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New York Post
11 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Alexander Mogilny's longstanding snub ended with 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame class
The wait is finally over, Alexander Mogilny is finally headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2025. Mogilny has been one of the biggest Hall snubs since 2009 and is remembered as one of the premier goal scorers during his 16 seasons in the NHL, which included time with the Sabres, Canucks, Devils and Maple Leafs. Through his career, Mogilny recorded 473 goals and 559 assists for more than 1,000 points and was part of hockey history when he became the first Soviet player to defect to play in the NHL back in 1989. 3 Alexander Mogilny of the Devils, during the first period of a 2000 game, was finally elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.. New York Post The story of Mogilny's defection feels like one right out of a spy novel. He left the Soviet Union team at the 1989 World Championships in Stockholm with the help of Sabres brass, who helped orchestrate the entire episode to get him to Western New York. Mogilny made his NHL debut with the Sabres that fall on Oct. 5, 1989, and began what is now a Hall of Fame career. He set a single-season goal-scoring record for the Sabres during the 1992-93 campaign when he put up 76 goals that year. Mogilny won a Stanley Cup with the Devils during the 1999-00 season after he was traded to New Jersey at the deadline. He also took home a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics as a member of the Soviet team and a gold at the 1989 World Championship. 3 San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) skates to the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes on Nov. 22, 2017. AP 'I am happy to be part of a great organization like the Hockey Hall of Fame. I want to thank both my Russian and NHL teammates for helping me achieve this honor,' Mogilny said in a statement. Joe Thornton, Duncan Keith, Zdeno Chara, Jennifer Botterill, and Brianna Decker join Mogilny in the player category and Jack Parker and Danièle Sauvageau in the builders category are part of the Class of 2025. Chara bookended his career with the Islanders, who drafted him in 1996 and played for the organization from 1997 to 2001 and was dealt in one of the most debated trades during the tenure of former general manager Mike Milbury. Chara's NHL career, which spanned from 1997 to 2022, also included time with the Senators, Bruins and Capitals. 3 Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his game-winning goal against the Montreal Canadiens during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 16, 2009 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. Getty Images He is best remembered for his time in Boston, where he served as captain and helped the Bruins win a Stanley Cup in 2011. Chara played in 1,680 games – the most by an NHL defenseman and third most among any player in the league – and averaged 23:33 of time on ice per game. Chara returned for one final stint with the Isles during the 2021-22 season, scoring a goal in his final game of his career on April 29, 2022. The Hall of Fame induction will take place on Nov. 10 in Ontario.
Edmonton Journal
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Mogilny, Thornton, Chara, Botterill among newest inductees to Hockey Hall of Fame
Article content Alexander Mogilny's long wait for the Hockey Hall of Fame is over, as the high-scoring Russian winger was selected Tuesday as part of the eight-member class of 2025. Mogilny was joined by fellow former NHL players Joe Thornton, Zdeno Chara and Duncan Keith as well as women's hockey stars Brianna Decker and Jennifer Botterill. Mogilny had been eligible for election 16 previous years going back to 2009, passed over time after time until getting in on the 17th chance. Article content Article content Keith grew up watching Mogilny play for the Vancouver Canucks and marveled at how fast he was. 'I was sitting up in the nosebleed sections and he stood out just with his speed and skill,' Keith said. 'I can remember it very clearly just how good he was in person. You see it on TV, but it was another level being able to witness that in person. It's a huge honor to be inducted with everybody, and Alex is one of those guys. I think he's probably happy that he's inducted now, finally, and it's especially a cool honor to go in with him.' Ron Francis, chairman of the 18-person selection committee for the first time, in announcing Mogilny's inclusion mentioned that Mogilny is one of just 30 players in the Triple Gold Club for winning the Stanley Cup and gold at the Olympics and world championships. Mogilny also led the league in goals in 1992-93 with a total of 76 that is tied for the fifth most in a single season. Article content All that came after Mogilny defected from the Soviet Union by leaving the 1989 world championships in Stockholm to join the Buffalo Sabres, who drafted him the previous year. Mogilny, who along with Thornton and Chara were not on the annual conference call, said in a statement: 'I am happy to be part of a great organization like the Hockey Hall. I want to thank both my Russian and NHL teammates for helping me achieve this honor.' Outgoing Hall of Fame chairman Lanny McDonald said Mogilny picked up when he finally got the call this time in the middle of the night in Russia. 'He actually answered the phone,' McDonald said. 'Talk about a Hall of famer. That's a Hall of Famer answering the phone at 3 o'clock in the morning.' Keith, Thornton and Chara all got in in their first year of eligibility. Carey Price and Ryan Getzlaf were among the first-timers who did not get elected. Article content Thornton won the Hart Trophy and led the NHL in scoring in 2005-06, and his 1,539 points rank him 14th all time. Former teammate Mike Grier said Thornton 'saw plays happening a step before they did and found lanes and through layers where you never really thought he was going to be able to get you the puck.' 'He was underrated, very tough and kind of mean,' said Grier, now general manager of the San Jose Sharks. 