Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Time: ~8:30 pm EST
Hosted by: @AgentSmith630


S79 Eligible Players:

Aleksander Kozlov - Final Year
Alexander Mackenzie - Final Year
Archangelo Scaradog Jr - Final Year
Clem Fandango - Final Year
Cormac Ponaire - Final Year
Cup Noodle - Final Year
Grape Fruit - Final Year
Jeff Larsson - Final Year
Jonathan Granstrom - Final Year
Jonny Tsunami - Final Year
Liam Slate - Final Year
Long John Donair - Final Year
Paul Binder - Final Year
Rock Strongo - Final Year
Rylie Versi - Final Year
Sarah Burke - Final Year
Sean Gatez - Final Year
Sven Svenson - Final Year
Sven Yxskaft - Final Year
Vladmir Petrov - Final Year
Vlastislav Malik - Final Year
Walton Stromberg - Final Year
Zebulon Leavitt - Final Year
Aleks Blixtstrom - 6th Year
Axel Foley - 6th Year
Brian Davenport - 6th Year
Capy Bara - 6th Year
Collin Gibbles - 6th Year
Conner Tanner - 6th Year
Dork Dipplet - 6th Year
Dwight Knight - 6th Year
Ethan Duncan - 6th Year
Evert Jansson - 6th Year
Finn von Murphenstein - 6th Year
Gudmundur Kristjansson - 6th Year
Igor Victory - 6th Year
Jaska Seppala - 6th Year
Magnus Liljestrom - 6th Year
NeverBrokeAgain YoungBoy - 6th Year
Nike Kickz Jr - 6th Year
Nikolaj Boyle - 6th Year
Pablo Salvatici - 6th Year
Pasta the Turtle - 6th Year
Paul Peterson - 6th Year
Rinky McDangle - 6th Year
Sconnie McHits - 6th Year
Scott Thorn - 6th Year
Sekai Wollker - 6th Year
Stephan Gill - 6th Year
Thor Odinson - 6th Year
Tomas Zadina - 6th Year
Tommy Tightpants - 6th Year
Towelie - 6th Year
Valters Denisova - 6th Year
Bean Beanman - 5th Year
Ben Der - 5th Year
Chris McZehrl Jr - 5th Year
Connor O'Bryne - 5th Year
Daryl Urquhart - 5th Year
Dwayne Gretzky - 5th Year
Eddie Creller - 5th Year
Faust Faker - 5th Year
Finn Brandt - 5th Year
Friedensreich Hundertwasser - 5th Year
Giannis Kroustis - 5th Year
Hans Graf - 5th Year
High Haschdi - 5th Year
Inda Bagg - 5th Year
Jamal Nightingale - 5th Year
Jolmi Koivu - 5th Year
Jonathan Mercer - 5th Year
Jonathon Hagan - 5th Year
Lemo Pihl - 5th Year
Lesgo Brandon - 5th Year
Manon Graves - 5th Year
Marco Barengrub - 5th Year
Ole Olson - 5th Year
Ralph Ryan - 5th Year
Rhys Pritchard - 5th Year
Richard Dickbutt McFudderdudder II - 5th Year
Rocky Baljoa - 5th Year
Roderic Banes - 5th Year
Rusty Remao - 5th Year
Shylo Moxii - 5th Year
Tres Sombreros II - 5th Year
Vadim Askerov - 5th Year
Andy Ceylon - 4th Year
Billy Brooks - 4th Year
Chimkin Wing - 4th Year
Iorek Byrnison - 4th Year
Jay Sink - 4th Year
Jesper Aittokallio - 4th Year
Kaapo Kampainen - 4th Year
