“During my hockey career I was always focused on the next game or the next season, so I never allowed myself to imagine I’d be hearing from the Hockey Hall of Fame,” said Lidstrom, an 11-times NHL All-Star, who won 2006 Olympic gold with Sweden.
“I took a lot of pride in being dedicated to the game, so it means a great deal to me to be recognized by those who know the game the best.”
Fedorov, one of Lidstrom’s former team mates and the first Russian to reach the 1,000-point milestone in the NHL, captured three Stanley Cups with Detroit and won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s most valuable player in 1994.
“I have always played hockey because I loved it, not because I wanted to win awards,” said Fedorov. “But now that my career is over I realize how special it is to be recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame.”
Pronger, considered one of the toughest competitors to ever patrol the blue line, captured both the Hart Memorial Trophy and Norris Trophy in 2000. He won two Olympic golds for Canada and a Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007.
Defenseman Housley, second-leading scorer all-time amongst U.S.-born players, played in seven All-Star games in his 23-year career, while Ruggiero won Olympic gold and four world championship golds and six silvers for the U.S. women’s team.
The official induction ceremony will be held on Nov. 9 at the Toronto-based Hockey Hall of Fame.
(Reporting by Larry Fine in New York- Editing by Frank Pingue)
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