Minnesota Native Zach Parise Leads US Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Joe Pavelski, with 1,068 NHL points and a record 74 playoff goals by an American-born player, is honored for leadership and Olympic achievements in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
- On Wednesday, USA Hockey announced former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski was named to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025, with a virtual media availability Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.
- After 18 NHL seasons, Pavelski accumulated 1,068 points in 1,332 regular-season games, spending 13 years with the Sharks and five with the Dallas Stars, and captained San Jose from 2015 to 2019, leading them to the 2015-16 Stanley Cup Final.
- Notably, Pavelski holds the American-born record with 74 playoff goals, played 963 games for the San Jose Sharks with 761 points and 355 goals, and appeared in 201 playoff games scoring 143 points over 16 playoff seasons out of 18.
- The enshrinement ties Pavelski to other Sharks-linked Hall members like Ryan Miller and Doug Weight, though he must wait two more years for Hockey Hall of Fame eligibility.
- The induction cements Pavelski's place as a top American player, with Olympic silver medals and captaincy at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, joining Scott Gomez and Zach Parise who combined 53 seasons and Olympic representation.
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Joe Pavelski, Zach Parise and Scott Gomez Headline the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Longtime NHL players Joe Pavelski, Zach Parise and Scott Gomez headline the United States Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2025. Olympic gold medal-winning women’s defender Tara Mounsey and photographer Bruce Bennett are also set to be enshrined at a ceremony in St. Paul, Minnesota. USA Hockey announced the quintet of inductees Wednesday. “The collection of talent that is part of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025 is truly remarkable,” USA H…
Pavelski, Mounsey lead U.S. Hockey HOF class
Longtime NHL players Joe Pavelski, Zach Parise and Scott Gomez headline the United States Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2025. which will also include Olympic gold medal-winning women's defender Tara Mounsey and longtime photographer Bruce Bennett,

Ex-Sharks captain Joe Pavelski earns major honor from USA Hockey
Former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski has to wait two more years before he’s eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame, but he’s already headed to the United States’ version. Pavelski, who played the first 13 years of his 18-year NHL career with the Sharks after he was drafted by the team in 2003, was named to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 on Wednesday, along with longtime NHLers Scott Gomez and Zach Parise, women’s Olympic gold …
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