Hockey Hall of Fame

Iginla highlights class inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

Nov. 15, 2021 10:43 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2018, file photo, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Jayna Hefford shakes hands with people associated with the hall before a hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils in Toronto. The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is forging ahead in its bid to establish an economically sustainable professional league in North America with or — for now — without the NHL’s full financial backing. In response to Sportsnet.ca reporting the NHL was not in a position to operate a women’s league for the foreseeable future, PWHPA executive Jayna Hefford wrote in an email to The Associated Press late Thursday that her group has begun developing what she called “a parallel path for a future that doesn’t rely on NHL support.” (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs 11/9/2018

May. 14, 2021 11:56 AM EDT

Hockey Hall of Fame to have no new inductees in 2021

Oct. 30, 2020 12:53 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — The Hockey Hall of Fame will have no new inductees in 2021, with the class of 2020 honored that year instead. The 2020...

FILE - In this July 30, 2018, file photo, former Calgary Flames hockey team captain Jarome Iginla announces his retirement from the NHL at a news conference in Calgary, Alberta. Iginla, the first Black player to lead the NHL in points and goals and to win an Olympic gold medal, is expected to headline the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2020 induction class, to be announced Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Iginla headlines 2020 Hall class as 4th Black player elected

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 24, 2020 04:51 PM EDT