Sedin twins, Luongo in 2022 Hockey HOF class

TORONTO -- Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo, erstwhile Ottawa Senators skipper Daniel Alfredsson, Finnish women's nationalist squad subordinate Riikka Sallinen and Herb Carnegie were welcomed into the Hockey Hall of Fame arsenic the people of 2022 connected Monday.

The Sedin twins and Luongo were elected successful their archetypal years of eligibility backmost successful June, portion Alfredsson had waited since 2017. The induction of the Sedins and Alfredsson accrued the fig of Swedish players successful the hallway from 4 to seven.

Selected astatine No. 3 astatine the 1999 NHL draught -- 1 spot down Daniel -- Henrik Sedin owns a large chunk of Vancouver's grounds publication arsenic its person successful assists (830), points (1,070) and games played (1,330) successful his 17 seasons.

The halfway playfully offered his 2 cents successful the never-ending statement astir whether helium oregon his member -- with some having terrorized a procreation of defenders with their imaginativeness and accomplishment -- was better.

"I missed 30 games successful my career, and Danny's accumulation was not the same," helium said with a smirk. "In 2010, Danny missed 20 games. ... I had 11 goals and 9 assists.

"With Daniel I was hardly a 20-goal scorer. Without him, I would person been a vocation 45-goal scorer."

Henrik won the Hart Trophy arsenic league MVP and the Art Ross Trophy arsenic its starring scorer successful 2009-10. He added 78 points successful 105 playoff games that included the Canucks' tally to the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.

"You person ever been a calming power successful my life," Daniel, who spoke earlier Henrik, said of his brother. "In my mind, you are some a amended hockey subordinate than maine [and a] amended idiosyncratic than me.

"And I'm saying this sincerely, but besides knowing that helium volition basal up present successful astir 10 minutes."

Daniel Sedin's 393 goals -- galore of them disconnected a walk from Henrik -- apical Vancouver's vocation list, and helium sits 2nd down his member successful assists (648), points (1,041) and games played (1,306). He enactment up 71 points successful 102 playoff appearances.

"I privation to convey whoever it was that selected maine to talk first," Daniel said with a laugh. "It reminds maine of draught day."

Daniel won the Ted Lindsay Award arsenic league MVP voted by NHL Players' Association members arsenic good arsenic the Art Ross successful 2010-11.

Henrik Sedin paid tribute to his brother's drive.

"To cognize that idiosyncratic would beryllium successful the gym each greeting waiting for maine connected the days I felt similar taking a time off, that's what made maine the subordinate I was," helium said.

Luongo, who played 8 seasons with the Sedins successful Vancouver, was drafted by the New York Islanders and retired with the Florida Panthers, but the goaltender's days connected the West Coast paved the mode for his enshrinement.

The 43-year-old ranked 3rd successful NHL past with 489 wins erstwhile helium retired successful 2019 aft 19 seasons. He sits 2nd successful games played (1,044), shots against (30,924) and saves (28,409).

Luongo said that erstwhile helium got the quality helium would beryllium inducted, the archetypal happening helium asked was if the Sedins would beryllium joining him.

"Wanted it truthful bad," helium said. "Proud to accidental that I played with you guys."

Luongo doubly won 40 games with the Canucks and made astatine slightest 70 appearances successful 4 consecutive seasons.

A three-time Vezina Trophy finalist arsenic the league's apical goalie, helium finished 2nd successful the 2007 Hart voting and won 2 Olympic golden medals (2010, 2014) with Canada.

"I've ne'er been astir anyone with the aforesaid determination and willingness to bash thing to get better," Henrik Sedin said.

Alfredsson registered 444 goals, 713 assists and 1,157 points during his 18 NHL campaigns, which included 17 with the Senators. He added 100 points successful 124 playoff contests.

An chartless sixth-round prime erstwhile helium arrived successful the nation's capital, Alfredsson won the Calder Trophy successful 1996 arsenic NHL rookie of the year.

Ottawa's vocation person successful goals, assists and points, helium captured Olympic golden successful 2006 for Sweden alongside the Sedins and guided Ottawa to the 2007 Cup last -- a archetypal for a European captain.

Alfredsson paid tribute to erstwhile teammates, trainers and coaches, including the precocious Bryan Murray, but besides touched connected a origin adjacent to his heart.

"The pressures of hockey for immoderate tin go unbearable," helium said. "Mental wellness issues are a world of our game. We're agelong overdue to yet erase the stigma."

Sallinen, who wasn't successful attendance, played 16 seasons with her nationalist team, won Olympic bronze 20 years isolated (1998, 2018) and is the archetypal non-North American pistillate inducted into the Hall. She added a metallic astatine the 2019 satellite title to spell on with six third-place showings.

Carnegie, who died successful 2012 astatine property 92, has often been mentioned arsenic the astir talented Black subordinate to ne'er scope the NHL.

After a agelong vocation successful elder leagues wherever helium faced racism that kept him from achieving his eventual dream, Carnegie founded Future Aces, 1 of Canada's archetypal hockey schools, successful 1955. His enactment astatine the grassroots level pushing for much diverseness led to his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame successful 2001 and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame successful 2014.