Former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso is in the Hockey Hall of Fame’s seven-member Class of 2023.
Sergei Gonchar, a former defenseman and assistant coach with the Penguins, had been expected to get serious consideration for inclusion but was not selected.
Welcome to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Tom Barrasso.#HHOF2023 | #HHOF pic.twitter.com/0DNRJPHp6V
— Hockey Hall of Fame (@HockeyHallFame) June 21, 2023
The other members of the class are longtime coach Ken Hitchcock and the late Quebec/Colorado GM Pierre Lacroix, who will enter the Hall as Builders. The other players chosen to be Honoured Members include two other goalies — Henrik Lundqvist and Mike Vernon — as well as Pierre Turgeon and Carolina Ouellette.
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