Sundin and Bure inducted into HHOF
26 Jun 2012 | Henrik Lundqvist
Sweden's Mats Sundin and Russia's Pavel Bure were today chosen for induction into Hockey Hall of Fame. Joe Sakic and Adam Oates were also welcomed.
The selection committee announced today that Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure, Joe Sakic and Asam Oates will be inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame.
Mats Sundin played 1,346 NHL games in which he scored 564 goals and 785 assists. He was the captain of Toronto Maple Leafs and also played for Quebec and Vancouver. Sundin won the World Championships 3 times with Sweden. He also won the Olympics 2006.
Pavel Bure played 12 seasons in NHL with Vancouver, Florida and New York Rangers. He scored 779 points (437+332) in 702 games. He won the World Championship with Soviet 1990. He was named best forward of the 1998 Olympics.
Joe Sakic scored 625 goals and 1,016 assists in 1,378 NHL games for Colorado and Quebec. Adam Oates collected 1,420 points in 1,337 games.