Patrice Bergeron , Niklas Kronwall and Thomas Vanek were among the seven people who will be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame Class of 2026, which was announced Thursday.

The three will be joined by three other former players; goalie Florence Schelling and recently retired forward Andres Ambuhl (Switzerland), and Canadian women's captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall. Former NHL and European coach Ralph Krueger will be inducted in the Builder's category.

Bergeron played his entire 19-season career with the Boston Bruins before retiring in 2023. The center had 1,040 points (427 goals, 613 assists) in 1,294 regular-season games and 128 points (50 goals, 78 assists) in 170 Stanley Cup Playoff games. He won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011 and was a six

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