Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Anaheim Ducks.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Anaheim had another losing season and was not a playoff team.  Regardless, there were some elevations, though new entrant to our Top 50.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Teemu Selanne
2. Ryan Getzlaf
3. Paul Kariya
4. Corey Perry
5. Jean-Sebastian Giguere

 You can find the entire list here.

American Defenseman Cam Fowler was unable to move past #6, where he stayed after the revision. 

Goalie John Gibson edged up one spot to #8.

Left Wing Jakob Silfverberg, who left the NHL after last season to return to Sweden, went up three spots to #13.

Center Adam Henrique moved to #19 from #26.

Another American, Center Troy Terry, reached #22 from #30.

Notably, Trevor Zegras, who was injured for most of the year, was unable to elevate from #41.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Anaheim Ducks.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Anaheim failed to make the playoffs, but we still have two new entrants and four new elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Teemu Selanne

2. Ryan Getzlaf

3. Paul Kariya

4. Corey Perry

5. Jean-Sebastian Giguere

You can find the entire list here.

Veteran Defenseman, Cam Fowler, advanced one spot to #6.

Goalie, John Gibson, broke into the top ten, moving from 12 to #9.

Forward, Adam Henrique, went to #27 from #37.

Center, Trevor Zegras, makes his first appearance at #41.  Subsequently, Kevin Shattenkirk, who has since left the Ducks enters at #46.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy is similar to the Art Ross Trophy in that there is one fixed mathematical perimeter, and it could have existed (albeit under a different name) since the NHL was formed.

The Montreal Canadiens donated the award in honor of Richard, who was the first player to score 50 Goals in an NHL season (which he did in 50 Games) and the first to score 500 in a career.  It was first issued in 1999.

The results are as follows:

There are currently 7 former Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winners who are Hockey Hall of Fame eligible, with 3 entering, yielding a percentage of 39.2.  

If we go by yearly winners, there is an increase to 9 eligible years, with 5 of them generating a Hockey Hall of Famer.  That is a 55.5 Percentage.

The following are the past players who have won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy, are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame, and have been enshrined.

1999:  Teemu Selanne, The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Right Wing.  47 Goals, 60 Assists, 107 Points, +18, 14.3 Point Shares.  

Had the Richard existed earlier, this would be Selanne's third win and a successful defense.  As it stands, this was.  Selanne's only Richard trophy, in a year where he finished fifth for the Hart, third in Byng voting, and was a Second Team All-Star.  Selanne's Hall of Fame career also includes a Calder, a Masterton, and a Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007.   The "Finnish Flash" lit the lamp 684 times over his career.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.

2000:  Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, Right Wing.  58 Goals, 36 Assists, 94 Points, -25, 13.5 Point Shares.  

The "Finnish Flash" gave way to the "Russian Rocket," who would have won the award in 1993/94 with 60 Goals.  This season, Bure was first in Even Strength Goals (45), Game-Winning Goals (14), and Shots (360), with a Second Team All-Star and a third-place finish in Hart balloting.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.

2001 (2):  Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, Right Wing.  59 Goals, 33 Assists, 92 Points, -25, 13.5 Point Shares.  

In the third year of the Richard Trophy, we have our first repeat winner in Bure, who was ninth in Hart voting.  This was his last monster year, as he was beset with injuries, and he last played in the NHL in 2003, netting 428 Goals over 12 seasons.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.

2002:  Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames, Right Wing.  52 Goals, 44 Assists, 96 Points, +27, 14.4 Point Shares.  

Iginla was on his way to becoming a superstar, but this was the year he accomplished it.  The Calgary Wing also won the Art Ross and the Lester B. Pearson while earning First Team All-Star honors.  The runner-up for the Hart was also first in Even Strength Goals (35).

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.

2004 Co-Winner (2):  Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames, Right Wing.  41 Goals, 32 Assists, 73 Points, +21, 11.1 Point Shares.  

This was the first year where there were Rocket Richard had multiple winners, but with all due respect to Rick Nash and Ilya Kovalchuk, Iginla would be the one who historically stood out.  Iginla was again the Hart runner-up and the first Richard winner to win the King Clancy Award.  He scored 525 Goals over his career.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.

The following are the players who have won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy who are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and have not been selected:

2003:  Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche, Right Wing.  50 Goals, 48 Assists, 98 Points, +52, 14.6 Point Shares. 

Hejduk played all 14 of his NHL seasons with Colorado, and though he helped take the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup in 2001, this was his best year.  The Czech Wing not only led the NHL in Goals, but he was also number one in Even Strength Goals (32) and Plus/Minus (+52) and was a Second Team All-Star.  Hejduk scored 375 Goals over his career.

Eligible Since 2016.  Ranked #100 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2004 Co-Winner:  Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets, Left Wing.  41 Goals, 16 Assists, 57 Points, -35, 7.7 Point Shares.

Statistically, Nash is the most fascinating Richard winner to date, as the 2003/04 co-winner (with Ilya Kovalchuk and Jarome Iginla), and is the only one with a sub -30 Plus/Minus, though, to be fair, Columbus was horrible that the time.  This was also Nash's sophomore year, but his last major accolade in the NHL.  He did play until 2018, netting 437 Goals.

Eligible Since 2021.  Ranked #42 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2006:  Jonathan Cheechoo, San Jose Sharks, Right Wing.  56 Goals, 37 Assists, 93 Points, +23, 12.7 Point Shares.

Cheechoo's season exploded when Joe Thornton was traded from Boston to the Sharks, and he became and remains the most unexpended Richard winner in award history.  He never had a season like that again and only had 170 Goals over his career.

Eligible Since 2018.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2007:  Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning, Center.  52 Goals, 56 Assists, 108 Points, +2, 12.7 Point Shares.

Lecavalier was the first Center to win the Richard and was a Second Team All-Star.  A Stanley Cup Champion before, Lecavalier was fourth in Hart voting and won the King Clancy the season after.  He had 421 career Goals.

Eligible Since 2019.  Ranked #23 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The following are the players who have won the NHL Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy who have retired but have not met the mandatory years out of the game to qualify for the Hockey Hall of Fame: 

2004:  Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers, Left Wing.  41 Goals, 46 Losses, 87 Points, -10, 10.6 Point Shares.

Kovalchuk was one of three winners of the 2004 Rocket Richard award, and unless the Atlanta Thrashers are resurrected from the dead, this will be the only winner from Hotlanta.  The Russian star would later have two 50-Goal seasons and scored 328 Goals in the NHL.

Eligible in 2024.

The following are the past players who have won the NHL Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy and are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and are still active.

2008:  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  65 Goals, 47 Assists, 112 Points, +28, 17.2 Point Shares.

Ovechkin was the first Richard winner (though far from the first player) to have a 60-plus Goal season, and he also won the Hart, Lester B. Pearson, and Art Ross and was a First Team All-Star.  He was also tops in Even Strength Goals (43), Power Play Goals (22), Game-Winning Goals (11), and Shots (446).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2009 (2):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  56 Goals, 54 Assists, 110 Points, +8, 14.5 Point Shares.

Ovechkin was a back-to-back Hart, Pearson, and First Team All-Star, and he was the league leader in Even Strength Goals (36) and Shots (528).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2010 Co-Winner:  Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, Center.  51 Goals, 58 Assists, 109 Points, +15, 14.7 Point Shares.

Crosby was only in his early 20s, but before he won his first Richard, he was already a Stanley Cup winner, a Hart winner, and a Ted Lindsay Award winner.  He did not win the Hart or Lindsay this season (he was third for the Hart), but "Sid the Kid" won the Mark Messier Leadership Award.

35 Years Old, Playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2010 Co-Winner:  Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning, Center.  51 Goals, 54 Assists, 95 Points, -2, 12.8 Point Shares.

Stamkos won his first Richard Trophy and also led the NHL in Power Play Goals (24).  He was sixth in Hart voting.

32 Years Old, Playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2011:  Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks, Right Wing.  50 Goals, 48 Assists, 98 Points, +9, 13.3 Point Shares.

Perry helped take the Ducks to a Stanley Cup win in 2007, and he not only won the Richard this season, but he was also the Hart Trophy winner.  He also topped the NHL in Even Strength Goals (32).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2012 (2):  Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning, Center.  60 Goals, 37 Assists, 97 Points, +7, 14.6 Point Shares.

Stamkos joined the 60-Goal club, winning his second Richard in the process.  Earning Second Team All-Pro honors and finishing second in for the Hart, Stamkos would later lead the Lightning to two Stanley Cups (2020 & 2021).

32 Years Old, Playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2013 (3):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  32 Goals, 24 Assists, 56 Points, +2, 8.0 Point Shares.

Ovechkin became the first man to win three Richard awards, and as he did in the first two, he was also the Hart Trophy winner.  He was again first in Even Strength Goals (16) and Shots (220).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2014 (4):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  51 Goals, 28 Assists, 79 Points, -35, 10.2 Point Shares.

Now the first four-time Richard winner, Ovechkin failed to win the Hart (he was only 23^rd), but he landed another first-place finish in Power Play Goals (24) and Shots (386).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2015 (5):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  53 Goals, 28 Assists, 81 Points, +10, 12.6 Point Shares.

Not only did Ovechkin win his fifth Richard Trophy, but he also became the first to win it three years in a row.  Ovechkin was also second for the Hart and was the league leader in Power Play Goals (25), Game Winning Goals (11), and Shots (395).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2016 (6):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  50 Goals, 21 Assists, 71 Points, +21, 11.7 Point Shares.

Ovechkin secured his sixth Richard and fourth straight Richard while finishing sixth for the Hart.  He also was first in Even Strength Goals (31), Power Play Goals (19), and Shots (398).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2017 (2):  Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, Center.  44 Goals, 45 Assists, 89 Points, +17, 12.3 Point Shares.

Crosby was the runner-up for the Hart Trophy, but he captured a better one with his third Stanley Cup, a back-to-back win.  

35 Years Old, Playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2018 (7):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  49 Goals, 38 Assists, 87 Points, +3, 11.2 Point Shares.

A new streak began in 2017/18 for Ovechkin, whose seventh Richard came with a much bigger prize.  Ovechkin led Washington to a Stanley Cup win this season while also winning the Conn Smythe.

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2019 (8):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  51 Goals, 38 Assists, 89 Points, +7, 11.0 Point Shares.

Ovechkin was a First Team All-Star for the seventh time and was seventh in Hart voting.

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2020 Co-winner:  David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins, Right Wing.  48 Goals, 47 Assists, 95 Points, 21, 13.2 Point Shares.

Pastrnak had his breakout campaign, winning the Richard and securing a First Team All-Star at Right Wing.  He was also fourth in Hart voting. 

26 Years Old, Playing for the Boston Bruins.

2020 (9) Co-winner:  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  48 Goals, 19 Assists, 67 Points, -12, 8.7 Point Shares.

Ovechkin won the Richard for the ninth time, and we don't know if we will be alive to see that record fall.  We also didn't think that we would be alive to see Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record eclipsed, but that looks to be Ovechkin's in the future. 

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2021:  Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, Center.  41 Goals, 25 Assists, 66 Points, +21, 9.5 Point Shares.

Matthews won the Calder in 2017, and five years later, he won his second major individual award in the Richard.  The Leafs Center also led the NHL in Even Strength Goals (31), Game-Winning Goals (12), and Shots (222) while finishing second in Hart voting. 

25 Years Old, Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

2022 (2):  Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, Center.  60 Goals, 46 Assists, 106 Points, +20, 13.8 Point Shares.

Matthews repeated as the Richard winner and became the first Maple Leaf to have a 60-Goal year.  He also won the Hart and Ted Lindsay Trophy and was first in Even Strength Goals (44) and Shots (348). 

