Two former Detroit Red Wings, defenseman Niklas Kronwall and forward Thomas Vanek, were among seven people inducted into the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame on Sunday in Zurich, Switzerland.
Kronwall played his entire 15-season career with the Red Wings, finishing with 432 points (83 goals, 349 assists) in 953 regular-season games and 47 points (five goals, 42 assists) in 109 playoff games.
He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 2008, gold with Sweden at the 2006 Turin Olympics, silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and gold at the 2006 World Championship.
Vanek had 789 points (373 goals, 416 assists) in 1,029 NHL regular-season games during 14 NHL seasons and 36 points (21 goals, 15 assists) in 69 playoff games with the Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota Wild, Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets.
Representing Austria, Vanek won silver at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and played for Austria at the 2014 Sochi Olympic.
The other inductees were former Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron, goalie Florence Schelling, recently retired forward Andres Ambuhl (Switzerland), and Canada women’s captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall.
Former NHL and European coach Ralph Krueger was inducted in the Builder’s category.
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Ex-Wings’ Kronwall, Vanek inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame
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