Sakic, Selanne among latest IIHF inductees

Joe Sakic was one of eight inductees named to the 2017 class of the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame on Sunday. Uwe Krupp and Teemu Selanne — two of Sakic’s former teammates — were also inducted in a ceremony held before the medal-round games at the world hockey championship. Saku Koivu, Austrian hockey legend Dieter Kalt, U.S. women’s star Angela Ruggiero, Tony Hand and Patrick Francheterre rounded out the inductees. Sakic finished his NHL career with 1,378 games played, 625 goals and 1,016 assists while winning the Stanley Cup twice with the Colorado Avalanche. He ranks ninth alltime in NHL scoring and his eight career playoff overtime goals are an NHL record.