25 Years Old, Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Like the Art Ross, the Maurice Richard Award is purely based on a statistic but an important one.  There might be some unique and surprise winners, but for the most part, this award generates Hall of Famers, and when Ovechkin is available, the winning percentage by year will skyrocket.

The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy is similar to the Art Ross Trophy in that there is one fixed mathematical perimeter, and it could have existed (albeit under a different name) since the NHL was formed.

The Montreal Canadiens donated the award in honor of Richard, who was the first player to score 50 Goals in an NHL season (which he did in 50 Games) and the first to score 500 in a career.  It was first issued in 1999.

The results are as follows:

There are currently 7 former Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winners who are Hockey Hall of Fame eligible, with 3 entering, yielding a percentage of 39.2.  

If we go by yearly winners, there is an increase to 9 eligible years, with 5 of them generating a Hockey Hall of Famer.  That is a 55.5 Percentage.

The following are the past players who have won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy, are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame, and have been enshrined.

1999:  Teemu Selanne, The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Right Wing.  47 Goals, 60 Assists, 107 Points, +18, 14.3 Point Shares.  

Had the Richard existed earlier, this would be Selanne's third win and a successful defense.  As it stands, this was.  Selanne's only Richard trophy, in a year where he finished fifth for the Hart, third in Byng voting, and was a Second Team All-Star.  Selanne's Hall of Fame career also includes a Calder, a Masterton, and a Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007.   The "Finnish Flash" lit the lamp 684 times over his career.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.

2000:  Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, Right Wing.  58 Goals, 36 Assists, 94 Points, -25, 13.5 Point Shares.  

The "Finnish Flash" gave way to the "Russian Rocket," who would have won the award in 1993/94 with 60 Goals.  This season, Bure was first in Even Strength Goals (45), Game-Winning Goals (14), and Shots (360), with a Second Team All-Star and a third-place finish in Hart balloting.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.

2001 (2):  Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, Right Wing.  59 Goals, 33 Assists, 92 Points, -25, 13.5 Point Shares.  

In the third year of the Richard Trophy, we have our first repeat winner in Bure, who was ninth in Hart voting.  This was his last monster year, as he was beset with injuries, and he last played in the NHL in 2003, netting 428 Goals over 12 seasons.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.

2002:  Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames, Right Wing.  52 Goals, 44 Assists, 96 Points, +27, 14.4 Point Shares.  

Iginla was on his way to becoming a superstar, but this was the year he accomplished it.  The Calgary Wing also won the Art Ross and the Lester B. Pearson while earning First Team All-Star honors.  The runner-up for the Hart was also first in Even Strength Goals (35).

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.

2004 Co-Winner (2):  Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames, Right Wing.  41 Goals, 32 Assists, 73 Points, +21, 11.1 Point Shares.  

This was the first year where there were Rocket Richard had multiple winners, but with all due respect to Rick Nash and Ilya Kovalchuk, Iginla would be the one who historically stood out.  Iginla was again the Hart runner-up and the first Richard winner to win the King Clancy Award.  He scored 525 Goals over his career.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.

The following are the players who have won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy who are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and have not been selected:

2003:  Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche, Right Wing.  50 Goals, 48 Assists, 98 Points, +52, 14.6 Point Shares. 

Hejduk played all 14 of his NHL seasons with Colorado, and though he helped take the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup in 2001, this was his best year.  The Czech Wing not only led the NHL in Goals, but he was also number one in Even Strength Goals (32) and Plus/Minus (+52) and was a Second Team All-Star.  Hejduk scored 375 Goals over his career.

Eligible Since 2016.  Ranked #100 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2004 Co-Winner:  Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets, Left Wing.  41 Goals, 16 Assists, 57 Points, -35, 7.7 Point Shares.

Statistically, Nash is the most fascinating Richard winner to date, as the 2003/04 co-winner (with Ilya Kovalchuk and Jarome Iginla), and is the only one with a sub -30 Plus/Minus, though, to be fair, Columbus was horrible that the time.  This was also Nash's sophomore year, but his last major accolade in the NHL.  He did play until 2018, netting 437 Goals.

Eligible Since 2021.  Ranked #42 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2006:  Jonathan Cheechoo, San Jose Sharks, Right Wing.  56 Goals, 37 Assists, 93 Points, +23, 12.7 Point Shares.

Cheechoo's season exploded when Joe Thornton was traded from Boston to the Sharks, and he became and remains the most unexpended Richard winner in award history.  He never had a season like that again and only had 170 Goals over his career.

Eligible Since 2018.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2007:  Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning, Center.  52 Goals, 56 Assists, 108 Points, +2, 12.7 Point Shares.

Lecavalier was the first Center to win the Richard and was a Second Team All-Star.  A Stanley Cup Champion before, Lecavalier was fourth in Hart voting and won the King Clancy the season after.  He had 421 career Goals.

Eligible Since 2019.  Ranked #23 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The following are the players who have won the NHL Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy who have retired but have not met the mandatory years out of the game to qualify for the Hockey Hall of Fame: 

2004:  Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers, Left Wing.  41 Goals, 46 Losses, 87 Points, -10, 10.6 Point Shares.

Kovalchuk was one of three winners of the 2004 Rocket Richard award, and unless the Atlanta Thrashers are resurrected from the dead, this will be the only winner from Hotlanta.  The Russian star would later have two 50-Goal seasons and scored 328 Goals in the NHL.

Eligible in 2024.

The following are the past players who have won the NHL Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy and are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and are still active.

2008:  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  65 Goals, 47 Assists, 112 Points, +28, 17.2 Point Shares.

Ovechkin was the first Richard winner (though far from the first player) to have a 60-plus Goal season, and he also won the Hart, Lester B. Pearson, and Art Ross and was a First Team All-Star.  He was also tops in Even Strength Goals (43), Power Play Goals (22), Game-Winning Goals (11), and Shots (446).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2009 (2):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  56 Goals, 54 Assists, 110 Points, +8, 14.5 Point Shares.

Ovechkin was a back-to-back Hart, Pearson, and First Team All-Star, and he was the league leader in Even Strength Goals (36) and Shots (528).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2010 Co-Winner:  Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, Center.  51 Goals, 58 Assists, 109 Points, +15, 14.7 Point Shares.

Crosby was only in his early 20s, but before he won his first Richard, he was already a Stanley Cup winner, a Hart winner, and a Ted Lindsay Award winner.  He did not win the Hart or Lindsay this season (he was third for the Hart), but "Sid the Kid" won the Mark Messier Leadership Award.

35 Years Old, Playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2010 Co-Winner:  Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning, Center.  51 Goals, 54 Assists, 95 Points, -2, 12.8 Point Shares.

Stamkos won his first Richard Trophy and also led the NHL in Power Play Goals (24).  He was sixth in Hart voting.

32 Years Old, Playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2011:  Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks, Right Wing.  50 Goals, 48 Assists, 98 Points, +9, 13.3 Point Shares.

Perry helped take the Ducks to a Stanley Cup win in 2007, and he not only won the Richard this season, but he was also the Hart Trophy winner.  He also topped the NHL in Even Strength Goals (32).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2012 (2):  Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning, Center.  60 Goals, 37 Assists, 97 Points, +7, 14.6 Point Shares.

Stamkos joined the 60-Goal club, winning his second Richard in the process.  Earning Second Team All-Pro honors and finishing second in for the Hart, Stamkos would later lead the Lightning to two Stanley Cups (2020 & 2021).

32 Years Old, Playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2013 (3):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  32 Goals, 24 Assists, 56 Points, +2, 8.0 Point Shares.

Ovechkin became the first man to win three Richard awards, and as he did in the first two, he was also the Hart Trophy winner.  He was again first in Even Strength Goals (16) and Shots (220).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2014 (4):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  51 Goals, 28 Assists, 79 Points, -35, 10.2 Point Shares.

Now the first four-time Richard winner, Ovechkin failed to win the Hart (he was only 23^rd), but he landed another first-place finish in Power Play Goals (24) and Shots (386).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2015 (5):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  53 Goals, 28 Assists, 81 Points, +10, 12.6 Point Shares.

Not only did Ovechkin win his fifth Richard Trophy, but he also became the first to win it three years in a row.  Ovechkin was also second for the Hart and was the league leader in Power Play Goals (25), Game Winning Goals (11), and Shots (395).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2016 (6):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  50 Goals, 21 Assists, 71 Points, +21, 11.7 Point Shares.

Ovechkin secured his sixth Richard and fourth straight Richard while finishing sixth for the Hart.  He also was first in Even Strength Goals (31), Power Play Goals (19), and Shots (398).

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2017 (2):  Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, Center.  44 Goals, 45 Assists, 89 Points, +17, 12.3 Point Shares.

Crosby was the runner-up for the Hart Trophy, but he captured a better one with his third Stanley Cup, a back-to-back win.  

35 Years Old, Playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2018 (7):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  49 Goals, 38 Assists, 87 Points, +3, 11.2 Point Shares.

A new streak began in 2017/18 for Ovechkin, whose seventh Richard came with a much bigger prize.  Ovechkin led Washington to a Stanley Cup win this season while also winning the Conn Smythe.

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2019 (8):  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  51 Goals, 38 Assists, 89 Points, +7, 11.0 Point Shares.

Ovechkin was a First Team All-Star for the seventh time and was seventh in Hart voting.

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2020 Co-winner:  David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins, Right Wing.  48 Goals, 47 Assists, 95 Points, 21, 13.2 Point Shares.

Pastrnak had his breakout campaign, winning the Richard and securing a First Team All-Star at Right Wing.  He was also fourth in Hart voting. 

26 Years Old, Playing for the Boston Bruins.

2020 (9) Co-winner:  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Left Wing.  48 Goals, 19 Assists, 67 Points, -12, 8.7 Point Shares.

Ovechkin won the Richard for the ninth time, and we don't know if we will be alive to see that record fall.  We also didn't think that we would be alive to see Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record eclipsed, but that looks to be Ovechkin's in the future. 

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2021:  Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, Center.  41 Goals, 25 Assists, 66 Points, +21, 9.5 Point Shares.

Matthews won the Calder in 2017, and five years later, he won his second major individual award in the Richard.  The Leafs Center also led the NHL in Even Strength Goals (31), Game-Winning Goals (12), and Shots (222) while finishing second in Hart voting. 

25 Years Old, Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

2022 (2):  Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, Center.  60 Goals, 46 Assists, 106 Points, +20, 13.8 Point Shares.

Matthews repeated as the Richard winner and became the first Maple Leaf to have a 60-Goal year.  He also won the Hart and Ted Lindsay Trophy and was first in Even Strength Goals (44) and Shots (348). 

25 Years Old, Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Like the Art Ross, the Maurice Richard Award is purely based on a statistic but an important one.  There might be some unique and surprise winners, but for the most part, this award generates Hall of Famers, and when Ovechkin is available, the winning percentage by year will skyrocket.

The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is a unique award that does not necessarily reflect on-ice accomplishments.  It was created to honor Bill Masterton of the Minnesota North Stars, who died on January 15, 1968, after sustaining an injury during a game.  The award is given to the player who best exemplifies the quality of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.  Each NHL team nominates one player from their squad for the accolade.

Generally, the player who wins this award often returns from a serious injury or any other ailment that could be career-threatening.  

The results are as follows:

There are currently 42 former Bill Masterton Trophy winners who are Hockey Hall of Fame eligible, with 12 entering, yielding a percentage of 27.3.  

Nothing changes if we go by yearly winners, as there has never been a duplicate winner for the Bill Masterton Memorial Award.  There is no rule stating that you can't be a repeat winner, but the parameters make it difficult to repeat.  

The following are the past players who have won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy and are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and have been enshrined.

