Patrik Elias’ call to the Hockey Hall of Fame will have to wait.

Elias was not included in the six-member Class of 2019, which was unveiled on Tuesday afternoon. Elias was in his first year of eligibility for the Hall of Fame after last playing for the Devils in 2015-16.

Hayley Wickenheiser, Vaclav Nedomansky, Sergei Zubov and Guy Carbonneau were the four players elected in this year’s class, while Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford and Boston College coach Jerry York were elected as builders.

While Elias won’t be inducted on his first ballot, his chances of eventual inclusion are strong. He retired as the Devils’ all-time leader in goals (408), assists (617) and points (1,025). He also won two Stanley Cups, hoisting the trophy with the Devils in 2000 and 2003.

Elias was drafted in the second round of the 1994 NHL Draft, going 51st overall to the Devils.

He made his NHL debut on Dec. 7, 1995, marking his only appearance in the NHL during the 1995-96 season. He played 74 games in the AHL.

He split time between the NHL and AHL in 1996-97 before playing his first full NHL season in 1997-98, where he posted 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points over 74 games.

Elias posted one of the Devils’ best offensive seasons ever in 2000-01, where he scored 40 goals and recorded 56 assists in 82 games. That 96-point campaign still stands as the most in a single season in Devils history.

His last game played occurred at the end of the 2015-16 season, where he scored a goal in the closing seconds of the Devils’ season finale against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Following knee surgery during that offseason, Elias attempted to rehab to continue playing in the 2016-17 season, but a setback in recovery ultimately led to Elias’ decision to retire toward the end of that campaign.

Elias became the fifth Devils player to have his number retired in 2018, when his No. 26 joined the rafters at Prudential Center alongside Ken Daneyko, Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Martin Brodeur.

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