Roenick, Hatchers head 2010 U.S. Hall class

ORLANDO, Fla. – The 2010 induction ceremony for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame will not lack for brotherly love nor flamboyant emotion this coming October.
Brothers Derian and Kevin Hatcher and nine-time All Star Jeremy Roenick will take their place next to the 143 previous honorees in the Hall on October 21 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo. They headline the class of five who will be enshrined that evening, joining long-time USA Hockey executive Art Berglund and Dr. V. George Nagobads who will also be honored.
“These five individuals represent the very best of our sport in many different facets and their contributions have been truly extraordinary,” USA Hockey President Ron DeGregorio said in announcing the inductees. “We look forward to their formal induction in Buffalo this October.”
The Sterling Heights, Michigan born Hatcher brothers are just the second set of siblings to be inducted in the same year. The first brother tandem were Mark and Scott Fusco back in 2002. Together, the Hatchers spent 33 seasons in the NHL, combining to play over 2,200 games.
Kevin Hatcher, the older of the two, was originally drafted 17th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1984 Draft. He played in 1,157 games during tours with

Washington, Dallas, Pittsburgh, New York Rangers and Carolina. Among his 677 career points (227 goals and 450 assists), he became just the seventh defenseman to tally 30 or more goals in a season when he lit the lamp 34 times during the 1992-93 season. Five times he was named an All-Star.
Kevin also excelled on the international stage, playing for the U.S. at the 1984 IIHF World Junior championships. He also was a member of two Canada Cup teams (1987, 1991) as well as playing in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998 Olympic Winter Games.
Younger brother Derian Hatcher arrived in the NHL during the 1991-92 season after being selected in the 1990 Draft, playing for the Minnesota North Stars and Dallas Stars as well as with Detroit and Philadelphia.In his 16 season in the NHL, Derian tallied 80 goals and 251 points. While with the Dallas Stars, he earned the distinction of being the first American-born captain of a Stanley Cup championship team in 1999.
Derian was also a member of the 1996 World Cup of Hockey team that brought home gold and joined his big brother on the 1998 U.S. Olympic team in Nagano, Japan.
Boston native Roenick was a combination of natural talent and rock-star attitude. Drafted straight out of high school (Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass.) in 1988, he burst onto the NHL ice in 1989 with Chicago. Two years later,he began a streak of three straight 100-point seasons (1991-1994) on the way to career totals of 513 goals and 703 assists in 1,363 games with the Blackhawks, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Jose. He finished his career as the second highest American-born goal scorer in NHL history and his six goals in six career playoff game sevens are the most in league history.
Roenick’s international credits include the 1988 and 1989 U.S. National Junior teams, the 1991 IIHF World Men’s championships, the 1991 Canada Cup and both the 1998 and 2002 U.S. Olympic teams. All told, Roenick’s 23 goals and 25 assists while representing the USA make him one of the country’s most prolific players.
For five decades, Colorado Springs, Colorado-born Art Berglund has been a constant on the national and international ice hockey scene, managing or serving on the administrative staff of more than 30 U.S. national teams.
Berglund managed the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs for 13 years and at the same time managed three U.S. men’s national teams from 1973-75 (the 1973 team brought home silver and the1974 squad won the IIHF World Championship B Pool crown). He was named G.M. of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team and held the same position for eight U.S. junior teams between 1977 and 1992. Along the way, he also was part of five more men’s national teams, the 1983 gold-medal winning men’s team (IIHF Worlds Pool B, 1983) as well as two Canada Cups (1981, 1991).
Berglund spent time during the 1970s and 1980s as an NHL scout for St. Louis and as the director of player recruitment for the Colorado Rockies. He joined USA Hockey in 1984, becoming senior director of international administration in 1996. He chaired the 1984 Olympic player selection committee and served as player personnel director for the 1992, 1994 and 2002 Olympic squads as well as managing the team in 1988.
His list of honors includes the 1992 Lester Patrick Award, given by the NHL for contributions to the sport of hockey in the U.S.; the 2000 Jim Fullerton Award from the American Hockey Coaches Association and the 2005 USA Hockey Builders Award for contributions to the long-term growth and success of USA Hockey. He is also a member of the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (2004), the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame (2006), the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame (2008) and the IIHF Hall of Fame (2008).
Dr. V. George Nagobads’ contributions to the sport have all been off the ice but had a lasting impact on the ice. The native of Riga, Latvia came to the U.S. in 1952 with a medical degree from Black Forest University in Germany and a love for the game.During his surgical residency at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, he struck up a friendship with then-Gophers’ head coach Her Brooks that led to a 34-year tenure as team physician.
During his time at Minnesota, he served as the team physician for the WHA’s Minnesota Fighting Saints (1973-1976) and the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars (1984-1992). He was also the physician for five U.S. Olympic teams including the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team that won gold in Lake Placid and the 1972 silver medal-winning team from the Sapporo, Japan Olympic Games.
He served as team physician for 15 U.S. men’s national teams, five national junior teams, the 1988 Under-17 select squad, the 1989 Spengler Cup team and the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cup teams. He also worked with the first-ever U.S. women’s national team that won silver at the 1990 IIHF championships.
Nagobads was named USA Hockey’s chief medical officer in 1984, a position he held until 1992 when he retired. He also became a member of USA Hockey’s Safety and Protective Equipment Committee in 1984 and was named to the IIHF’s Medical Committee in 1990.
He was honored in 2003 with the Paul Loicq Award from the IIHF for service to international hockey in an extraordinary manner. USA Hockey honored him in 2005 with its Distinguished Achievement and Excellence in Safety awards. He is also the namesake of the Dr. V. George Nagobads Unsung Hero Award at the University of Minnesota, an honor bestowed upon him in 1978.
Information for this report was provided by USA Hockey.
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