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Sedins, Luongo, Alfredsson headline Hockey Hall of FameB次元官网网址檚 2022 class

WomenB次元官网网址檚 player Riikka Sallinen, builder Herb Carnegie also in the new Hockey Hall of FameB次元官网网址檚 class
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Canucks Henrik and Daniel Sedin celebrate on from the bench. Photo: Twitter

Henrik and Daniel Sedin entered the NHL together.

The superstar twins then tormented a generation of opponents with the Vancouver Canucks throughout dominant careers that included mesmerizing displays of skill, individual accolades and unprecedented team success.

ItB次元官网网址檚 only fitting the talented brothers will walk into the Hockey Hall of Fame side-by-side.

The Sedins headline the class of 2022 elected Monday, one with a decidedly West Coast and Swedish feel that includes former Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo, fellow countryman and former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, Finnish womenB次元官网网址檚 player Riikka Sallinen and builder Herb Carnegie.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 not what you think about when you when you play the game,B次元官网网址 said Henrik Sedin, who along with his brother and Luongo were in their first years of hall eligibility. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e always just put our head down and tried to put in our work.

B次元官网网址淲hat we were most proud of is that we got the most out of our talent.B次元官网网址

B次元官网网址淭ruly an amazing feeling,B次元官网网址 Luongo added on a media conference call. B次元官网网址淚t feels surreal.B次元官网网址

Alfredsson, whoB次元官网网址檚 has been eligible since 2017, thought he might have to wait at least another year until the phone rang at his home in Sweden.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 such a privilege to be able to play this sport for a living,B次元官网网址 he said. B次元官网网址淪omething I would have played for fun for my whole life without a question.B次元官网网址

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 probably the second-best Daniel out of this group,B次元官网网址 joked Daniel Sedin, who along with his brother will be 42 when the induction ceremony takes place in November.

B次元官网网址淐ouldnB次元官网网址檛 be more honoured.B次元官网网址

Henrik Sedin B次元官网网址 selected No. 3 overall at the 1999 draft, one spot behind Daniel B次元官网网址 is VancouverB次元官网网址檚 all-time leader in assists (830), points (1,070), games played (1,330) and power-play points (369).

The centre won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Art Ross Trophy as its leading scorer in 2009-10. He added 23 goals and 78 points in 105 playoff games, including the CanucksB次元官网网址 run to the 2011 Stanley Cup final.

If Henrik was the passer on what was one of hockeyB次元官网网址檚 most dangerous lines, Daniel Sedin was the trigger man.

His 393 goals are first in team history, and the winger sits second in assists (648), points (1,041), games played (1,306) and power-play points (367).

Daniel Sedin won the Ted Lindsay Award as the league MVP as voted by NHL PlayersB次元官网网址 Association members in 2010-11 to go along with the Art Ross Trophy. He added 71 points in 102 playoff games.

B次元官网网址淛ust watching them work with each other on the ice and literally knowing where they are without even seeing each other was something that always blew my mind,B次元官网网址 Luongo said of the Sedins. B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e great teammates. Everybody loved them, great people.

B次元官网网址淣ot so great card players, but thatB次元官网网址檚 for another day.B次元官网网址

The hallB次元官网网址檚 2020 edition was finally inducted last November after a delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic after officials decided against naming a class of 2021.

The 18-member selection committee met in-person this year for the first time since 2019.

Luongo started his career with the New York Islanders and wrapped up with the Florida Panthers.

His best moments, however, were on West Coast.

When he retired, Luongo ranked third in NHL history with 489 wins, a number thatB次元官网网址檚 since been surpassed by Marc-Andre Fleury.

The 43-year-old sits second behind Martin Brodeur in three goaltending categories B次元官网网址 games played (1,044), shots against (30,924) and saves (28,409).

Luongo twice won 40 games with the Canucks, including an eye-popping 47 victories in 2006-07, and made at least 70 appearances in four straight seasons.

B次元官网网址淗e was the difference for us to get the next level,B次元官网网址 Henrik Sedin said. B次元官网网址淚f youB次元官网网址檙e talking about a winner, heB次元官网网址檚 the guy.

B次元官网网址淣ever took a day off.B次元官网网址

A finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the leagueB次元官网网址檚 top netminder on three occasions, Luongo sat behind only Sidney Crosby in Hart Trophy voting following his 47-win campaign.

The Montreal native won two Olympic gold medals, leading Canada to the top of the podium in Vancouver in 2010 before backing up Carey Price in Sochi four years later.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a really, truly humbling experience,B次元官网网址 Luongo said before adding of the Sedins: B次元官网网址淎nd the best part of the whole thing is that I get to go in with two of my favourite teammates of all time and two of the greatest people I know.B次元官网网址

Alfredsson put up 444 goals, 713 assists and 1,157 points during his 18 NHL seasons.

The face of Senators for a generation in the nationB次元官网网址檚 capital won the Calder Trophy as the NHLB次元官网网址檚 rookie of the year in 1996, and added 100 points in 124 playoff contests.

B次元官网网址淲e looked up to the way he plays hockey and what kind of person he is,B次元官网网址 Henrik Sedin said.

Alfredsson, who won Olympic gold with the Sedins in 2006 and led Ottawa to the 2007 Cup final, thanked Senators fans for helping him get over the hall hump, including a social media campaign this spring that included boosts from the organization and former teammates.

B次元官网网址淩eally special with the support IB次元官网网址檝e had from Ottawa throughout my career from the beginning until this day,B次元官网网址 said the 49-year-old, who owns the franchise record for goals, assists and points. B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檝e been a real big supporter of mine and trying to help me get into the Hall of Fame.

B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e behind me all the way B次元官网网址 it goes both ways.B次元官网网址

Sallinen played 16 seasons with the Finnish womenB次元官网网址檚 national team, winning Olympic bronze in both 1998 and 2018.

She added a silver at the 2019 world championships to go along with six third-place finishes. In all, the 48-year-old scored 63 goals and added 59 assists in 81 games for her country.

Hall of Fame selection committee chair Mike Gartner, who was inducted in 2012, said on the media call that Sallinen had yet to be informed of the honour, but quipped she should pick up the phone and dial in if she was listening.

Carnegie, who died in March 2012 at age 92, has often been mentioned as the best Black hockey player to never play in the NHL.

Following a long career in senior hockey where he faced racism that kept him from achieving his ultimate dream, Carnegie founded Future Aces, one of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 first hockey schools, in 1955.

He was inducted into CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2014, and was also named to the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada.

B次元官网网址淭his is so important to so many people out there who believed in my father,B次元官网网址 said Herb CarnegieB次元官网网址檚 daughter, Bernice. B次元官网网址淲hether he was golfing or whether he was in business or whether he was working with thousands upon thousands of young people, it always came back to hockey and how his how he learned so much from the game.

B次元官网网址淚 am so proud.B次元官网网址

B次元官网网址擩oshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press





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