Congratulations are in order for
Dino Ciccarelli who was just elected to the
Hockey Hall of Fame [
THN,
HHOF Story,
HHOF Profile). It took a while after his retirement in 1999 to get elected, but his 19-season, 1,232 game NHL career always kept him in the discussion. He scored 608 goals and 1,200 points along with 73 goals and 118 points in 141 playoff games. He also appeared in 4 All-Star games and 2 Stanley Cup Finals and posted two 50-goal, 100-point seasons plus another 5 seasons of 40 goals, 4 of 30 goals, and 3 of 20.
He joins
former Capitals Rod Langway,
Mike Gartner,
Scott Stevens, and
Larry Murphy in the Hall of Fame. Ironically, the Capitals traded Gartner and Murphy to Minnesota for Ciccarelli and
Bob Rouse on March 7, 1989. Dino's career with Washington ended after he was traded to Detroit on June 20, 1992, for
Kevin Miller (brother of former Caps
Kelly and
Kip) in a move that was a massive win for the Red Wings.
