The Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee voted to honour six new Inductees today. Joining the pantheon of greats is Patrice Bergeron, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk, and Cindy Curley as Players. The lone Builder will be Brian Burke.
Patrice Bergeron was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame just last month. He is the only player to win World Championship gold before winning World Junior Championship gold. He also won Olympic gold twice, in 2010 and 2014, as well as the 2016 World Cup championship. He also played at the 2006 WM. A two-way player who was dangerous in the offensive zone as both passer and scorer, Bergeron also won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011. He played his entire 19-year, 1,294-game career with the Bruins, retiring in 2023 as one of the game’s greatest. Bergeron is Triple Gold Club member #25.
Cindy Curley represented the United States at the first three Women’s World Championships—1990, 1992, 1994. In the first, she set a record for points in one tournament (23) and assists (12). Her eleven goals that year tied Angela James for the most, and Curley’s big numbers were propelled by a record nine points in one game (5 goals, 4 assists) against Norway, on March 21, 1990. She is the only woman to score as many as five goals in a game and one of only two players to score four goals in a period (Hanna Teerijoki).
Although Carey Price had a sensational NHL career, it was eclipsed by what he did internationally for Team Canada. He won a silver medal at the 2005 U18 and a gold at the World Juniors two years later, when he was named tournament MVP. He won Olympic gold in 2014 and the World Cup championship two years later. But here is the incredible part. If you put all of these events together, Price’s combined record was 18-0-2 (W-T-L). The only losses were at the U18. With the Montreal Canadiens, he set a team record with 361 wins in 712 games. Most notably, in 2015, he was just the fifth goalie ever to win the Hart and Vezina Trophies in the same year.
Finland’s Pekka Rinne was in some ways the opposite, in that his NHL career was perhaps more impressive than his IIHF resume. He is the first Finnish goalie to be inducted, and only the fourth Finn to be honoured. He played all of his 15 NHL seasons with Nashville. Rinne won the Vezina Trophy in 2018 and retired with 369 wins. He also played in four World Championships and was named MVP in 2014. He also played at the 2016 World Cup.
Keith Tkachuk has been eligible for induction since 2012, but this year the Selection Committee believed was his time. He played in 1,201 NHL games with four teams over 18 seasons and scored 538 goals, third-most among U.S.-born players. Although he never won the Stanley Cup, he had back-to-back 50-goal seasons with Winnipeg and Phoenix, and had 15 seasons of 20 goals or more. In IIHF play, Tkachuk played at two World Juniors, two World Cups of Hockey, and four Olympics, notably 2002 when the U.S. win silver.
Longtime executive Brian Burke has spent his life in hockey. He was general manager of three NHL teams—Anaheim, Toronto, and Vancouver—and helped build the Ducks into a Cup winner in 2007. He was also the architect of one of the game’s greatest trades, acquiring both Daniel and Henrik Sedin at the 1999 Entry Draft. Burke has also managed or been involved with several incarnations of Team USA at various international tournaments, and he acted as an advisor for the PWHL during its inaugural season.
The Hockley Hall of Fame induction will take place on Monday, 9 November 2026 in Toronto.
Patrice Bergeron was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame just last month. He is the only player to win World Championship gold before winning World Junior Championship gold. He also won Olympic gold twice, in 2010 and 2014, as well as the 2016 World Cup championship. He also played at the 2006 WM. A two-way player who was dangerous in the offensive zone as both passer and scorer, Bergeron also won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011. He played his entire 19-year, 1,294-game career with the Bruins, retiring in 2023 as one of the game’s greatest. Bergeron is Triple Gold Club member #25.
Cindy Curley represented the United States at the first three Women’s World Championships—1990, 1992, 1994. In the first, she set a record for points in one tournament (23) and assists (12). Her eleven goals that year tied Angela James for the most, and Curley’s big numbers were propelled by a record nine points in one game (5 goals, 4 assists) against Norway, on March 21, 1990. She is the only woman to score as many as five goals in a game and one of only two players to score four goals in a period (Hanna Teerijoki).
Although Carey Price had a sensational NHL career, it was eclipsed by what he did internationally for Team Canada. He won a silver medal at the 2005 U18 and a gold at the World Juniors two years later, when he was named tournament MVP. He won Olympic gold in 2014 and the World Cup championship two years later. But here is the incredible part. If you put all of these events together, Price’s combined record was 18-0-2 (W-T-L). The only losses were at the U18. With the Montreal Canadiens, he set a team record with 361 wins in 712 games. Most notably, in 2015, he was just the fifth goalie ever to win the Hart and Vezina Trophies in the same year.
Finland’s Pekka Rinne was in some ways the opposite, in that his NHL career was perhaps more impressive than his IIHF resume. He is the first Finnish goalie to be inducted, and only the fourth Finn to be honoured. He played all of his 15 NHL seasons with Nashville. Rinne won the Vezina Trophy in 2018 and retired with 369 wins. He also played in four World Championships and was named MVP in 2014. He also played at the 2016 World Cup.
Keith Tkachuk has been eligible for induction since 2012, but this year the Selection Committee believed was his time. He played in 1,201 NHL games with four teams over 18 seasons and scored 538 goals, third-most among U.S.-born players. Although he never won the Stanley Cup, he had back-to-back 50-goal seasons with Winnipeg and Phoenix, and had 15 seasons of 20 goals or more. In IIHF play, Tkachuk played at two World Juniors, two World Cups of Hockey, and four Olympics, notably 2002 when the U.S. win silver.
Longtime executive Brian Burke has spent his life in hockey. He was general manager of three NHL teams—Anaheim, Toronto, and Vancouver—and helped build the Ducks into a Cup winner in 2007. He was also the architect of one of the game’s greatest trades, acquiring both Daniel and Henrik Sedin at the 1999 Entry Draft. Burke has also managed or been involved with several incarnations of Team USA at various international tournaments, and he acted as an advisor for the PWHL during its inaugural season.
The Hockley Hall of Fame induction will take place on Monday, 9 November 2026 in Toronto.