Goaltender Grant Fuhr Forward Pat LaFontaine Wings' Owner Mike Ilitch Ottawa 67's coach Brian Kilrea
ESPN.com's article originally stated that Grant was the first African-American voted to the Hall. That's quite the amazing accomplishment for a Canadian. Somebody with a clue informed them of that fact, and the article has since been changed.
Originally posted by Doc_whiskeyThe St. Louis Blues ironman goalie, and the native St. Louisan. That makes me happy. Congrats to all who made it!
Who are you talking about? Fuhr? Hardly a native St Louisan..
From the Hockey Hall of Fame web site:
"Grant Fuhr was born in Spruce Grove, Alberta, located just outside the city of Edmonton where he would star for so many years"
He is most definitely a Canadian and said yesterday on an interview on the radio up here yesterday that if he had to choose a team to go in the hall under, it would definitely be the Oilers...
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Really? I always thought LaFontaine was Canadian (his name sounds French).
A very strong and deserving group this year. No Joe Cullens in this group.
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I never said Fuhr was a native St. Louisan, but he played a lot of games in individual seasons for the Blues. The native St. Louisan I was referring to was Pat Lafontaine.
(edited by Doc_whiskey on 13.6.03 0730) So I pranked him...to death.....with a tire iron!
Can't argue at all with this year's list. Especially seeing as how Glenn Anderson was left off. I don't even remember what he did to piss me off, I just remember the hate Something about being a total glory hound, I think. Regardless, I don't think he belongs in the hall based on his career accomplishments. He scored a couple of important goals, and he was a reasonably consistent forward, but never anything special.
Fuhr was a great goalie. He was never the best in the league, but you can't argue his accomplishments: the dynasty-era Oilers never did have the greatest defense on Earth.
LaFontaine was the first really good American-born player I remember noticing. I thought it a shame that he was unable to reach his fullest potential due to various injuries.
Ilich's and Kilrea's records speak for themselves.
Still, nice to see the only Oilers/Flames goalie ever get inducted to the Hall. He was okay-ish in Calgary, but we still remember him most fondly for having Steve Smith bank a puck in off his legs during the playoffs.
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