Rob Blake headed to Hockey Hall of Fame

Olympic champion Rob Blake is headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The men’s hockey gold medallist from Salt Lake City 2002 was named to the Class of 2014 on Monday.  The others in the group are European hockey superstars Dominik Hasek of the Czech Republic and Sweden’s Peter Forsberg; American Mike Modano; late National Hockey League head coach Pat Burns and referee Bill McCreary.

Blake competed for Canada at three Winter Games. Through 18 games he scored three goals and four assists.

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