ESPN hockey analyst Bill Clement remembers Slava's defense, Kurri's championships, Gartner's speed, Hawerchuk's creativity and Patrick's dedication.

Slava Fetisov Slava Fetisov was one of the greatest defensemen in the world for 25 years. We didn't even get to see him at his best in the NHL, but he is one of the 10 greatest defensemen to ever play the game. He played on so many invincible Russian teams. Combine his individual abilities with two Stanley Cups and three Olympic medals and there is no way he wouldn't make the Hall of Fame.
Jari Kurri Jari Kurri will always be one of the most underrated players simply because he played with Wayne Gretzky. It was synergy at his best. He helped make Gretzky what he was, and vice versa. Very few players can match the beauty of how Kurri played the game, with his speed and scoring ability. In sheer numbers alone, Kurri was an automatic Hall of Famer. Not only that, but he was a multiple Stanley Cup champion. The day he retired was the day it was a given he would be in the Hall of Fame.
Mike Gartner Mike Gartner's scoring consistency and the fact he was always one of the fastest skaters in the NHL, even in his late 30s, made him a player who was virtually impossible to stop over a season. Going into every season, one thing you knew was that Gartner would score 30 goals. Consistency was his biggest asset. Nobody was a more consistent scorer than Gartner.
Dale Hawerchuk Dale Hawerchuk is a player more people would know about if he hadn't played in the same era as Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. He was an incredibly creative center who put up Hall-of-Fame numbers, but never really got much recognition. He was a great finesse player with incredible instincts for the game. He was as good a scorer as he was a setup guy.
Craig Patrick Like the long lineage of Patricks that preceeded him, Craig Patrick has contributed much to the game of hockey. Being a general manager for two Stanley Cup teams he built and his dedication to the sport, both at the NHL level and the international level, are big reasons for his Hall of Fame induction. There are few men who are smarter and more steadfast when it comes to sticking to a philosophy and not being influenced by external forces. Patrick knows you have to build an organization from the inside out.

Bill Clement is a hockey analyst for ESPN. He played 11 seasons in the NHL as a center and won two Stanley Cups with the Philadelphia Flyers.