1971:  Jean Ratelle, New York Rangers, Center.  26 Goals, 46 Assists, 72 Points, +27, 7.3 Point Shares.  

Ratelle was one of the cleanest players in hockey and was also one of the classiest.  This win was like a lifetime achievement award, even though his career was only at the mid-way mark, though that was not then known.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985.  

1972:  Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers, Center.  35 Goals, 46 Assists, 81 Points, +24, 9.4 Point Shares.  

In 1972, Clarke was a rising star and had overcome diabetes to play at a high level.  He would become an elite player shortly after and a three-time Hart Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup Champion.  Clarke also became the first Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winner who would also win the Hart at one time in his career.  Considering Bobby Clarke was only 22 when he won this, it would not start a trend where young players would win the Masterton.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.

1974:  Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens.  19 Goals, 36 Assists, 55 Points, +7, 4.3 Point Shores.  

Like Rattelle, this win is viewed as a lifetime achievement award for Henri Richard, whose career was nearing the end.  "The Pocket Rocket" would win a whopping 11 Stanley Cups in a career spent entirely with Montreal.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979.

1976:  Rod Gilbert, New York Rangers, Right Wing.  36 Goals, 50 Assists, 86 Points, -8, 7.6 Point Shores.

Gilbert played his entire career with the Rangers, and this was near the end of it.  The forward scored 1,021 Points, and he overcame a back injury early in his career. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.

1979:  Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens, Defense.  7 Goals, 26 Assists, 33 Points, +47, 8.3 Point Shores.

Serge Savard won his eight Stanley Cups with the Habs and was also a Second Team All-Star this year, the only time he earned this honor.  The Defenseman was the first Bill Masterton Memorial Award winner to be named a post-season NHL All-Star in the same season.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986.

1983:  Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames, Right Wing.  66 Goals, 32 Assists, 98 Points, -1, 9.8 Points Shares. 

McDonald was one of the most popular players with fans and teammates alike, and this was his most remarkable season in terms of stats.  McDonald would score 66 Goals and 98 Points, both career-highs, and be named a Second Team All-Star, the first time he earned a post-season All-Star accolade.  In his final NHL campaign, he would win the Stanley Cup with the Flames.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.

1984:  Brad Park, Detroit Red Wings, Defense.  5 Goals, 53 Assists, 58 Points, -31, 5.4 Point Shares. 

This was Brad Park's first season in Detroit and his penultimate campaign in the NHL.  He was one the more beloved players in the league and was still a strong performer as he had 58 Points this year.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.

1993:  Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins, Center.  69 Goals, 91 Assists, 160 Points, +55, 16.8 Point Shares

Choosing Mario Lemieux had to be the easiest decision in this award's history.  Lemieux returned to hockey after contracting Hodgkin's lymphoma, and despite missing 22 Games, he would win the Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award, and Art Ross Trophy.  No other player who won the Bill Masterton award has a year this good in the same campaign.   

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

1994:  Cam Neely, Boston Bruins, Right Wing.  50 Goals, 24 Assists, 74 Points, +12, 9.6 Point Shares. 

Cam Neely had injury upon injury pile up, and he only played 22 Games in 1991-92 and 1992-93 combined.  He came during this year and scored 50 Goals while only playing 49 Games, and he would be named a Second Team All-Star.  He would only be able to play 89 Games more in the NHL, and he had to retire at the age of 30.  Neely went down in history as one of the most popular Bruins players ever, which says a lot when you think of all the legends who wore the "B."   

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

1995:  Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres, Center.  12 Goals, 15 Assists, 27 Points, +2, 3.2 Point Shares. 

In the year prior, Pat LaFontaine suffered a severe concussion, and the post-concussion syndrome forced him to miss most of that season and this season.  He returned to play 22 Games and scored 27 Points.  LaFontaine would later suffer more concussions and would be forced to retire in 1998.   

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

2003:  Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings, Center.  2 Goals, 6 Assists, 8 Points, +6, 0.8 Point Shares.  

By this point in his career, Steve Yzerman had already won three Stanley Cups, but he suffered a massive knee injury and would have a knee realignment done.  The Red Wings star would come back to play 16 Games this year.  Yzerman would play two more seasons and score 1,755 Points in his Hall of Fame career.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.

2006:  Teemu Selanne, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Right Wing.  40 Goals, 50 Assists, 90 Points, +28, 11.4 Point Shares. 

This was a true comeback year for Teemu Selanne in every sense of the word.  Selanne recovered from knee surgery to have a 90 Point campaign, which was the first time he reached that plateau in seven years.  Selanne would have a 94-point year the season after and take the Ducks to win the Stanley Cup.   

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.

The following are the players who have won the Bill Masteron Memorial Trophy who are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and have not been selected:

1968:  Claude Provost, Montreal Canadiens, Right Wing.  14 Goals, 30 Assists, 44 Points, +17, 3.8 Point Shares.

The inaugural winner was Claude Provost, one of the best two-way players of his day, and in 1968, he was nearing the end of his career.  This year, Provost had won his eighth of nine Stanley Cups, and he would play two more seasons in the NHL.  

Eligible Since 1973.  Ranked #8 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1969:  Ted Hampson, Oakland Seals, Center.  26 Goals, 49 Assists, 75 Points, -13, 6.7 Point Shares.

After an injury-riddled 1967-68 season, Oakland Seals' Team Captain, Ted Hampson, responded with the best year of his career with a 75 Point outage.  Hampson combined NHL/WHA career would see him accumulate 556 Points.  He would later win the Paul Deneau Award in the WHA as that league's most gentlemanly player.  

Eligible Since 1979.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

1970:  Pit Martin, Chicago Blackhawks, Center.  30 Goals, 33 Assists, 63 Points, +21, 7.1 Point Shares.    

While Pit Martin was not the best player on the Chicago Blackhawks, he was the heartbeat of the team.  Martin helped Chicago go from worst to first that year, and he would score 63 Points as well post his first (of three) 30 Goal seasons.

Eligible Since 1982.  Ranked #148 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1973:  Lowell McDonald, Pittsburgh Penguins, Left Wing.  34 Goals, 41 Assists, 75 Points, +36, 8.0 Point Shares. 

Lowell McDonald only played 10 Games in the year before due to severe cartilage damage to his knees.  The 1972-73 Season campaign saw the Penguin score 75 Points, which was then a record for him.  He would score 390 Points over 506 NHL Games.  

Eligible Since 1981.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1975:  Don Luce, Buffalo Sabres, Center.  33 Goals, 43 Assists, 76 Points, +61, 7.9 Point Shares. 

This was the best season that Don Luce ever had as his 33 Goals, and 76 Points were a career-high.  Luce scored 526 Points over his career and would finish in the top ten in Frank J. Selke Award three times.  This was the only award that Luce would win.  

Eligible Since 1985.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1977:  Ed Westfall, New York Islanders, Right Wing.  14 Goals, 33 Assists, 47 Points, +21, 3.3 Point Shares.

Westfall would win this award for being one of the game's great on-ice leaders, which occurred late in his career.  Westfall won two Stanley Cups earlier with the Boston Bruins and scored 625 Points in total.

Eligible Since 1982.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1978:  Butch Goring, Los Angeles Kings, Center.  37 Goals, 36 Assists, 73 Points, -4, 7.0 Point Shares. 

Goring would win this based on carving out a successful NHL career despite being slight in stature.  Goring would win the Lady Byng Trophy, making him the first Masterton winner to secure a second award in the same year.  He would later join the New York Islanders and win four Stanley Cups.  

Eligible Since 1988.  Ranked #34 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1980:  Al MacAdam, Minnesota North Stars.  42 Goals, 51 Assists, 93 Points, +36, 9.4 Point Shares. 

MacAdam was a gritty player who, in 1979-80, would post his best career numbers.  That year he would 42 Goals, 51 Assists, and 93 Points, all career-highs, as was his +36. 

Eligible Since 1988.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1981:  Blake Dunlop, St. Louis Blues, Center.  20 Goals, 67 Assists, 87 Points, +15, 5.6 Point Shares.

This was Dunlop's best year, where he had 67 Assists and 87 Points, both career-highs.  

Eligible Since 1987.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1982:  Glenn Resch, Colorado Rockies, Goalie.  16 Wins, 31 Losses, 4.04 GAA, .879 Save Percentage, 9.0 Point Shares. 

The Colorado Rockies of the NHL were never any good, but Glenn Resch brought them respectability.  He had previously been a Second Team All-Star twice and a two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the New York Islanders.   Resch was also the first Goalie to win the Masterton.

Eligible Since 1990.  Ranked #143 on Notinhalloffame.com

1985:  Anders Hedberg, New York Rangers, Right Wing.  20 Goals, 31 Assists, 51 Points, -14, 3.0 Point Shares.

Anders Hedberg became the first European to win this award, and he was an initial trailblazer in showing the NHL that Swedish players could compete at an elite level in North America.  This was Hedberg's final season in the NHL, and he would score 51 Points and 855 in the NHL and WHA combined.  

Eligible Since 1988.  Ranked #218 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1986:  Charlie Simmer, Boston Bruins, Left Wing.  36 Goals, 24 Assists, 60 Points, +13, 5.5 Point Shares.

Charlie Simmer scored 60 Points this year and remained a good NHL sniper despite having extensive ligament damage.  He was a former two-time First Team All-Star and would put the puck in the net 342 times over his career.  

Eligible Since 1991.  Ranked #116 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1987:  Doug Jarvis, Hartford Whalers, Center.  9 Goals, 13 Assists, 22 Points, 0, 0.3 Point Shares.

This was a special season where Doug Jarvis would break the record of consecutive games of 915 Games.  He would eventually play 964 Games in a row, a since-broken record.  

Eligible Since 1991.  Ranked #81 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1988:  Bob Bourne, Los Angeles Kings, Center.  7 Goals, 11 Assists, 18 Points, -31, -0.8 Point Shares. 

This was the final season of Bob Bourne’s career and 14^th overall.  Bourne had previously won four Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders and would score 582 Points overall.  

Eligible Since 1991.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

1989:  Tim Kerr, Philadelphia Flyers, Right Wing.  48 Goals, 40 Assists, 88 Points, -4, 8.1 Point Shares. 

From 1983-84 to 1986-87, Tim Kerr was a 50 Goal scorer, but in 1987-88, he could only play eight games due to knee and shoulder issues.  He bounced back this season to score 48 Goals.  

Eligible Since 1996.  Ranked #62 on Notinhalloffame.com

1990:  Gord Kluzak, Boston Bruins, Defense.  0 Goals, 2 Assists, 2 Points, +4, 0.7 Point Shares.

Gord Kluzak was the first overall draft pick in 1982, and for the first few years, the blueliner was the shutdown blueliner they expected him to be.  Sadly, he suffered a knee injury after knee injury, and in 1988-89 he could only play three Games.  This year, he fought back, but knee surgeries held him to only eight games, but the fact that he played at all bordered on miraculous.  He played two more games, and after his tenth knee surgery, he had to call it a career.  

Eligible Since 1994.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

1991:  Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings 

Dave Taylor spent all of his 17 years in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings.  This was year 14.  Taylor was one of the most respected players in hockey, and he also won the King Clancy Award this year, making him the first to win both in the same season.  

Eligible Since 1997.  Ranked #17 on Notinhalloffame.com

1992:  Mark Fitzpatrick, New York Islanders, Goalie.   11 Wins, 13 Losses, 5 Ties, 3.20 GAA, .902 Save Percentage, 6.2 Point Shares.

Mark Fitzpatrick missed most of the previous campaign due to Eosinophilia-myalgia, a potentially fatal neural disease.  He would come back to play 30 games in the net for the Isles this year.  He would play until the 1999-00 Season. 

