Former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski has to wait two more years before he’s eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame, but he’s already headed to the United States’ version.

Pavelski, who played the first 13 years of his 18-year NHL career with the Sharks after he was drafted by the team in 2003, was named to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 on Wednesday, along with longtime NHLers Scott Gomez and Zach Parise, women’s Olympic gold medalist Tara Mounsey, and photographer Bruce Bennett. Gomez played with the Sharks in 2012-13 as part of a 16-year NHL career.

Starting in 2006 until his retirement in 2024, Pavelski played a combined 1,332 NHL regular-season games with the Sharks and Dallas Stars. The Plover, Wisconsin, native played 963 games for the Sharks, and is third

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