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TORONTO—Igor Larionov played almost half of his career before he even knew the Hockey Hall of Fame even existed.
Larionov was one of the best players in the world for the dominant teams of the former Soviet Union, but being isolated behind the Iron Curtain he only dreamed of achieving success in a red USSR jersey.
On Monday he was inducted into the Hall as part of the 2008 Hall of Fame class that also included longtime Oilers winger Glenn Anderson, linesman Ray Scapinello and late junior hockey builder Ed Chynoweth.
“I never even knew about the Hall of Fame at that time, in the ’80s,” Larionov said. “I was drafted by the Canucks in ‘85 and I just found out about it in ‘87. I knew (about) the National Hockey League because I played the Canada Cups and the Super Series against NHL teams. …
Hall adds 4 members, including Larionov, Anderson - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
Larionov was one of the best players in the world for the dominant teams of the former Soviet Union, but being isolated behind the Iron Curtain he only dreamed of achieving success in a red USSR jersey.
On Monday he was inducted into the Hall as part of the 2008 Hall of Fame class that also included longtime Oilers winger Glenn Anderson, linesman Ray Scapinello and late junior hockey builder Ed Chynoweth.
“I never even knew about the Hall of Fame at that time, in the ’80s,” Larionov said. “I was drafted by the Canucks in ‘85 and I just found out about it in ‘87. I knew (about) the National Hockey League because I played the Canada Cups and the Super Series against NHL teams. …
Hall adds 4 members, including Larionov, Anderson - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
