Tom Barrasso, Henrik Lundqvist and Mike Vernon each received his Hall call Wednesday.
The three former NHL goalies were voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2023, after ballotting by the Hall’s 18-member Selection Committee.
Others to be inducted include former center Pierre Turgeon, former Canada women’s national team player Caroline Ouellette. Voted into the Hall of Fame in the Builder’s Category are former coach Ken Hitchcock and former general manager Pierre Lacroix.
Some notable names missing:
Patrik Elias
Alexander Mogilny
Rod Brind’Amour
Curtis Joseph
Henrik Zetterberg
No Mogilny is a shame.
Apparently the committee is even more hesitant to vote in Russians. Even though his career is already deserving, Mogilny was one of the first players to defect from the USSR.
He demonstrated to managers around the league that there was a pipeline of talent being developed in Russia.