Today, November 11th, marked the 2022 class being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. This group featured some absolutely incredible talent, visionaries and game changers. This was made extra special by featuring three former Vancouver Canucks, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin and Roberto Luongo.
Secured the bling. pic.twitter.com/OGOzwWLq6q
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 11, 2022
As a kid growing up in the Fraser Valley I was exposed to a lot of hockey. My friends in school all played, while I on the other hand could not skate and hold a hockey stick to save my life. My family friends were all huge fans of the Canucks and many a night were spent watching games surrounded by incredible company. These three players, the Sedins and Bobby Lou, hold such a special place in my heart because they were the fixtures, the pillars of this Canucks franchise as I grew up. My formative years graced with some of the greatest goaltending of all time, especially the 2010 gold medal game in Vancouver. The Sedins and Loungo would then help lead Vancouver on their epic run to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, sadly we all know how that ended. But that playoffs I gathered every single one of the Province newspaper’s full page posters they put out as the playoffs went along. The run went so deep they have everyone on the team featured, my walls were plastered with them for years following. The Sedins would change the way hockey could be played. They showcased that through sheer skill and determination you could accomplish great things. I loved this for the fact it challenged the old school notions that you had to be rock em sock em to win hockey games, and to be fair the Canucks still had those guys around the Twins. So today I sit and revel in the nostalgia. My hat is tipped to a trio of the best the game has ever seen. Thank you Hank, Daniel and Lou.