USA Hockey set a record with 11 American players drafted in the first round of the NHL Draft, including three players from the state of Michigan. NHL.com has the story.
Cam Fowler, Farmington Hills, Mich, was drafted 12th overall to the Anaheim Ducks. Fowler who won a Memorial Cup with the Windsor Spitfires this past season is excited to be heading to Anaheim.Ducks.com has the story
Port Huron, Mich, native Jack Campbell was taken 11th overall by the Dallas Stars. Campbell, the fist goalie taken in the 2010 draft will be playing for the Windsor Spitfires for the 2010-11 season. Stars.com has the story
Austin Watson, Ann Arbor, Mich didn't let being the oldest of nine siblings stop him from achieveing his dream by being drafted 18th overall to the Nashville Predators. Predators.com has the story
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Derian Hatcher (Sterling Heights) will be inducted into the United States
Hockey Hall of Fame on October 21, in Buffalo, N.Y.
Hatcher Brothers head United States Hockey
Hall of Fame class for 2010
U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2010 Announced
Five-Member Class Includes Berglund, Hatcher Brothers, Nagobads, Roenick
Derian Hatcher and Kevin Hatcher (Sterling Heights), Dr. V. George Nagobads, Art Berglund and Jeremy Roenick make up the United States Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2010, as announced today by USA Hockey. The five-member class will be enshrined into the Hall on October 21 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y.
"These five individuals represent the very best of our sport in many different facets and their contributions have been truly extraordinary," said Ron DeGregorio, president of USA Hockey. "We look forward to their formal induction in Buffalo this October."
After being drafted eighth overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Derian Hatcher went on to play 16 seasons in the NHL, where the defenseman appeared in 1,045 games and amassed 331 points (80-251). While his career was mainly spent with the Stars organization, first in Minnesota, then in Dallas, he also suited up for both Detroit and Philadelphia. After successfully breaking into the NHL during the 1991-92 season, Derian Hatcher enjoyed some of his best seasons in the latter part of the decade. In 1996, he was part of the U.S. team that captured the World Cup of Hockey; in 1997, he was selected to the NHL All-Star Team; in 1998, he was chosen as a member of the U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team; and in 1999, he became the first American-born captain of a Stanley Cup-winning team with Dallas.
The older brother of Derian, Kevin Hatcher spent 17 seasons as a defenseman in the NHL after being drafted 17th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 1,157 games, which included ten seasons in Washington, followed by stints in Dallas, Pittsburgh, New York (Rangers) and Carolina. A five-time NHL All-Star (1990-92, 1996-97), Kevin Hatcher totaled 677 points (227-450), tallying a career-high 79 points (34-45) during the 1992-93 season and becoming just the seventh defenseman in league history to score 30 goals in a single season. Kevin Hatcher also excelled internationally, representing the United States at the 1984 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, 1987 and 1991 Canada Cups, the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 and the 1998 Olympic Winter Games.
Only once previously have brothers been inducted to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in the same year. It happened in 2002 when Scott and Mark Fusco were enshrined ... The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame was founded in 1973. To date, there are 143 enshrined members in the Hall. For information on the members of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, visit the Hall's official web site at USHockeyHallofFame.com … The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum, located in Eveleth, Minn., is open daily. For hours of operation and admission prices, visit USHockeyHallMuseum.com or call 800-443-7825.
