We have new members of the Hockey Hall of Fame! USA Today Hockey Reporter, Kevin Allen and Chicago Blackhawks play-by-play announcer, Pat Foley have been chosen today to enter the Toronto based institution.
Allen is this year’s recipient of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, which is given to the newspaper writer who has brought honor to the sport of Hockey. The Award was first created in 1984 and the honorees automatically receive enshrinement to the Hockey Hall of Fame. He is in his thirtieth year covering the sport and last December he received the Lester Patrick Award from the National Hockey League, which celebrated those who contributed to the growth of Hockey in the United States.
Pat Foley is this year’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award recipient, which again was created in 1984. Foley has spent the last thirty-one years as the primary play-by-play announcer of the Chicago Blackhawks and was also used by FOX as an announcer for them in the late 1990’s.
We would like to congratulate both Kevin Allen and Pat Foley for receiving this accolade, which should be considered the pinnacle of both of their careers.
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