I didn't see that but the bottom line is that is called the Hockey Hall of Fame and not the NHL or North American Hall of Fame.
What it's called, and the voting trends that we've seen in the last 40 years, are two completely different things. If international accomplishments meant anything, then why is Sergei Makarov not in the Hall. Why are Yakushev, Borbov, Mikhailov and Nedomansky not in the Hall? Why did it take Kharlamov 20 attempts?
I'm not saying I agree with it. I don't agree with it. But it's reality. With three exceptions in the player's ward over the last four decades, it has been the NHL HOF. That's not the way it was created to be, but that's the way it is.
I think you do have to draw a line somewhere, or else you admit a guy like Ryan Smyth. I'm a big Ryan Symth fan. I love the way he plays the game, and the way he conducts himself off the ice. He's a decorated Canadian champion, and captained two teams to World titles. But even then, he's not Hall worthy. If international play was a factor, a guy like Adam Foote would likely be a lock.
I think it's great that Herb Brooks is in the HHOF. About bloody time. I think it's great Brian Kilrea's in the HHOF. He's a better coach than most coaches in the NHL, or in the HHOF. I think Dwight McMillian (second in all-time junior coaching wins, eight league championships and two national championships) should be in the HHOF. Again, a better coach than most in the NHL. If he wasn't a screamer (a style that gets tuned out now), he would have made it to the NHL.