Former players Mike Modano and Ed Olczyk and New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello were selected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Modano played in 21 NHL seasons and holds the record for the most points by an American at 145.
Modano, 42, is the highest-scoring American player in NHL history, recording 561 goals and 813 assists after being taken No. 1 overall in the 1988 draft by the Minnesota North Stars. He won a Stanley Cup title with the Dallas Stars back in 1999.
He played for Team USA starting in the 1988 at the world junior championships, with highlights including a gold medal at the 1996 World Cup, and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Olczyk was the third overall pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1984 draft. He played 16 NHL seasons with the Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Jets, Rangers, Kings and Penguins. He finished his career with 342 goals and 794 points in 1,031 games. His Rangers defeated Vancouver in 1994 to win the Stanley Cup.
He played as part of Team USA in the 1984 Winter Olympics and also served as the head coach of the Penguins for two seasons, 2003-05.
Lamoriello led the Devils to three Stanley Cup titles and five Eastern Conference crowns. He took over in 1987, and the Devils since have secured nine division titles and have won the Stanley Cup in 1995, 2000, and 2003.
Lamoriello, who turns 70 in October, also served as GM for Team USA in the 1996 World Cup, in which the United States won the gold medal. He is already a member of the Toronto-based Hockey Hall of Fame.
The class of 2012 will be formally inducted this fall, with a location and date to be announced.
