MULTIPLE SWEDISH-BORN PLAYERS IN SAME CLASS FOR FIRST TIME
There are three Swedish-born players in the Hall of Fame Class of 2022 – the first time multiple players from the Tre Kroner have been inducted in the same year – bringing the country’s overall total to seven. The other honored members from Sweden in the player category are Borje Salming (1996), Mats Sundin (2012), Peter Forsberg (2014) and Nicklas Lidstrom (2015).

* Daniel Alfredsson, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin won an Olympic gold medal together with Team Sweden in 2006. Alfredsson and D. Sedin also earned a silver medal as teammates in 2014.

* Additionally, the trio have won a combined 10 medals at the World Championship: Alfredsson (silver in 1995 and 2004; bronze in 1999 and 2001), D. Sedin (gold in 2013; bronze in 1999 and 2001) and H. Sedin (gold in 2013; bronze in 1999 and 2001).

* Salming, the NHL’s first star player from Sweden and first from the country inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, debuted in the NHL in 1973-74. In his first 10 NHL seasons (1973-74 to 1982-83), only 47 different Swedish players played in the NHL (44 skaters; 3 goaltenders). There were 68 Swedish-born players on season-opening rosters in 2022-23 – the highest number among non-North American countries and nearly 10% of the entire League.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT… HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2022

From breaking barriers, to breaking new ground. From captains, to NHL Awards winners, to sitting at or near the top of franchise and NHL lists. Here are five things to know about every member of the 2022 Induction Class.

* The Senators had a top-three pick in each of the first five NHL Drafts the franchise participated in from 1992 to 1996, but it is Daniel Alfredsson, a sixth-round pick in 1994 (133rd overall), who ranks as the franchise leader in goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108).

* Alfredsson served as Senators captain for 13 years (1999-00 to 2012-13), tied for the eighth-longest tenure in NHL history. The only players born outside North America to wear the “C” for one team for a longer duration are current Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin (14 seasons: 2009-10 to present) and Zdeno Chara (14 seasons w/ BOS: 2006-07 to 2019-20).

* Alfredsson also tops the Senators’ all-time list for playoff games played (121), goals (51), assists (49) and points (100). He captained Ottawa to the Conference Finals in 2003 and to a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2007 – their first trips to either round in club history. Alfredsson led all skaters in the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs in goals and tied for the League lead in points (14-8—22 in 20 GP).

* Alfredsson’s trophy case includes the Calder Trophy (1995-96), King Clancy Trophy (2011-12) and Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award (2012-13).

* Alfredsson (444-713—1,157 in 1,246 GP) is one of three Swedish-born players to surpass 1,100 career points. The others are also in the Hockey Hall of Fame: Mats Sundin (564-785—1,349 in 1,346 GP) and Nicklas Lidstrom (264-878—1,142 in 1,564 GP).

* Roberto Luongo (1,044 GP) is one of three goaltenders in NHL history to appear in over 1,000 games, alongside Martin Brodeur (1,266 GP) and Patrick Roy (1,029 GP).

* Luongo ranks fourth on the NHL’s all-time wins list with 489 and ninth in League history with 77 career shutouts. He also received the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2010-11 alongside Canucks teammate Cory Schneider.

* Luongo is the all-time franchise wins leader for both the Canucks (252) and Panthers (230). He is one of two goaltenders in NHL history to record 200+ regular-season wins with multiple franchises (also Roy w/ MTL & COL).

* Luongo had 30+ wins eight times in his career, tied for the sixth most in NHL history. The only goaltenders with more such campaigns are Brodeur (14), Roy (13), Henrik Lundqvist (11), Ed Belfour (9) and Marc-Andre Fleury (9).

* On the international stage, Luongo captured a championship with Team Canada on five occasions: two gold medals at the Olympics (2010, 2014), two golds at the World Championship (2003, 2004) and a World Cup of Hockey title (2004).

* D. Sedin is the Canucks’ all-time leader in goals (393), game-winning goals (86), overtime goals (16) and power-play goals (138).

* He led the Canucks in goals at season’s end six times, tied with Markus Naslund for the most in franchise history.

* Tied for sixth place in NHL history with 16 career regular-season overtime goals.

* Ranks among the top 10 Swedish players in NHL history in career games (4th; 1,306), goals (5th; 393), assists (6th; 648) and points (5th; 1,041).

* His trophy case includes an Art Ross Trophy (2010-11), Ted Lindsay Award (2010-11) and King Clancy Memorial Trophy (2017-18).

