Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame will add five more plaques this year, as the selection committee released the names of the players fortunate enough to be part of the 2013 inductee class on Tuesday.
According to CBC Sports' Tim Wharnsby, winger Brendan Shanahan and defensemen Chris Chelios and Scott Niedermayer highlight the modern-day NHL players on the list:
Also named to the Hall of Fame class was former New York Rangers defenseman and legendary coach Fred Shero and women's hockey player Geraldine Heaney, who became the third female to ever make the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Chelios was the biggest shoo-in of all the finalists. One of the greatest defensemen to ever lace up a pair of skates—and easily the best American at his position in history—Chelios was a master on both ends of the ice.
Drafted No. 40 overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1981, Chelios had his first full NHL season three years later—he came up for a cup of coffee in 1983-84—and made a marked impact. He scored 64 points in that rookie campaign, becoming an All-Star and establishing ...
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