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Former Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber will be among the inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame this fall.
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced the list of 2024 inductees on Tuesday for a Nov. 11 ceremony in Toronto.
NHL players Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings) and Jeremy Roenick (Chicago Blackhawks and Phoenix Coyotes) will join Weber along with American stars Krissy Wendell-Pohl and Natalie Dervitz in the player category.
Colin Campbell and David Foyle will enter the constructors’ category.
Weber joined the Habs in the 2016-17 season as part of the controversial trade that sent fan favorite PK Subban to the Nashville Predators.
Weber played 313 games over five seasons with Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, including 38 in the playoffs.
Weber became the 30th captain in franchise history and is the 19th father’s captain to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The last fathers inducted into the Hall of Fame were Doug Gilmore (2011), Chris Chelios (2013), Mark Rachey (2017) and Guy Carboneau in 2019. Coach Pat Burns was introduced in 2014.
The BC native’s last game in the NHL was Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Tampa Bay against the Lightning on July 7, 2021.
Injuries kept him off the ice after that. The Utah hockey team still holds his rights for two more seasons.
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