
Here are 10 guys in their twenties who have already built up solid cases for the Hall of Fame (all stats from before the 2014-15 NHL season):
Jonathan Toews, age 26
Regular Season Points: 195 goals, 245 assists, 440 points in 484 games played.Playoff Points: 29 goals, 52 assists, 81 points in 94 games played.
Awards: 1 Conn Smythe Trophy, 1 Frank J. Selke Trophy, 2010 Olympics - Best Forward
Stanley Cups: 2
Medals: 2 Olympic Gold, 2 WHC (1 silver, 1 gold), 2 WJC gold, 1 U17 gold
Sidney Crosby, age 27
Regular Season Points: 274 goals, 495 assists, 769 points in 550 gamesPlayoff Points: 41 goals, 73 assists, 114 points in 95 games
Awards: 2 Art Ross Trophies, 3 Lester B. Pearson/Ted Linsday Awards, 2 Hart Trophy, 1 Maurice Richard Trophy
Stanley Cups: 1
Medals: 2 Olympic Gold, 2 WJC (1 gold, 1 silver)
Evgeni Malkin, age 28
Regular Season Points: 240 goals, 392 assists, 632 points in 518 gamesPlayoff Points: 42 goals, 69 assists, 111 points in 96 games
Awards: 2 Art Ross Trophies, Calder Memorial Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy, Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award
Stanley Cups: 1
Medals: 5 WHC (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), 2 WJC silver, 2 U18 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
Alex Ovechkin, age 29
Regular Season Points: 422 goals, 392 assists, 814 points in 679 gamesPlayoff Points: 31 goals, 30 assists, 61 points in 58 games.
Awards: 3 Hart Trophies, 3 Lester B. Pearson/Ted Lindsay Awards, 1 Art Ross, 4 Maurice Richard Trophies, Calder Memorial Trophy
Stanley Cups: 0
Gagarin Cups: 1
Medals: 6 WHC (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), 2 WJC (1 gold, 1 silver), 2 U18 (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Patrick Kane, age 25
Regular Season Points: 178 goals, 315 assists, 493 points in 515 games played.Playoff Points: 37 goals, 54 assists, 91 points in 93 games played.
Awards: Calder Memorial Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy
Stanley Cups: 2
Medals: 1 Olympic silver, 1 WJC bronze, 1 U18 gold
Shea Weber, age 29
Regular Season Points: 131 goals, 216 assists, 347 points in 607 gamesPlayoff Points: 10 goals, 10 assists, 20 points in 43 games
Awards: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
Medals: 2 Olympic gold, 2 WHC (1 gold, 1 silver), 1 WJC gold
Erik Karlsson, age 24
Regular Season Points: 63 goals, 174 assists, 237 points in 315 gamesPlayoff Points: 3 goals, 12 assists, 15 points in 23 games
Awards: 1 Norris Trophy
Stanley Cups: 0
Medals: 1 Olympic silver, 1 WHC bronze, 1 WJC silver
Steven Stamkos, age 24
Regular Season Points: 233 goals, 193 assists, 426 points in 410 gamesPlayoff Points: 8 goals, 9 assists, 17 points in 22 games
Awards: 2 Maurice Richard Trophies
Stanley Cups: 0
Medals: 1 WJC gold, 1 WHC silver
Patrice Bergeron, age 29
Regular Season Points: 167 goals, 289 assists, 456 points in 588 gamesPlayoff Points: 23 goals, 43 assists, 66 points in 95 games
Awards: 2 Frank J. Selke Trophies, 1 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, 1 NHL Foundation Player Award
Stanley Cups: 1
Medals: 2 Olympic Gold, 1 WHC gold, 1 WJC gold, 1 Spengler Cup
Drew Doughty, age 24
Regular Season Points: 59 goals, 162 assists, 221 points in 442 games playedPlayoff Points: 16 goals, 34 assists, 50 points in 76 games played
Awards: 0
Stanley Cups: 2
Medals: 2 Olympic gold, 1 WHC silver, 1 WJC gold
We're calling Toews, Crosby, Malkin, and Ovechkin as locks for the Hall while the others will have to continue to pad their stats and add to their trophy cases if they want to earn that recognition. Goalies are tougher to call as none of them have great all-around resumes right now to be given HHOF status, but we'd keep an eye on Rask and Price to be the best young goalies to emerge as candidates. Regardless, we've seen so many great plays from these 10 studs that we look forward to seeing what their version of this Top 10 would look like:
I just don't see Patrice Bergeron and Erik Karlsson making the Hall
ReplyDeleteGreat players but not Hall material
What about Getzlaf?
ReplyDeleteDuncan Keith is as Hall of Fame worthy as anybody in my opinion.
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