'Not an easy guy to play against. He would fight. He would stick up for himself. He would stick up for his teammates. Just kind of a unique player who at that size and that reach could make the plays he could and make everyone around him better.' Chara, the tallest player in NHL history at six-foot-nine, lived up to his imposing frame as a physical force throughout his career from 1997 to 2022. The Slovak defenceman won the Norris Trophy in 2008-09 and was a finalist six times overall. Article content He also helped lead the Bruins to a Stanley Cup title in 2011, along with trips to the final in 2013 and 2019. Chara holds the NHL record for most games played by a defenceman with 1,680 — third most overall. Keith, from Winnipeg, was a three-time Stanley Cup winner, two-time Olympic gold medallist, a Conn Smythe Trophy winner and two-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's top defenceman across his 17-year career. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks from 2005-2021 before a one-year stint with the Edmonton Oilers. This is just the third time in the decade and a half since the Hall of Fame began considering female candidates that two women were part of the same class. Botterill, from Ottawa, was part of three Olympic championship teams and five world championships for Canada. She is the only player to win the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top NCAA women's player twice. Decker also won the Kazmaier and was part of the next generation of U.S. women's hockey, capturing gold at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang along with six world championship titles. Article content 'It's incredible to be a part of a class with her,' Decker said of Botterill. 'She's done so much for the game. Obviously I'm a little bit younger, but at the same time, I just tried to pave the way as much as possible just as much as she had.' Longtime Boston University coach Jack Parker and women's coach Daniele Sauvageau were elected in the builders category. Sauvageau, currently the GM for Montreal in the Professional Women's Hockey League, is the first woman to make it in as a builder. 'When I received the call, I couldn't talk,' said Sauvageau, who got the news hours before the PWHL draft after interviewing a player who could be chosen. 'The timing could not have been better.' Latest National Stories
NBC Sports
11 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Mogilny finally gets the call as the Hockey Hall of Fame elects him as part of the class of 2025
Alexander Mogilny's long wait for the Hockey Hall of Fame is over, as the high-scoring Russian winger was selected Tuesday as part of the eight-member class of 2025. Mogilny was joined by fellow former NHL players Joe Thornton, Zdeno Chara and Duncan Keith as well as women's hockey stars Brianna Decker and Jennifer Botterill. Mogilny had been eligible for election 16 previous years going back to 2009, passed over time after time until getting in on the 17th chance. Keith grew up watching Mogilny play for the Vancouver Canucks and marveled at how fast he was. 'I was sitting up in the nosebleed sections and he stood out just with his speed and skill,' Keith said. 'I can remember it very clearly just how good he was in person. You see it on TV, but it was another level being able to witness that in person. It's a huge honor to be inducted with everybody, and Alex is one of those guys. I think he's probably happy that he's inducted now, finally, and it's especially a cool honor to go in with him.' Ron Francis, chairman of the 18-person selection committee for the first time, in announcing Mogilny's inclusion mentioned that Mogilny is one of just 30 players in the Triple Gold Club for winning the Stanley Cup and gold at the Olympics and world championships. Mogilny also led the league in goals in 1992-93 with a total of 76 that is tied for the fifth most in a single season. All that came after Mogilny defected from the Soviet Union by leaving the 1989 world championships in Stockholm to join the Buffalo Sabres, who drafted him the previous year. Mogilny, who along with Thornton and Chara were not on the annual conference call, said in a statement: 'I am happy to be part of a great organization like the Hockey Hall. I want to thank both my Russian and NHL teammates for helping me achieve this honor.' Outgoing Hall of Fame chairman Lanny McDonald said Mogilny picked up when he finally got the call this time in the middle of the night in Russia. 'He actually answered the phone,' McDonald said. 'Talk about a Hall of famer. That's a Hall of Famer answering the phone at 3 o'clock in the morning.' Keith, Thornton and Chara all got in in their first year of eligibility. Carey Price and Ryan Getzlaf were among the first-timers who did not get elected. Thornton won the Hart Trophy and led the NHL in scoring in 2005-06, and his 1,539 points rank him 14th all time. Former teammate Mike Grier said Thornton 'saw plays happening a step before they did and found lanes and through layers where you never really thought he was going to be able to get you the puck.' 'He was underrated, very tough and kind of mean,' said Grier, now general manager of the San Jose Sharks. 'Not an easy guy to play against. He would fight. He would stick up for himself. He would stick up for his teammates. Just kind of a unique player who at that size and that reach could make the plays he could and make everyone around him better.' Chara won the Norris Trophy as the best defenseman in '08-09 and captained Boston to the Cup in 2011. Keith hoisted it three times with Chicago, including in 2015 as playoff MVP, and won the Norris twice. This is just the third time in the decade and a half since the Hall of Fame began considering female candidates that two women were part of the same class. Botterill was part of three Olympic championship teams for Canada and is the only player to win the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top NCAA women's player twice. Decker also won the Kazmaier and was part of the next generation of U.S. women's hockey, capturing gold at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang along with six world championship titles. 'It's incredible to be a part of a class with her,' Decker said of Botterill. 'She's done so much for the game. Obviously I'm a little bit younger, but at the same time, I just tried to pave the way as much as possible just as much as she had.' Longtime Boston University coach Jack Parker and women's coach Daniele Sauvageau were elected in the builders category. Sauvageau, currently the GM for Montreal in the Professional Women's Hockey League, is the first woman to make it in as a builder. 'When I received the call, I couldn't talk,' said Sauvageau, who got the news hours before the PWHL draft after interviewing a player who could be chosen. 'The timing could not have been better.'
