Member of the Triple Gold Club Pavel Datsyuk will become the tenth hockey player from the USSR/Russia to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
On Tuesday, it became known that the Olympic champion will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2024. A Russian entered the Hockey Hall of Fame for the first time since 2019, when it was defenseman Sergei Zubov.
Previously, this privilege was granted to: Vladislav Tretyak (1989), Vyacheslav Fetisov (2001), Valery Kharlamov (2005, posthumously), Igor Larionov (2008), Pavel Bure (2012), Sergei Fedorov (2015), Sergei Makarov (2016). ), Alexander Yakouchev (2018).
Datsyuk is 45 years old, he won the Stanley Cup twice with Detroit, and together with the Russian national team he won gold at the Olympics and the World Championship.
The 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for November 11.
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