Eligible Since 2003.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

1996:  Gary Roberts, Calgary Flames, Left Wing.  22 Goals, 22 Assist, 42 Points, +15, 5.3 Point Shares. 

Gary Roberts suffered nerve issues with his neck that caused him to miss most of the 1994-95 season, and he could only play 35 Games this year.  In what could have been a career-ending injury, Roberts continued to play more than a decade more until he was 42.  

Eligible Since 2011.  Ranked #75 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1997:  Tony Granato, San Jose Sharks, Right Wing.  25 Goals, 15 Assists, 40 Points, -7, 4.2 Point Shares.

Tony Granato would have a head injury in a game in January of 1996 that was so bad that he suffered bleeding in the left lobe of his brain.  He would return to hockey after brain surgery, where the Shark would have a 40 Point campaign.  

Eligible Since 2004.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1998:  Jamie McLennan, St. Louis Blues, Goalie.  16 Wins, 8 Losses, 2.17 GAA, .903 Save Percentage, 3.4 Point Shares. 

Jamie McLennan was playing for the New York Islanders, and he suffered from bacterial meningitis that would be life-threatening.  McLennan missed a lot of time, and he would come back to the NHL with St. Louis, where he played 30 Games with a 2.17 GAA.

Eligible Since 2010.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1999:  John Cullen, Tampa Bay Lightning, Center.  0 Goals, 0 Assists, 0 Points, -2, -0.2 Point Shares. 

The career of John Cullen seemed to end when he contacted non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1997.  The Center had to sit out the 1997-98 season, but he managed to come back to the NHL and was in four Games for the Lightning that year before he retired for good.  

Eligible Since 2002.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2000:  Ken Daneyko, New Jersey Devils, Defense.  0 Goals, 6 Assists, 6 Points, +13, 3.0 Point Shares.

Ken Daneyko did not come back from an injury, but he did battle alcoholism, which is a potent disease in its own right.  Daneyko had a long career in hockey, with all 20 seasons being served in a New Jersey Devils jersey.  He would win three Stanley Cups over his career.  

Eligible Since 2006.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2001:  Adam Graves, New York Rangers, Left Wing.  10 Goals, 16 Assists, 26 Points, -16, 0.5 Point Shares. 

We have used the term "Lifetime Achievement Award" concerning this particular accolade, and we will use it again for Adam Graves' 2001 Masterton win.  The Left Wing was a grizzled vet by this time and had previously won the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1994. 

Eligible Since 2006.  Ranked #67 on Notinhalloffame.com

2002:  Saku Koivu, Montreal Canadiens, Center.  0 Goals, 2 Assists, 2 Points, 0, 0.1 Point Shares. 

Saku Koivu was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma in September before the season, and he was expected to miss the entire year.  Koivu shocked everyone by returning with three games left in the year, and he would also participate in the playoffs.  

Eligible Since 2017.  Ranked #131 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2004:  Bryan Berard, Chicago Blackhawks, Defense.  13 Goals, 34 Assists, 47 Points, -24, 6.1 Point Shares. 

In 1997 Brian Berard was the Calder Trophy winner and would later suffer an injury to his eye.  Berard would be legally blind in one eye, and he won this award due to his perseverance to continue to play.  This season would see Berard score a career-high 47 Points.

Eligible Since 2011.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2008:  Jason Blake, Toronto Maple Leafs, Left Wing.  15 Goals, 37 Assists, 52 Points, -4, 4.2 Point Shares. 

Jason Blake would be diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia but would play the entire year.  He would have 52 Points this campaign.  

Eligible Since 2015.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2009:  Steve Sullivan, Nashville Predators, Left Wing.  11 Goals, 21 Assists, 32 Points, +2, 3.3 Point Shares. 

After having a 60 Point year in 2006-07, Steve Sullivan would later have issues that would cause him to miss a year and parts of two others due to fragmented disc and groin issues.  

Eligible Since 2016.  Ranked #225 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2010:  Jose Theodore, Washington Capitals, Goalie.  30 Wins, 7 Losses, 7 Ties, 2.81 GAA, .911 Save Percentage, 8.0 Point Shares.

Jose Theodore was a surprise winner of the Hart Trophy and Vezina in 2002; this was his best year since that campaign.  This year, Theodore had to deal with the death of his young son due to the complications of premature birth.  

Eligible Since 2016.  Ranked #186 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2011:  Ian Laperriere, Philadelphia Flyers, Right Wing.  No Games. 

In the 2010 playoffs, Laperriere blocked a shot with his face, resulting in post-concussion syndrome.  This would make him the first player to win this after his career was technically over.  He would not play this year, and for that matter, ever again.  

Eligible Since 2013.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2013:  Josh Harding, Minnesota Wild, Goalie.  1 Win, 1 Loss, 3.24 GAA, .863 Save Percentage, 0.0 Point Shares.  

Josh Harding would come back after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the off-season and would manage to play in five regular season games and the playoffs.  Harding played in 29 Games the following season and would lead the NHL in Save Percentage (.933) and Goals Against Average (1.66).  That was the last year for Harding as he had a broken foot to begin the 2014-15 season, and after issues with his MS came up, he never played in the NHL again.  

Eligible Since 2018.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2014:  Dominic Moore, New York Rangers, Center.  6 Goals, 12 Assists, 18 Points, 0, 1.4 Point Shares.

Moore returned to the NHL after taking 18 months off to tend to his wife, Katie, who was battling a rare form of liver cancer.  She passed away in January 2013.  Moore returned to the league with the New York Rangers playing 73 Games.  

Eligible Since 2021.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

So, who is up next?

The following are the players who have won the NHL Bill Masterton Trophy who have retired but have not met the mandatory years out of the game to qualify for the Hockey Hall of Fame: 

2015:  Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild, Goalie.  36 Wins, 14 Losses, 4 Ties, 2.07 GAA, .929 Save Percentage, 12.6 Point Shares.

Devan Dubnyk was carving out a decent career, though it was unremarkable.  He had played 171 Games in the net for the Edmonton Oilers and was traded to the Nashville Predators in 2014 but only played there for two Games.  The Goalie signed with the Arizona Coyotes, where he played for 19 Games, had a 2.72 Goals Against Average and was traded mid-season to the Minnesota Wild.  Dubnyk then went on fire, taking them to the playoffs, where he went 27-9-2 with a 1.78 GAA.  He would be named an All-Star and was a Second Team All-Star that year.  He has since gone to two more All-Star Games with Minnesota.  

Eligible in 2024.

2020:  Bobby Ryan, Ottawa Senators, Left Wing.  5 Goals, 3 Assists, 8 Points, +3, 0.4 Point Shares.

Ryan scored a hat trick on his first game after taking time off to deal with his PTSD and alcohol issues.  He was open about his ailment and could play one more season.    

Eligible in 2024.

The following are the past players who have won the NHL Bill Masterton Trophy and are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame, and are still active.

2007:  Phil Kessel, Boston Bruins, Right Wing.  11 Goals, 18 Assists, 29 Points, -12, 2.0 Point Shares.

Phil Kessel became the first rookie player to win the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.  Kessel contracted testicular cancer and missed 12 Games this year.  He still managed to have a 29 Point year.  Kessel would later win a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh and set the iron-man mark for consecutive games played.

35 Years Old, Playing for the Vegas Golden Knights.

2012:  Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens, Left Wing.  33 Goals, 32 Assists, 65 Points, +2, 9.0 Point Shares. 

In the 2010-11 season, Max Pacioretty was knocked out of a game with a concussion and a fractured vertebra.  He returned with his first 65 Point season.  

34 Years Old, Playing for the Carolina Hurricanes.

2016:  Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins, Right Wing.  27 Goals, 39 Assists, 66 Points, +23, 9.2 Point Shares.

How was Jaromir Jagr still playing in the NHL and at a level where he scored 66 Points.  How is that not showing off a dedication to hockey?  

50 Years Old, Playing for HC Kladno in the Czech League.

2017:  Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators, Goalie.  25 Wins, 11 Losses, 4 Ties, 2.28 GAA, .926 Save Percentage, 9.2 Point Shares.

Anderson had a rough personal year as he had taken some time off mid-season, where he had to tend to his wife, who was diagnosed with cancer.  He returned and took the Senators to a surprise conference Final.  

41 Years Old, Playing for the Buffalo Sabres.

2018:  Brian Boyle, New Jersey Devils, Center.  13 Goals, 10 Assists, 23 Points, -9, 2.0 Point Shares.

Brian Boyle was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia in training camp, which caused him to miss the start of the season.  Boyle returned in November and had a 23 Point season.  

38 Years Old, Free Agent.

2019:  Robin Lehner, New York Islanders, Goalie.  25 Wins, 13 Losses, 5 Ties, 2.13 GAA, .930 Save Percentage, 10.2 Point Shares.

Robin Lehner went public in the off-season about his battles with alcoholism and bipolar disorder.  He came back with a career-high 2.13 Goals Against Average over 46 Games.  He would also win the William M. Jennings Award, making him the first to win the Jennings and Masterton in the same year.  

31 Years Old, Playing for the Vegas Golden Knights.

2021:  Oskar Lindblom, Philadelphia Flyers, Left Wing.  8 Goals, 6 Assists, 14 Points, -9, 0.7 Point Shares.  

Lindblom was diagnosed during the previous season with Ewing's Sarcoma but was able to return for Philadelphia's post-season.  He had a full and healthy year in 2020/21.

25 Years Old, Playing for the Philadelphia Flyers.

2022:  Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens, Goalie.  1 Win, 4 Losses, 3.63 GAA, 8.78 Save Percentage, 0.4 Point Shares.  

Price, who won the 2015 Hart and Vezina, had to overcome severe knee issues and a battle with substance abuse.  It was incredible that he played at all this year.

35 Years Old, Playing for the Montreal Canadiens.

The Bill Masterton Trophy has been historically awarded to the man who overcame the most to keep playing and failing that, acting as a de facto lifetime achievement award.  It will never reflect greatness on the ice, but mostly the battle to get on to it.  As prestigious as this accolade is, it has little, if any, impact on Hockey Hall of Fame induction.

The National Hockey League has been ahead of the curve regarding creating individual awards, and they were the first of the major sports to have a dedicated trophy for the Rookie of the Year.  

Named after Frank Calder, the NHL's first President and the incumbent when the award was first issued in 1937, but that was the debut of that trophy.  The NHL began Rookie of the Year accolades in 1933, which we include in our piece.  It is voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writer's Association. 

In hockey, we will see that winning the Calder does not mean that you are an automatic legend.  There is first ballot Hall of Famers and flame-outs on this list, but as the league expanded, it was easier for the Calder winners to stay on and put forth a Hall of Fame resume.

The results are as follows:

There are currently 73 former Calder Trophy winners who are Hockey Hall of Fame eligible, with 34 entering, yielding a percentage of 46.6.  

If we go by yearly winners, nothing changes, as you cannot win this award twice.

The following are the past players who have won The Calder Trophy who are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and have been enshrined.

1935: Sweeney Schriner, New York Americans, Left Wing: 18 G, 22 A, 40 P, 4.5 PS

Schriner was the first Russian-born player in the NHL, though he was an infant when he moved to Canada.  Making the New York Americans in 1934/35, Schriner played there five seasons, earning First Team and a Second Team in his second and third year, respectively, both of which saw Schriner lead the NHL in Points.  Traded to the Maple Leafs in 1939, the Left Wing enjoyed another First Team All-Star and would win two Stanley Cups (1942 & 1945).  Overall, Schriner scored 407 Points in 484 Games.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962.

1937:  Syl Apps, Toronto Maple Leafs, Center.  16 Goals, 29 Assists, 45 Points, 6.1 Point Shares.  

