New Inductees for the Hockey Hall of Fame

Scott Niedermayer is the only player in history to have won every major North American and International accolade: He won the Stanley Cup four times (1995, 2000, 2003, 2007) and a gold medal at the Olympics (2002, 2010), the World Championship (2004), the World Cup of Hockey (2004), and the World Junior Championship (1991). He also won the Memorial Cup with the Kamloops Blazers in 1992. He was taken by the New Jersey Devils with their no. 3 pick in the 1991 NHL Draft.  He played a total of 1,263 games and had a final point’s total of 740.

Chris Chelios won the Stanley Cup three times (1986 with Montreal, 2002 and 2008 with Detroit). He also won the Norris Trophy three times (1989 with the Canadians and 1993 and 1996 with the Blackhawks). He was chosen by the Montreal Canadians with their no. 40 pick in the 1981 NHL Draft.  Chris retired from playing at the age of 48 after playing 1,651 games and a point’s total of 948.

Brendan Shanahan won the Stanley Cup three times with the Red Wings (1997, 1998, and 2002), Olympic gold with Canada in 2002, and World Championship gold in 1994. He was taken as the no. 2 pick by New Jersey Devils in the 1987 NHL Draft.  He played 1,524 games and is only one of 18 players in the 600-goal club with a final point’s total of 1,354.

Fred Shero took the Philadelphia Flyers to back to back Stanley Cup Champion wins in 1974 and 1975 and taking them back in 1976.  He was the first coach to win the Stanley Cup with an expansion team.  Shero passed away in 1990 after coaching for 10 seasons with a .162 win percentage 390-225-119.  He was the first coach to win the Jack Adams Award in 1974.  Shero became an innovator becoming the first US coach to implement the “morning skate.” He also went to the Soviet Union to study coaching techniques and philosophies.

Geraldine Heaney is the third woman to be elected to the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame behind Cammi Granato and Angela James. She won the gold medal with Canada at the World Women's Championship seven times (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001). She also won gold at the 2002 Olympics and silver at the 1998 Games.  In 2008 she was elected to the IIHF hall of fame.

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