The Back Check

Episode 23: Alfredsson, Sundin and Odie Cleghorn 17.12.2020 1:43:36 ↓

Does Daniel Alfredsson Belong in the Hall of Fame? How Controversial is Mats Sundin's Induction? Does Odie deserve to join his brother Sprague?

Episode 22: Janney, Oates, Noble 17.12.2020 1:22:40 ↓

Does Craig Janney belong in the HOF? Does Adam Oates? How good was Reg Noble?

Episode 20: Rafalski, Niedermayer and Georges Boucher 17.12.2020 1:19:15 ↓

Does Brian Rafalski Belong in the HOF? Where Does Scott Niedermayer Rank All Time? Where Does Georges Boucher Rank All Time?

E21 Episode 21: Nicholls, Sakic, Cy Denneny 17.12.2020 1:20:21 ↓

Does Bernie Nicholls belong in the HOF? How good was Cy Denneny? How do either of them even compare to Joe Sakic?

E19 Episode 19: Suter, Chelios and Bullet Simpson 17.12.2020 1:14:36 ↓

Does Gary Suter belong in the HOF? How great was Chris Chelios? Who was Bullet Simpson?

E18 Episode 18: Doan, Shanahan and Punch Broadbent 17.12.2020 1:27:15 ↓

Does Shane Doan even have a Hall of Fame case? Was Shanahan a no-doubter? Who was Punch Broadbent

E17 Episode 17: Desjarins, Rob Blake and Herb Gardiner 17.12.2020 1:17:14 ↓

Does Eric Desjardins belong in the HOF? Was Rob Blake as good as we remember? Who was Herb Gardiner?

E16 Episode 16: Damphousse, Modano, Dick Irvin (Defensively Responsible Forwards Part 2) 17.12.2020 1:21:35 ↓

Did Damphousse do enough outside of his offence to warrant consideration? How good was Modano if he never scored more than 90 points? How good was Dick Irvin Sr.

E15 Episode 15: Brind'Amour, Forsberg, Frank Nighbor (Defensively Responsible Forwards Part 1) 17.12.2020 1:17:00 ↓

Does Rod Brind'Amour Belong in the Hall of Fame with his terrible minus? How Good was Peter Forsberg? Why was Frank Nighbor the league's first MVP?

E14 Episode 14: Datsyuk, Lidstrom, Frank Foyston 17.12.2020 1:16:20 ↓

Does Pavel Datsyuk belong in the HOF? Was Lidstrom the second best D of all time? Who was Frank Foyston?

E13 Episode 13: Defensive Defencemen 17.12.2020 1:11:51 ↓

Since before Bobby Orr, there have been defenders who contribute very little offensively to a team. Do they deserve more credit for the games teams win? Do the very belong in the Hall of Fame?

E12 Episode 12: Palffy, St Louis and Jack Darragh 17.12.2020 57:55 ↓

Is it possible there's a case for Ziggy Palffy to be in the HOF? Ddi you know some people think Marty St. Louis doesn't belong? Who was Jack Darragh

E11 Episode 11: Zubov, Pronger, Sprague Cleghorn 17.12.2020 1:16:01 ↓

Why is Sergei Zubov not yet in the Hall of Fame? I thought he was pretty good. Should Pronger have been inducted while still under contract? What's the story behind Sprague Cleghorn and his awesome name?

E10 Episode 10: Hossa, Fedorov and Joe Malone 17.12.2020 1:13:01 ↓

Does Marian Hossa belong in the HOF? Where does Fedorov rank All Time? Was Joe Malone just the worst puck hog in NHL history?

E8 Episode 9: Sergei Gonchar, Phil Housley, Eddie Gerard 17.12.2020 1:03:46 ↓

Does Sergei Gonchar belong in the HOF? Did Phil Housley deserve to be induction? Our old-timer this week is Eddie Gerard

E8 Episode 8: Nilsson, Makarov and Jack Walker 17.12.2020 1:29:01 ↓

Does Kent Nilsson belong in the HOF with his gaudy PPG and short career? What about Makarov, who was never an NHL star? And what about Jack Walker, who didn't even have a great career?

E7 Episode 7: Tkachuk, Lindros and Harry Cameron 17.12.2020 1:08:21 ↓

Does Keith Tkachuk belong in the HOF? How great was Lindros? Was Harry Cameron the greatest D of his era?

E6 Episode 6: The Sedins, Andreychuk, Lalonde 17.12.2020 1:49:51 ↓

Were the Sedins good enough to belong in the HOF? What about Dave Andreychuk? Should he have been inducted? Really? How good was Newsy Lalonde?

E5 Episode 5: Turgeon Kariya Taylor 17.12.2020 1:46:10 ↓

Does Turgeon belong in the HOF? Were they right to induct Kariya? How good was Cyclone Taylor? Was he really that fast?

E3 Episode 3: Jagr, Recchi and Hall 17.12.2020 2:15:30 ↓

Is Jagr the Greatest Right Wing of All Time? Does Mark Recchi really belong in the HOF? Who was Joe Hall?

E4 Episode 4: Iginla, Selanne and Pitre 17.12.2020 1:17:21 ↓

Does Iginla belong in the HOF? Where does Selanne rank All Time? Who was Didier Pitre?

E1 Episode 1: The Problem with Amateurs 17.12.2020 1:34:06 ↓

What do we do with amateur hockey players who never had the chance to play pro?

E1 Episode 0: What is Greatness? 17.12.2020 1:19:56 ↓

What is Greatness in Sports? Can we define it?