Jarome Iginla and Marian Hossa will both be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, it was announced on Wednesday.
The Hall of Fame class of players is rounded out by former Oilers and Rangers defenseman Kevin Lowe, former Blackhawks and Sharks defenseman Doug Wilson, and Team Canada goaltender Kim St-Pierre, now the first female goaltender in the Hall of Fame.
Iginla, 42, played more games (1,554), scored more goals (625), and recorded more assists (675) than any other first-year eligible player this year. Among his accomplishments are two Olympic gold medals (he assisted on Sidney Crosby‘s game-winner for the latter), one World Championship gold medal, one World Cup gold medal, a World Junior Championship gold medal, two Memorial Cups, three First Team All-Star selections, one Second Team All-Star selections, two Maurice Richard Trophies, one Art Ross Trophy, one Lester B. Pearson (now Ted Lindsay) Award, one King Clancy Memorial Trophy, and one Mark Messier Leadership Award.
Hossa, 41, scored the second-most points of any first-year eligible player with 1,134 (525 goals, 609 assists) in 1,309 games. He won three Stanley Cups in his career, and is a one-time Second Team All-Star.
Lowe, 61, was a key member of the Oilers' dynasty of the 1980s, winning the Stanley Cup five times. He won a sixth cup with the Rangers in 1994. He recorded 84 goals and 347 assists in 1,254 games over his 19-year NHL career.
Wilson, 62, is a former Norris Trophy winner and seven-time All Star. He scored 237 goals and 590 assists in 1,024 games over his 16-year career.
St-Pierre, 41, is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Championship gold medalist, and four-time World Championship silver medalist. She won the CWHL championship in 2011 with the Montreal Stars.
Ken Holland, the longtime former general manager of the Red Wings and current general manager of the Oilers, will be inducted as a builder.
Notable omissions this year include Alexander Mogilny in his 11th year of eligibility, Daniel Alfredsson in his fourth year of eligibility, Sergei Gonchar in this third year of eligibility, and former Team Canada forward Jennifer Botterill in her seventh year of eligibility.
