Natalie Darwitz, Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber, Krissy Wendell-Pohl, Colin Campbell and David Poile will make up the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024, it was announced Tuesday.
Darwitz, Datsyuk, Roenick, Weber and Wendell-Pohl are included in the Player category. Campbell and Poile will go in as builders.
This marks the first time since 2010 that two women have been part of the same Hockey Hall of Fame class.
The 18-member selection committee met Monday and decided to choose a class of seven. Players must not have played in a professional or international match in any of the previous three seasons. Builders are eligible even if they are still active in the game.
To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, a candidate must receive 14 “yes” votes from the Selection Committee.
Natalie Darwitz (player) — Before her decorated international career with USA, Darwitz excelled on the collegiate stage as a three-time All-American and three-time Patty Kazmeier Memorial Award finalist at Minnesota. She dominated as the Golden Gophers scored 102 goals and 246 points over three seasons, helping them back to back national titles. Darwitz represented her country and would help the Americans to two Olympic silver medals and a bronze; three golds and five silvers at the World Championships; and two golds and eight silvers at the 4 Nations Cup. She currently serves as general manager of the PWHL’s Minnesota franchise.
Pavel Datsyuk (player) – 314 goals, 953 points, four-time Lady Byng Trophy winner, three-time Selke Trophy winner, two-time Stanley Cup winner, Olympic gold and bronze medals, named to the NHL’s list of 100 Greatest Players, member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Triple Gold Club as winners of the IIHF World Championship, the Olympic Games and the Stanley Cup. “The Magic Man” regularly showed his talent on the ice with the Detroit Red Wings. A reliable scorer, Datsyuk was also one of the league’s best defensive forwards during his career. He also had a talent for the spectacular.
Krissy Wendell-Pohl (Player) — Patty Kazmaier Award winner, won silver and bronze at the Olympic Games, as well as gold and five silver medals at the IIHF World Championship. A Minnesota alum, she is ranked in the top 10 all-time in the NCAA scoring with 237 career points. For the US, she scored 106 goals in 147 games representing her country and was captain at the 2006 Olympics. Pohl is currently an amateur scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Shea Weber (Player) – 224 goals, 589 points, Memorial Cup winner, two-time NHL First-team All-Star, IIHF World Championship gold, two-time Olympic gold medalist and 2016 Hockey World Cup winner. Weber quickly became the face of the Nashville Predators with his booming slap shot and offensive prowess. He captained the franchise for six seasons and was the leading scorer among defensemen during his 16-season NHL career.
Jeremy Roenick (player) – 513 goals, 1,216 points, nine-time All-Star, silver medals at the Canada Cup and the Olympics. Roenick burst onto the scene during his first full NHL season in 1989-90, recording 66 points. He followed that up with 94, 103, 107 and 107 points in each of the next four seasons, including two 40-goal and 50-goal seasons. He helped the Chicago Blackhawks reach the 1991–92 Stanley Cup Final, scoring 12 goals and 22 points in 18 games during their playoff run. Roenick finished his career in 2009 as the second-highest American-born scorer in NHL history.
Colin Campbell (builder) — Campbell is a die-hard hockey fan and has been involved in the NHL as a player, coach and league director. After a 636-game NHL career, he became involved in coaching, serving as an assistant for several years before landing the head coaching job of the New York Rangers in 1994, right after the franchise won its first Stanley Cup in 54 years and beyond. the departure of Mike Keenan. Since 1998, he has served as the league’s senior vice president and director of hockey operations.
David Poile (builder) — After a brief playing career, Poile followed his father, Bud, into management. After starting in a small role with the Atlanta Flames in 1972 and then becoming an assistant manager, he took over as general manager of the Washington Capitals in 1982 and remained there until 1997. As the first general manager of the expansion Predators- franchise in 1997-98, Poile slowly built them into a regular playoff team, helping the franchise reach the 2016-17 Stanley Cup Final. He would retire in 2023 as the winningest GM in NHL history. Poile also served as general manager of the 1998 and 2014 U.S. Olympic teams, as well as the 1999 IIHF World Championship squad.
The Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024 will be inducted on Monday, November 11 in Toronto.