Vancouver Sun
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Cowan: Hockey Hall of Fame snubs Canadiens' Carey Price in first year of eligibility
Carey Price will have to wait at least another year to become a Hall of Famer. The Canadiens goalie wasn't among the six players named to the Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Tuesday afternoon in his first year of eligibility. The players who will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Nov. 10 in Toronto are Zdeno Chara , Joe Thornton , Duncan Keith , Alexander Mogilny , Brianna Decker and Jennifer Botterill . Two builders will also be part of the Class of 2025 — longtime Boston University coach and USA Hockey legend Jack Parker , along with Danièle Sauvageau , who is now general manager of the PWHL's Montreal Victoire and coached the Canadian women's team to a gold medal at the 2002 Beijing Winter Olympics. Sauvageau becomes the first woman inducted into the Hall of Fame as a builder. I was surprised Price didn't get in after his former teammate and Canadiens captain Shea Weber was inducted in his first year of eligibility last year. But it's always hard to predict what the secretive 18-member Hall of Fame selection committee will do. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Mogilny somehow had to wait 17 years to finally get inducted after scoring 473 goals and adding 559 assists for 1,032 points in 990 games during his 16 seasons in the NHL. Mogilny is tied with Denis Savard for 59th place on the NHL's all-time goals list. Mogilny played 137 fewer games than Savard, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2000. Price should definitely be in the Hall of Fame, especially when you consider that goalies Roberto Longo (2022) and Henrik Lundqvist (2023) were both inducted in their first year of eligibility. A knee injury ended Price's career after he was only able to play five games during the 2021-22 season. The previous season, while playing through severe pain in his right knee, Price led the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup final before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning. During that playoff run Price had a 13-9 record, a 2.28 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. Last month, Price was honoured as the Sports Personality of the Year at the Cummings Centre Sports Celebrity Dinner in Montreal. When asked about the possibility of entering the Hall of Fame, Price said: 'I keep getting reminded of it. I have thought about it. … The thing that I'm most proud of is being the Montreal Canadiens goaltender for 15 years and having that opportunity is more than enough for me. If it happens, it's great. But I'm very proud of the career that I had and the memories that I've gained and the friendships that I've gained throughout my career. That would be a feather in the cap and, of course, I'd be very honoured.' Price hopes to one day join a list of former Canadiens goalies in the Hall of Fame that includes Georges Vézina , George Hainsworth , Bill Durnan , Jacques Plante , Gump Worsley , Rogie Vachon , Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy . Those eight goalies won a combined 27 Stanley Cups, with at least two each. Plante and Dryden won six each. The big difference between those goalies and Price — who never won a Stanley Cup — is that they had several Hall of Famers playing in front of them. Only once in Price's 15 years with the Canadiens did a teammate have more than 80 points, and that was during his rookie season in 2007-08, when Alex Kovalev had 35-39-84 totals. Kovalev ranked 11th in NHL scoring during Price's rookie season. During the next 14 seasons, the highest another one of Price's teammates ranked in NHL scoring was 21st, when Max Pacioretty had 37-30-67 totals in 2014-15. Only twice during Price's 15 seasons did the Canadiens rank higher than 13th in the NHL in offence. Price's best season came in 2014-15, when he posted a 44-16-6 record, a 1.96 GAA, a .933 save percentage and nine shutouts, winning the Vézina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie and the Hart Trophy as league MVP. He finished his career with 712 games played, a 361-261-79 record, a 2.51 GAA and a .917 save percentage. Price ranks first among Canadiens goalies in games played and wins. He had a losing record in the playoffs — 43-45 — despite a 2.39 GAA and a .919 save percentage. Unfortunately, Price couldn't score. At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi — when Price had some future Hall of Famers playing in front of him — he was outstanding, posting a 0.59 GAA and a .972 save percentage as Canada won the gold medal. Price also won gold at the 2007 world junior championship and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. 'I was able to be a part of so many special moments in Montreal, being there for so long,' Price said during a phone interview in February . 'Being a part of a centennial season, being part of an All-Star Game there, being a part of jersey retirements. I got the opportunity to take in so many different special events. But I think, above all else, being part of a Stanley Cup run was a lot of fun.' The Hall of Fame should be next — even though Price never won a Stanley Cup.
