Selanne, Joseph headline potential 2017 Hall of Fame class

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For past NHL greats such as Eric Lindros, Sergei Makarov, Rogie Vachon and the late Pat Quinn, the Hall of Fame wait is finally over. On Monday, these four legends will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, cementing their legacies forever.

This leads us to look ahead at the former players eligible to be inducted in 2017, highlighted by one of the most exciting players in NHL history, and perhaps a Hall of Fame shoo-in in his first year of eligibility, Teemu Selanne.

2017’s most eligible Hall of Famers:

Daniel Alfredsson, Right Wing 

  • First year of eligibility
  • 18 seasons (Ottawa, Detroit)
  • 1,157 points in 1,246 games played (444 goals, 713 assists)
  • Six-time All-Star
  • 1995-96 Calder Memorial Trophy winner
  • 2006 Olympic gold medallist

Dave Andreychuk, Left Wing 

  • Ninth year of eligibility
  • 23 seasons (Buffalo, Toronto, New Jersey, Boston, Colorado, Tampa Bay)
  • 1,338 career points over 1,639 games played (640 goals, 698 assists)
  • All-time leader in power play goals with 274
  • Seventh all-time in career games played with 1,639
  • 14th all-time in goals with 640
  • Two-time All-Star
  • 2003-04 Stanley Cup champion (Tampa Bay)

Theoren Fleury, Right Wing

  • Ninth year of eligibility
  • 15 seasons (Calgary, Colorado, New York (Rangers), Chicago)
  • 1,088 points in 1,084 career games played (455 goals, 633 assists)
  • Seven-time All-Star
  • 1988 World Junior gold medallist
  • 1988-89 Stanley Cup champion (Calgary)
  • 1991 Canada Cup champion
  • 2002 Olympic gold medallist

Curtis Joseph, Goaltender 

  • Fifth year of eligibility
  • 19 seasons (St. Louis, Edmonton, Toronto, Detroit, Phoenix, Calgary)
  • Fourth all-time in wins with 454
  • Fourth all-time in saves with 2,427
  • Fifth all-time in games played by a goaltender with 943
  • Career goals-against average of 2.79
  • Career save percentage of .906
  • Three-time All-Star
  • 2002 Olympic gold medallist
  • 2007 Spengler Cup champion

Paul Kariya, Left Wing 

  • Fifth year of eligibility
  • 15 seasons (Anaheim, Colorado, Nashville, St. Louis)
  • 989 points in 989 career games played (402 goals, 587 assists)
  • Seven-time All-Star
  • Two-time Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner (1995-96, 1996-97)
  • 1993 World Junior gold medallist
  • 1994 World Championship gold medal
  • 2002 Olympic gold medallist

Alexander Mogilny, Right Wing 

  • Ninth year of eligibility
  • 16 seasons (Buffalo, Vancouver, New Jersey, Toronto)
  • 1,032 career points in 990 games played (473 goals, 559 assists)
  • 76-goal season in 1992-93 (last to accomplish feat, alongside Teemu Selanne)
  • Four-time All-Star
  • 1988 Olympic gold medallist
  • 1989 World Junior gold medallist
  • 1989 World Championship gold medal
  • 1999-2000 Stanley Cup champion (New Jersey)
  • 2002-03 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner

Chris Osgood, Goaltender

  • Fourth year of eligibility
  • 16 seasons (Detroit, New York (Islanders), St. Louis)
  • 11th all-time with 401 wins (did it in just 744 games played)
  • Career goals-against average of 2.49
  • Career save percentage of .905
  • Two-time All-Star
  • Two-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner (1995-96, 2007-08)
  • Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1996-97, 1997-98, 2007-08 – all with Detroit)

Mark Recchi, Right Wing 

  • Fourth year of eligibility
  • 22 seasons (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Montreal, Carolina, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Boston)
  • 1,533 career points in 1,652 games played (577 goals, 956 assists)
  • Fourth all-time in games played with 1,652
  • 12th all-time in points with 1,533
  • 15th all-time in assists with 956
  • Seven-time All-Star
  • Three-time Stanley Cup champion  (1990-91 – Pittsburgh, 2005-06 – Carolina, 2010-11 – Boston)
  • 1997 World Championship gold medal

Jeremy Roenick, Centre 

  • Fifth year of eligibility
  • 20 seasons (Chicago, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Jose)
  • 1,219 points in 1,363 career games played (513 goals, 703 assists)
  • Fourth all-time in points by an American-born player with 1,363
  • 13th all-time in game-winning goals with 92
  • Nine-time All-Star

Teemu Selanne, Right Wing 

  • First year of eligibility
  • 21 seasons (Winnipeg, Anaheim, San Jose, Colorado)
  • 1,457 points in 1,451 games played (684 goals, 773 assists)
  • All-time leader in points by a Finnish-born player with 1,457
  • Third all-time in power play goals with 255
  • Third all-time in game-winning goals with 110
  • Ninth all-time in even strength goals with 422
  • 11th all-time in goals scored with 684
  • 15th all-time in points with 1,457
  • 76-goal season in 1992-93 (last to accomplish feat, alongside Alexander Mogilny)
  • 10-time all star
  • 1992-93 Calder Memorial Trophy winner
  • 1998-99 Maurice Richard Trophy winner
  • 2005-06 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
  • 2006-2007 Stanley Cup champion (Anaheim)

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