"The King" is one of the most famous Rangers and goaltenders in ice hockey history.
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New York Rangers icon Henrik Lundqvist was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame over the weekend with his family and friends in attendance.
"The King" provided an amazing speech at the ceremony in Toronto, Canada as he was enshrined into the cathedral of hockey.
Lundqvist changed the culture of the New York Rangers franchise when he arrived from Sweden in 2005. He was selected in the 7th round of the 2000 NHL draft and rose to stardom on Broadway despite the odds. He played his entire 15-year career in a blue sweater, and his hard work and strive for excellence dragged the club back into the spotlight following a 7-year playoff drought.
The Rangers qualified for the playoffs 12 times during his reign, reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 2014. He had his number 30 retired in January 2022.
He holds a plethora of club records and has won numerous accolades, winning the Vezina Trophy in 2012, and the Rangers MVP award 8 times. He is the all-time winningest European-born goaltender, is the only goaltender to win 20 games in 13 consecutive seasons, and won Olympic Gold in 2006.
He now works as an on-air talent for MSG Network and TNT and serves as an ambassador for Madison Square Garden. He continues his humanitarian efforts with the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a hallmark of his community outreach.
Congratulations to Henrik.
Other New York Rangers personnel in the HHOF: Howie Morenz, Lester Patrick, Bill Cook, Frank Boucher, Ching Johnson, and Frank Patrick. Conn Smythe, John Kilpatrick, Earl Seibert, Doug Bentley, Babe Siebert, Thomas Lockhart, Max Bentley, Babe Pratt, Neil Colville, Jim Hendy, Bryan Hextall, Bill Gadsby, Terry Sawchuk, Bernie Geoffrion, Doug Harvey, Chuck Rayner, Art Coulter, Carl Voss, William Jennings, Johnny Bower, Tim Horton, Andy Bathgate, Jacques Plante, Harry Howell, Harry Lumley, Lynn Patrick, Gump Worsley, Allan Stanley, Emile Francis, Rod Gilbert, Bobby Hull, Phil Esposito, Jean Ratelle, Eddie Giacomin, Guy Lafleur, Buddy O’Connor, Brad Park, Bud Poile, Clint Smith, Marcel Dionne, Edgar Laprade, Bun Cook, Glen Sather, Wayne Gretzky, Mike Gartner, Jari Kurri, Craig Patrick, Roger Neilson, Pat Lafontaine, Herb Brooks, Dick Duff, Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson, Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille, Pavel Bure, Fred Shero, Brendan Shanahan, Eric Lindros, Martin St. Louis, Vaclav Nedomansky, Sergei Zubov, Kevin Lowe.