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Former Sabre Alexander Mogilny Finally Gets Call to Hockey Hall of Fame
- Alexander Mogilny, a former Buffalo Sabres forward and Russian winger, was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class in Toronto.
- In 1989, after leaving the world championships in Stockholm, Alexander Mogilny left the Soviet Union to join the Buffalo Sabres, an action that paved the way for more Russian players to enter the NHL.
- He played six seasons with Buffalo, scoring a team-record 76 goals in the 1992-93 season and totaling 211 goals in 381 games before being traded to Vancouver in 1995.
- Mogilny concluded his 16-season NHL career with 473 goals, 559 assists, and a total of 1,032 points. He won the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2001 and expressed his gratitude for being associated with an esteemed institution such as the Hockey Hall of Fame.
- His induction concludes a 16-year wait since first becoming eligible in 2009, marking his 17th year on the ballot and highlighting his pioneering impact on the presence of Russian athletes in the NHL.
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