Hockey Hall of Fame selectors are sworn to secrecy ... in regard to Vancouver signing countryman Pavel Bure away from the Soviet Union. Mogilny won the Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 2000 ...

The Hockey Hall of Fame announced its 2024 class on Tuesday ... he helped change the game and the league by defecting from the Soviet Union to play in the NHL at a time when that was not only ...

The 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees featured a strong group ... His defection from the Soviet Union was a game-changing move and in many ways opened the door for other European players to ...

The Hockey Hall of Fame announced its 2023 inductees Wednesday ... as the first to defect from the CSKA -- and effectively the Soviet military -- to play in the NHL after winning gold in 1989.

The Hockey Hall of Fame will welcome seven new members this ... As for the quite literally league-altering impact he had as the first Soviet star to defect, the committee could see that as an ...

The Hockey Hall of Fame caused quite a stir with its induction ... trail-blazing story as the first player to defect from the Soviet Union, Mogilny was inexplicably passed over again.

The seven members of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2024 are an eclectic group. A multiple Stanley Cup-winning forward from Russia (Pavel Datsyuk), a hard-shooting Canadian defenseman (Shea ...

Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is expected to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of ... Jersey in 2000 and Olympic gold with the Soviet Union in 1988, has been eligible since ...

The Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022 will be announced Monday afternoon and ... Alexander Mogilny – He was the first Soviet player to defect west and when he arrived he quickly made his mark. His ...