SCF's NHL Hall of Fame - Rejection Committee!!!

[Savard18]

Ok now that I understand the concept of the game and the rules now I'm ready to make my selection:

Mike Modano C

Reason:

Modano was never the best center in the league at any point in his career, or even top 3 or perhaps 5, yes his 1374 points screams HOF, however despite that ridiculous amount of points he's still under a PPG for his career (.92) with 1499 game played, which is a much lower PPG average than many players that are NOT in the HOF and his 1x First Team all star and a lone Stanley Cup is enough to suggest he doesn't have the hardware or the stats to be worthy of such an honor.. Many players NOT in the HOF arguably had better career numbers and more hardware and the one could assume that longevity, loyalty to the Stars, personality and the fact he was a fan favorite certainly played a role in his selection to the HOF ...

That is my pick for today.......

Hard to believe Denis Savard was bounced before Modano tho (several others actually).

[mingus_md]

Today (Aug. 15th), I propose to eliminate

Dan Bain and Blair Russel - both have no NHL experience

[jsokol1626]

Alf Smith RW- Turn of the century player, 58 goals in 47 games is impressive, but there are insufficient statistics and achievements and so he must be removed


Punch Broadbent RW Played on 4 Stanley Cup winning teams and led the NHL with 31 goals in 1942, regarded as the NHL's first power forward. His 11 year NHL career was interrupted by a 3.5 year stint in the military during WWI. Career point total of 172 leaves him well behind other RW's in the HOF.

[creasecollector]

Today I'm going to elimitate Tom Hooper (F) and Billy Smith (G).

Hooper never played in the NHL because the league wasn't around yet. But even so, he only tallied 17 points in his hockey career.

Billy Smith has a long and respectable NHL career no doubt, but he just won't cut it against the games greats.

[30ranfordfan]

Today I'm getting rid of:

Bruce Stuart R
Frank Rankin R


Since they played a position (Rover) that no longer exists, they're gone!

[jsokol1626]

Reg Noble C–D–LW 274 points over a 17 year career, no awards or all star appearances

Jack Walker-Early 20th century player with only 80 games of NHL experience

[TheLastOlympian07]

Bill Cowley - c
played in the NHL from 34/35 to 46/47 scoring 548 points in 549 games. He won 2 Hart Trophys but compared to whos still to come, he doesnt make the cut. Bruins legend though.

Billy McGlimsie - c
played hockey for 6 years from 1901-1907. scored 28 goals in 8 games and also won a cup. however, doesnt make the cut here

[mingus_md]

Among the coolest names left on the list, I propose to eliminate

Rusty Crawford - 38 NHL games played

and

Black Jack Stewart -​ 115 points in 565 NHL games

[jsokol1626]

George Hay LW Six NHL seasons, 134 career points

Herbie Lewis[A] LW Career average less than 30 points/season, total points in NHL = 309

Neither had stats that compare with others that remain on the HOF list

[mingus_md]

Today, I reject Alf Smith and Allan Davidson​ - neither had any NHL experience