The number of former San Jose Sharks inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame will stand at five on November 13, after Teemu Selanne was voted into this year’s Hall of Fame class in his first year of eligibility. Selanne will join Igor Larionov, Ed Belfour, Rob Blake, and Sergei Makarov as the former Sharks enshrined in Toronto.
Selanne spent parts of three seasons with the Sharks from 2001-03, after the Sharks traded left wing Jeff Friesen and goaltender Steve Shields to their division rivals, the Anaheim Ducks, to acquire the Finnish right wing in March, 2001. Over that span, he scored 131 points (64 goals, 67 assists) in 176 regular season games.