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Deebo said:Alexander Yakushev and Jayna Hefford too.
Nik the Trik said:I'm generally more ambivalent than most on Gary Bettman and his impact on the game but I really don't understand inducting him while he's still commissioner. It seems like you're not even interested in an actual reflection on the entirety of his impact on the game.
CarltonTheBear said:It'd be hard to NOT put him in the HHOF just considering how long he's held the role of commissioner for, but to do it now and not when he retires? That's just a head-scratcher.
CarltonTheBear said:It'd be hard to NOT put him in the HHOF just considering how long he's held the role of commissioner for, but to do it now and not when he retires? That's just a head-scratcher.
Frank E said:Maybe he's known to be stepping down?
Nik the Trik said:Frank E said:Maybe he's known to be stepping down?
I'm pretty sure he's already said he's going to be stepping down when his current contract is up but that's not for a while now.
Nik the Trik said:So I don't know how valid this is but one of John Shannon's tweets from today seemed to suggest Wickenheiser was eligible but somehow didn't get in. Can that be true? Because that seems like a pretty crazy omission.
2. Hayley Wickenheiser (waiting period waived)
The last player to jump directly to the Hall of Fame with an exemption from the mandatory waiting period was Wayne Gretzky in 1999. Now that the Hall honors female inductees, it should subject female players to all the same rules ? and unwritten rules ? as the men, and that means it should be fair game to consider immediate induction for a deserving woman. And nobody fits the bill more than freshly retired Hayley Wickenheiser, arguably the greatest female player of all-time. She has four Olympic gold medals, a 2002 Olympic MVP award, seven World Championship golds and a Clarkson Cup. She was the first woman to play professional men?s hockey at a skater position. She?s Canada?s all-time leading scorer.
Allow me to editorialize for a second here: do it, Hall of Fame. Make a statement. Show Hayley the respect she deserves. Waive her waiting period.
Frank E said:Nik the Trik said:I'm generally more ambivalent than most on Gary Bettman and his impact on the game but I really don't understand inducting him while he's still commissioner. It seems like you're not even interested in an actual reflection on the entirety of his impact on the game.
I agree wholeheartedly. "Why now?" is what came to mind.
Nik the Trik said:The lesson from all of this is that I do not follow John Shannon.
digdug said:Say it A'int so !!