Phil Kessel, Amanda Kessel Headline U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2026
Siblings Phil and Amanda Kessel were named to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2026 on Thursday.
Siblings Phil and Amanda Kessel were named to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2026 on Thursday.
USA Hockey announced that T.J. Oshie, Ryan Suter and Stan Wong will be inducted alongside the Kessels as well:
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Per NHL.com's Tom Gulitti , the five inductees will be enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 30 in Washington, D.C.
Phil and Amanda Kessel are only the second brother-sister pairing to be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, joining Tony and Cammi Granato, who were enshrined in 2020 and 2008, respectively.
The 38-year-old Phil Kessel played 17 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Arizona Coyotes and Vegas Golden Knights.
A three-time All-Star and three-time Stanley Cup champion, Kessel recorded 414 goals and 992 points in 1,286 career NHL regular-season games, and he holds the NHL record for most consecutive games played with 1,064.
Kessel twice represented Team USA in the Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2010. He also won a gold medal and a silver medal for the U.S. in the IIHF U18 World Championship.
Amanda Kessel, 35, played forward for Team USA at three Olympics, winning gold in 2018, and silver in both 2014 and 2022.
She also won IIHF Women's World Championship gold medals in 2013, 2017, 2019 and 2023, and silver medals in 2012, 2021 and 2022.
Kessel retired from playing in 2024, and she is the current assistant general manager for the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Oshie played 16 NHL seasons with the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals from 2008 to 2024, registering 302 goals and 695 assists in 1,010 games.
The skilled forward was a one-time All-Star and one-time Stanley Cup champion, and he played for Team USA at one Olympics, three World Championships, one World Junior Championship and one World Cup of Hockey.
Suter will join his uncle, longtime NHL defenseman Gary Suter, as a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
Ryan Suter played 20 NHL seasons with the Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars and Blues, earning three career All-Star selections.
Suter had 107 goals and 589 assists for 696 points, and his 1,526 career games played are the second-most ever by a U.S.-born defenseman behind only Chris Chelios.
Suter played for Team USA at two Olympics, winning a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Games. He also won gold in the World Junior Championship, the World U-17 Hockey Challenge and the IIHF U18 World Championship.
Wong, 68, is a longtime athletic trainer for USA Hockey, serving in that role at five Olympics, 19 World Championships and 24 World Junior Championships, per Gulitti.
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