Price, Rinne, and Tkachuk Reflect on Hall of Fame Inductions

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Carey Price reflected on seeing his picture alongside former Montreal Canadiens teammates Shea Weber and Patrick Roy at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Price singled out Patrick Roy, a legendary Montreal Canadiens goalie, and Shea Weber, a former Canadiens teammate, nhl.com reported. “Obviously, ‘Patty’ was somebody that I looked up to, Patty Roy,” Price said.

“It’s pretty cool to be able to go over to that wall over there and look at my picture and then look to my right and see ‘Webs’ there too. But there’s a lot of guys that I looked up to in here.”

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Pekka Rinne reflected on the fact that he will be the fourth player born in Finland to be inducted, following Jari Kurri, Teemu Selanne, and Riikka Sallinen. “And now me,” Rinne said. The legendary Nashville Predators goalie thought about Finnish players not in the Great Hall like Jere Lehtinen, Miikka Kiprusoff, Saku Koivu, Teppo Numminen, and Esa Tikkanen.

“I feel humbled and so grateful,” Rinne said regarding his induction. “It’s such a cool room, just to walk around and see these faces and the plaques. Really special.”

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Keith Tkachuk played for the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, and Atlanta Thrashers, but started out playing street hockey in East Boston, looking for plaques of Bruins like Johnny Bucyk, Bobby Orr, Gerry Cheevers, Harry Sinden, Cam Neely, and Ray Bourque.

“I mean, that’s what I grew up watching, the Boston Bruins, and I’m proud of that,” Tkachuk said. “It’s just crazy to think you’re in the same spot as Bobby Orr.”

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“It did hit me when I sat down and just looked around here. I couldn’t believe it. So, yeah, it’s going to be a heck of a weekend, but I honestly can’t believe it,” Tkachuk added.

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