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TORONTO -- One of the great reminders Hockey Hall of Fame induction weekend affords is of the place international hockey plays in helping judge honored members.As youve heard me say before, its not the NHL Hall of Fame, its the Hockey Hall of Fame.Thats incredibly true yet again with this years class.For as much we remember Eric Lindros for changing the NHL with his formidable skill and physicality, hes also one of the more decorated Team Canada players: he played in three world junior championships, a world championship, a Canada Cup, a World Cup of Hockey and three Olympic Games.Helping Canada snap a 50-year Olympic gold medal drought in hockey at Salt Lake City topped them all.I look back to 2002 as a pretty big moment, Lindros said Friday after receiving his Hockey Hall of Fame induction ring.We had the World Cup in 96 that we lost in the last five minutes or so in Montreal. I dont know what happened there. Whoa. And then in 98, we lose in the shootout in the semis to the Czechs and Dominik Hasek after playing really good hockey for the whole tournament.So then to come back in 2002, and it ties in with Pat [Quinn] being our coach, it felt great to bring it back. That was a nice time.The late Pat Quinn also coached Canada to a championship title in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, a memory his daughter Kalli Quinn fondly recalled Friday.My favorite memory from 04 was sitting in his coachs office after the game with family and friends and just having laughs and carrying on, Kalli said. We actually brought the family and team bus to the post-reception. We all figured out a way to get there.And yes, her father had his trademark cigar in hand.But it wasnt lit, she said with a laugh.Sergei Makarovs eyes lit up when he remembered the 1981 Canada Cup in which Russia crushed Canada 8-1 in the final game -- a Canadian side that had Scotty Bowman behind the bench and the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Guy Lafleur on the roster.It was not expected for us to win like that, Makarov said. The games between Russia and Canada, it doesnt matter what age, theyre always hard. You dont expect 8-1. For us, it was a big surprise.Speaking of Gretzky, The Great One often says the 1987 Canada Cup finals were some of the best hockey hes ever been part of, with Canada edging Russia 6-5 in Game 3. Superstars on each side left it all on the ice in a historical display of hockey.It was a great three games, 6-5, 6-5, 6-5, said Makarov, one of the best players of the tournament. Top-level hockey, and it was so good. I totally agree with Wayne on that.Rogie Vachon backstopped Team Canada to glory in the first-ever Canada Cup tournament, held in 1976, as the team MVP.One of the great highlights of my career, Vachon said Friday after getting his Hall of Fame induction ring. We had Bobby Orr and Guy Lafleur and all these guys. The Canada Cup is right there with some of my best memories.The debate that rages is which Canadian team was more talented: Orrs squad in 76 or Gretzkys in 87?If you look at the lineup we had, it was just so much fun, said Vachon. We played seven games and I ended up giving up 10 goals. My defense was unbelievable. Guys like [Serge] Savard and [Larry] Robinson, they would say, Make the first save and dont worry about the rebound.Of note, Vachon added, is that Team Canada got very serious in its preparation for that tournament.In those days, thats when we really started to watch video, he said. Video was never popular before in the NHL. But when the Canada Cup came in, we spent a lot of hours watching the Russians and the Czechs [to] see how they play, when they pass, when they shoot.Lindros introduced himself on the big stage as an 18-year-old playing in the 1991 Canada Cup with and against big NHL stars. But what he remembers most was how two veterans took care of him.When I think back to 91, I think of Steve Larmer and Dirk Graham, guys that were ... the glue of that team, guys that took time to help some of the younger guys immensely, he said. I remember Larms always taking me out for dinner and just being around for me. Both Dirk and Steve were guys that I truly remember from that.What people tend to forget, however, is that Lindros also played in a non-NHL Olympics, joining Canadas national team for the 1991-92 season while he waited for the Quebec Nordiques to trade him.It was great, Lindros said of the team that earned silver in at the 1992 Albertville Olympics. 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Eden Gardens has never hosted a Test in this month. Add the freshly relaid square and the overcast, muggy weather to the mix and there is an uncertainty about what to expect from the conditions.There is less doubt about Indias combination for the second Test against New Zealand, but they have added offspinner Jayant Yadav to the squad just in case.Jayants inclusion as a replacement for the ill Ishant Sharma might seem odd, but it makes sense given the occasional discomfort R Ashwin bowled with in the first Test in Kanpur. Ashwin said he had gone into the match without having bowled a lot in the previous 25 days because of a corn, a painful area of thickened skin, on the middle finger of his bowling hand.This game especially, I have a corn on my finger and I havent bowled a lot in the last 25 days, Ashwin had said after the third day in Kanpur. Im not very happy with the way it has come out so far. I just hope that I can do better in the series.Jayant is likely to be on stand-by if the corn proves too painful for Ashwin to play in Kolkata, but Indias coach Anil Kumble said all 15 players were available for selection. Even if Jayant doesnt play, bowling alongside Test spinners to Test batsmen in the nets is valuable experience. Ashwin did not bowl at practice two days before the Test, but that is no indication of his fitness because others had also opted out of the optional training session.Among those who turned up, Virat Kohli practised batting against a rubber ball, presumably to get used to a bit of spongy or uneven bounce. He had failed to control a slog sweep in the second innings in Kanpur, top-edging for a catch.Shikhar Dhawan had a long net, which is indication that he will open in KL Rahuls absence though Gautam Gambhir was brought into the squad. That much was clear because as soon as the first Test finished in Kanpur, batting coach Sanjay Bangar and Kumble arranged a practice session for Dhawan on the fifth-day pitch at Green Park.Kumble, though, welcomed Gambhir back into the squad. I think its really nice to have Gautam back, Kumble said in Kolkata. Unfortunately Rahul got injured in the last Test match. I thinnk for some reason something has been happening with the openers.dddddddddddd Vijay got injured in West Indies. Now Rahul. Its unfortunate because Rahul was batting brilliantly. Having said that, Gautam has done really well in domestic cricket. Hes part of the 15. I dont want to give away anything with regard to team combinations.Rohit Sharma, whose place in the side is always debated, might have earned breathing space with a half-century in the second innings in Kanpur, but Kumble has not forgotten the shot he played in the first innings to throw away a start of 35.Generally over the last one year, we have constantly gone with five bowlers but in the last Test match we felt that four bowlers and the additional batsman was important, and thats why Rohit came into the team at No. 6, Kumble said. Him batting well certainly augurs well for us. In the first innings, obviously he was disappointed with the way he got out. Thats something which he is aware of and when he played in the second innings, it was a brilliant innings.That knock, with Jadeja in that partnership of 100-plus, was crucial as well for us to take the game away from the New Zealanders and ensure that we dominate that session. That momentum got carried over when we went on to bowl as well. So in that sense, Rohit contributing was a huge boost for not just the team, but Im sure it would have done a lot of good for his confidence.Whether India play five bowlers or four, and how comfortable Ashwin feels, will only be known during and after their final training session before the Test. The conditions on the eve of the match will also play an important role, though Kumble said he wasnt worried about them.I still havent had a look at the pitch, he said. Yes its early in the season, theres been a lot of rain in the air and I hope rain doesnt play spoilsport during the Test match. It will be a good wicket. Ive spoken about this before the start of the series too - that whatever wicket is there, we have the squad to encounter any challenge and adapt to any conditions. So were not really worried too much about the pitch and what it can do, what it cannot do. We have all bases covered. ' ' '