Pronger, Lidstrom, Fedorov, Housley, Ruggiero inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

Chris Pronger, Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Phil Housley, and Angela Ruggiero are the Hockey Hall of Fame's inductees for 2015.

Fedorov is the only forward in the defense-heavy induction class, which increases the number of Hall of Fame players from the Detroit Red Wings' 2002 Stanley Cup championship team to nine. Fedorov and Lidstrom won three Cups together with the Red Wings, and Lidstrom would go on to win one more with Detroit in 2008.

Lidstrom won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2002 and earned an incredible seven Norris Trophy wins in his career. Fedorov won the Hart Trophy in 1993-94 and was a two-time Selke Trophy recipient as the NHL's top defensive forward.

Pronger was inducted despite his rights being recently traded to the Arizona Coyotes. He last played in 2011 and has been battling post-concussion syndrome ever since, bringing an abrupt end to a career spanning 1,167 regular-season games and included a Hart Trophy, a Norris Trophy, and a Stanley Cup.

Housley had to wait a while for his induction after retiring in 2003. He recorded 1,232 career points over 21 seasons, placing him fourth among defensemen in scoring, and he helped the Washington Capitals reach the Stanley Cup Final in 1998.

Ruggiero is a four-time Olympian who helped the U.S. women's hockey team win Olympic gold in 1998 along with four World Championship gold medals. She became the first woman (non-goalie) to play a regular-season professional hockey game in the U.S. when she suited up for the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in January 2005.

Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. and former Calgary Flames president Bill Hay have also been inducted as builders.