Skip to content

Drury, Schneider, Ruggiero highlight U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2015

Geoff Burke / USA TODAY Sports

The United States Hockey Hall of Fame is set to introduce some big names.

Chris Drury, Mathieu Schneider, Angela Ruggiero, and Ron DeGregorio have been selected as the Class of 2015, announced Monday by USA Hockey.

Drury won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001, is a two-time Olympic medalist, and is the only player to capture the Calder Trophy as well as the Hobey Baker Award. He also helped Boston University earn the NCAA title in 1995.

Schneider won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993, and was a member of the Team USA that beat Canada at the inaugural World Cup of Hockey in 1996. He sits among the top five American defensemen all-time in the NHL in nearly every statistical category.

Ruggiero is a four-time Olympic medalist, including winning gold in Nagano (1998). She competed at 10 IIHF Women's World Championships and was named the tournament's top defenseman four times (2001, 2004, 2005, 2008).

In 2005, she scored the tournament-winning shootout goal to lead the Americans to their first-ever gold medal at a Women's World Championship. She also won world championship gold in 2008, 2009, and 2011, and helped the U.S. capture silver in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2007.

DeGregorio is being honored as a prominent builder of the USA Hockey program.

The formal induction of the Class of 2015 is set for Dec. 17 in Boston.

Daily Newsletter

Get the latest trending sports news daily in your inbox