GARRIOCH: A humbled Daniel Alfredsson joins the NHL\u0027s greats in Hockey Hall of Fame
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He spent the past four months preparing for this and Alfredsson wanted to share this induction with the people of Ottawa. It’s unfortunate his father, Hasse, and sister, Cecilia, weren’t able to make the trip from Sweden. He paid tribute to them along with his late mother, Margareta, who battled multiple sclerosis. His brother, Henric, has also settled in Ottawa and was here with his family.
“I remember we were in Copenhagen at the world championships and mom had an accident in the morning and had to go to the hospital to get patched up. When she came back to the hotel we had decided we weren’t going to the game. She comes in and says, ‘Okay, what time are we leaving?’ We went to the game and had a great time.Article contentHe also had special words for his own family, including his wife.
“Writing the speech has been fun and hard at the same time,” Alfredsson said. “This speech is an opportunity to thank a lot of people that meant a lot to you throughout your career and made a difference. That’s why this is an awkward feeling to get an award on my own. He’s only the 10th player in NHL history selected in the sixth-round or later to get selected to the Hall of Fame. Alfredsson joined some pretty good company that includes Pavel Bure, Igor Larionov, Brett Hull, Dominik Hasek and Luc Robitaille.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our team“Here I am, almost as excited as I was before my first NHL game, being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame,” Alfredsson said. “I was drafted at the age of 21 in the sixth round.
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