Republic in the World Hockey Championship.

Derek Stepan: Stepan scored over 500 Points in his career and represented the United States in multiple tournaments.

Michael Bodker: Bodker had over 300 Points in the NHL, and the Right Winger represented Denmark multiple times, including a Silver Medal for Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Patrice Bergeron:  Bergeron might be the greatest defensive forward in the last 30 years and perhaps of all time.  Bergeron won the Frank J. Selke Trophy six times (a record), was a three-time All-Star and led Boston to a Stanley Cup win in 2011.  He also won the Mark Messier Leadership Award and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and internationally won two Olympic Golds and one World Cup of Hockey Medal for Canada.

Paul Stastny:  The son of Hockey Hall of Fame entrant Peter Stastny, Paul was an All-Star in 2011 and scored 822 Points in the NHL.  He also represented the United States multiple times and won Silver in the 2010 Olympics.

Tomas Plekanic:  Tomas Plekanic played most of his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens and won multiple medals representing the Czech Republic.

Wayne Simmonds:  Simmonds was an All-Star in 2017 and two years later won the Mark Messier Leadership Award. 

You can find the entire list of 2026 eligible players here.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support!

The son of Hockey Hall of Famer player Peter Stastny, Paul Stastny had a damned good career in his own right. 

Paul was born in Quebec City but spent most of his childhood in the United States, where he led the University of Denver to an NCAA Championship. Stastny was fortunate to stay in the city, as the Colorado Avalanche used a Second-Round Pick to take the Center.  Over the first four seasons, it looked like he could be one of the greats.

Blessed with great ice vision, Statsny scored 78 Points as a rookie and finished second to Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin for the Calder.  It was followed by a 71-point year, and two years later after he missed a lot of time in 2008-09 from an arm injury, he had his best season in 2009-10, with 79 Points while finishing 23^rd in Hart Trophy voting.  Stastny played in the 2011 All-Star Game, his only, but he never broke 60 Points again.

Stastny was still a good player and a solid playmaker, but he was not going to be a megastar.  He signed with St. Louis in 2014 and later played for Winnipeg (twice), Vegas and Carolina.  Over 1,145 Games, Stastny accumulated 822 Points, a number that showed that the apple did not fall too far from the tree.

Days after the official retirement of a future Hockey Hall of Famer in Joe Thornton, another significant hockey player has announced his career has come to an end.

Paul Stastny, the son of Hall of Fame inductee, Peter Stastny has retired from the game after last playing with the Carolina Hurricanes.  Stastny was an All-Rookie Center with the Colorado Avalanche in 2006-07, and he eclipsed 70 Points in three of his first four NHL Seasons.  An All-Star in 2011, Stastny also played for St. Louis, Winnipeg and Vegas, and accumulated 822 Points.  Internationally, he represented the United States, where he won a Silver Medal in the 2010 Olympics and Bronze at the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

Stastny, who will be Hockey Hall of Fame eligible in 2026, is unlikely to enter the Hall, but if the Avalanche ever have a franchise Hall of Fame, he is a possible entrant down the road.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Paul Stastny the best in his post-playing career.

The son of Hockey Hall of Famer, Peter Stastny, Paul Stastny cut his teeth with the Colorado Avalanche, where he had his best campaigns, cracking the 70-Point plateau three times.  After a run with the Blues, Stastny was traded to the Jets, bringing a veteran presence for their playoff run.  Stastny had the most productive post-season of his life, scoring 15 Points in 17 Games, but he departed for the Vegas Golden Knights as a Free Agent shortly after.

Stastny returned to the Jets via trade before the 2020/21 Season where he played two years, the latter of which saw him break 20 Goals for the first time since 2013-14.  Stastny bolted again from Winnipeg as a Free Agent after the 2012-22 Season, this time for Carolina.

With the Jets, Stastny had 87 Points.

The Stastny name is legendary with the Nordiques/Avalanche franchise, and the second generation begins with Paul Stastny.