Marian Hossa is up for the Hockey Hall of Fame for the first time this year. The 2020 class, which will be announced Wednesday, will likely include Jarome Iginla as a first-ballot hall of famer. Besides Iginla, though, there are no locks.
Hossa — who won three Stanley Cup championships during his eight seasons with the Blackhawks — making it into the Hall on his first try would make some sense, as he seems destined for enshrinement. But is he a first-ballot contender? The group of first-ballot hall of famers in the past decade includes Martin Brodeur, Chris Chelios, Peter Forsberg, Niklas Lidstrom, Mike Modano, Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger, Joe Sakic, Teemu Selanne, Martin St.