S56 PT #4 - HOF Snub
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Buster
Awards Committee S15, S16, S22 Challenge Cup Champion
I'm going to go back to the earlier seasons of the SHL and maybe make a little bit of a biased pick but I truly believe that Teemu Nurmi should be in the Hall of Fame. Nurmi is a bit of an interesting case because in S27, he was prematurely removed from the voting list after garnering votes every previous season. S27 turned out to be a weak year with Phil Schenn and Dave Smith getting in, both guys who did not receive as many votes as Nurmi previously. Nurmi's resume speaks for itself. Nurmi won 2 cups with the Edmonton Blizzard dynasty, being the defensive stabilizer beside Hall of Famer Willie Weber. He was no slouch on the offensive side of the puck either. He broke 35 points 5 times in his career with a career high of 42 points in S18. He also scored 21 goals from the backend in S11, so he has the offensive side of the game down pat. Interesting enough, Hall of Famer Jakub Aittokallio once said his stats were at their best when Nurmi was patrolling the blueline. In a stacked year, he won't make it. But Nurmi should have absolutely got in to the Hall of Famer in a more average year.
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