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Bure, Sakic make it to NHL's elite club
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June 28, 2012, Thursday
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RUSSIAN star Pavel Bure, Swedish icon Mats Sundin and Canadians Joe Sakic and Adam Oates were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
The four National Hockey League legends will be inducted into the sporting shrine on November 12 in a ceremony at the Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Sundin was the first European-born player to be taken first overall in the NHL Draft, the Quebec Nordiques doing so in 1989. Sundin spent 13 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, setting club career records with 420 goals and 567 assists. He helped Sweden capture Olympic gold in 2006 at Turin.
Bure joined the Vancouver Canucks in 1991 and won NHL Rookie of the Year honors. The six-time NHL All-Star won the league scoring title in 2000 and 2001 while with Florida and finished his career with the New York Rangers in 2003.
"It's a tremendous honor to be selected," Bure said. "Growing up I never even thought I would be able to play in the NHL, much less make it into the Hockey Hall of Fame."
Sakic spent his entire 20-year career with the same club after being taken 15th in the 1987 NHL Draft by the Quebec Nordiques and moving with them to Denver when the franchise became the Colorado Avalanche.
Oates signed with Detroit in 1985 and played 19 NHL seasons with seven clubs, finishing sixth on the all-time NHL assists list with 1,063 before retiring in 2004.
The four National Hockey League legends will be inducted into the sporting shrine on November 12 in a ceremony at the Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Sundin was the first European-born player to be taken first overall in the NHL Draft, the Quebec Nordiques doing so in 1989. Sundin spent 13 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, setting club career records with 420 goals and 567 assists. He helped Sweden capture Olympic gold in 2006 at Turin.
Bure joined the Vancouver Canucks in 1991 and won NHL Rookie of the Year honors. The six-time NHL All-Star won the league scoring title in 2000 and 2001 while with Florida and finished his career with the New York Rangers in 2003.
"It's a tremendous honor to be selected," Bure said. "Growing up I never even thought I would be able to play in the NHL, much less make it into the Hockey Hall of Fame."
Sakic spent his entire 20-year career with the same club after being taken 15th in the 1987 NHL Draft by the Quebec Nordiques and moving with them to Denver when the franchise became the Colorado Avalanche.
Oates signed with Detroit in 1985 and played 19 NHL seasons with seven clubs, finishing sixth on the all-time NHL assists list with 1,063 before retiring in 2004.
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