The Hockey Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that Natalie Darwitz, Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber, Krissy Wendell-Pohl, Colin Campbell and David Poile will make up the 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame class.
The 18-member selection committee, comprised of former players, executives and journalists, met on Monday and decided to elect a class of seven. Players must not have played in a professional or international game in any of the previous three seasons. Builders are eligible even if they are still active in the game. In order to make the Hall of Fame, a candidate needs to get 14 “yes” votes from the Selection Committee. All seven will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Nov. 11.
Darwitz, Datsyuk, Roenick, Weber and Wendell-Pohl will be inducted in the Player category. Per Sports Illustrated, Datsyuk spent his entire 14-year career with the Detroit Red Wings, winning two Stanley Cup; Roenick played 21 years with five teams, registering three 100-point seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks; Weber, one of the best defensemen of his generation, finished in the top five of the Norris Trophy voting five times; Wendell-Pohl won two Olympic medals after a legendary career with Minnesota; and Darwitz, a three-time world champion with the national team, was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame this year.
Datsyuk and Weber were both elected in their first years of eligibility. This is also the first year since 2010 that two women will be part of the same Hockey Hall of Fame class.
Meanwhile, Campbell and Poile will be going in as Builders. Poile served as the Nashville Predators’ general manager from their inception up until 2023, while Campbell is a longtime league administrator.
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