KEKW Kekkonen - 4th Year
Kermit Murphy - 4th Year
Lord Zomp - 4th Year
Mando Lorian - 4th Year
Michael Withecheck - 4th Year
Miroslav Ketil - 4th Year
Nikolai Skovgaard - 4th Year
Raiya Rabinov - 4th Year
Scoochie Stratton - 4th Year
Shea O'Connall - 4th Year
Slavakov Vladimirashenko - 4th Year
Tommy Thompson - 4th Year
Adam Rage - 3rd Year
Anthony Simmons II - 3rd Year
C Jobin - 3rd Year
Calvin Hobbes - 3rd Year
Dan Baltisberger - 3rd Year
Edge Rocks - 3rd Year
Enes Gundogan - 3rd Year
Ethan Bouchard - 3rd Year
Fdam Aoote - 3rd Year
Godwin Lupercal - 3rd Year
Gravy Train - 3rd Year
Greyson Cooper - 3rd Year
Jimmy Wagner - 3rd Year
Kev Kevens - 3rd Year
Loosh O'Sullivan - 3rd Year
Luc Blouin - 3rd Year
Makrus The Tater Jager - 3rd Year
Miguel Hefeweizen - 3rd Year
Nino Di Giuseppe - 3rd Year
Patches The III - 3rd Year
Rod Cocker - 3rd Year
Shion Okamoto - 3rd Year
Sophie Bordeleau - 3rd Year
Sven Svechnikov - 3rd Year
Ty Murphy - 3rd Year
Xavier Doom - 3rd Year
Yannick Svoboda - 3rd Year
Yngve Simonsson - 3rd Year
Zhen Roza - 3rd Year
Adrian O'Rugg - 2nd Year
Aleksi Kettu - 2nd Year
Alvin Wong - 2nd Year
Angry Gilmore - 2nd Year
Barefoot Sugars - 2nd Year
Brennan Kennedy III - 2nd Year
Buck Keithley - 2nd Year
D Jobin - 2nd Year
Dee Centerman IV - 2nd Year
Dominik Froste - 2nd Year
Greg Davies - 2nd Year
Guinness O'Bigbers - 2nd Year
Holden Steady - 2nd Year
Ignacio Garza - 2nd Year
Isaac Forty-One - 2nd Year
Jack Nishimori - 2nd Year
Jaeger Jones - 2nd Year
Jay Cue - 2nd Year
Klaes Ashford - 2nd Year
Kyie Murray - 2nd Year
Lord Farquaads - 2nd Year
Moritz Seider - 2nd Year
Nibbles The Squirrel - 2nd Year
Ryan McKennedy - 2nd Year
Ryosuke Sato - 2nd Year
Salzberger Lillehammersson - 2nd Year
Walter Sobchak - 2nd Year
Wonada Jagrs - 2nd Year
Zak Wilson - 2nd Year
B Jobin - 1st Year
Ben Waters Jr - 1st Year
Bobby McGinnis - 1st Year
Borje Samuelsson - 1st Year
Chad Nickelback - 1st Year
Conner Snooks - 1st Year
Crystal McLeod - 1st Year
Dusty Wilson - 1st Year
Gonzo Gobbledygook - 1st Year
Jackson Cannon - 1st Year
Jayson Aittokallio - 1st Year
Jeff Newman - 1st Year
Landon Fischermann - 1st Year
Lea Cranberry - 1st Year
Lenny Hawk - 1st Year
Manny Calavera - 1st Year
Max Manning - 1st Year
Melvin Majestik-Moose - 1st Year
Noel Blanchet - 1st Year
Potential Spam - 1st Year
Puddles O'Duck - 1st Year
Pyotr Gallen - 1st Year
Ragnar Lothbrok - 1st Year
Rikaad Metzller - 1st Year
Ryu Jones - 1st Year
Tomas Lind - 1st Year
Videl Valor - 1st Year
Viktor Krunk - 1st Year
Willie Miller - 1st Year

