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‘Extremely Grateful’: Price, Bergeron Headline 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame Class
Price and Bergeron headline a six-member class recognized for elite careers, with Price’s 361 wins, 49 shutouts and Olympic gold standing out.
Carey Price and Patrice Bergeron headline the 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame class set to be enshrined Monday in Toronto. The group also includes Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk, Cindy Curley, and builder Brian Burke.
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Price earned induction in his second year of eligibility after compiling 361 wins across 712 regular-season games. He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Vezina Trophy as top goaltender in 2015.
Bergeron spent 19 seasons with the Boston Bruins, winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, and registered 1,040 points in 1,294 regular-season games. Rinne posted 369 wins across 683 games with the Nashville Predators.
"A huge honour," said Bergeron, reflecting on his career. The 52-year-old Tkachuk joked about his sons Matthew and Brady attending: "They'll probably be critiquing me when I'm up there speaking and making faces."
Trailblazer Cindy Curley captained the U.S. to three world silvers in the 1990s in women's hockey. Builder Brian Burke, who managed Anaheim Mighty Ducks to a 2007 title, said "Still pinching myself.