In the past week, six players were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Here is a look at the four remaining players that were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Roberto Luongo – Hockey Hall of Fame
Roberto Luongo was a goaltender who played for 19 seasons. He played for the New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, and the Florida Panthers. He was drafted fourth overall in 1997 by the Islanders.
Luongo played 1,044 games. Throughout those games he got 489 wins, 393 losses and a save percentage of .919. In addition, he is second all-time in games played and fourth all-time in wins. Luongo became the first goaltender to introduce butterfly-style goaltending.
In his first season with the Canucks, he was runner-up for the Vezina trophy. During his second season, he became the first goaltender since Bill Durang to be captain. Furthermore, he is the Canucks all-time leader in wins and shutouts.
In 1999, he won silver at the World Juniors and was named best goaltender. Again in, 2014 he won gold medals as a backup to Carey Price and in 2010 as Canada’s starting goalie.
Daniel Alfredsson
Daniel Alfredsson was a Swedish hockey player. He played 18 seasons in the NHL. 17 of those were with the Ottawa Senators and one season with the Detroit Red Wings. In addition, during his 17 years, he holds Ottawa franchise records with 426 goals, 682 assists, 1,108 points, and 1,178 games played.
- 2006 Olympic Gold Medal
- 2014 Olympic Silver Medal
- 75th player to reach 1,000 NHL Points
- 1995-96 Calder Memorial Trophy
- 1995-96 All-Star his rookie season
During the 1997-98 season, he missed the first five games due to a contract dispute. Meanwhile, he was offered one million less than his fellow teammates. However, they agreed on 14 million in four years while receiving a standing ovation in his first game back. After all, he went to Detroit for one season in hopes to win the Stanley Cup but came back to retire as a Senator.
Henrik Sedin
He was the third overall pick in 1999 which happened to be one pick after his twin brother. He went on to play all 17 seasons with the Vancouver Canucks and was captain of team from2010 to his retirement. His stats consist of 1,330 games, 240 goals, 830 assists, 1,070 points, and a +/- of 165.
- 2005-06 Canucks Leading Scorer
- 2009-10 Hart Memorial and Art Ross
- Two-time Olympic Gold
- Set standard for NHL Playmakers with League Highs in all Stats
- 1999 Golden Puck (Swedish Players)
He was a skilled passer and was known to be a playmaker his entire career. He began his professional career at 16 in Sweden.
Daniel Sedin- Hockey Hall of Fame
Daniel Sedin is Henrik Sedin’s twin brother. He was drafted one pick before his twin and was second overall in the 1999 NHL Draft. However, both brothers played the entirety of their careers together and with the Vancouver Canucks. On the other hand, he had a different play style from his brother and had over 150 goals more than him. Nevertheless, he reminded second in Canucks all-time points leader behind his brother.
- 1999 Golden Puck
- 2016 Canucks All-Time Top Goal Scorer
- 2011 Art Ross
- Ted Lindsay
- Gold in 2016 Olympics
In addition, just like his brother, he started his professional career at 16 in Sweden. Both Sedin brothers played and started their careers together and were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame together.
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