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Hockey Hall of Fame selects 2026 class without Rod Brind'Amour
Rod Brind'Amour was not elected to the 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame class as a former player. The 55-year-old ended his NHL career with 452 goals and 1,184 points. Keith Tkachuk and Patrice Bergeron are among those selected.
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Rod Brind'Amour was not elected to the 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame class as a former player, ESPN reported Monday. Brind'Amour, 55, finished his NHL career with 452 goals and 1,184 points. He won the Selke Trophy as the league's top defensive forward in 2006 and 2007.
Last week he coached the Carolina Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup title. The team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 and finished the playoffs with a 16-3 record.
Inductees and comments Keith Tkachuk, a member of the 2026 class, spoke about Brind'Amour during Monday's media calls. "You knew what you were going to get every single time you played against him: You had to dig in," Tkachuk said. The 2026 inductees include Patrice Bergeron, who won the Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011 and the Selke Trophy six times, goaltenders Carey Price and Pekka Rinne, U.S. women's hockey pioneer Cindy Curley, and executive Brian Burke.
The Associated Press contributed to the ESPN report.
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