Mike Vernon, the undersized goaltender who fought Patrick Roy and helped end the Detroit Red Wings' 42-year Stanley Cup drought, is among the 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame selections.
The class was announced Wednesday and also included players Tom Barrasso (who beat out Steve Yzerman for rookie of the year in 1984), Henrik Lundqvist, Pierre Turgeon and Caroline Ouellette, and, as builders, Ken Hitchcock and Pierre Lacroix.