Using statistical tools, considering off-ice impact, and listening to you as hockey fans via social media and public polling, we’re...
. The faces of the six inductees were sketched and ready for unveiling at Hall of Fame induction weekend. While no one can change the past, creating a platform to objectively highlight and debate the best players in history going forward was always the goal.As a brief reminder of the process, the Committee will conduct confidential balloting to elect members in the following categories: Male Players , Female Players , Referees/Linesmen , and Builders .
Using statistical tools, considering off-ice impact, and listening to you as hockey fans via social media and public polling, we’re presenting the most deserving HHOF Class of 2023.With the exception of the long overdue celebrations of Willie O’Ree and Herb Carnegie , the Builder category gets little public attention. The HHOF’s Builder selections often seem, well, arbitrary. Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs? Sure. Gary Bettman, the active commissioner? Uh, okay.
Our first elected 2023 members are two relentless hockey lifers that have worked tirelessly and successfully — without a season off — since the mid-1970s.Hitch’s résumé is incredible. His ascent to the top of the coaching world came through sheer will. Hitchcock coached a decade of U18 AAA in Alberta before getting his big break in Kamloops. From there? 2x WHL Champion. 2x WHL Coach of the Year. World Junior Gold. CHL Coach of the Year. 8x NHL Division Champion. 2x Presidents Trophy.
Despite the eclectic mix of executive inductees, the HHOF has not elected an NHL coach in seven years. They also haven’t elected a living individual for NHL coaching in 21 years — sadly, Shero , Pat Burns , and Pat Quinn were elected posthumously. Hitchcock has achieved everything a coach can do in hockey.While nine female players have been elected at a snail’s pace, there have been no female builders. In the truest sense of the word,. From the ground up. Against spite, sexism and setbacks.
To be clear, these are not token selections. Both Ouellette and Chu are among the most decorated and respected athletes in hockey. As the Selection Committee inducted Daniel and Henrik Sedin together last year, electing this pair would be a similarly transcendent moment for hockey.A physical force and classic power forward, Ouellette should have been a first-ballot HHOF selection in 2022. While the team success pops , Ouellette’s individual feats are equally impressive.
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