Should Should Bruce McNall be in hall of fame as a builder?

[Dean Char]

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[rboomercat90]

Interesting question. He was a fraud and a crook but he changed the entire landscape of the NHL. As much as I hate him, being an Oilers fan, I’d have to say yes.

 

[Dean Char]

It maybe a double post but, I didn't realize his impact until a recent interview on Cam and Strick podcast

 

[TheNeutralPresident]

As much as I agree that he changed the landscape of hockey in the states, I'd say no given it'd be rewarding illegal/unethical/outside what's allowed (hard to find the right word atm) activity.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

If scumbag owners like Harold Ballard and Bill Wirtz can be in, why not.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

If scumbag owners like Harold Ballard and Bill Wirtz can be in, why not.

Ballard should be tossed out.

 

[Jericho111091]

Dude was a shady fraudster but he did have a massive impact on the NHL. If he got inducted id probably disagree with it one day and then completely get it the next, so on.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Only if he takes Tony Robbins with him...

 

[ForumNamePending]

Certainly not before John Spano... Legend!

 

[sabremike]

An owner nobody talks about as a candidate but if you think about it absolutely belongs in as one of the biggest heroes in hockey history: Tom Golisano. In the wake of the Adelphia collapse the Sabres were on their deathbed and the plug was about to be pulled when Golisano showed up and saved the team. There were good points and bad points of his tenure but this fact cannot be denied: If not for him there would be no Buffalo Sabres.

 

[SepticFish]

I started watching hockey in '88 because of the trade and I say absolutely not. The Kings ended up in bankruptcy and went 7 years without winning a playoff game because of McNall. Also, while McNall sealed the deal on the trade, it was Jerry Buss that actually got the ball rolling. In '85 he offered Pocklington $15 million for Gretzky. When he was finally ready to deal, Pocklington contacted McNall to see if that offer was still on the table and they negotiated from there. If Buss never sold to McNall, the Kings would have been much better off.

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

If scumbag owners like Harold Ballard and Bill Wirtz can be in, why not.

By this standard, I should also be in as a builder. My case:
-Didn't actively destroybthe growth of hockey in a top 3 US market for decades.
Bam, better argument than Wirtz

 

[Butch 19]

Only if he takes Tony Robbins with him...

6 / 10

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

6 / 10

6/10ths of Tony Robbins is like 1/100th of Chuck Norris and 1/1000th of Carey Price.

 

[Jumptheshark]

While he used the kings as a pawn to pull some his scams. What NHL laws did he break


Unlike Alan Eagelson who ripped off the players, I believe he actually paid people in the nhl what they were suppose to get. I could be wrong.

Also, I believe Peter Pocklington is in the hall as a builder so they already have a former owner who is a convicted felon in

 

[rojac]

While he used the kings as a pawn to pull some his scams. What NHL laws did he break


Unlike Alan Eagelson who ripped off the players, I believe he actually paid people in the nhl what they were suppose to get. I could be wrong.

Also, I believe Peter Pocklington is in the hall as a builder so they already have a former owner who is a convicted felon in

Harold Ballard, too.

 

[Hockeyholic]

If the owner in Edmonton isn't strapped for cash, we never know who McNall is. It's by luck and circumstance Gretzky ended up in LA.

And...his teams never won a cup.

But this is a league that has enshrined the likes of Ballard and Jacobs in the Hall.

So there's a good chance McNall does get enshrined.

 

[Voight]

One thing in his favour is he bought the Kings with actual financing and it was only after that he started pulling scams.

I think enough time has elapsed that people kind of forgot about what happened; i.e. before this thread I cant remember the last time his past was brought up.

HHOF is ran by the OBC so depends if they are willing to forgive and forget. I bet if Gretz vouched for him he'd be in shortly.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Also, I believe Peter Pocklington is in the hall as a builder so they already have a former owner who is a convicted felon in

Well after his ownership of the Oilers though

 

[Statto]

As a Kings fan I’d say no, he shouldn’t He did a huge amount that was positive but he badly damaged what he had built in LA. I am a bit mixed on it but the way it ended makes him a no for me. That said, I do not have a say and I think he eventually gets in.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Ballard should be tossed out.

Bill Wirtz should land on him...

 

[Kranix]

If he tells Lanny, "You look great"

 

[Hockeyholic]

Honestly I don't think making the Hall of Fame is some prestigious honor anymore.

Dad and kid go to visit the Hall exhibit.

Dad: Look son. Here's Nick Lidstrom. He won 7 Norris trophies and is a concensus top five Defenceman ever.

Son: I know Dad. We talked about him. Who is this man over here Dad? I don't remember him

Dad: That's Kevin Lowe

Son: What did he accomplish

Dad: Well he won six cups on a dynasty as a stay at home defenceman.

Son: So did he win Norris trophies and make lots of All Star Teams like Lidstrom?

Dad: No son.

Son: Oh....

Dad: But Lowe was buddies with Hockey Canada. Oh hey let's look over here. It's Phil Housley!!

 

[Unspecified]

Dude was a straight up con man. No way he should be in the HHOF.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Well after his ownership of the Oilers though

he faced charged while he was the owner of the oilers and that is one reason why he was forced to sell