The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto welcomed its Class of 2015 on Monday as defensemen Chris Pronger, Nicklas Lidstrom, Phil Housley and Angela Ruggiero, forward Sergei Fedorov and builders Peter Karmanos Jr. and Bill Hay were inducted on what Commissioner Gary Bettman called “a special night for hockey.”
Fedorov thanked his wife, who is expecting the couple’s first child, and Wayne Gretzky for letting the Russian stay at his house during Fedorov’s early days in North America.
Lidstrom delivered a stirring speech, dusting off the Swedish phrase that “Things never turn out the way you imagine.