TRIPLE GOLD CLUB INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

The Triple Gold Club ceremony was attended by IIHF president Rene Fasel, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and Soviet Hockey Hall of Famer Vladislav Tretiak. Incredibly, all 22 players attended. They were honoured in ten groups based according to when they achieved TGC status:


1994 Olympics ( Sweden)—Tomas Jonsson, Mats Naslund, Hakan Loob

1996 Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)—Valeri Kamensky, Alexei Gusarov, Peter Forsberg

1998 Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings)—Vyacheslav Fetisov, Igor Larionov

2000 Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils)—Alexander Mogilny, Vladimir Malakhov

2002 Olympics (Canada)—Rob Blake, Joe Sakic, Brendan Shanahan

2004 World Championship ( Canada)—Scott Niedermayer

2005 World Championship ( Czech Republic)—Jaromir Jagr, Jiri Slegr

2006 Olympics ( Sweden)—Nicklas Lidstrom, Fredrik Modin

2007 Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks)—Chris Pronger

2008 Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings)—Niklas Kronwall, Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson

2010 Olympics ( Canada)—Eric Staal, Mike Babcock (coach)


On February 25, 2010, when Canada won the Olympic gold in Vancouver, two names were added to the list. Eric Staal became the 23rd TGC member while head coach Mike Babcock became the first coach to win all three honours (having won the Stanley Cup in 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings and the World Championship in 2004).

 
 
   

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