This past week, the 2014 class was inducted into the Hockey
Hall of Fame. This year had a pretty great class including: Mike Modano, Peter
Forsberg, Rob Blake, and Dominik Hasek. I grew up watching Mike Modano and
Peter Forsberg play, so it was pretty cool to see them get a much-deserved
induction. Peter Forsberg was a Flyer so obviously I am a big fan of his. He
did a lot for Flyers hockey, and a lot of the younger players looked up to him.
Although he did not win a Stanley Cup with Philly, he did with the Colorado
Avalanche. Even though I am a die-hard Flyers fan, I think that I was way more
excited about Mike Modano getting inducted. He spent the majority of his career
with the Dallas Stars, and won a Stanley Cup with them in 1999. He grew the
sport of hockey in the state of Texas, which is not an easy thing to do. He is
a huge inspiration for American hockey players. He holds the record for most
NHL goals by a player born in the United States (561) and he has the most
points of all American NHL players (1374). What I always really liked about
Modano was the fact that he has so much emotion. This came out mostly during
his last season with Dallas in 2010. He is a legend in Dallas, and they did so
much to honor him. During his last home game with the Stars, he cried a few
times throughout the game, and let it all out at the end. I think that it is so
respectful and nice to see that he really shows emotion. I knew that he was
going to cry during his induction speech, and he did. It was really touching. I
wish there were more NHL players like Mike Modano.
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