The official Calder is off to an excellent start at Syl Apps would lead the National Hockey League in Assists as a Rookie, and he built on that to be named a postseason All-Star five times.  More importantly, for Apps and the Maple Leafs, he would help them win three Stanley Cups and retire as a Point per Game player. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1961.

1939:  Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins, Goalie.  33-9-1 Tie, 1.56 GAA, 11.3 PS.  

Very few players had a start to their career like Frank Brimsek as not only was he the Calder Trophy winner, he also was the Vezina Trophy winner, a First Team All-Star, and he took the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup.  The native of Eveleth, Minnesota, would lead the Bruins to another Cup win in 1941, and he was also a Vezina Trophy winner in 1942. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1966.

1946:  Edgar Laprade, New York Rangers.  15 Goals, 19 Assists, 34 Points, 2.9 Point Shares.  

15 Goals, 19 Assists, 34 Points, 2.9 Point Shares.  Edgar Laprade played his entire career with the New York Rangers, and he would finish third in Lady Byng balloting that year.  He would win the Lady Byng in the 1949/50 season. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993.

1951:  Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings.  44 Wins, 13 Losses, 13 Ties, 1.56 GAA, 17.0 Goalie Point Shares.

In what would be a colossal opening year, Terry Sawchuk would lead the National Hockey League in Goalie Point Shares and was also a First Team All-Star.  Sawchuk was the leader in Wins his year and would be the next four seasons. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971.

1952:  Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens.  30 Goals, 24 Assists, 54 Points, 7.0 Point Shares.  

The future Hockey Hall of Famer would lead the NHL in Power-Play Goals.  The future Hart Trophy winner would win six Stanley Cups with a Hart and Art Ross Trophy win in 1961.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

1953:  Gump Worsley, New York Rangers.  13 Wins, 29 Losses, 8 Ties, 3.02 GAA, 4.4 Goalie Point Shares.

The "Gump" would lose way more games than he won this season (16), and this would be a theme for Worsley, but he gave it everything he always had, which was why he would enter the Hockey Hall of Fame and would win two Vezina Trophies.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971.

1956:  Glenn Hall, Detroit Red Wings.  30 Wins, 24 Losses, 16 Ties, 2.10 GAA, 14.5 Goalie Point Shares

As a rookie, Glenn Hall was not only the Calder Trophy winner but also a Second Team All-Star, the leader in Shutouts and Minutes Played, and a second-place finish in Point Shares.  Hall would later be a multi-time postseason All-Star and first-ballot Hall of Famer. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975.

1958:  Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs.  20 Goals, 16 Assists, 37 Points, 3.3 Point Shares.  

The "Big M" had a. good rookie season, but he would later become a six-time Stanley Cup winner and also a nine-time postseason All-Star.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

1961:  Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs.  20 Goals, 25 Assists, 45 Points, 4.2 Point Shares.  

20 Goals, 25 Assists, 45 Points, 4.2 Point Shares.  With the Toronto Maple Leafs for most of his career, Dave Keon would later be a two-time Lady Byng Trophy winner and was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner for the last Toronto Maple Leaf Stanley Cup Championship team.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986.

1964:  Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens.  2 Goals, 28 Assists, 30 Points, 6.7 Point Shares.  

Laperriere was another great Quebecer to play for his home province team, where he was immediately one of the better Defensemen in the NHL.  Playing for the Montreal Canadiens his entire career, he was a Second Team All-Star as a rookie and would be a First Team All-Star the next two seasons after, which included a Norris Trophy win in 1966.  Laperriere would help the Habs win five Stanley Cups.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.

1967:  Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins.  13 Goals, 28 Assists, 41 Points, 6.0 Point Shares.

Any chance we have here to talk about Bobby Orr is always a blessing to us!  Orr is, without question, the most outstanding Defenseman that ever lived, and some will go as far as to say he is the best hockey player, period.  As a rookie, the Boston Bruin was a Second Team All-Star roster member.  Orr finished third in Norris Trophy voting but would go on to win the next eight.  He was a great player who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame without the mandatory three-year wait. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979.

1970:  Tony Esposito, Chicago Blackhawks.  38 Wins, 17 Losses, 8 Ties, 2.17 GAA, 14.7 Goalie Point Shares.

This would be an incredible career for Tony Esposito, who, as a rookie, would not only win the Calder but the Vezina Trophy, the First Team NHL and was the league leader in Wins and Save Percentage.  He would win the Vezina two more times. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.

1971:  Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo Sabres.  38 Goals, 34 Assists, 72 Points, 6.5 Point Shares.

38 Goals, 34 Assists, 72 Points, 6.5 Point Shares.  One of the greatest Buffalo Sabres of all time, Gilbert Perreault, played his entire career in Western New York.  The Quebecer would later be named a Second Team All-Star on two occasions and a later Lady Byng Trophy winner.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990.

1972:  Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens.  38 Wins, 8 Losses, 15

 Ties, 2.24 GAA, 15.0 Goalie Point Shares.

In terms of a brief career, nobody in any team sport equals that if Ken Dryden.  Before winning the Calder, Ken Dryden would win the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe, which made him more successful than any other Calder Trophy winner.  Dryden would later win four Vezina Trophy wins and hoist the Stanley Cup five more times.  Long story short, Ken Dryden was the best NHL Goalie of the 1970s. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983.

1974:  Denis Potvin, New York Islanders.  17 Goals, 37 Assists, 54 Points, 6.5 Point Shares.  

Denis Potvin was the first piece in what would eventually become the New York Islanders dynasty that would win four Stanley Cups in the 1980s.  Potvin anchored the Islanders blueline, where he would win three Norris Trophies and was a five-time First Team All-Star.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.

1976:  Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders.  32 Goals, 63 Assists, 95 Points, 8.6 Point Shares.  

See above!  With the Denis Potvin entry, we talked about him being the building block for the Islanders dynasty.  Here was the next massive piece of the puzzle was Bryan Trottier, who was eighth in the NHL in Assists as a Rookie and had an excellent finish of 95 Points.  Trottier would later win the Hart Trophy (1979), was a four-time postseason Al-Star and in addition to the four Stanley Cups he won with the Islanders, he would help the Pittsburgh Penguins two Cups in the early 1990s.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

1978:  Mike Bossy, New York Islanders.  53 Goals, 38 Assists, 91 Points, 10.3 Point Shares.  

See above!  Again!  Potvin.  Trottier.  Mike Bossy.  Three Calder trophy winners in five years and all three Hall of Famers resulting in four Stanley Cups.  As a rookie, Mike Bossy scored 53 Goals and was second in that metric.  Except for his final season, he never had a year where he dipped below 50.  A Second Team All-Star as a Rookie, Bossy would later be a First Team All-Star five times.  His excellent career ended early at the age of 30 due to back issues.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.

1980:  Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins.  17 Goals, 48 Assists, 65 Points, 10.3 Point Shares.  

When you had Bobby Orr, how lucky are you as an organization to land Ray Bourque?  The Boston Bruins Defenseman was a First Team All-Star as a rookie, and he would be named to either a First or Second Team All-Star every year after until the 1996/97 season.  Bourque would later win the Norris Trophy five times.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.

1981:  Peter Stastny, Quebec Nordiques.  39 Goals, 70 Assists, 109 Points, 8.6 Point Shares.  

While some might point to Stastny's age (24) and that he had already been playing in his native Czechoslovakia for a while to paint this Calder win as tainted, this was a massive deal as Stastny had already established himself as the best player on the Czechoslovakian team and his defection (along with his brother Anton) ushered in others from the Iron Curtain to do the same.  As an NHL rookie, he scored 109 Points and would have five more 100 Point seasons.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998.

1982:  Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg Jets.  45 Goals, 58 Assists, 103 Points, 7.9 Point Shares.  

Scoring 103 Points as a rookie, Hawerchuk would later be a Second Team All-Star and runner-up for the Hart Trophy in the 1984/85 season.  He would score 1,409 Points over his National Hockey League career.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.

1985:  Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins.  43 Goals, 57 Assists, 100 Points, 7.9 Point Shares.  

With a 100 Point season as a rookie, Mario Lemieux was just getting started.  He would win the Hart Trophy three times, the Art Ross six times, was a postseason NHL All-Star nine times, and took the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup win in 1991 and 1992.  He would become the player to rival Wayne Gretzky.  Lemieux retired in 1997 but returned in 2000 as a player owner and retired again in 2006.  Lemieux would later win three more Stanley Cups as an owner and is the only man in history to have his name etched on the Cup as a player and owner.  Had the Penguins never drafted him, there is an excellent chance that Pittsburgh would not have an NHL team today.  He was inducted immediately after his first retirement, and he would become the first player to win the Calder; he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and returned to action.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

1987:  Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings.  45 Goals, 39 Assists, 84 Points, 6.8 Point Shares.  

In addition to winning the Calder, Luc Robitaille would be named a Second Team All-Star.  This was just the beginning of a great career that was spent predominantly with Los Angeles, and he would be named a First Team All-Star five times and a Second Team All-Star three times.  He retired with 1,394 points and entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.

1988:  Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames.  51 Goals, 41 Assists, 92 Points, 8.7 Point Shares.  

Nieuwendyk would lead the NHL in Power Play Goals as a rookie and later in his career would win the Stanley Cup with three different teams; 1989 with Calgary, 1999 with Dallas (where he won the Conn Smythe), and 2003 with New Jersey. He finished his career with 1,126 Points.  Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

1989:  Brian Leetch, New York Rangers.  23 Goals, 48 Assists, 71 Points, 9.0 Point Shares.  

Brian Leetch had an exceptional career in the NHL, and securing the Calder Trophy was just the beginning.  Leetch played for the Rangers most of his career, winning the Norris Trophy twice and leading his team to win the Stanley Cup in 1994, where he was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner.  He scored 1,028 Points and entered the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

1990:  Sergei Makarov, Calgary Flames.  24 Goals, 62 Assists, 86 Points, 6.8 Point Shares.  

Makarov is the most controversial Calder Trophy winner as Makarov was over 30, but this was, in fact, his professional season as he played for the Soviet Union and was a star for the Red Army throughout the 1980s and through Canada Cups and other small tournaments he had played against the NHL's best many times.  Still, by the definition of what a rookie is, he qualified though he entered the Hockey Hall of Fame more on what he did Internationally.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.

1991:  Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks.  43 Wins, 19 Losses, 7 Ties, 2.47 GAA, 14.0 Goalie Point Shares.

Ed Belfour had many excellent seasons in the National Hockey League, and the argument can be made that this was his best one.  Belfour won the Vezina and William M. Jennings trophy and was the leader in Goals Against Average, Save Percentage, and Minutes Played.  Belfour would later earn his second Vezina as a Blackhawk two years later, and he was also a William M. Jennings Trophy winner three more times.  More importantly, "Eddie the Eagle" would backstop the Dallas Stars to a Stanley Cup win in 1999. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

1992:  Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks.  34 Goals, 26 Assists, 60 Points, 6.8 Point Shares.  

This was a good season for "The Russian Rocket," but he would later have five 50 Goal Seasons, two of which would see him net 60.  Bure a First Team All-Star with the Canucks and later for the Florida Panthers would have back-to-back Second Team All-Star Selections, and Maurice Richard Trophy wins as the NHL's leading Goal Scorer.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016. 

1993:  Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets.  76 Goals, 56 Assists, 132 Points, 13.4 Point Shares.  

Wow!!!  First off, Selanne was the first player from Finland to win the Calder, but there is so much more here.  Selanne scored 76 Goals and 132 Points, which are by far the most of any rookie and Calder winner.  Considering the current landscape, this could be untouchable.  Selanne would score the most goals this year, but this would be his best season by far of his career though "The Finnish Flash" was no flash in the pan (sorry, I couldn't resist).  Selanne would have three more 100 Point seasons, play into his early 40s and score 1,457 Points over his career.  He would win a Stanley Cup with the Ducks and was a first-ballot Hall of Famer. 

