96warrior 11 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Red Wings' Steve Yzerman named to Hall of Fame; former teammates Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille in, too by Ansar Khan Tuesday June 23, 2009, 3:33 PM It's official: Former Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman has been named to the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2009. Jim Gregory, co-chairman of the board for the Hockey Hall of Fame just made the announcement on a conference call. Two of Yzerman's former teammates, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille, as well as former New York Rangers defenseman Brian Leetch, also were named to this year's class in the player category. The induction ceremony will be on Nov. 9 in Toronto. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wing Nut 19 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Red Wings' Steve Yzerman named to Hall of Fame; former teammates Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille in, too by Ansar Khan Tuesday June 23, 2009, 3:33 PM It's official: Former Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman has been named to the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2009. Jim Gregory, co-chairman of the board for the Hockey Hall of Fame just made the announcement on a conference call. Two of Yzerman's former teammates, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille, as well as former New York Rangers defenseman Brian Leetch, also were named to this year's class in the player category. The induction ceremony will be on Nov. 9 in Toronto. Never a doubt on any of these guys. They were all great players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HanKarin40 7 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Congrats guys! What a great class! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest micah Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Awesome. I loved Robitaille and of course Stevie. I liked watching Leetch too. I never did warm up to Hull, but you cannot deney his goal scoring skillz. A great class indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theophany 110 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Yeah, first three were pretty much a lock. Kinda surprised about Leetch, but then again, he was a damn good defenseman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Congrats to all, especially Stevie Y. I still get weak in the knees when I see him or hear his name. No homo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Congrats to all, especially Stevie Y. I still get weak in the knees when I see him or hear his name. No homo. Me too man, me too... It'll be fun seeing Stevie, Hull, and Luc go in together, it's a 2002 reunion! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtrememachine1 795 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Way to go Stevie!!! No argument with this class at all. All four of these guys were locks as soon as they became eligible. Has there ever been a class this strong? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Congrats to all. And yes, Leetch is deserving. A VERY strong class this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zetts 236 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 I'm proud of you Stevie! (as always) God, this just reminds me how much I miss him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Man do I miss 2002 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Way to go Stevie!!! No argument with this class at all. All four of these guys were locks as soon as they became eligible. Has there ever been a class this strong? It'd be hard to find one, that's for sure. Certainly there hasn't been where the picks were this obvious (apologies to Ed Belfour) that I can remember. Glad that the inevitable has finally happened and we can now officially call him Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman. Truly one of the best ever in every respect. And obviously two other guys who won't be remembered primarily as Wings, but who did win a Cup with us. Awesome HOF year as far as I'm concerned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Man do I miss 2002 So Bowman, Larionov, Yzerman, Hull, Robitaille now, with Lidstrom, Chelios, Shanahan, Fedorov, Hasek to follow. Hell, don't forget that rookie Datsyuk either, he's putting together a HOF career so far. Yeah, that team was okay I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingfan1991 221 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 I have every intention of being there that night.. if anyone hears of ticket/dinner info, post it! STEVIE!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowingsgo 3 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Miss and love Steve Yzerman. The man put a lot of great memories into our lives. Love his game 7 winner against St Louis in 96'. I cried when Yzerman lifted the Cup all 3 times. Thank you Stevie Y! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdinc 45 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Congrats to Steve Y and the rest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 very strong class with guys who all deserve credits. but yeah... just as the others before me, I have the same pain in heart when Stevie's name is mentioned. he did retire at the right moment for him and for the Wings but it still pains to think Stevie Y doesn't play anymore... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reds4Life 51 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 (edited) Adam Oates should have been inducted before Lucky Luc imho. Nice to see Steve Y in the hall though Edited June 23, 2009 by Reds4Life Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Esquire 324 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 I have every intention of being there that night.. if anyone hears of ticket/dinner info, post it! STEVIE!!!! This is a week after my birthday and the Hall is 40 minutes away from my house. Are these ceremonies usually open to the public? What are ticket prices like? Aghhhhh!!!! CONGRATS BOYS!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorWingNut 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Congratulations to all, But most of all..... WAY TO GO STEVIE !!! :beerbuddy: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 What a stacked class this year. The voters never had it so easy! Congrats to Stevie- you deserve this and more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nev 1,085 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Way to go Stevie!!! No argument with this class at all. All four of these guys were locks as soon as they became eligible. Has there ever been a class this strong? 2007 was pretty strong - Messier, Francis, Stevens and MacInnis, with Larionov missing out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VladyIBELIEVE16 257 Report post Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks Stevie for so many great memories. I'm so thankful that I got to meet you in person as well as be at your retirement ceremony. You've made my hockey watching career a very incredible one. Thanks for always being such a class act! You've always belonged in the HOF! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dominator2005 558 Report post Posted June 24, 2009 Congrats to LEGEND BEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME: STEVE YZERMAN!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzermania19 1 Report post Posted June 24, 2009 (edited) CONGRATULATIONS, STEVIE!!! :clap: Regarding the induction ceremony - the HOF web site has a contact person listed for more info. Her name is Kelly Masse and her email is kmasse@hhof.com (I am just assuming she's a she. Of course Kelly could be a guys name, like Kelly Hrudey). Expect the tix to be really pricey. Back in 2004 a friend and I looked into going for Paul Coffey's induction (said friend is a HUGE Coffey fan. Why, I don't know) and at that time the tix were $300, just for the ceremony. Roadtrips is offering a complete VIP package that includes hotel, tix to the induction, tix to the Hall of Fame Game, along with other awesome-sounding goodies for $1,425. Here's the link if anyone's interested - HHOF Induction Weekend Celebration I would really REALLY like to go but I just don't think I can afford it. Edited June 24, 2009 by Yzermania19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