S79 Eligible GMs
Wally - Final Season
Hallsy - 1st Season
Caleb - 1st Season

Good evening, and welcome to the Season 79 SHL Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony!
To start tonight, I want to remind everyone of the voting rules!
Each member of the committee (10 people in all) nominates 5 retired athletes from the list of eligible players and ranks them 1 through 5, which in turn gives these players points according to their rank (10 points for 1st, 7 for 2nd, 5 for 3rd, 3 for 4th and 1 point for 5th).
Each committee member must also provide a short written piece to support their choices.
These points are then totaled, and all players who receive 35 points or more are selected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

For GMs, committee members are allowed to place 2 votes, with 1st being 10 points and 2nd being 5, and a GM must receive at least 65 points to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Before we celebrate those who made it, let’s take a chance to recognize those who graced our ballots for the final time this season.
Twenty-three players were on the ballot for the final time during Season 79 who, unfortunately, did not garner enough votes to be inducted into the SHL Hall of Fame.


Aleksander Kozlov


Alexander Mackenzie
  

Archangelo Scaradog Jr


Clem Fandango


Cormac Ponaire


Cup Noodle
   

Grape Fruit
 

Jeff Larsson


Jonathan Granstrom


Jonny Tsunami


Liam Slate


Long John Donair


Paul Binder


Rock Strongo
    

Rylie Versi


Sarah Burke
    

Sean Gatez


Sven Svenson
 

Sven Yxskaft


Vladmir Petrov


Vlastislav Malik


Walton Stromberg


Zebulon Leavitt

Max Manning

@Jayba1t

: S64 - S71
: S72 - S73
: S74 - S77

Career Regular Season Stats:
GP: 924 | G: 405 | A: 539 | P: 944 | +/-: 270| Hits: 1167 | SB: 544

Career Playoff Stats:
GP: 204 | G: 102 | A: 105 | P: 207 | +/-: 39 | Hits: 253 | SB: 139

Awards:
1x 2nd Team All-SHL
2x 1st Team All-SHL
1x Aidan Richan Winner
1x Anton Razov Winner
3x Jay McDonald Winner
2x Ron Mexico Nominee
2x Srmad Khan Nominee
1x Sarmad Khan Winner
1x Sergei Karpotsov Winner
3x Challenge Cup Champion (S67, S68, S72)



Committee Quotes:
“Max Manning's career is on the "shorter" side compared to many of the Hall, but that's about as close to negative as anyone can get. He's got hardware galore: three McDonald's, a Richan, a Razov, a Karpotsov, and a Khan, as well as two nominations each for both the Khan and Mexico. Oh yeah, and three Challenge Cups. Combine all of that with Manning being PPG in both the regular and post-season, and an absolutely absurd 77 game-winning goals over that time, and you've got yourself a 1st ballot induction.”

“Manning has the most awards won out of any eligible skater by a long shot with 7 and an additional 4 nominations. He won 3 Jay McDonald trophies, which is more than the entire rest of the list of eligible players combined. He has 3 All-SHL team appearances, which is tied for most among forwards and tied for second-most among all eligible players. He had elite point production being over a PPG, and he won three cups. Manning was also over a PPG in the playoffs, having the most playoff points out of any eligible skater. The only knock on Manning is a slightly shorter career with 14 seasons played, but all of the accolades make up for it big time.”

“Manning was the crown jewel among league stars for a period of SHL history and still holds the single-season goals record as of S80. He was a major driver behind Seattle's back-to-back Challenge Cup victories and enjoyed a cascade of hardware that followed as a result. A no-doubter as far as first-ballot inductions go.”

Puddles O'Duck

@Z-Whiz

 : S61 - S77

Career Regular Season Stats:
GP: 1122 | G: 212 | A: 491 | P: 703 | +/-: 338 | Hits: 1315 | SB: 1961

Career Playoff Stats:
GP: 181 | G: 35 | A: 74 | P: 109 | +/-: 1 | Hits: 210 | SB: 347

Awards:
2x 2nd Team All-SHL
3x 1st Team All-SHL
1x Aidan Richan Nomination
1x Scott Stevens Nomination
1x Scott Stevens Winner
1x Challenge Cup Champion (S66)



Committee Quotes:
“Making the all-SHL team 5 consecutive seasons as a defender is nearly a HoF resume on its own, but O'Duck adds to the impressive resume with a Stevens win, another nomination, and 714 points, good for 4th all-time among defenders at the time.”

