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Kariya’s induction will mean that all 57 players who have been named a first team All-Star at least three times in league history will have qualified for the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was the only one prior to Monday, considering some active players as locks (like , , and ). He was also the 1997 Hart Trophy runner-up who had a flair for the dramatic, scoring the magical game-tying goal in the 2002 Olympic gold-medal game against the United States, helping Team Canada to gold in Salt Lake City. |