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Today, They Meet Again

by Paul on 08/13/08 at 04:48 PM ET
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from Alexandra Zabjek of the Edmonton Journal,

They first posed together back in 1985, when she was a four-year-old leukemia patient at the Cross Cancer Institute and he was an Edmonton Oilers’ star whose goals were raising money for the cancer facility.

The little girl had climbed atop the Stanley Cup and the hockey star leaned in and smiled brightly for media photographers.

Today, Alicia Maryniuk - a lifelong Oilers fan - and Glenn Anderson met at the institute again after it was announced that Anderson’s jersey would be retired at Rexall Place on Jan. 18.

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Glenn Anderson and the HHOF

by Alanah McGinley on 06/10/08 at 03:10 PM ET
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Yesterday I posted reference to Joe Pelletier’s list of potential HHOF candidates this year.  Today, David Staples at the Edmonton Journal took issue with Joe’s remarks about Glenn Anderson, whom Joe inferred might not be a good candidate because of his personal life history. Staples’ response:

Anderson was an offbeat guy, not the best interview, not a favourite of the media. He also had a major issue with child support payments, which will make some people think less of him as a man and certainly as a father.

Now, I would never argue Glenn Anderson belongs in the Fathers Hall of Fame. He has had his struggles in that regard and he has to live with his failings and, one would hope, make amends as he can.

But other players have black marks on their personal lives, from problems related to cocaine use to allegations of having sex with minors, from issues of tax evasion to just being a plain old jerk. If the committee investigated every player thoroughly, it would likely find some blemish on every man, some more serious than the problems caused by Anderson, some less serious.

But should issues of morality really be the deciding factor with Anderson? That doesn’t seem consistent or fair.

It’s a good question in general: How important should one’s personal life be when it comes to entering the HHOF?

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