This afternoon, the 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame class was announced, with six players being a part of the class. Zdeno Chara, Joe Thornton, Duncan Keith, Alexander Mogilny, Jennifer Botterill, and Brianna Decker. Danielle Sauvageau and Jack Parker also join the class in the builder category. Congratulations to this year’s class, which will be inducted on November 10, 2025.
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Zdeno Chara
Chara spent 24 years in the NHL, playing in 1,680 games. He spent time with the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, and Washington Capitals. Chara recorded 680 career points on 209 goals and 471 assists. He was a career +301 and had 226 career power-play points. Chara won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011. He was a Norris Trophy winner in 2008-09 and a Mark Messier Leadership Award winner in 2010-11. Chara was also a six-time All-Star.
Joe Thornton
Thornton also played 24 years in the NHL, playing with the Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Florida Panthers. He played in 1,714 career games, recording 1,539 points on 430 goals and 1,109 assists. He was a career +182 and had 548 career power-play points. Thornton won the Art Ross Trophy and the Hart Trophy in 2005-06. He was a six-time All-Star.
Duncan Keith
Keith spent 16 of his 17 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks before joining the Edmonton Oilers for his final season. In 1,256 career games, he had 646 points on 106 goals and 540 assists. Keith was a career +159 with 186 power-play points. A three-time Stanley Cup winner, all with Chicago, as well as a two-time Norris Trophy winner. Keith also won the Conn Smyth in 2014-15 and was a four-time All-Star.
Alexander Mogilny
Mogilny in 16 seasons played for the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, and Toronto Maple Leafs. In 990 career games, he had 1,032 points on 473 goals and 559 assists. He finished as a +81 with 349 power-play points. Mogilny won the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1999-00. He won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2002-03 and was a six-time All-Star.
Jennifer Botterill
Botterill, a Canadian women’s hockey player, won three Gold medals with Canada in the Olympics and six gold medals with Canada in the IIHF World Women’s Championship. In 92 career International games, she had 117 points on 49 goals and 68 assists. She spent three seasons in the National Women’s Hockey League before going and playing in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. In 164 games between the two leagues, she had 305 points on 128 goals and 177 assists. She won the Championship with the Toronto Aeros in the NWHL in 2004-05.
Brianna Decker
Decker, a United States-born women’s hockey player, won a gold medal with the US in 2018. She also won six gold medals in the World Championships. She also spent time in the CWHL and the NWHL. In 35 career games in the CWHL between the Boston Blades and Calgary Inferno, she had 58 points. Decker recorded 28 goals and 30 assists. In the NWHL, she played for the Boston Pride. In 33 games, she had 61 points on 28 goals and 33 assists. Decker also participated in the NHL All-Star Game Skills Competition in 2019.
Daniele Sauvageau
Sauvageau is a former coach and a Canadian ice hockey executive. She was the head coach of the 2002 Canadian women’s gold medal team. She is currently the general manager of the Montreal Victoire in the PWHL.
Jack Parker
Parker was the head coach at Boston University from 1973 until 2013, when he announced his retirement. He finished his career coaching the Terriers with a 897-472-115 record. Parker won three National Championships, six Hockey East Tournament Championships, and eight Hockey East regular-season Championships. Before Boston University joined Hockey East, he won four ECAC Hockey tournaments, was a two-time ECAC Hockey regular season champion, and won the ECAC Hockey East Region Championship. He won the Spencer Penrose Award for the top coach in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey. Parker also won the Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award five times, which goes to the best coach in Hockey East.
2026 Hockey Hall of Fame Notables
Next year’s class will include Patrice Bergeron, Jonathan Toews, and Phil Kessel as first-time eligible players. Ryan Getzlaf, Carey Price, Tuukka Rask, Jason Spezza, Rod Brind’Amour, Vincent Damphousse, Meghan Duggan, Patrik Elias, Theo Fleury, Sergei Gonchar, Curtis Joseph, Patrick Marleau, and Ryan Miller are a few names that will also be on the ballot after not being announced this season.
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