cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/393507
NHL News
@PuckReportNHL
First-year eligible players for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024 include:
• Patrick Marleau
• Ryan Miller
• Pekka Rinne
• Shea Weber
• Pavel Datsyuk
• Ilya Kovalchuk** - Kovalchuk has not officially announced his retirement from hockey yet, but he has not played since 2021
https://twitter.com/puckreportnhl/status/1671599082714849293
Datsyuk for sure should be in the Hall of Fame. Four time Lady Byng and three time Selke winner plus two Stanley Cups. Even without those he should be in just for how silky his mitts were.