Edmonton Journal
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Cowan: Hockey Hall of Fame snubs Canadiens' Carey Price in first year of eligibility
Article content Carey Price will have to wait at least another year to become a Hall of Famer. The Canadiens goalie wasn't among the six players named to the Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Tuesday afternoon in his first year of eligibility. Article content The players who will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Nov. 10 in Toronto are Zdeno Chara, Joe Thornton, Duncan Keith, Alexander Mogilny, Brianna Decker and Jennifer Botterill. Two builders will also be part of the Class of 2025 — longtime Boston University coach and USA Hockey legend Jack Parker, along with Danièle Sauvageau, who is now general manager of the PWHL's Montreal Victoire and coached the Canadian women's team to a gold medal at the 2002 Beijing Winter Olympics. Sauvageau becomes the first woman inducted into the Hall of Fame as a builder. Article content I was surprised Price didn't get in after his former teammate and Canadiens captain Shea Weber was inducted in his first year of eligibility last year. But it's always hard to predict what the secretive 18-member Hall of Fame selection committee will do. Mogilny somehow had to wait 17 years to finally get inducted after scoring 473 goals and adding 559 assists for 1,032 points in 990 games during his 16 seasons in the NHL. Mogilny is tied with Denis Savard for 59th place on the NHL's all-time goals list. Mogilny played 137 fewer games than Savard, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2000. Price should definitely be in the Hall of Fame, especially when you consider that goalies Roberto Longo (2022) and Henrik Lundqvist (2023) were both inducted in their first year of eligibility. A knee injury ended Price's career after he was only able to play five games during the 2021-22 season. The previous season, while playing through severe pain in his right knee, Price led the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup final before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning. During that playoff run Price had a 13-9 record, a 2.28 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. Article content Last month, Price was honoured as the Sports Personality of the Year at the Cummings Centre Sports Celebrity Dinner in Montreal. When asked about the possibility of entering the Hall of Fame, Price said: 'I keep getting reminded of it. I have thought about it. … The thing that I'm most proud of is being the Montreal Canadiens goaltender for 15 years and having that opportunity is more than enough for me. If it happens, it's great. But I'm very proud of the career that I had and the memories that I've gained and the friendships that I've gained throughout my career. That would be a feather in the cap and, of course, I'd be very honoured.' Price hopes to one day join a list of former Canadiens goalies in the Hall of Fame that includes Georges Vézina, George Hainsworth, Bill Durnan, Jacques Plante, Gump Worsley, Rogie Vachon, Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy. Those eight goalies won a combined 27 Stanley Cups, with at least two each. Plante and Dryden won six each. Article content The big difference between those goalies and Price — who never won a Stanley Cup — is that they had several Hall of Famers playing in front of them. Only once in Price's 15 years with the Canadiens did a teammate have more than 80 points, and that was during his rookie season in 2007-08, when Alex Kovalev had 35-39-84 totals. Kovalev ranked 11th in NHL scoring during Price's rookie season. During the next 14 seasons, the highest another one of Price's teammates ranked in NHL scoring was 21st, when Max Pacioretty had 37-30-67 totals in 2014-15. Only twice during Price's 15 seasons did the Canadiens rank higher than 13th in the NHL in offence. Price's best season came in 2014-15, when he posted a 44-16-6 record, a 1.96 GAA, a .933 save percentage and nine shutouts, winning the Vézina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie and the Hart Trophy as league MVP. He finished his career with 712 games played, a 361-261-79 record, a 2.51 GAA and a .917 save percentage. Price ranks first among Canadiens goalies in games played and wins. He had a losing record in the playoffs — 43-45 — despite a 2.39 GAA and a .919 save percentage. Article content Unfortunately, Price couldn't score. At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi — when Price had some future Hall of Famers playing in front of him — he was outstanding, posting a 0.59 GAA and a .972 save percentage as Canada won the gold medal. Price also won gold at the 2007 world junior championship and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. 'I was able to be a part of so many special moments in Montreal, being there for so long,' Price said during a phone interview in February. 'Being a part of a centennial season, being part of an All-Star Game there, being a part of jersey retirements. I got the opportunity to take in so many different special events. But I think, above all else, being part of a Stanley Cup run was a lot of fun.' The Hall of Fame should be next — even though Price never won a Stanley Cup.
