Induction of Zetterberg, Miller, and Emrick into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame

On Thursday, Henrik Zetterberg, Ryan Miller, Mike “Doc” Emrick, and Colleen Howe had been inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame as component of the Class of 2023.

Zetterberg, a forward, had an impressive NHL profession with the Detroit Red Wings, playing for 15 seasons. He helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 2008 and accumulated 960 points in his 1,082 normal-season games. In the playoffs, he contributed 120 points in 137 games. Zetterberg was also a seventh-round choose for the Red Wings in the 1999 NHL Draft and served as their captain from 2012 to his retirement in 2018.

Miller, who was born in East Lansing, Michigan, holds the record for the most wins by a United States-born goalie in NHL history. More than his 18-season profession, he played for the Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, and Anaheim Ducks. In 796 games, Miller completed with 391 wins, a two.64 ambitions-against typical, and 44 shutouts. He was named the NHL’s greatest goalie by winning the Vezina Trophy in 2009-ten. Miller retired immediately after the 2020-21 season immediately after a thriving profession that also incorporated a distinguished college profession at Michigan State University.

Emrick, a longtime resident of St. Clair, Michigan, had an illustrious broadcasting profession spanning 47 years. He known as the Stanley Cup Final 15 occasions just before his retirement in 2020. Emrick received the Lester Patrick Trophy for his outstanding service to hockey in 2004 and the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his contributions to hockey broadcasting in 2008. In 2011, he became the initial broadcaster to be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

Colleen Howe, the wife of Red Wings legend Gordie Howe, produced her mark in the sports planet as a sports agent. She represented her husband, as effectively as their son Mark Howe, a Hall of Fame defenseman. Colleen Howe was also a single of the founders of the Detroit Junior Red Wings, the initial Junior A group in the United States. However, she passed away in 2009, leaving behind a lasting legacy.