Hall welcomes Goyette, Recchi, Andreychuk, Selanne, Kariya in player category
TORONTO — Danielle Goyette was a steady presence on the Canadian national team in the early 1990s, but knew she needed to take her game to another level after women’s hockey was added to the Olympic program for the 1998 Nagano Games.
In August 1996, she packed up her belongings to make the long road trip west from her hometown of St-Nazaire, Que., to Calgary. It was a decision that sent her on a path to two Olympic titles and now a place in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
“I put my clothes in, my hockey bag and my bike, and I left,” Goyette said. “I didn’t know what to expect over there. But I knew that if I didn’t take that chance, there was no way I would be able to (realize) my dreams.”
Goyette became an honoured member of the Hall on Friday along with former NHL stars Dave Andreychuk, Mark Recchi, Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya. Longtime Canadian university coach Clare Drake and Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs entered in the builder category.