TORONTO — Henrik Lundqvist will enter the Hockey Hall of Fame with two of his idols.
“Really cool,” Lundqvist said. “There’s so many players that inspire you when you start playing the game.”
A seventh-round draft pick in 2000, he backstopped the Rangers to the 2014 Stanley Cup final, and led New York to the Eastern Conference final in both 2012 and 2015. “Today was an unforgettable day,” Ouellette told The Canadian Press. “I was in Quebec City at the parliament for the Order of Quebec. Right after the ceremony, in what was a very special and emotional moment, I found out with my parents, sister and aunt.
A two-time Cup winner with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992, his 369 career victories rank third all-time among American-born goaltenders. Vernon won the Cup with his hometown Calgary Flames in 1989 and the Detroit Red Wings in 1997, capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP along with that second title.Article contentVernon, who has been eligible since 2005, added he thought Hall of Fame chair and former teammate Lanny McDonald was calling to set up a golf game when his phone rang Wednesday.
“It has been a great journey and a privilege,” said the former centre from Rouyn, Que. “It’s crazy. I played hockey for a living … I still go out there twice a week because I love the game so much.”Article content“My career started in minor hockey coaching kids and to reach this stage is almost overwhelming to me,” said Hitchcock, who won the Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1999. “When the call came today … I was in complete shock and not really ready for it.
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