Herb Brooks elected to Hall of Fame

"This is the icing on the cake for a very special person, husband, father and grandfather.  There will never be too many honors for Herbie Brooks!  Congratulations Brooks Family."  - Gringo

Associated Press

St. Paul native Herb Brooks, who coached the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to the "Miracle on Ice," was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder category, according to legendsofhockey.net.

Terrance "Dick" Duff, Patrick Roy - the NHL's winningest goaltender - and former NHL chairman of the board Harley Hotchkiss also were elected, according to the Web site.

All four will be inducted in November.

Brooks led an Olympic team of college players from the United States to the greatest upset in hockey history over the mighty Soviet machine in the 1980 semifinals. The Americans went on to win the gold medal, their only one since 1960. Brooks died in a car accident in 2003.

Roy won four Stanley Cup championships and three Vezina Trophies as the NHL's top goaltender in 19 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche. He retired in 2003 as the league's all-time winningest goalie with 551 regular-season victories.

"Patrick Roy is a true legend of the game," Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix said in a statement. "He is a unique inductee for the Hockey Hall of Fame as one who truly influenced and redefined the goaltending position."

Duff played with Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles, Buffalo and the New York Rangers during an 18-year career that ended in 1972. He won a total of six Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs and the Canadiens, was a seven-time All-Star and finished his career with 283 goals and 572 points in 1,030 games.

Hotchkiss was part of the group that moved the Flames to Calgary from Atlanta. He's still a part owner of the team, and is the chairman of the NHL's Board of Governors.