The Hockey Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2026 on Monday night, featuring five players and one builder.
Below are speeches from the ceremonies as well as a rundown of the inductees' respective accomplishments.
Patrice Bergeron
Bergeron played for the Boston Bruins for his entire 19-season NHL career and enters the Hall in his first year of eligibility. He won the Stanley Cup in 2011. Regarded as one of the best defensive forwards of his generation, Bergeron won the Selke Trophy six times, which is an NHL record. He totaled 427 goals and 1,040 points. Bergeron won Olympic gold with Team Canada in 2010 and 2014. He also won a World Championship in 2004, making him a member of the Triple Gold Club.
Carey Price
Price is the Montreal Canadiens' all-time leader in games played by a goaltender (712) and wins (361). He played all 15 of his NHL seasons in Montreal. Price won the Hart, Lindsay, Vezina, and Jennings Trophies in 2014-15. He backstopped the Canadiens to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final a season before knee issues ended his career. Price starred for Canada en route to gold at the 2007 world juniors, 2014 Olympics, and 2016 World Cup of Hockey. He enters the Hall in his second year of eligibility.
Pekka Rinne
Rinne is the fourth Finnish player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the first Finnish goaltender. He spent his entire 15-season NHL career with the Nashville Predators, winning 369 games and recording 60 shutouts in 683 games. Rinne claimed the Vezina Trophy for the 2017-18 season. He backstopped the Predators to the franchise's lone Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2017. Rinne had been eligible for the Hall since 2024.
Keith Tkachuk
Tkachuk goes into the Hall after 13 years of eligibility. The power forward racked up 538 goals, 1,065 points, and 2,219 penalty minutes in his 18-season NHL career with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, and Atlanta Thrashers. Tkachuk became the first American-born player to lead the NHL in goals in 1996-97. He won the 1997 World Cup of Hockey with Team USA, and took home Olympic silver at the 2002 Games.
Keith's sons, Matthew and Brady, play for the Florida Panthers.
Cindy Curley
Curley starred at the inaugural 1990 Women's World Championship and featured for Team USA until 1996. She still holds the tournament record after totaling 23 points in five games in 1990. Curley won three silver medals at the worlds, all as USA's captain. She helped Providence College win back-to-back NCAA titles in 1984 and 1985. Curley was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013.
Brian Burke
The lone builder inducted in 2026, Burke's NHL management career began in 1987 and concluded in 2023. He won the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007 as general manager. Burke also served as GM with the Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He executed the trades that allowed the Canucks to draft Daniel and Henrik Sedin. Burke worked as president of hockey operations for the Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins as well. He served as the PWHLPA's first executive director from 2023-25.