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.

1994:  Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils.  27 Wins, 11 Losses, 8 Ties, 8.9 Point Shares.  

Martin Brodeur is one of the most successful Goalies of all time, and save for seven games with the St. Louis Blues, and it was done with the Devils.  Brodeur would later win four Vezina Trophies, five William M. Jennings Trophies, and four Stanley Cups.  Brodeur had a good rookie year, but unlike other Calder winners who were Goalies, Brodeur's Calder year was not even in his top ten.  He is the all-time leader in Wins, Saves, Games Played (by a Goalie), and Minutes Played, and that may not change in 50 years.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.

1995:  Peter Forsberg, Quebec Nordiques.  15 Goals, 35 Assists, 50 Points, 8.2 Point Shares. 

When the Philadelphia Flyers traded for Eric Lindros, there was a piece of the puzzle that was an unknown factor.  That was the NHL rights to Peter Forsberg, who would turn out (we think) to be the best player in the deal.  The Swedish star would later help the Colorado Avalanche win two Stanley Cups and, for his trophy case, the Hart Trophy and Art Ross in 2002/03.  He would also be a three First Team All-Star.  

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.

1996.  Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators.  26 Goals, 35 Assists, 61 Points, 5.3 Point Shares.  

Daniel Alfredsson was the second straight Swedish player to win the Calder (following Peter Forsberg), and the Ottawa Senator would lead the team to their most tremendous success to date.  The greatest player in franchise history would score 1,157 Points and be named a Second Team All-Star in 2005/06.  

Inducted in 2022.

 

The following are the players who have won the Calder Trophy who are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and have not been selected:

1933:  Carl Voss, New York Rangers & Detroit Red Wings, Center: 8 Goals, 16 Assists, 24 Points, 2.8 Point Shares.

Okay, Carl Voss is in the Hockey Hall of Fame, but he was inducted as a builder in 1974 for his work as a referee and, later, referee-in-chief, not as a player.  This is not to say that he was not a good player; he was, but realistically was, a journeyman, as his 264 Games were not just in New York and Detroit.  Voss also played for Toronto, Ottawa, the St. Louis Eagles, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons, and Chicago and had 105 Points in total.  For this project, Voss belongs on this side of the ledger.

Eligible Since 1947. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

1934:  Russ Blinco, Montreal Maroons, Center: 14 Goals, 9 Assists, 23 Points, 4.1 Point Shares.

Blinco was only in the NHL for six seasons, as a knee injury in the 1938 training camp led to his retirement at the end of the season.  He played the first five years of his career with the Maroons, winning a Stanley Cup in 1935, and was a Chicago Blackhawk in his last campaign.  He had 125 Points in 265 Games.

Eligible Since 1947. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1936:  Mike Karakas, Chicago Blackhawks, Goalie: 21-19-8, 1.85 GAA, 9.5 Point Shares.

Karakas is the first Goalie to win the Calder, and the native of Minnesota would have a nice career in the NHL, playing all but five Games in his eight seasons with Chicago.  A Second Team All-Star in 1945, he backstopped Chicago to a Stanley Cup in 1938.  He is an inaugural member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

Eligible Since 1949. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1938:  Cully Dahlstrom, Chicago Blackhawks, Center:  10 Goals, 9 Assists, 19 Points, 1.3 Point Shares.  

Dahlstrom would have better seasons in the National Hockey League, but he would never have a season that could be considered excellent.  He would, however, win the Stanley Cup as a rookie with the Blackhawks, and his 206 Points in 345 Games were perfectly decent.   

Eligible Since 1948. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1940:  Kilby MacDonald, New York Rangers.  15 Goals, 13 Assists, 28 Points, 3.8 Point Shares.  

This would be the best season of Kilby MacDonald's brief four-year career as he would bounce back and forth between the Rangers and the minors after.  MacDonald, who also won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers this year, also served in the Army between stints in professional hockey.   

Eligible Since 1948.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1941:  John Quilty, Montreal Canadiens.  18 Goals, 16 Assists, 34 Points, 3.8 Point Shares

18 Goals, 16 Assists, 34 Points, 3.8 Point Shares.  This was by far and away the best season of John Quilty’s career, and after another season for the Montreal Canadiens, he would join the Canadian Military.  Quilty would later return but did not do much and retired with only 81 Points in 125 NHL Games.   

Eligible Since 1951.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1942:  Grant Warwick, New York Rangers.  16 Goals, 17 Assists, 33 Points, 3.0 Point Shares

16 Goals, 17 Assists, 33 Points, 3.0 Point Shares.  Warwick would play for nine seasons in the NHL and peaked with 42 Points in the 1944/45 Season.  He would play most of his career with the New York Rangers, with two seasons with Boston and a year with Montreal following.  

Eligible Since 1953.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1943: Gaye Stewart, Toronto Maple Leafs.  24 Goals, 23 Assists, 47 Points, 4.0 Point Shares. 

The Calder Trophy win for Gaye Stewart had so much historical meaning.  The first is that he would become the first player to win the Calder after he won the Stanley Cup as he played for the Maple Leafs in three games in the 1942 Playoffs.  Like so many, Stewart's career took on a sabbatical as he joined the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, but he returned in the 1945/46 Season to lead the National Hockey League in Goals, and he was the runner-up for the Hart Trophy and the year after he helped Toronto win the 1947 Stanley Cup.  He was traded the following season to Chicago and was a Second Team All-Star that season.  He finished his career with 344 Points in 502 Games.  

Eligible Since 1956.  Ranked #118 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1944:  Gus Bodnar, Toronto Maple Leafs.  22 Goals, 40 Assists, 62 Points, 4.5 Point Shares.  

Bodnar's 62 Points were the best of his career, which was likely because it occurred in the depleted talent pool of the World War II NHL.  Bodnar's career was not Hall of Fame worthy, but it was a good one that spanned 12 years long, and he would win two Stanley Cups with Toronto in 1945 and 1947.  

Eligible Since 1958.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1945:  Frank McCool, Toronto Maple Leafs.  24 Wins, 22 Losses, 4 Ties, 3.22 GAA, 10.1 Goalie Point Shares.

Frank McCool had a very interesting and brief career.  The Goalie played hockey at Gonzaga and would join the Canadian Military to serve in World War II.  He would return to hockey, and this time it was at the professional level where he would operate between the pipes for the Toronto Maple Leafs and take them to the Finals and win the Cup.  In the process, he recorded four Shutouts in the postseason and three straight, which still is tied for the record today.  So what did Frank McCool do for an encore?  Not much.  He would play 22 more games for the Leafs and retire shortly after due to ulcers.  

Eligible since 1949.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1947:  Howie Meeker, Toronto Maple Leafs.  27 Goals, 18 Assists, 45 Points, 4.5 Point Shares

The first season of Howie Meeker’s career was arguably his finest as he had career highs with 27 Goals and 45 Points as a rookie and would help the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.  Meeker would win two more Stanley Cups with Toronto and retired with 185 Points in 346 Games.  Meeker would later become more famous as a broadcaster.  

Eligible Since 1957.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1948:  Jim McFadden, Detroit Red Wings.  24 Goals, 24 Assists, 48 Points, 5.7 Point Shares.  

In terms of traditional statistics, Jim McFadden's best season was his rookie year, where he had career highs in Goals, Assists, and Points.  McFadden's career was not long, as it lasted seven seasons, four with Detroit and three with Chicago.  His last season in Motown would see him win the Stanley Cup.  

Eligible Since 1957.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1949:  Pentti Lund, New York Rangers.  14 Goals, 16 Assists, 30 Points, 2.6 Point Shares.  

This was the best season of Lund's career, where he had career highs in Points and would become the first European born to win the Calder.  Lund was born in Finland, although he arrived in Canada at six.  The Forward would last five years in the NHL. 

Eligible Since 1956.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1950:  Jack Gelineau, Boston Bruins (1950)

22 Wins, 30 Losses, 15 Ties, 3.28 GAA, 7.3 Point Shares.  Jack Gelineau may have had a losing record, but he was a machine in terms of workload.  The Boston Bruin was fifth in Goalie Point Shares this season and was third in the season after, but his overall career ended shortly after.  

Eligible Since 1957.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1954:  Camille Henry, New York Rangers.  24 Goals, 15 Assists, 39 Points, 5.4 Point Shares.

Camille Henry's rookie season would see him lead the National Hockey League in Power Play Goals (20).  Henry would regress and bounce around in the AHL but return to have a Second Team All-Star and Lady Byng-winning season in 1957/58.  Henry would finish in the top five in Lady Byng voting five more times, finish first in Power Play Goals two more times, and retire with 528 Points in 727 Games.  

Eligible Since 1973.  Ranked #190 on Notinhallofame.com.

1955: Ed Litzenberger, Montreal Canadiens & Chicago Blackhawks.  23 Goals, 28 Assists, 51 Points, 5.8 Point Shares

According to the story, the Montreal Canadiens “gifted” Litzenberger in a trade to the Chicago Blackhawks to keep the team viable in the NHL, basically so they would not go bankrupt!  He would score 51 Points as a rookie and would later be a Second Team All-Star in 1957, where he was sixth in Hart Trophy voting.  He retired with 416 Points in 619 Games. 

Eligible Since 1967.  Ranked #147 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1957:  Larry Regan, Boston Bruins.  14 Goals, 19 Assists, 33 Points, 2.8 Point Shares.

With all due respect to Larry Regan, he had a pedestrian career in professional hockey and did nothing more than what you saw this season.  The forward would only score 136 Points over his career in the NHL. 

Eligible in 1964.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1959:  Ralph Backstrom, Montreal Canadiens.  18 Goals, 22 Assists, 40 Points, 3.8 Point Shares

Ralph Backstrom would win six Stanley Cup Rings with the Montreal Canadiens and was also a six-time All-Star.  

Eligible in 1980.  Ranked #27 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1960:  Bill Hay, Chicago Blackhawks.  18 Goals, 37 Assists, 50 Points, 4.9 Point Shares.  

Bill Hay played all eight seasons in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, where he would win a Stanley Cup and a Calder, but these would be the only awards he would win.  He did enter the Hall as a builder for his work as the Calgary Flames CEO and work as the Hall's Chairman, but for our purposes, Hay was not (nor would he have been) enshrined as a player.  

Eligible Since 1970.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1962:  Bobby Rousseau, Montreal Canadiens.  21 Goals, 24 Assists, 45 Points, 4.3 Point Shares.  

Rousseau would lead the NHL in Short-Handed Goals and later help the Montreal Canadiens win four Stanley Cups in the 1960s.  In the 1965/66 season, he would lead the NHL in Assists and was named a Second Team All-Star.  He would score 703 Points over his career.  

Eligible Since 1978.  Ranked #141 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1963:  Kent Douglas, Toronto Maple Leafs.  7 Goals, 15 Assists, 22 Points, 6.6 Point Shares.  

While Kent Douglas would have better individual stats in later years, his first season in the NHL was special as he not only won the Calder but was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 1963 Stanley Cup win. 

Eligible Since 1976.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roger Crozier, Detroit Red Wings.  40 Wins, 22 Losses, 7 Ties, 2.42 GAA, 14.4 Point Shares.  

The rookie season of Roger Crozier was also the best of his career as he was the league leader in Wins, Saves, Shutouts, and Minutes Played while also being named a First Team All-Star.  Crozier was named the Conn Smythe winner the following year, but he never had a season like this again though he is still a 200 Game winner. 

