A look at the Hockey Hall of Fame inductees:
VYACHESLAV FETISOV
Born April 20, 1958, in Moscow ... Played
14 seasons for CSKA Moscow in the Soviet Elite League, majority as
team captain ... Won 12 consecutive league championships ... Member
of Soviet national team at world championship, 11 times, including
1977, 1978, 1981-83, 1985-87 and 1989-91 ... Member of Soviet
national team at Winter Olympics in 1980, 1984 and 1988, capturing
two gold and one silver medal ... Originally drafted 201st overall
by Montreal Canadiens in 1978 NHL entry draft ... Re-entered draft
and selected 150th overall by New Jersey Devils in 1983 ... Joined
New Jersey Devils on June 26, 1989 at age 31 ... Played five full
seasons with New Jersey (1989-94) ... Traded to Detroit Red Wings
on April 3, 1995 ... Retired following the 1997-98 season ...
Recorded career NHL regular season totals of 546 games played, 36
goals, 192 assists for 228 points.
MIKE GARTNER
Born Oct. 29, 1959, in Ottawa ... Played
underage professional season for Cincinnati Stingers of WHA ...
Recorded 52 points and was runner-up to Wayne Gretzky as
rookie-of-the-year ... Drafted fourth overall by Washington
Capitals in the 1979 entry draft ... Played 9½ seasons for
Washington ... Recorded nine consecutive 30-plus goal seasons ...
Recorded career-high 50 goals and 102 points in 1984-85 ... Traded
to New York Rangers on March 6, 1990 ... Traded to Toronto Maple
Leafs on March 21, 1994 ... Recorded 15 consecutive 30-plus goal
seasons, a NHL record ... Traded to Phoenix Coyotes on June 22,
1996 ... Retired following the 1997-98 season ... Recorded career
NHL regular season totals of 1,432 games played, 708 goals, 627
assists for 1,335 points.
DALE HAWERCHUK
Born April 4, 1963, in Toronto ... Drafted
first overall by Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 entry draft ... Played
nine seasons for the Jets (1981-90), leading team to largest single
season turnaround by one club in NHL history during rookie season
... Won Calder Trophy as NHL's Rookie of the Year, youngest to win
award ... Recorded 100-plus points in six of nine seasons,
including five consecutive years ... Runner-up to Wayne Gretzky for
Hart Trophy as MVP in 1984-85 ... Traded to Buffalo Sabres on June
16, 1990 ... Played five seasons for Buffalo Sabres (1990-95)
Played three-quarter of a season with St. Louis Blues and just over
one season with Philadelphia Flyers ... Retired following the
1996-97 season. .. Recorded career NHL regular season totals of
1,188 games played, 518 goals, 891 assists for 1,409 points.
JARI KURRI
Born May 18, 1960, in Helsinki ... Drafted 69th
overall by Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL entry draft ... Played
10 seasons for the Edmonton Oilers (1980-90) ... Recorded four
consecutive 50-plus goal seasons ... Recorded career-high 131
points in 1984-85 ... Awarded Lady Byng Trophy as Most Gentlemanly
Player in 1985 ... Won five Stanley Cup championships in 1984,
1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 ... Played one season for Milano Devils in
the Italian Elite League, recording 75 points in 30 games ...
Traded to Los Angeles Kings via Philadelphia on May 30, 1991 ...
Traded to New York Rangers on March 14, 1996 ... Finished career
playing one season for Anaheim Mighty Ducks and one season for
Colorado Avalanche ... Retired following 1998 Winter Olympic Games
... Recorded career NHL regular season totals of 1,251 games
played, 601 goals, 797 assists for 1,398 points.
CRAIG PATRICK
Born May 20, 1946, in Detroit ... Grandfather
is Hall of Fame member, Lester Patrick ... Father is Hall member,
Lynn Patrick ... Played eight seasons in NHL with California Golden
Seals, St. Louis Blues, Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals
... Recorded career regular-season NHL totals of 401 games played,
72 goals, 91 assists for 163 points ... On June 14, 1981, became
the Rangers' youngest general manager in history at age 35 ...
Hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins as GM on Dec. 5, 1989 ... Led
Penguins to two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992 ... Led
Penguins to 11 consecutive playoff berths and five division
championships.
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