The Long Wait Is Finally Over For ‘Mork’
10/11/2008 05:36
TORONTO - The big moment is finally set to arrive for Mork and The Professor.
Passed over in years past, Glenn Anderson and Igor Larionov will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night along with linesman Ray Scapinello and junior hockey builder Ed Chynoweth.
The wait has been longest for Anderson. He's been eligible since 1999 and had to watch as 23 players were enshrined before him during that time.
Perhaps it's only fitting for a guy that has never done things the traditional way, which earned him the nickname Mork - after a TV alien from outer space. Anderson won six Stanley Cups during his career and earned a reputation as a big-game player.
He attributes that success to a few painful losses he suffered earlier in his career - with the Canadian national team at the 1980 Olympics and with the Oilers prior to their dynasty years.
"I hated to lose more than I liked to win," Anderson said in a recent interview. "I think you have to lose before you can win. And the hardships that I had from losing hurt so bad that I didn't want to do that again."
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Congrats, Andy and the rest of this year's NHL Hockey HOF class!