Eligible Since 1980.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1966.  Brit Selby, Toronto Maple Leafs.  14 Goals, 13 Assists, 27 Points, 2.0 Point Shares.  

14 Goals, 13 Assists, 27 Points, 2.0 Point Shares.  Considering that he was a Calder Trophy winner, Brit Selby did not have a great career, as he would be sent down to the minors the year after and never had a season higher than 30 Points.  He isn't the worst player to win the Calder but is he in the top ten, or is it the bottom ten?

Eligible Since 1978.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1968:  Derek Sanderson, Boston Bruins.   24 Goals, 25 Assists, 49 Points, 4.8 Point Shares.

Many books can be written on the career of Derek Sanderson, but for this purpose, we have an exciting Calder Trophy winner who had the tiger by the tail.  Sanderson would later win the Stanley Cup twice with the Boston Bruins but never again win another individual accolade.  

Eligible Since 1981.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Danny Grant, Minnesota North Stars.  34 Goals, 31 Assists, 65 Points, 6.8 Point Shares.  

Danny Grant had an understated career spent predominantly with the Minnesota North Stars and Detroit Red Wings.  Grant would have four 60 Point Seasons, this being the first of them, but overall, it did not warrant serious Hall of Fame consideration.  

Eligible Since 1982.   Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1973:  Steve Vickers, New York Rangers.  30 Goals, 23 Assists, 53 Points, 5.9 Point Shares.

Steve Vickers made history as the first rookie to score consecutive hat tricks, and he would put the puck in the net 30 times in his Calder Trophy-winning season.  Vickers would be named a Second Team All-Star two seasons later with a 41 Goal year, but by age 30, he was out of the NHL after his play dropped considerably.  

Eligible since 1985.   Ranked #229 Notinhalloffame.com.

1975:  Eric Vail, Atlanta Flames.  39 Goals, 21 Assists, 60 Points, 6.1 Point Shares.

39 Goals, 21 Assists, 60 Points, 6.1 Point Shares.  Eric Vail's best goal-scoring season was as a rookie (39), and he would become the first player in Flames franchise history to win the Calder.  Vail would have two more 30 Goal seasons, and when the team moved to Calgary, he was the leading goal scorer in franchise history.  

Eligible Since 1985.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1977:  Willi Plett, Atlanta Flames.  33 Goals, 23 Assists, 56 Points, 6.1 Point Shares.  

This was the second Calder trophy in three years for the Atlanta Flames, but unlike the Islanders, who had the same earlier with Potvin and Trottier, Eric Vail and Willi Plett were not in that league.  Still, Plett had 33 Goals as a rookie and would have another 30-goal season when he scored 38 the year the Flames moved to Calgary.  This would be the only individual award that Plett would win in the NHL.  

Eligible Since 1991.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

1979:  Bobby Smith, Minnesota North Stars.  30 Goals, 44 Assists, 74 Points, 6.1 Point Shares.  

Bobby Smith had a promising career where he would score 1,036 Points and would be a four-time All-Star.  His best individual seasons were with the Minnesota North Stars, but he would later win the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986. 

Eligible Since 1996.  Ranked #36 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steve Larmer, Chicago Blackhawks (1983)

43 Goals, 47 Assists, 90 Points, 8.4 Point Shares.  Steve Larmer was a Point per Game player in the National Hockey League, which was very good for the 1980s but not what it means today.  Larmer would go to two All-Star Games, and late in his career, he would assist the New York Rangers would win the Stanley Cup.  

Eligible Since 1998.  Ranked #31 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1984:  Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres.  26 Wins, 12 Losses, 3 Ties, 2.85 GAA, 7.5 Point Shares.  

Tom Barrasso would have a very long career in the National Hockey League (19 years), but like other Calder-winning Goalies, his best season professionally was as a rookie.  He would not only win the Calder but was a First Team All-Star and would win the Vezina.  Barrasso would later win the William M. Jennings Trophy and two Second Team All-Star nods and won 369 Games in the NHL overall.  

Eligible Since 2006.  Ranked #14 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Gary Suter, Calgary Flames.  18 Goals, 50 Assists, 68 Points, 8.0 Point Shares.  

Gary Suter would score well for a Defenseman, and in his third season, he scored 91 Points en route to a third-place finish in Norris Trophy voting and a Second Team All-Star Selection.  Suter would help the Flames win the Stanley Cup the year after and overall would score 844 Points in his NHL career.  

Eligible Since 2005.  Ranked #54 on Notinhalloffame.com.

1997.  Bryan Berard, New York Islanders.  8 Goals, 40 Assists, 48 Points, 7.6 Point Shares.  

The native of Rhode Island would never have a season where he had more Points or Point Shares, but he still had a good career, especially considering it was almost over after getting slashed in the eye by a stick in 2000 that nearly caused him to lose it.  The fact that he came back at all to be effective was a testament to who Berard was, and he would win the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in the 2003/04 Season.  

Eligible Since 2011.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

1998.  Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins.  22 Goals, 25 Assists, 47 Points, 5.5 Point Shares.  

Sergei Samsonov would have a pretty good career in the NHL with 571 Points in 888 Games, but when you a teen sensation from Russia winning the Calder, you expected something more, and likely the Bruins faithful hoped for the same. 

Eligible Since 2014.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

1999:  Chris Drury, Colorado Avalanche.  20 Goals, 24 Assists, 44 Points, 5.0 Point Shares.  

Drury would have a solid career helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2001.  He would later blossom into a strong defensive forward, and for five years in a row (2005-06 to 2009-10), he would receive votes for the Frank J. Selke. 

Eligible Since 2014.  Ranked #295 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2000:  Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils.  19 Goals, 51 Assists, 70 Points, 7.3 Point Shares.  

From the great state of Alaska, Scott Gomez scored 70 Points as a rookie and would hit that mark three more times.  Gomez helped the Devils win the Stanley Cup as a rookie and again in 2003, and he would be a two-time All-Star.  He scored 756 Points over his career.  

Eligible Since 2019.  Ranked #258 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2001:  Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks.  32 Wins, 21 Losses, 7 Ties, 2.19 GAA, .915 Save Percentage, 11.7 Point Shares.  

Evgeni Nabokov finished fourth in Vezina Trophy as a rookie and would finish in the top six five more times.  He would also be a First Team All-Star in 2007/08 when he led the Goalies in Wins.  He would have a career record of 353-227-86.  

Eligible Since 2018.  Ranked #119 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2002:  Dany Heatley, Atlanta Thrashers.  26 Goals, 41 Assists, 67 Points, 6.8 Point Shares.  

Heatley had a great start to his career, but a car crash that killed a teammate necessitated a change of scenery, and he would be traded to the Ottawa Senators, who would later have a pair of 100 Point Seasons, where he was named a First Team and Second Team All-Star.  He would score 791 Points in 869 Games.  

Eligible Since 2018.  Ranked #112 on Notinhalloffame.com.

2003:  Barret Jackman, St. Louis Blues.  3 Goals, 16 Assists, 19 Points, 5.4 Point Shares.  

Barret Jackman would have a promising career as a stay-at-home Defenseman, and he spent with the St. Louis Blues for all but one season.  Jackman never would come close to winning an individual award, but the fact that the Blues held on to him for 13 seasons shows what kind of asset he was.   

Eligible Since 2019.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2004:  Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins.  29 Wins, 18 Losses, 9 Ties, 2.05 GAA, .926 Save Percentage, 12.6 Point Shares.  

Other than his Calder trophy win, Raycroft only had one good season of note: with the Toronto Maple Leafs three years after his Calder win.  Those two years contributed to over half of Goalie Point Shares over his 11 seasons in the National Hockey League.  

Eligible Since 2015.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

2009:  Steve Mason, Columbus Blue Jackets.  33 Wins, 20 Losses, 7 Ties, 2.29 GAA, .916 Save Percentage, 11.2 Point Shares.  

Mason's Calder Trophy-winning season was his best year by far, and he was also the runner-up for the Vezina and fourth place finish in Hart Trophy voting.  Mason would have a 205-183-64 record while also playing for Philadelphia and Winnipeg.  

Eligible Since 2021.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

So, who is up next?

The following are the players who have won the NHL Calder Trophy who have retired but have not met the mandatory years out of the game to qualify for the Hockey Hall of Fame: 

None.

The following are the past players who have won the NHL Calder Trophy who are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and are still active.

2006:  Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals.  52 Goals, 54 Assists, 106 Points, 12.7 Point Shares.  

52 Goals, 54 Assists, 106 Points, 12.7 Point Shares.  Ovechkin was the first Washington Capital to win the Calder, and he did so with a 50 Goal and 100 Point Season, which is no small feat in the dead puck era.  Since that win, Ovechkin took the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup win in 2018, and along the way, he has won seven Maurice Richard Awards, three Hart Trophies, and one Art Ross.  

37 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2007:  Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins.  33 Goals, 52 Assists, 85 Points, 9.4 Point Shares.  

Evgeni Malkin would be the second straight Russian to win the Calder, and to date, he has had a spectacular career where he has been a four-time All-Star, a Hart Trophy winner, and a two-time Art Ross winner.  Malkin would also take the Penguins to three Stanley Cups, continuing the winning tradition of the Western Pennsylvania team.  

36 Years Old, Playing for the Washington Capitals.

2008:  Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks.  21 Goals, 51 Assists, 72 Points, 7.2 Point Shares.  

Patrick Kane has to date an incredible career where; he has won three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks and was also a three-time First Team All-Star.  He would win the Hart Trophy in 2015/16.  

34 Years Old, Playing for the Chicago Blackhawks.

2010:  Tyler Myers, Buffalo Sabres.  11 Goals, 37 Assists, 48 Points, 9.8 Point Shares.  

As of this writing, Tyler Myers' rookie season was his best by far, as his Goals, Assists, Points, and Point Shares were all career highs.  It has been a good career but not what you would hope for considering his start.  

32 Years Old, Playing for the Vancouver Canucks.

2011:  Jeff Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes.  31 Goals, 32 Assists, 63 Points, 8.1 Point Shares.  

To date, Skinner has been named an All-Star twice and has equaled his rookie point total in 2016/17 but has not eclipsed it.  

30 Years Old, Playing for the Buffalo Sabres.

2012:  Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche.  22 Goals, 30 Assists, 52 Points, 6.8 Point Shares.  

22 Goals, 30 Assists, 52 Points, 6.8 Point Shares.  From Sweden, Gabriel Landeskog has performed well and went to his first All-Star Game in 2019.  He does have a way to go to get onto a Hockey Hall of Fame trajectory, but his Stanley Cup in 2022 helps a lot.

30 Years Old, Playing for the Colorado Avalanche.

2013:  Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida Panthers.  14 Goals, 17 Assists, 31 Points, 3.3 Point Shares.  

Huberdeau has thus far had a good career though it has been spent primarily on smaller-market teams.  He was a back-to-back Second Team All-Star in 2021 and 2022 before he was traded to Calgary.

29 Years Old, Playing for the Calgary Flames

2014:  Nathan McKinnon, Colorado Avalanche.  24 Goals, 39 Assists, 63 Points, 3.3 Point Shares.  

Since his Calder Trophy win, McKinnon has had two 90 Point Seasons and, in 2017/18, was a Second Team All-Star and the runner-up for the Hart Trophy.   In 2022, McKinnon would help lead Colorado to their third Stanley Cup.

27 Years Old, Playing for the Colorado Avalanche.

2015:  Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers.  12 Goals, 27 Assists, 39 Points, 8.5 Point Shares.  

A better than you think blueliner, Ekblad finished 22^ndi n Norris Trophy voting as a rookie and was 16^th as a sophomore.   He would have his first top-ten Norris finish in 2021/22.

26 Years Old, Playing for the Florida Panthers.

2016:  Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks.  30 Goals, 47 Assists, 77 Points, 9.8 Point Shares.  

