The 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be in Toronto on Nov. 10, but there’s a definite Boston vibe this year.
It was appropriate that the visiting team in the Nov. 8 Hall of Fame Game was the Boston Bruins.
Defenseman Zdeno Chara was the longtime Bruins captain and won a Stanley Cup with the team. Center Joe Thornton was drafted No. 1 overall by the Bruins and was the team captain before being dealt to the San Jose Sharks.
Jack Parker spent decades as the men’s hockey coach at Boston University. Jennifer Botterill, a four-time Olympian with Team Canada, was a standout at Harvard.
They will be joined by three-time Stanley Cup winner Duncan Keith, Russian NHL standout Alexander Mogilny, U.S. Olympic star Brianna Decker and longtime Team Canada coach Danielle Sauvageau. Mogilny didn’t go to Toronto for the festivities.
Here are the eight people in the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025 (Chara, Keith and Thornton were inducted in their first year of eligibility) and how to watch the induction ceremony:
Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Players
Zdeno Chara: The 6-foot-9 defenseman with the massive wingspan was tough to beat one-on-one. He won the Norris Trophy in 2008-09 and a Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011. The seven-time All-Star was Bruins captain from 2006-20. He set a record for hardest shot (108.8) in the 2012 All-Star Game skills competition. His 1,680 regular-season games rank first among defensemen and he totaled 680 points with the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Bruins and Washington Capitals.
Duncan Keith: The defenseman was part of the Chicago Blackhawks core that won three Stanley Cup titles from 2010 to 2015, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2015. He won the Norris Trophy in 2009-10 and 2013-14 and totaled 646 points with the Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers.
Joe Thornton: The center was one of the top playmakers during his time. He was drafted No. 1 overall in 1997 by the Bruins and was traded to the Sharks in 2005-06. He led the league in assists (96) and points (125) that season and won the Hart Trophy. Thornton led the league in assists two other times and ranks seventh all time with 1,109 assists. He totaled 1,539 points with the Bruins, Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers.
Alexander Mogilny: The Russian winger scored 76 goals in his fourth season in the league and won a Stanley Cup in 2000 with the New Jersey Devils. He totaled 1,032 points with the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Devils and Maple Leafs.
Jennifer Botterill: The four-time Olympian won three gold medals and a silver with Team Canada. She also won five golds and three silvers at the world championships. Botterill was a prolific scorer at Harvard. She had 340 points in 113 games, including a 10-point game on Jan. 28, 2003 against Boston College.
Brianna Decker: Decker won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2018 Olympics and silvers in 2014 and 2022. She won five gold medals and two silvers at the world championships and was MVP of the 2017 tournament after recording 21 points. She ranks first at the University of Wisconsin with a career +175 plus/minus and is second all-time with 112 goals. She holds the longest Badgers scoring streak at 32 games
Builders
Jack Parker: Parker coached for 40 years at Boston University and won NCAA championships in 1978, 1995 and 2009. He retired with a record of 897-472-115.
Danielle Sauvageau: Sauvageau has taken part in six Olympics as women’s coach, general manager or coaching consultant. She also played a key role in Canada’s victories at seven consecutive world championships. She’s the first woman to be inducted in the builders category.
Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony, how to watch, stream
Date: Monday, Nov. 10
Place: Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: NHL Network, which will show a preview at 7 p.m. ET
Streaming: Fubo and certain Sling TV packages carry NHL Network. Fubo offers a free trial for new subscribers.