The Selection Committee of the Hockey Hall of Fame elected five new inductees into the Toronto shrine on Tuesday night - three players, two of whom are women, and two new members of the Builder Category. Dino Ciccarelli, Cammi Granato, and Angela James got the nod into the Hall as players while Jimmy Devellano and Daryl “Doc” Seaman got in the Builder Category.
Hockey Hall Of Fame Elects Five In; Lindros Snubbed
From the NHL’s official release on Ciccarelli:
A native of Sarnia, Ontario, Dino Ciccarelli played four seasons for the London Knights setting a team record for goals with 72 in 1977-78. An undrafted free agent, he made his debut with the Minnesota North Stars in 1980-81, played nine seasons with the Stars, leading the team in scoring five times. Overall, he played 19 NHL seasons with five teams recording 608 goals and 592 assists in 1,232 games played.
On Granato:
Cammi Granato was ECAC Player of the Year three consecutive seasons from 1991-93, while playing for Providence College. She then played in Canada for the Concordia Stingers, helping that team to three Quebec titles. Granato was also a 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team beginning in 1990 and led Team USA to the gold medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
On James:
Toronto native Angela James starred in the 1970’s and early 1980’s in the Central Ontario Women’s League and was the league’s leading scorer for eight seasons and MVP on six occasions. A medalist in 12 National Championships, she was MVP in eight of them. Angela has also won four world championship gold medals (1990, 1992, 1994 and 1997).
Jim Devellano has been part of NHL front offices for the better part of four decades. He has been a vice president with the Red Wings for most of that time and was the general manager of four of Detroit's Stanley Cup teams (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008).
Seaman was responsible for moving the Atlanta Flames to Calgary in 1980. He died in January 2009.
Among the debated issues before the announcement was whether Eric Lindros would make the Hall of Fame cut, which he did not.
The induction ceremony will take place on November 8 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
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