Panarin played in the KHL a little longer and did not arrive in the NHL until he was 23, making him a little older than most rookies, so perhaps he had a bit of an advantage, but he was great as a rookie, and he would be named a Second Team All-Star in his second season.  In his first year with the Rangers (2019-20), he was chosen as a First Team All-Star

31 Years Old, Playing for the New York Rangers.

2017:  Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs.  40 Goals, 29 Assists, 69 Points, 9.7 Point Shares.  

Maple Leafs fans were thrilled when Matthews scored five goals in his first game, and overall in his rookie year, he had a 40 Goal season that was good enough for second overall.  The American was also named an All-Star, and he led the NHL in Even Strength Goals.  In 2021-22, Matthews won the Hart, fulfilling what many Toronto fans saw on day one.

25 Years Old, Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

2018:  Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders.  22 Goals, 63 Assists, 85 Points, 8.2 Point Shares.  

Barzal finished fifth in the NHL in Assists as a rookie.  To date, this is the best year that Barzal has had in the NHL.

25 Years Old, Playing for the New York Islanders.

2019:  Elias Petterson, Vancouver Canucks.  28 Goals, 38 Assists, 66 Points, 7.8 Point Shares.  

Petterson went to this year’s All-Star Game and the one after, showing a promising start to his NHL career.

24 Years Old, Playing for the Vancouver Canucks.

2020:  Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche.  12 Goals, 38 Assists, 50 Points, 7.7 Point Shares.  

Regardless of the era, Makar had one of the best rookie seasons of any Defenseman, and he finished ninth in Norris voting.  Two years later, Makar had a season for the ages, winning the Norris, the Stanley Cup, and the Conn Smythe, joining Bobby Orr as the only player to do so.

24 Years Old, Playing for the Colorado Avalanche.

2021:  Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild.  27 Goals, 24 Assists, 51 Points, 6.7 Point Shares.  

Kaprizov had a great rookie year, finishing 15^th in Hart voting and immediately becoming the top player on the Wild.

25 Years Old, Playing for the Minnesota Wild.

2022:  Moritz Seider, Detroit Red Wings.  7 Goals, 43 Assists, 50 Points, 6.7 Point Shares.  

Seider became the first Red Wing to win the Calder in the post-Original Six era and the first German-born recipient.

21 Years Old, Playing for the Detroit Red Wings.

From what we can see in terms of the Calder Trophy winners, there is some solid Hall of Fame potential, but like so many sports, injuries can derail such great starts.  The Calder looks to be our favorite NHL Award to monitor as we go forward.

As you see, the Calder is a hit-or-miss projection on Hall of Fame potential, and though some serious talents have yet to retire and will immediately enter the Hall, some won't.  We doubt that this percentage will change that much.

Teemu Selanne was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 1988, but he didn't arrive in Winnipeg until 1992, having developed his native Finland skills.  Selanne had 76 Goals as a rookie, and the “Finnish Flash” was a star…who was surprisingly traded during the 1995-96 to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

It is days like this that we look forward to here at Notinhalloffame.com!

Today, the Hockey Hall of Fame has announced their Class of 2017, which will consist of Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi and Dave Andreychuk.  It will also include women’s star Danielle Goyette and builders Clarke Drake and Jeremy Jacobs.

Teemu Selanne is the headliner of this group.  The scoring machine from Finland enters on his first year of eligibility and he is a former Stanley Cup Champion with Anaheim.  Selanne would lead the NHL in Goals scored three times and is a former two time First Team All Star.  He was also an international star with Finland, representing them in five Olympic Games and two World Cups.  He enters on his first year of eligibility and was ranked #1 by us at Notinhalloffame.com.

His fellow Duck, Paul Kariya also was chosen.  Kariya has been eligble for the Hall since 2013 and is a former three time First Team All Star.  Kariya went to seven All Star Games and helped Canada win the 2002 Olympics.  Kariya’s averaged exactly one point per game over his career and was ranked #3 on our Notinhalloffame.com list.

Mark Recchi was ranked #4 on our list and has been eligible for the Hall since 2014.  He is a three time Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh 1991, Carolina 2006 and Boston 2011) and was a seven time All Star.

After a nine year wait, Dave Andreychuk finally got the call from Toronto.  The all-time leader in Power Play Goals was a two time All Star and won the Stanley Cup in his last season in the NHL with Tampa Bay.

Danielle Goyette is this year’s female entry.  She helped Canada win two Gold Medals and eight IIHF World Women’s Championships.  She is currently Canada’s IIHF leading scorer.

Clark Drake coached the University of Alberta men’s team for twenty-eight years and took the Golden Bears to six University Cups.

Jeremy Jacobs has been the owner of the Boston Bruins since 1975 and has been a very influential owner and has served as the Chairman for the Board of Governors since 2007.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this year’s Hall of Fame inductees.

With the 2017 Class selected, it won’t take us long for us to work on the 2018 List. 

Look for that soon!

We don’t rank the players not in it, but we here at Notinhalloffame.com always have serious respect for the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.  Today they have announced that Joe Sakic, Saku Koivu, Teemu Selanne, Uwe Krupp, Angela Ruggiero and Dieter Kalt will be the Class of 2017.

Representing Canada is Joe Sakic, who entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.  The native of Burnaby, British Columbia is a two time Stanley Cup Champion and a former Hart Trophy winner as a professional but he also has a decorated career representing his nation.   Sakic won a Gold Medal on four different stages; the World Juniors (1988), The World Championship (1994), The Olympics (2002) and the World Cup (2004).  He has 41 Points in 48 Games representing Canada.

Future Hockey Hall of Famer from Finland, Teemu Selanne has played in six Olympic Games for his country and is the all-time leading scorer with 43 Points.  He has four medals from the Olympics (1 Silver and 3 Bronze) and two World Championship Medals (1 Silver and 1 Bronze).  He has represented Finland in 96 Games and scored 102 Points.

Selanne will not be the only Finnish representative, as Saku Koivu was also chosen.  Koivu won four Olympic Medals (1 Silver and 3 Bronze) and four medals in the World Championships, including a Gold in 1995.  He has 64 Points in 89 Games representing Finland.

Uwe Krupp from Germany is his nation’s lone representative.  Krupp played for West Germany in two World Junior Championships and two World Championships.  In 1998, he played for Germany in the Olympics.

Angela Ruggiero of the United States is this year’s female representative.  Ruggiero played in four Olympics winning 1 Gold, 2 Silver and a Bronze.  The Defenseman was also a part of four World Championships.

Dieter Kalt played for Austria in 14 World Championships and three Olympic Games.  He currently serves as the President of the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation.

The induction ceremony will take place on May 21 in Cologne, Germany.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest IIHF Class.

Updating and expansion…

That is what we will be doing (sort of) with our hockey revisions.

As most of you know, the Hockey Hall of Fame recently inducted three players from our notinhalloffame.com hockey list, Eric Lindros, Sergei Makarov and Rogie Vachon.  Lindros was ranked #1 by us last year and Makarov had been in varying spots in our top six since our website’s inception seven years ago.

When this occurs, it is always time for us to re-evaluate our list and we do that by looking at the following:



1. Analyzing your votes and opinions and adjusting our rankings accordingly.

2. Inputting the new hockey players who will now be eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.



We added several new players and rather than present the new “100”, we have 107 for your consideration as we did not take out those who did not make that round number.  Rather, our intention is to expand it to 150.  Look for that this winter.

Until then, let’s present the new Notinhalloffame.com Hockey List.

Teemu Selanne is now eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame and the “Finnish Flash” takes over the top spot.  Selanne retired as a Point per Game player and famously scored 76 Goals in his rookie season.  He is also a four time post season All Star. 

Don Cherry has been on our list since the beginning either in the first, second or third spot.  The outspoken host of Coach’s Corner on Hockey Night in Canada has been ranked 2nd on our list the last two years.  He remains in that slot this year.

Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi, Theoren Fleury and Alexander Mogilny all moved up one spot to #3 though #6 respectively.  They are followed by Bernie Nicholls who moved up to spots to #7.

Daniel Alfredsson debuts at #8.  The “love him or hate him” Swedish forward should garner interesting votes and comments from all of you!

Jeremy Roenick (#9) and Dave Andreychuk (#10) round out the top ten.

There are two new additions to the top 60.  Five time All Star Defenceman, Ed Jovanovski, and Goalie, Nikolai Khabibulin debut at #46 and #51 respectively.

Ray Whitney, a member of the 1,000 Point club misses out on the top 60 making his first appearance at #61.  Former Stanley Cup Winning Goalie, Tim Thomas appears at #81.

We received emails and comments that we may have missed some players in previous lists.  Upon further review, we have agreed and three new former players who have been previously eligible but never ranked by us are now part of the list.

Those players are former 60 Goal scorer, Dennis Maruk (#70), 4 time All Star, Bill Guerin (#71) and 2 time All Star blueliner, Mathieu Schneider (#88).

You know what we want you to do!

Take a look at the new rankings and cast your vote and offer your opinions!

Thank you again from all of us at Notinhalloffame.com.

Recently, we here at Notinhalloffame.com unveiled our new (2016) list for our hockey section, naming Eric Lindros as the man most worthy of consideration for the Hockey Hall of Fame.

This came with an updated list, a few new entries (Alex Kovalev, Roman Hamrlik and Miroslav Satan) and a shuffling of positions based on your votes, emails and comments.

Now once we do the repositioning on the main section, we fee it is our duty to address and upload potential entries that will come up in coming years, and allow you to vote ahead of time, BEFORE it gets on to the list without receiving your input.

With that in mind, lets take a look at part 1 of 2 of our revised hockey futures shall we?

First off, the 2015 and 2016 Futures have been removed completely.  Those players who were in the sections previously but were not able to make the Top 100 (as they are all now eligible) are no longer featured on Notinhalloffame.com, that is unless we expand to 250, which we have discussed!

The 2017 Futures Section includes the following:

Daniel Alfredsson, a former superstar for the Ottawa Senators and Calder Trophy winner.  The Swedish born player retired with over 1,100 career Points and a 0.93 Points per Game Average. 

Ed Jovanovski, an excellent two-way defenceman and five time All Star.

Jean Sebastien Giguere, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner with the Anaheim Ducks.

Nikolai Khabibulin, a four time All Star and durable Goalie who was a part of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2004 Stanley Cup win.

Ray Whitney, a 1,000 Point scorer, a one time Second Team NHL All Star and a member of the Carolina Hurricanes’ first Stanley Cup Championship.

Ryan Smyth, a star player for the Edmonton Oilers who led the NHL in Power Play Goals in the 1996-97 season.

Teemu Selanne, the “Finnish Flash”, is a three time NHL goal scoring champion and four time post season NHL All Star.  Selanne is also a Bill Masterton Trophy winner and Stanley Cup Winner with the Anaheim Ducks. 

Tim Thomas, a Goalie who was a First Team All Star twice and Conn Smythe Trophy winner with the Boston Bruins in 2011.

Todd Bertuzzi, a controversial player who was at one time, a First Team All Star in 2003.

Tomas Kaberle, a four time All Star and classy blueliner who recorded over 500 Points in the NHL.

Gang, you know what we want you to do!

Take a look, cast your votes and offer us your opinions!

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com look forward to your opinions and thank you for your support.

The “Finnish Flash” had one of the most spectacular rookie seasons in NHL history. Teemu Selanne scored a whopping 76 goals and 132 points for the Winnipeg Jets and became an instant sensation. Statistically, Selanne did not reach those heights again, although he would have three more seasons where he hit the century mark in points. Selanne remained a star into his 40’s and was putting pucks in the net at an age where many people struggle to get off of the couch