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Daniel and Henrik Sedin is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 23 years after the twins were each drafted by the Vancouver Canucks and began their NHL journey together.
The Sedins headline the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022, which was unveiled Monday.
Roberto Luongo, Daniel Alfredson and Riikka Sallinen of the Finland women’s national team were also selected in the player category and Herb Carnegie in the builder category by the 18-member selection committee as part of the class of 2022 inductees into the 2022 Hall of Fame in Toronto on November 14.
Candidates had to receive at least 75 percent of the selection committee votes to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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The Canucks selected Daniel Sedin with the No. 2 pick in the 1999 NHL Draft and Henrik Sedin with the No. 3 pick. The twins played their entire 17-year career in Vancouver.
Henrik became known as one of the best passers and playmakers in NHL history. He is the Canucks all-time leader in assists (830), points (1,070), games played (1,330), plus-minus (plus-165), and power-play points (369). He is 27th in NHL history in assists.
He won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player and the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer in 2009-10 when he had 112 points (29 goals, 83 assists) in 82 games.
He also had 78 points (23 goals, 55 assists) in 105 Stanley Cup playoff games and led the Canucks to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Boston Bruins in seven games.
Henrik has also enjoyed international success with Sweden, winning an Olympic gold medal in 2006 and finishing first at the 2013 IIHF World Championships in 2013.
Daniel Sedin had 1,041 points (393 goals, 648 assists) from 2000 to 2018 and was seventh in the NHL over that span. His 393 goals are the first in Canucks history. He is second behind his brother in assists, points, plus-minus (up-147), games played (1,306), and power play points (367).
He won the Art Ross Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award in 2010-11 when he had 104 points (41 goals, 63 assists). Sedin also had 71 points (25 goals, 46 assists) in 102 playoff games. He also won gold at the Olympic Games in 2006 and became world champion with Sweden in 2013.
A teammate of the Sedins with the Canucks from 2006 to 2014, Luongo was the New York Islanders No. 4 pick in the 1997 NHL draft and played 19 seasons with the Islanders, Canucks and Florida Panthers before retiring in the 2018-19 season . The former goaltender is fourth in NHL history with 489 wins and second to Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur in games played (1,044), shots against (30,924) and saves (28,409).
A two-time 40-game winner, Luongo played in over 70 games in four consecutive seasons from 2003-2008. He was a three-time finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goalkeeper (2003–04, 2006–07 and 2010–11). He was also a 2006-07 Hart Trophy finalist and a two-time Olympic gold medalist for Canada, a 2010 Vancouver starter and a backup for Carey Prize 2014 in Sochi. He also helped Canada win the 2003 and 2004 IIHF World Championships and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
Alfredsson had 1,157 points (444 goals, 713 assists) in 1,246 games during an 18-year NHL career from 1995 to 2014 with the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings. Ranked #133 in the 1994 NHL draft, Alfredsson is the Senators-leader in goals, assists and points and second in games (behind Chris Phillips, 1,179). The former forward won a gold medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics and a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics with Sweden. Alfredsson won the Calder Trophy for NHL Rookie of the Year in 1995-96 when he had 61 points (26 goals, 35 assists) in 82 games with Ottawa.
The first Finnish-born player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Sallinen had 514 points (240 goals, 274 assists) in 227 Finnish Elite League games. The former forward is the oldest ice hockey player to win an Olympic medal, winning bronze with Finland at the 2018 PyeongChang Games.
Carnegie competed on four Allan Cup teams in the 1940s. He led the Quebec Aces to the 1952 Alexander Cup as a Canadian semi-pro champion. After retiring in 1952, Carnegie worked to promote diversity in the game of hockey until his death in 2012.
