This week, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced the 2024 Class, consisting of eight new entrants and four via special awards.
The Class of 2024 are:
Natalie Darwitz: U.S.A. Darwitz represented the United States from 199 to 2010, and won three Gold Medals and five Silver Medals in the World Hockey Championships. The former Forward also had two Silvers and a Bronze in the Olympics and was named to the 2002 Olympic All-Tournament Team. The native of Minnesota took the Golden Gophers to back-to-back NCAA Championships, and he is currently the General Manager of the Minnesota team in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
Mel Davidson: Canada. Davidson coached Team Canada to Gold at the 2006 and 2010 Olympics and the 2000 and 2007 Worlds.
Jaromir Jagr: Czech Republic & Czechoslovakia. Jagr, who is still active for his Czech club team, Kladno, won a copious number of medals in International competition. He won Gold in the 1998 Olympics and Bronze in 2006. He also won two World Hockey Championships (2005 & 2010), Bronze at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and is arguably the greatest player n Czech history.
Kenny Jonsson: Sweden. Jonsson was a defensive anchor on two Swedish Olympic Gold Medal Teams (1994 & 2006), the latter of which he was named the best Defenseman of the tournament. He also won Bronze in the 1996 World Cup, and two World Hockey Championships (1994 & 2009).
Igor Liba: Czechoslovakia. Liba is a Slovak, represented Czechoslovakia many times, winning Silver in 1984 and Bronze in the 1992 Olympics. The Left Wing also won Gold at the 1985 Worlds, as well as capturing two Silvers and two Bronzes in other World Hockey Championship Tournaments.
Petteri Nummelin: Finland. Nummelin played for Finland in 15 World Hockey Championships, where the Defenseman was highly decorated in competition, winning one Gold, four Silvers and two Bronze Medals. He also represented his nation in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and won Silver at the 2006 Olympics.
Jaroslav Pouzar: Czechoslovakia. Pouzar led Czechoslovakia to an Olympic Silver Medal in 1976 and in the World Hockey Championships, would win two Gold, three Silvers and one Bronze Medal. He also won three Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers.
Ryan Smyth: Canada. Smyth played 20 years in the NHL, but represented Canada often winning two Golds and a Silver in World Hockey Championship. He also captured Gold in the 1995 World Juniors, 2002 Olympics and 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
Desiderui Varga: Romania. Varga is this year’s recipient of the Torriani Award, and he played in three Olympics and 17 World Championships.
Anatolii Brezvin: Ukraine. Brezvin served as the President of Ukraine’s Ice Hockey Federation from 2006 to 2020, and this year’s winner of the Paul Loicq Award.
Al Michaels: U.S.A.. Michaels is the inaugural winner of the IIHF Media Award, and his “Do You Believe in Miracles?” call remains the most recognized in all of hockey.
1998 Men’s Czech Olympic Team. This squad wins the Milestone Award (last awarded in 2013), and they had wins over Canada in the Semis and Russia in the final to get there. This team was led by an incredible performance by Goalie, Dominik Hasek, who had a 0.97 GAA over six Games. The team also had Goalies, Milan Hnilicka and Roman Cechmanek, Defenseman Jiri Sleger, Frantisek Kucera, Roman Hamrlik, Richard, Smehlik, Jaroslav Spacek, Petr Svoboda and Libor Prochazka, with Forwards Jiri Dopita, Martin Rucinsky, Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka, Robert Reichel, Robert Lang, Pavel Patera, Martin Prochazka, Josef Beranek, Vladimir Ruzicka, David Moravec, Milan Hejduk and Jan Caloun.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the newest members of the IIHF Hall of Fame.
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