New York Rangers captain Mark Messier lifts the Stanley Cup overhead as he skates around the ice in New York's Madison Square Garden in this Jan. 20, 1995 file photo, before the Rangers took on the Buffalo Sabres in their season opener. Several former NHL stars are waiting by the phone. The Hockey Hall of Fame will announce its class of 2007 Thursday afternoon. Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis, Adam Oates, Stevens and Igor Larionov are among those hoping to get the call. (AP Photo/Kevin Larkin)
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