Last summer, Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski announced his retirement from the NHL after spending his last five seasons in Dallas.
This year, he’s continued to stay in the headlines with his recent standout performance at the 2025 American Century Championship, a celebrity golf tournament, and now as an inductee into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
Make some room for Captain America 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Congrats to Joe Pavelski on being a 2025 inductee into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/79f7Exkre3
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) September 3, 2025
The announcement was made on Wednesday morning, and he will join Scott Gomez, Zach Parise and Tara Mounsey as the former players in the 2025 class.
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Pavelski was originally a seventh-round draft pick and is one of the most accomplished late-round picks in NHL history, joining Doug Gilmore (1,474) and Luc Robitaille (1,431) as the only players drafted in the seventh round or later to play at least 1,200 games. He recorded 1,068 points (476 goals and 592 assists). He played in 201 playoff games, recording 143 points (74 goals and 69 assists). He led all active players in career playoff goals.
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