He won a Stanley Cup in Tampa Bay. He made multiple All-Star Game appearances. And his number is retired by the Lightning.
- Martin St. Louis to join hockey Hall of Fame
- He helped Lightning win Stanley Cup in 2004
- He was in first year of eligibility
Now, Martin St. Louis has another honor -- the hockey Hall of Fame.
The Hall announced Tuesday that St. Louis will be included in Class of 2018.
St. Louis, in his first year of eligibility, is the second member of the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup championship team to be voted into the Hall of Fame.
He joins Dave Andreychuk, the Lightning's captain in 2004, who was inducted into the Hall last year with St. Louis in attendance at the ceremony.
St. Louis went from being an undrafted player largely because of his size (5-foot-8) to a Stanley Cup champion who won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player in 2004.
St. Louis finished his career with 1,033 points (391 goals, 642 assists) in 1,134 games played and is the Lightning's all-time leader in assists (588), points (953), power-play points (300), shorthanded goals (28), shorthanded points (44), game-winning goals (64), overtime goals (10), postseason goals (33) and postseason points (68).
Goaltending great Martin Brodeur and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman are also in the class.
Information from NHL.com was used in this story.