* H. Sedin is the Canucks’ all-time leader in assists (830), points (1,070) and games played (1,330).

* Ranks among the top 10 Swedish players in NHL history in career games (3rd; 1,330), assists (2nd; 830) and points (4th; 1,070).

* Holds the Canucks franchise record for assists and points in a season (29-83—112 in 2009-10).

* Served as Canucks captain for eight seasons (2010-11 to 2017-18), matching Markus Naslund (2000-01 to 2007-08) and Stan Smyl (1982-83 to 1989-90) for the longest tenure wearing the “C” in franchise history.

* His trophy case includes an Art Ross Trophy (2009-10), Hart Memorial Trophy (2009-10) and two King Clancy Memorial Trophies (2015-16 and 2017-18).

Daniel and Henrik Sedin will become the ninth set of brothers inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the players category and first to do so within the same induction class. The twins were also drafted consecutively in the 1999 NHL Draft (Daniel: No. 2 & Henrik No. 3) and played their entire career together on the same team with the Canucks.

* The Sedins are the only siblings in NHL history to each record 1,000 career points.

* The Sedins are the only siblings in NHL history to each skate in over 1,300 career regular-season games.

* The Sedins are the only set of siblings to ever be selected consecutively in the first round of an NHL Draft.

* The Sedins are the only brothers in NHL history to lead the League in scoring in consecutive campaigns. In fact, only two other pairs of brothers achieved the feat at any point in their careers: Charlie and Roy Conacher (w/ TOR and CHI, respectively) and Doug and Max Bentley (both w/ CHI).

* The Sedins are the first duo to win the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in the same season – they were awarded the trophy together at the conclusion of their final season in 2017-18, recognizing their leadership qualities on and off the ice while having a significant humanitarian contribution to their community.

* Riikka Sallinen (nee Nieminen) has already been inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame and the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame. She is the first women’s player born outside North America to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the ninth women’s player overall.

* Sallinen’s international resume spanned nearly 30 years and included an incredible comeback. She competed in the Women’s World Championship for the first time in 1990 as a teenager and participated in six best-on-best international competitions over the ensuing 13 years. Sallinen announced her retirement in 2013 and spent her spare time coaching local youth hockey where she lived, before re-joining the national team 10 years later, at age 40, ahead of the 2014 Olympics where she tied for second on her team with five points in six games. Sallinen’s comeback lasted another six seasons before she concluded her decorated career, at age 45, by helping Finland reach the gold medal game at the 2019 Women’s World Championship – the first time in the tournament’s history that the country had ever competed for gold.

* Overall, Sallinen played for Finland in eight World Championships where she helped her team win the silver medal once and the bronze six times. She also appeared in the Olympics twice, capturing two bronze medals.

* Sallinen was named to the World Championship All-Star Team on three occasions (1992, 1994 and 1997) and Best Forward at the 1994 tournament after leading all skaters in points (4-9—13 in 5 GP).

* The Finnish Ice Hockey Association has named a trophy in her honor, which is awarded annually to the Naisten Liiga Player of the Year in Finland’s top women’s league.

* In 1941, Herb Carnegie, Ozzie Carnegie and Manny McIntyre made up what is believed to be the first all-Black line, known as ‘The Black Aces.’ The trio played for the Buffalo Ankerites, a team in a small mining town in Northern Ontario. (Source: Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey by Cecil Harris)

* Carnegie, the son of Jamaican immigrants to Canada, was a dazzling center who played in the Quebec Provincial Hockey League, the Quebec Senior Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League from 1944-54. He played for Quebec of the QSHL from 1949-53, where he was a teammate with Jean Beliveau.

* Founder of the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation with his wife Audrey and daughter Bernice. Since its inception in 1987, the organization has helped countless individuals develop the confidence to become better citizens. Their national scholarship program has awarded more than three quarters of a million dollars to students who engage in humanitarian and community service initiatives through extensive volunteerism.

* The Carnegie Initiative, named in Herb’s honor, was created to ensure opportunity and access to hockey everywhere. Co-founded by Bernice Carnegie and Bryant McBride, and in conjunction with leading academic institutions, The CI aims to accelerate the work started by Herb Carnegie more than 50 years ago to make hockey more diverse and inclusive.

* Joins Grant Fuhr (2003), Angela James (2010), Willie O’Ree (2018) and Jarome Iginla (2020) as the fifth Black member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.