Nominees announced for induction into the first entry class of the EURO Hockey League Hall of Fame

To gain entry to the EURO Hall of Fame a player will have to earn a certain number of points, so there could be years in which no one is voted in. Voting will be done by individual Websim messages or e-mails from each General Manager to the Commissioner (buffalolean@gmail.com). The deadline will be announced in a separate message from the commissioner, but it will be on or about April 14. To vote, copy the list below and place a numerical value next to the name, ranging from 10 to 1, with 10 being “Should Definitely be in” to 1 “Shouldn’t have even been nominated.” I think the superstars like Selanne, Jagr, etc. should get extra consideration just for being who they are. I would encourage you GMs to think of their NHL history and give – or take away – some points accordingly.

To minimize attempts to inflate or sabotage (hey, it could happen) the commissioner will throw out the top and bottom votes and average the remainder. A minumum score of 8.1 will be required to gain entry into the Hall. The players’ career statistics are listed below.  

  Mail-in Ballot

• Daniel Alfredsson
• Adrian Aucoin
• Dan Boyle
• Zdeno Chara
• Shane Doan
• Matt Gilroy
• Sergei Gonchar
• Jaromir Jagr
• Filip Kuba
• Nicklas Lidstrom
• Willie Mitchell
• Bryce Salvador
• Teemu Selanne
• Sheldon Souray
• Martin St. Louis
• Mark Streit
• Kimo Timonen
• Lubomir Visnovsky
• Mike Weaver
• Ray Whitney

Here is an example of the rating scale: 10 – Should definitely be in, a real superstar. 9 – Not the best player in the league while he played, but should be in. 8 – Always thought of as a very good player. A perennial all-star. 7 – Good but not great 6 – Solid player 5 – Had a couple of really good years 4 – 3 – Did well as a third liner 2 – 1 – Wait, he played in this league?

Here are some details about the nominees. First, the number of seasons they played and with whom, then their career statistics.

Played 4 Seasons:

• Dan Boyle, D, 3 seasons with Munich, 1 season with Belfast
• Zdeno Chara, D, 4 seasons with Bratislava
• Shane Doan, RW, 3 seasons with Stockholm, 1 season with Bern
• Willie Mitchell, D, 3 seasons with St. Petersburg, 1 season with Minsk
• Martin St. Louis, F, 1 season with Helsinki, 1 season with St. Petersburg, 2 seasons with Gothenburg
• Mark Streit, D, 2 seasons with Madrid, 1 season with Belfast, 1 season with Milan
• Kimo Timonen, D, 4 seasons with Bern

Played 3 Seasons:

• Matt Gilroy, D, 2 seasons with Munich, 1 season with Zurich
• Sergei Gonchar, D, 3 seasons with Madrid
• Lubomir Visnovsky, D, 3 seasons with Athens
• Mike Weaver, D, 3 seasons with Geneva
• Ray Whitney, LW, 1 season with Bern, 1 season with Berlin and 1 season with Munich

Played 2 Seasons:

• Daniel Alfredsson, RW, 2 seasons with Milan
• Adrian Aucoin, D, 2 seasons with Bern
• Jaromir Jagr, RW, 2 seasons (1 season with Dublin and 1 season with Belfast)
• Filip Kuba, D, 2 seasons with Moscow
• Nicklas Lidstrom, D, 2 seasons with Geneva
• Bryce Salvador, D, 2 seasons with Moscow
• Teemu Selanne, RW, 2 seasons (1 season with Geneva and 1 season with Gothenburg)
• Sheldon Souray, D, 2 seasons (1 season with Milan and 1 season with Gothenburg)

Career Statistics

Four Seasons

Forwards

Doan: 313 GP, 209 points, 740 shots, 206 PIM, -78, 370 Hits, 19 TOI/G, 126 Blocks, 279 Takes, 306 Gives

St. Louis: 325 GP, 236 points, 814 shots, 81 PIM, -71, 205 Hits, 18 TOI/G, 110 Blocks, 304 Takes, 240 Gives; All-Star once

Defensemen

Boyle: 315 GP, 176 points, 509 shots, 279 PIM, +62, 512 Hits, 23 TOI/G, 378 Blocks, 271 Takes, 229 Gives; Also won Season 4 EURO Cup; All-Star starter once

Chara: 312 GP, 194 points, 438 shots, 578 PIM, +82, 961 Hits, 25 TOI/G, 359 Blocks, 228 Takes, 240 Gives; Also won Best Defenseman Trophy in Season 2; All-Star starter 2 times

Mitchell: 230 GP,  59 points, 230 shots, 104 PIM, +34, 419 Hits, 19 TOI/G, 181 Blocks, 142 Takes, 165 Gives

Streit: 326 GP, 136 points, 441 shots, 137 PIM, -72, 510 Hits, 20 TOI/G, 301 Blocks, 202 Takes, 179 Gives

Timonen: 317 GP, 113 points, 344 shots, 175 PIM, -2, 533 Hits, 19 TOI/G, 293 Blocks, 248 Takes, 187 Gives

Three Seasons

Forwards

Whitney: 238 GP, 199 points, 603 shots, 102 PIM, -12, 149 Hits, 19 TOI/G, 86 Blocks, 219 Takes, 197 Gives; All-Star once

Defensemen

Gilroy: 220 GP, 64 points, 203 shots, 76 PIM, +18, 376 Hits, 17 TOI/G, 206 Blocks, 125 Takes, 144 Gives

Gonchar: 167 GP, 67 points, 172 shots, 121 PIM, +10, 287 Hits, 17 TOI/G, 117 Blocks, 111 Takes, 94 Gives

Visnovsky: 230 GP, 111 points, 296 shots, 138 PIM, -13, 325 Hits, 20 TOI/G, 208 Blocks, 153 Takes, 144 Gives

Weaver: 247 GP, 55 points, 210 shots, 36 PIM, +20, 359 Hits, 16 TOI/G, 240 Blocks, 145 Takes, 179 Gives; Also won Season 1 EURO Cup

Two Seasons

Forwards

Alfredsson: 145 GP, 104 points, 355 shots, 28 PIM, -3, 105 Hits, 17 TOI/G, 48 Blocks, 101 Takes, 112 Gives; All-Star once

Jagr: 156 GP, 91 points, 258 shots, 82 PIM, +7, 156 Hits, 12 TOI/G, 35 Blocks, 80 Takes, 85 Gives

Selanne: 162 GP, 130 points, 394 shots, 127 PIM, +7, 86 Hits, 16 TOI/G, 39 Blocks, 126 Takes, 96 Gives; Also won Season 1 EURO Cup

Defensemen

Aucoin: 152 GP, 36 points, 113 shots, 144 PIM, +4, 279 Hits, 15 TOI/G, 130 Blocks, 72 Takes, 131 Gives

Kuba: 157 GP, 73 points, 219 shots, 44 PIM, +36, 435 Hits, 23 TOI/G, 152 Blocks, 128 Takes, 132 Gives; All-Star once

Lidstrom: 135 GP, 80 points, 204 shots, 72 PIM, +22, 243 Hits, 24 TOI/G, 178 Blocks, 127 Takes, 106 Gives; Also won Season 1 EURO Cup; All-Star once

Salvador: 130 GP, 23 points, 125 shots, 110 PIM, -9, 287 Hits, 18 TOI/G, 109 Blocks, 78 Takes, 98 Gives

Souray: 150 GP, 40 points, 126 shots, 168 PIM, +13, 301 Hits, 15 TOI/G, 110 Blocks, 83 Takes, 62 Gives