“On first glance, 5 All-SHL appearances, a Stevens win, and two additional awards nominations already screams HoF. He was very clearly an offensive weapon, and points always get the most attention, but O'Duck was also equally as elite at his own end of the ice. Puddles was your dream complete two-way defenseman, logging equal time on the PP and PK, and his stats explain why he was never off the ice accordingly. For all the flashy points he scored (and there were many), O'Duck kept up with his checking and shot-blocking duties in equal measure in both the regular and post-season.”

“O'Duck was one of the most prolific defenders the SHL has seen in recent memory, putting up 714 points over the course of 18 seasons in the league. A consecutive 5-time All-SHL recipient, O'Duck was voted the best defenseman in the league as the Scott Stevens winner once while also picking up a second nomination.”

Ryu Jones

@SFresh3

 : S58 - S62
 : S63 - S66
 : S67 - S75
 : S76
 : S77

Career Regular Season Stats:
GP: 1319 | G: 470 | A: 709 | P: 1179 | +/-: 127 | Hits: 1503 | SB: 1102

Career Playoff Stats:
GP: 156 | G: 50 | A: 79 | P: 129 | +/-: -6 | Hits: 152 | SB: 168

Awards:
1x 3rd Team All-SHL
1x 1st Team All-SHL
1x Ron Mexico Winner
1x Sarmad Khan Winner
1x Sergei Karpotsov Winner



Committee Quotes:
“Jones peaked as a double MVP, winning the scoring title, the Khan, and Mexico awards all in a single season. Over a long career that saw him play over 1300 games and 20 seasons, he logged an incredible 1179 points, showing that he was more than a one-season flash in the pan and had sustained excellence over a longer term.”

“Jones had a long 20-season career wherein he tallied close to 1200 regular season points, 129 post-season points, 1102 blocked shots, and over 1500 hits. This guy quite literally put himself in every situation and excelled at it, earning him 2 All-SHL nods, three very much-deserved awards (Mexico, Khan, and the Karpotsov), as well as a nomination for the Richan. He may not have the cups to show for it, but Ryu Jones had a championship career.”

“The Mexico, Khan, and Karpotsov winner did almost everything but win the cup during his incredible season. With 1179 career points, he's the highest scoring player on the ballot this season, despite tougher competition and less help than many of his fellow nominees.”

Hallsy

@Hallsy

 : S32 - S41
 : S45 - S78

44 Seasons
1365 Wins
1001 Losses
134 OTL
54.60 Win%

Awards:
4x Lance Uppercut Nominee
2x Lance Uppercut Winner
6x Joe McKeil Nominee
2x Joe McKeil Winner
5x Presidents Trophy Winner
6x Challenge Cup Champion

Committee Quotes:
“There is no better place for the winningest GM in SHL history than the Hall of Fame. Over 44 seasons at the helm for the Steelhawks, Hallsy led his team to 5 President's Trophy wins, 6 cups, and 1365 total victories. A two-time recipient of the Lance Uppercut award with 4 additional nominations, he also won two Joe McKeil awards for his coaching and added another 6 nominations there. The numbers speak for themselves, and his legacy as one of the all-time greats is unquestioned.”

“Hallsy's resume contains everything from longevity to incredible and sustained success, both in the regular season and playoffs. Several championships, all combined with a legacy of excellent trades to keep the Hamilton machine turning. Even against the backdrop of the historically good Great Lakes divisional dogfight, Hallsy's Steelhawks were exemplary.”

“FORTY-FOUR FREAKING SEASONS. Hallsy has seen teams rise and fall around him and gathered an obscene amount of accolades in the meantime. Four combined award wins with ten additional nominations somehow are almost a footnote when you consider his five Presidents trophies and SIX Challenge Cup wins. Through it all, he somehow managed to keep an almost 55 winning percentage over almost 2500 total games. Easiest vote for 1st ever.”