As both a dominant player and a trailblazer for defecting from the Soviet Union, Mogilny checks the most boxes.
By the numbers, Mogilny’s case is airtight. The commonly cited argument is that only Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull, and Mario Lemieux topped his 76-goal season. While that’s true, Mogilny doesn’t need to be the answer to a trivia question to be HHOF-worthy. In a neutral environment, he’s an 85-point player over his full career. No one else passed over for election is within 4 pointsof Mogilny’s pace. He’s the only adjusted point-per-game player with 700+ NHL games rejected by the Hall.
Of course, this is only a starting point. There’s more to a HHOF case than statistics, team success, and award votes. Off-ice impact matters too. But if Mogilny’s on-ice feats aren’t somehow enough, we’ve only briefly mentioned his greatest triumph.Accepting the inevitable label of traitor and the repercussions on his family and future, he escaped the KGB and. By doing so, he opened the floodgates for Eastern European talent to the NHL.
In 2018, the Selection Committee elected surprise choices in Soviet star Alexander Yakushev 35 years after he retired, as well as Czechoslavakian pioneer Václav Nedomanský in 2019. So, it clearly has an appetite to reward European trailblazers. There is no player outside the HHOF more aptly labelled a trailblazer than Mogilny.
Sure, it’s possible he may not attend his induction. Yes, he was private, and rarely warm and fuzzy. But consider his path to the NHL. He grows up in a bleak, oppressive society. He’s forced into 11-month-per-year, military-style hockey training as a teen. He speaks no English and is transplanted in a foreign land. He’s exposed to immediate pressures as a 20-year-old with no family or friends.
Given both the statistical evidence and groundbreaking influence, Mogilny is the most pressing male player case for induction. With mounting public pressure, the temperature to elect him continues to rise. Whether or not he’s interested in the formal celebration, he’s earned the right to be acknowledged as an all-time talent that left an indelible mark on the sport.
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