Hockey Hall of Fame 2016: List of Inductees for This Year's Class

The Hockey Hall of Fame's 2016 class was announced Monday, with polarizing forwards Eric Lindros and Sergei Makarov headlining the list.

Late coach and executive Pat Quinn and goaltender Rogie Vachon are also set to join the class, per SiriusXM NHL Network.

After being taken first overall in the 1991 NHL draft, Lindros played 13 seasons but was plagued with injuries. However, he was the league's premier power forward during that time, using his 6'4" frame and wicked hands to appear in six All-Star Games while winning the Hart Trophy for the 1994-95 season.

He finished his career with 865 points in 760 games while posting a plus-215 rating. ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun noted that the honor was overdue for the former Philadelphia Flyers star:

Makarov was the centerpiece to the USSR's international dominance in the 1970s and 1980s, having been a catalyst for the Russians during the infamous Miracle on Ice game in 1980. 

He came over to the NHL late in his career in 1989, but he still put up nice numbers. He racked up 384 points in 424 games, but his most important contribution was being a trailblazer for Russians to join the NHL, per Russian sportswriter Slava Malamud:

Pavel Datsyuk, Sergei Fedorov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Mogilny and Alexander Ovechkin may not have become NHL legends if not for Makarov.

Quinn coached the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and Flyers. He made the Stanley Cup Final with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994, when he lost to Mark Messier and the New York Rangers.

The NHL's public relations office provided more context on Quinn's credentials:

After helping the Montreal Canadiens to two Stanley Cups in 1968 and 1969, Vachon finally gets into the Hall of Fame. He is a one-time Vezina Trophy winner with 355 career wins. He also played for Los Angeles from 1971 to 1978 and is the team's all-time wins leader with 171.

This class does not have tremendous star power, but Lindros and Vachon were overdue for this honor, while Makarov and Quinn also left indelible marks on the sport that deserve recognition.

Statistics are courtesy of Hockey-Reference.com.