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TORONTO -- Pat Quinn has seen a lot of hockey come and go since he first joined the NHL as a player in the 1968-69 season and on through decades of coaching and managing at the NHL level. And the current co-chair of the Hockey Hall of Fame selecti...

The game and its heroes transcend the tawdry things like lockouts and strikes and this weekend's Hall of Fame celebration won't be dampened by the NHL's work stoppage, writes Scott Burnside.

Fred Shero, former Flyers and Rangers coach, has Hockey Hall of Fame credentials, writes Scott Burnside.

Adam Oates' playmaking ability has drawn comparisons to the best players in the game. Now his skill is being recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame, writes Scott Burnside.

Making Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates the co-coach of the AHL's Hershey Bears has the potential to be a disaster, or everyone could end up coming out on top, Scott Burnside writes.

DALLAS -- Looking for an indication of the importance of this week's labor negotiations? NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, a regular attendee at the USA Hockey's annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, declined at the last minute to make t...

A lifetime dedicated to hockey paid off with a U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction for Ed Olczyk, writes Scott Burnside.

If ever there was a player whose personality suited his hockey environs, it was Modano, writes Scott Burnside.

Hockey fans will all remember Hall of Fame bound netminder Dominik Hasek for his sprawling, Gumby-like saves, his propensity for dropping his stick and grabbing the puck with his blocker and occasionally using his melon a la Pele to keep his team in ...

While it's true there is something to be said for hanging out with the most recognizable of all sports' trophies, the keepers of the Cup are not just glorified security guards but rather have to marry the iron fist and the velvet glove, writes Scott Burnside.

It's probably not all that surprising Dayn Belfour sees the same person in his father that everyone else does. It's also not all that surprising he sees much, much more. And he views his father's induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in a manner ...

Ed Belfour's accomplishments are difficult to reconcile considering the peculiar person behind the mask. But in the end, there was no better big-game goalie.

Goodbye, Chris Osgood; hello, Hall of Fame debate. The phone line hadn't gone dead on Tuesday's conference call announcing the veteran Detroit Red Wings netminder's retirement before the debate over whether Osgood is Hall of Fame material began in...

It remains a great stain on the Hockey Hall of Fame selection process that coach Pat Burns was once again denied even though his resume, one that includes a Stanley Cup win and three Jack Adams Awards as coach of the year with three different teams, is without peer.

The least-known inductee of this year's Hockey Hall of Fame class may end up being the one who most vividly fulfills the ideals of what a Hall member should be. Meet Daryl "Doc" Seaman.

After a career of wanting, it might not matter that critics question whether Dino Ciccarelli deserves induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame.