Finally, after nearly two decades away from the game, former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alexander Mogilny will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The announcement came on Tuesday afternoon, with several others being inducted, including Jennifer Botterill, Zdeno Chara, Brianna Decker, Duncan Keith, and former Maple Leaf Joe Thornton. The two builders being inducted are Jack Parker and Danielle Sauvageau.

We now don’t have to wonder why the forward, who only spent three seasons with the Maple Leafs, wasn’t inducted. Mogilny played 13 seasons — with the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, and New Jersey Devils, which included a 127 point year and 76 goals in 1992-93 and a Stanley Cup in 2000 — before joining Toronto in 2001.

Aside from Teemu Selanne, who also had 76 goals that year, no player has scored more in a season since Mogilny’s 76 in 1992-93. The two shared the Rocket Richard Trophy that year.

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Mogilny spent three seasons with the Maple Leafs and averaged nearly a point per game in his tenure, scoring 166 points (65 goals and 101 assists) in 176 games. He also won the Lady Byng Trophy — given to the player “adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability” — with Toronto in 2002-03.

After a season plagued by a hip injury in 2003-04, which forced him to miss most of the year, Mogilny became a free agent and signed with the Devils. He played a combined 71 games during the final two seasons of his career, scoring 55 points in that span.

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His career finished with the Cup, a Lady Byng and the Rocket Richard Trophy, and is a part of the triple-gold club (an Olympic gold medal, a World Cup gold, a World Junior gold). Mogilny’s career finished with 473 goals and 559 assists for 1,032 points in 990 games, plus 86 points (39 goals and 47 assists) in 124 playoff games.

Although his time in Toronto was brief, Mogilny will be remembered for his speed, tenaciousness, and skill, all while helping the Maple Leafs win three playoff rounds from 2002 to 2004.

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