MARTY ST LOUIS NAMED TO HOCKEY HALL OF FAME

Today Hockey Hall of Fame chairman of the board Lanny McDonald announced the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2018 and included waas Martin St Louis.

St Louis came to the Rangers in 2014 for a 2015 first-round draft pick, a conditional 2014 second-round pick (which became a first-round pick) and a conditional 2015 seventh-round pick.

St. Louis struggled offensively in his first games with the Rangers as he went 14 games without scoring a goal. He scored only one in 19 regular season games, finishing the season with 30 combined between Tampa Bay and New York and added seven assists to finish with 69 points on the season.

The death of his mother, France, of a heart attack on May 8 left St. Louis' participation in Games 5 and 6 of New York's second-round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in doubt. He chose to play after speaking with his father. The Rangers players rallied around St. Louis as he became the team's focus. He led the Rangers as they overcame a 3–1 series deficit against Pittsburgh to win the series in seven games en route to reaching the 2014 Stanley Cup Final. St. Louis led the team with 8 goals in the playoffs and finished second with 15 points, but the Rangers lost the final to the Los Angeles Kings in five games.

St. Louis returned to the Rangers for what would be his last NHL season in 2014–15, and was named an alternate captain underneath newly appointed captain Ryan McDonagh. St. Louis recorded a goal and an assist against the Philadelphia Flyers on November 28, 2015 to reach 1,000 points in his career, becoming the sixth undrafted player in NHL history to do so.

The Rangers did not offer St. Louis a new contract during the off-season, despite his desire to return to the team. St. Louis did not receive any offers from other teams after becoming a free agent, and on July 2, he formally announced his retirement from professional hockey.

St. Louis finished his career with a total 1,033 points (391 goals, 642 assists) in 16 NHL seasons with the Calgary Flames, Lightning and Rangers.