Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The French Connection (hockey)

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Withdrawn by nominator. Non admin closure. --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:59, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The French Connection (hockey)

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This is an article of a group of hockey players. The players have no significant notability aside from the fact that they were All-Stars/Hall of Famers. This notability isn't related to the fact that they actually played together; they would have same stats no matter if they played together or not. They just happened to play together. Should Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz have a special article just about them together because they are two teammates who have had great success? Ksy92003(talk) 07:20, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Keep - Aside from the fact that they played together in the NHL? For the better part of a decade? To my mind all sports is a bunch of otherwise non-notable people who play together. Speciate 07:03, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Non-notable?! One is a Hall of Famer and the other two All-stars. Not quite as famous a nickname as Murderers' Row, but it's well known to hockey fans. Clarityfiend 07:09, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm not saying that the players aren't notable... okay, I did, but that's not how I meant it... I re-worded it above. Ksy92003(talk) 07:20, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
It's pretty clear that this group of players was perceived as an entity by sports commentators at the time. People may turn to Wikipedia to decipher this oft-used term, which is difficult to research because of the loose association of the players through time and the confounding effects of the French Connection film. Speciate 07:40, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Question: Is there any way I can drop my AfD? I don't think it should be deleted, either. Ksy92003(talk) 17:26, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.