Wednesday, June 09, 2004
FAME!
2004 Hockey Hall of Fame
Today, defensemen Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Larry Murphy, and executive Cliff Fletcher were elected to the 2004 class of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place this fall in Toronto.
Bourque (1979-2001 Boston and Colorado)
--- Five-time Norris Trophy winner
--- All-time leading scorer for defensemen (410 goals, 1,169 assists, 1,579 points)
--- Won Stanley Cup in 2001 with the Avalanche
Coffey (1980-2001 Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Detroit, Carolina, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston)
--- Three-time Norris Trophy winner
--- Second to Bourque in career scoring by a defensemen (396 goals, 1,135 assists, 1,531 points)
--- Won Stanley Cup four times (1984,1985,1987 with Oilers; 1991 with Penguins)
Murphy (1980-2001 Los Angeles, Washington, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Detroit)
--- Second all-time in games played by a defenseman (1,615 games)
--- Won Stanley Cup four times (1991 and 1992 with Penguins; 1997 and 1998 with Red Wings)
Fletcher (General Manager of the Atlanta/Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs)
--- Won Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989; lost in Cup Finals in 1986 to Montreal
--- Drafted Mike Vernon, Al MacInnis, Gary Roberts, Brett Hull, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Theo Fleury
It is very hard to argue with the 2004 Hockey Hall of Fame class. All four men elected today were winners. While Bourque didn't win the Stanley Cup until his final season, he helped the Bruins make the playoffs in his first 17 seasons in Boston. The Bruins lost in the Cup Finals in 1988 and 1990. Coffey was one of many great players in Edmonton during the early to mid 1980s. Murphy was a key cog of those Penguins teams that won two consecutive Cups in 1991 and 1992. And Fletcher has been one of the most successful executives in hockey over the past 25 years.
NHL Awards will be announced tomorrow night in Toronto.
Today, defensemen Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Larry Murphy, and executive Cliff Fletcher were elected to the 2004 class of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place this fall in Toronto.
Bourque (1979-2001 Boston and Colorado)
--- Five-time Norris Trophy winner
--- All-time leading scorer for defensemen (410 goals, 1,169 assists, 1,579 points)
--- Won Stanley Cup in 2001 with the Avalanche
Coffey (1980-2001 Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Detroit, Carolina, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston)
--- Three-time Norris Trophy winner
--- Second to Bourque in career scoring by a defensemen (396 goals, 1,135 assists, 1,531 points)
--- Won Stanley Cup four times (1984,1985,1987 with Oilers; 1991 with Penguins)
Murphy (1980-2001 Los Angeles, Washington, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Detroit)
--- Second all-time in games played by a defenseman (1,615 games)
--- Won Stanley Cup four times (1991 and 1992 with Penguins; 1997 and 1998 with Red Wings)
Fletcher (General Manager of the Atlanta/Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs)
--- Won Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989; lost in Cup Finals in 1986 to Montreal
--- Drafted Mike Vernon, Al MacInnis, Gary Roberts, Brett Hull, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Theo Fleury
It is very hard to argue with the 2004 Hockey Hall of Fame class. All four men elected today were winners. While Bourque didn't win the Stanley Cup until his final season, he helped the Bruins make the playoffs in his first 17 seasons in Boston. The Bruins lost in the Cup Finals in 1988 and 1990. Coffey was one of many great players in Edmonton during the early to mid 1980s. Murphy was a key cog of those Penguins teams that won two consecutive Cups in 1991 and 1992. And Fletcher has been one of the most successful executives in hockey over the past 25 years.
NHL Awards will be announced tomorrow night in Toronto.
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