The annual meeting of the Selection Committee will be held in Toronto on Wednesday, June 19th, 2002 to select and announce this year's inductees. This fall's Induction Weekend festivities will take place November 1st-4th culminating with the Induction Celebration on Monday, November 4th.The Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee consists of 18 individuals appointed by the Board of Directors, whose mandate is to nominate and elect candidates as Honoured Members in the Player, Builder and Referee/Linesman categories. Player and Referee/Linesman candidates must have concluded their respective playing or officiating careers for a minimum of three playing seasons. First year eligible players are those that retired after the 1998-99 season.
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First Year Eligible Players For Induction 2002
Note: This list only includes first year eligible forwards/defensemen who have played a minimum 400 games in the NHL and goaltenders who have played a minimum 250 games in the NHL. It does NOT include all players eligible for Induction 2002.
| Name | Position | NHL GP | 1998-99 League |
| Scott Arniel | L | 730 | IHL |
| Jamie Baker | C | 405 | NHL |
| Ken Baumgartner | L | 696 | NHL |
| Brian Bellows | L | 1,188 | NHL |
| Bill Berg | L | 546 | NHL |
| Jeff Beukeboom | D | 804 | NHL |
| Brian Bradley | C | 651 | NHL |
| Randy Burridge | L | 706 | Germany |
| Jim Carey | G | 261 | NHL |
| Terry Carkner | D | 858 | NHL |
| Bob Carpenter | C | 1,178 | NHL |
| Steve Chiasson | D | 750 | NHL |
| Dino Ciccarelli | R | 1,025 | NHL |
| Russ Courtnall | R | 1,029 | NHL |
| Adam Creighton | C | 708 | Germany |
| John Cullen | C | 621 | NHL |
| Pelle Eklund | C | 594 | Sweden |
| Bob Errey | L | 895 | AHL |
| Dean Evason | C | 803 | Germany |
| Dave Gagner | C | 946 | NHL |
| Ron Hextall | G | 970 | NHL |
| Mike Hough | L | 707 | NHL |
| Mike Hudson | C | 416 | Germany |
| Kerry Huffman | D | 401 | IHL |
| Dale Hunter | C | 1,407 | NHL |
| Craig Janney | D | 858 | NHL |
| Petr Klima | R | 786 | NHL |
| Joey Kocur | R | 820 | NHL |
| Gary Leeman | R | 667 | Germany |
| Jocelyn Lemieux | R | 598 | IHL |
| Doug Lidster | D | 897 | NHL |
| Craig Ludwig | D | 1,256 | NHL |
| Norm Maciver | D | 500 | IHL |
| Jamie Macoun | D | 1,128 | NHL |
| Sergei Makarov | R | 424 | Russia |
| Mikko Makela | R | 423 | Finland |
| Jay More | D | 406 | NHL |
| Dana Murzyn | D | 838 | NHL |
| Bernie Nicholls | C | 1,127 | NHL |
| Jeff Reese | G | 858 | NHL |
| Christian Ruuttu | C | 621 | Finland |
| Warren Rychel | L | 406 | NHL |
| Kjell Samuelsson | D | 813 | NHL |
| David Shaw | D | 767 | IHL |
| Geoff Smith | D | 462 | NHL |
| Thomas Steen | C | 950 | Germany |
| Mark Tinordi | D | 663 | NHL |
| Tony Twist | L | 445 | NHL |
| Neil Wilkinson | D | 460 | NHL |
| Craig Wolanin | D | 695 | IHL |
| Trent Yawney | D | 593 | NHL |
| Peter Zezel | C | 873 | NHL |
Career Leader Board
| NHL GOALS | |
| Name | Goals |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 608 |
| Brian Bellows | 485 |
| Bernie Nicholls | 475 |
| NHL ASSISTS | |
| Name | Assists |
| Bernie Nicholls | 734 |
| Dale Hunter | 697 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 592 |
| NHL POINTS | |
| Name | Points |
| Bernie Nicholls | 1,209 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 1,200 |
| Brian Bellows | 1,022 |
| NHL WINS | |
| Name | Wins |
| Ron Hextall | 296 |
| Jim Carey | 79 |
| Jeff Reese | 53 |
| NHL SHUTOUTS | |
| Name | Shutouts |
| Ron Hextall | 23 |
| Jim Carey | 16 |
| Jeff Reese | 5 |
| NHL INDIVIDUAL TROPHY WINNERS | |
| Name | Trophy |
| Jim Carey | 1996 Vezina |
| John Cullen | 1999 Masterton |
| Ron Hextall | 1987 Conn Smythe |
| Sergei Makarov | 1990 Calder |
| CANADA/WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS | |
| Name | Country/Year |
| Brian Bellows | Canada/1984 |
| Jim Carey | USA/1996 (spare) |
| Russ Courtnall | Canada/1991 |
| Sergei Makarov | USSR/1981 |
| Mark Tinordi | Canada/1991 |
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