from Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News,

Geraldine Heaney couldn’t get a hold of anybody. Chris Chelios didn’t even know who else was going in with him. Everybody has a different tale of how they found out they had been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Upon getting the great news, organizers had told Brendan Shanahan to keep the news on the down-low in the short-term, presenting a vexing problem for the rough-and-tumble scorer.

“Couldn’t tell my mom,” he said with a grin. “Didn’t trust her.”

Instead, he told his 10-year-old son Jack and the two embraced in a poignant father-and-son moment for the ages.

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Below, check out the HHOF ring the honorees received today...