He finished his career with four goals and 38 points. Don't say "He will never make the Hall of Fame because he doesn't have voter support"; that's not the point. When you think about the Hockey Hall of Fame, you assume that it is only filled with individuals who have either coached and/or played in the NHL, but the Hall’s main function is to enshrine those who have greatly impacted the game of hockey as a whole, which is why Paul Henderson deserves a place in it. He finished his NHL career with 80 goals and 164 points in 598 games. Overall, Larmer played in 1,006 games. March 20, 1971 marked the only occasion that two brothers opposed each other as opposing goalies in an NHL game. Both brothers have spent their entire NHL career with Vancouver and have played on the same line. "Although I had heard rumors that I … Larmer was a 6th round draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks, and ultimately played for the franchise for 11 seasons before going to the New York Rangers where he won his first and only Stanley Cup in 1994. On Tuesday at 3 p.m. the Hockey Hall of Fame will announce its 2012 inductees. On February 22, 1981, Peter and Anton each scored eight points in a single game in an 11-7 win over the Washington Capitals. He finished that postseason with 12 goals and was a key role player in their success. NOTE: It's all based on your opinion. Rod Seiling was a steady and often under-appreciated defenseman for the Rangers from 1963-1974. The 1996 Florida Panthers were one of the most stunning Stanley Cup Final teams ever. Blue Jackets Trade Murray to Devils for 2021 5th Round Pick, Whitecaps Re-Sign Stauber, Riveters Ink 2018 Draft Pick Voight, The Rangers Need to Improve Use of Cap Space, Names Most Connected to Oilers Heading Into NHL Free Agency, Montreal Canadiens Enter Free Agency Looking for Goals, Maple Leafs Stock Up on Late-Round Talent at the 2020 Draft. I don't think so. He scored a key goal in the Islanders first ever playoff game, a 3-2 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden in 1975 and was a member of the Islanders first Stanley Cup-winning team in 1980 before retiring to the broadcast booth. He played for the Blues, Flames, Penguins and Bruins and won three Stanley Cups during his NHL career, one with Calgary and two with Pittsburgh. We are the premiere subreddit to talk everything hockey! Scott will be eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame for the first time later this year. He didn’t go after players of his own size, instead irking the opposition by making targets out of the smaller, skilled players. As of right now, Tkachuk is the 5th highest scoring American player in NHL history, and his numbers are certainly worthy of the Hall of Fame, but they are not as impressive when you take into account that he never won a Stanley Cup. He later served as coach and GM of the New York Rangers and helped the Tampa Bay Lightning join the NHL. By Associated Press Sep 10, 1997, 12:00am MDT. The deal sent Brian Rolston out west to Colorado, while it brought New Jersey a second Stanley Cup and the final one of Lemieux’s career. Here’s what happened the first time the Red Wings played Lemieux after he took that shot on Kozlov. Rod retired in 2010, and has still not been inducted, while other players who have not even won a Cup have been in that time, which begs the question whether he will ever get in. The announcement will be shown live on the NHL Network in the United States and on TSN2 in Canada. He was also never afraid to drop the gloves, totaling more than 100 penalty minutes 11 times. Press J to jump to the feed. All rights reserved. Denis was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. While the star of that team was goalie John Vanbiesbrouck, Lowry emerged as the Panthers' top scorer in the playoffs with 10 goals and 17 total points in 22 games. He later coached the Blues for part of the 1992-93 season. By Jeff Stone November 14th, 2012. Lemieux skated 12 shifts, delivered two hits, and put a shot on goal. That ties him with Joe Sakic for third all-time. Lemieux’s four Cups came in 1986 with Montreal, in 1995 and 2000 with the New Jersey Devils, and 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche. Vernon came into the NHL as a part of the Calgary Flames who drafted him in 1981, and he would ultimately play 17 seasons in the NHL, where he won a Stanley Cup with Calgary in 1989, and with Detroit in 1997. In 765 career NHL games, Don scored 214 goals and 564 points. It never quite worked out for him in any of his stops in the league, outside of one two-month stretch with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2010 playoffs where he lived up to all of the hype. One of the goalies in question is Curtis Joseph, who came into the NHL after being signed by the St. Louis Blues in 1989 as an undrafted free agent, and he would go on to play parts of 19 seasons in the league with Toronto, Edmonton, Detroit, Calgary, and Arizona. #Habs https://t.co/UmI6SbN8Fg pic.twitter.com/WSHL45jBAd. The Mullen brothers grew up in the Hell's Kitchen section of New York City, an unlikely place for an NHL player to grow up. When the NHL took in four WHA teams in 1979, Marty stayed with the Whalers. Marc is the only defenseman among the Staal brothers and plays for the New York Rangers. Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. Here we have Mike Vernon, who is the second goalie to appear on this list, and it is absolutely astonishing how he has still not been inducted into the Hall of Fame, as it has been nearly 15 years since he retired. His 529 penalty-minutes are third highest for a playoff career. He did so in 1986 with the Canadiens, 1995 with the Devils, and in 1997 with the Avalanche; he won the Stanley Cup two of those times. Younger brother Stephen has yet to play a full season in the NHL, but he was a big part of the Devils run to the Stanley Cup Final last spring when he scored three goals and seven points in 24 playoff games. The Sedins helped the Canucks reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2011 where they fell in seven games to the Boston Bruins. © The Hockey Writers 2018. Most of us fall in love with one or more sports while growing up, which is why many of us at some point dream about becoming a professional athlete, but because such a job requires intense training, a tough travel schedule, and a tremendous level of physical fitness, only a select few are capable of achieving such a dream. Lemieux entered the league in the mid-80s with the Montreal Canadiens and would go on to have nine seasons with 20 or more goals and 100+ penalty minutes. Pat Verbeek is currently the Assistant General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, but before that, he was a winger who played 20 seasons in the NHL for New Jersey, Hartford, the Rangers, Detroit, and the Dallas Stars with whom he won a Stanley Cup with in 1999. He only scored 113 goals in 531 games. Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. He was known as "The Little M" despite standing 6'5". They were both members of "The Bread Line" along with Frank Boucher. To score the decisive goal in 19 playoff games is an impressive feat. He was a beast. Marty played in only 197 NHL games and scored two goals and 31 points. If you remove the postseason performance you would never come close to considering him. Lemieux won the coveted trophy four times. Peter Bondra is a native of Slovakia, and over the course of 16 NHL seasons, he managed to score 503 goals and 892 points, making him the 4th highest scoring Slovakian player in league history. The odds are stacked against him for sure and it does not help matters, so to speak, that two Detroit Red Wings – Scotty Bowman and Igor Larionov – are on the selection committee. His career ended with him scoring 455 goals and 1,088 points in 1,084 games, making him another point per game player who should have already been in the Hall, but who might not be inducted because of drug and alcohol addictions in his past. The final playoff game, the final NHL game of his career was on April 19th, 2009 in San Jose. Aaron was drafted by the Colorado Rockies and decade of his career with the Rockies/Devils organization. Bad boardings happen far more often than the above events. When Pat retired in 2002, he did so with 522 goals and 1,063 points in just over 1,400 games, and he holds the distinct honor of being the only player in NHL history to have over 500 goals, 500 assists, and over 2,500 penalty minutes, which is worthy of the Hall in it of itself. So even without the on-ice incidents damaging his case, he just doesn't seem to have a very strong case. There are presently three brothers playing in the NHL, Eric, Marc and Jordan, with a fourth brother, Jared, who is presently playing in the Hurricanes organization but has yet to make his NHL debut. One of those overtime winners came during the team's 2006 Stanley Cup-winning season in a Round 1 over the New Jersey Devils. He is presently the GM of the Phoenix Coyotes. Mark played in four NHL All-Star Games and was named to three postseason All-Star Teams. He was selected to play in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1971 after playing just six regular season games in the NHL and then won the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie the following season.