The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed the Class of 2024 during a ceremony in Toronto earlier this week as Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber, Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell-Pohl, Colin Campbell, and David Poile were officially inducted.

Now that this year’s festivities have wrapped up, attention has shifted to the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, which features a loaded group of first-time eligible players. Here are some names who could be inducted during their first round of eligibility.

Chara was among the best defencemen in the NHL for nearly two decades. Selected by the New York Islanders in the third round of the 1996 draft, the 6-foot-9 native of Trencin, Slovakia solidified himself as one of the league’s elite after signing with the Boston Bruins as a free agent in the summer of 2007. He won the Norris Trophy in 2008-09 and captained the Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011 along with two more Cup Final appearances in 2013 and 2019. Chara played 1,680 games over 24 seasons in the NHL and scored 209 goals and 680 points. He also helped Slovakia to silver medals at the World Hockey Championships in 2000 and 2012.

Getzlaf was selected by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round of the 2003 draft and helped the team win their first-ever Stanley Cup a few years later in 2006-07. He spent his entire 17-year NHL career with the Ducks and is the franchise leader with 1,157 games played, 737 assists, and 1,019 points. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Getzlaf won gold medals representing Team Canada at the Olympics in 2010 and 2014, the World Juniors in 2005, and the World Cup in 2016.

Keith has one of the most decorated trophy cases of any defenceman in the history of hockey. He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the 2002 draft and won the WHL Championship with the Kelowna Rockets the following season. During his time in the NHL, Keith won three Stanley Cups with the Hawks in 2010, 2013, and 2015, two Norris Trophies in 2010 and 2014, and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2015. He also won two Olympic gold medals with Team Canada in 2010 and 2014.

Price was arguably the best goaltender of his generation but his career was unfortunately cut short because of injuries. Selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the fifth-overall pick in the 2005 draft, Price is the Habs’ all-time leader in wins with 361 in 712 games across 15 seasons. He won the Vezina and Hart Trophy in 2015-16 after posting a league-leading .933 save percentage and .1.96 goals-against average. Though Price didn’t win a Stanley Cup, he won the Calder Cup while playing in the AHL in 2006-07 and was named playoff MVP. He also led Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Olympics and was named the tournament’s top goaltender after allowing only three goals in five games.

Thornton is known as one of the best playmakers ever to play in the NHL. He’s 14th in league history in points with 1,539, seventh in assists with 1,109, and sixth in games played at 1,714. Selected by the Boston Bruins with the first overall pick in the 1997 draft, ‘Jumbo Joe’ won the Hart Trophy after being traded to the San Jose Sharks during the 2005-06 season, leading the league with 96 assists and 125 points. Though Thornton never won the Stanley Cup, he won gold at the Olympics in 2010, at the World Cup in 2004 and 2016, and the World Juniors in 1997.

Though each of the aforementioned players has a strong case, not all of them will be inducted during their first year of eligibility. The Hockey Hall of Fame bylaws allow for a maximum of four male players to be selected per year and other former NHL players have been passed over in previous years who could be next in line.

Alexander Mogilny was among the first players from the USSR to defect to play in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup in 2000 while scoring 473 goals and 1,032 points over 990 games. Rod Brind’Amour won the Stanley Cup in 2006 and racked up 1,184 points in 1,484 games while also winning the Selke Trophy in 2006 and 2007. Curtis Joseph ranks seventh all-time in wins among NHL goaltenders and was an excellent playoff performer despite never winning a Stanley Cup.