Hockey Hall of Fame media day, the only opportunity to hear from the class of 2025 before Monday’s induction speeches, was a chance to try to get a few queries settled. Article content

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After so many of his friends and media members lobbied for years on his behalf as a deserving candidate, the first big-name Russian defector in 1989, Mogilny will be a no-show. He has pre-recorded comments for Monday’s ceremony and telecast, but his jeweled ring and crested Hall blazer went unclaimed Saturday.

Mogilny was always a squirrely fellow (he skipped the NHL awards in 2003, thinking little of winning the Lady Byng good conduct trophy) and no one is quite sure if his absence is a travel issue in Russia, a political difficulty in these fraug

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