Our first inductee should be little to no surprise to anyone who has paid attention to the league over the past 20 seasons. In his 25 seasons, he was a part of 6 All-SHL teams, was nominated for the Mexico 3 times (1 win), won a Khan, 2 Karpotsovs, a Razov, and 6 Cups. Those accolades alone would make for an incredibly strong HoF resume, but he also, in his more than 1500 Regular Season games played, had 1.02 P/G, and currently holds the SHL Career Records (Regular Season and Playoffs) for Most Goals (699), Most Assists (1088), Most Points (1088), and is 4th on the Most Games Played list at 1789. It's not surprising, then, that this player received one of the few unanimous 1st place ballots and the first in many seasons. Please join me in welcoming to the SHL Hall of Fame . . .