Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.), Phil Kessel (Madison, Wis.), T.J. Oshie (Warroad, Minn.), Ryan Suter (Madison, Wis.) and Stan Wong (Boca Raton, Fla.) will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the Class of 2026 it was announced today by USA Hockey.
“You don’t have to look far in our sport to find someone whose life was touched by one of these five,” said Mike Trimboli, president of USA Hockey. “Their extraordinary contributions will be felt for generations to come, and it is with great pride that we welcome them among the all-time greats of the sport in our country.”
The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, which will include the formal enshrinement of the Class of 2026 along with the presentation of the NHL’s Lester Patrick Trophy, will be held Monday, November 30, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Additional details will be provided later this month.
ABOUT AMANDA KESSEL
A three-time Olympian and one of the most gifted offensive players in women’s hockey history, Amanda Kessel electrified crowds over the course of her playing career with the U.S. Women’s National Team, and at both the professional and collegiate levels.
A member of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team that took home the country’s first gold in women’s hockey since 1998, Kessel scored a pivotal shootout goal in the gold-medal game against Canada. She was also a member of the 2022 and 2014 Olympic teams that brought home silver.
Kessel skated in seven IIHF Women’s World Championships. A four-time gold medalist and three-time silver medalist at the event, she recorded 59 points (20G, 39A) in 43 tournament games.
The Madison, Wisconsin, native also played in two IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships, including the first ever tournament staged. She helped the U.S. to gold in both 2008 and 2009, leading the team in points on both occasions. In 2009, she led the entire tournament with 19 points (6G, 13A).
Kessel was dominant on the collegiate stage, putting together an unforgettable four-season career at the University of Minnesota. A three-time NCAA Division I national champion (2012, 2013, 2016), she authored one of the most impressive collegiate tenures of all time.
Kessel’s most impressive college season came in 2012-13 when she recorded 101 points (46G, 55A) in just 37 games to become just the fifth player ever to reach the century mark in a single season in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey.
She was named USA Hockey’s Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year in 2013 after a season that included her 101-point campaign at Minnesota, an NCAA Division I national championship, a women’s world championship gold medal and the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
Kessel finished her career with 248 points (108G, 140A) which ranks third all-time in Minnesota women’s hockey history.
She also played multiple professional seasons in the NWHL and PWHPA, which included a year with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2018-19, where she led the NWHL in assists with 15.
Kessel joined the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins in April 2022 as the first member of the team’s executive management program and today she serves as manager of minor league operations for the Penguins and assistant general manager for the club’s AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
ABOUT PHIL KESSEL
Phil Kessel, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and two-time Olympian, played in an NHL-record 1,064 consecutive regular-season games and forged a path as one of the most elite American-born scorers of his era.
Through his storied NHL career, Kessel recorded 992 regular-season points, including 413 goals and 579 assists, in 17 seasons that included time with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Arizona Coyotes and Vegas Golden Knights.
Drafted fifth overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Bruins, Kessel became the first rookie to win the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy after overcoming testicular cancer to play all but 12 regular-season games in his first NHL campaign in 2006-07.
After three seasons with the Bruins and six with the Maple Leafs, Kessel took his talents to the Steel City and the Pittsburgh Penguins where he helped the club to a pair of Stanley Cup titles (2016, 2017) and contributed 45 points (18G, 27A) in 49 games over both title runs. His 2017-18 season with the Penguins was his most prolific with a career-best 92 points, including 34 goals, and the next year, in his final campaign with the Penguins, he led the NHL with 10 game-winning goals.
The Madison, Wisconsin, native went on to play three years with the Arizona Coyotes, before earning another Stanley Cup in his final NHL campaign in 2022-23 with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Kessel played two seasons (2003-05) at USA Hockey’s National Team Development where he was a dominating offensive force and set program records in points (180) and goals (104) that stood until 2019. He also played one season collegiately at the University of Minnesota (2005-06) where he earned WCHA Rookie of the Year.
A regular on the international stage, Kessel helped the U.S. to a silver medal in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and returned to the Olympic stage in 2014 where he was named the best forward in the tournament after putting up eight points (5G, 3A) in six games.
Kessel also wore the red, white and blue at two IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championships, helping the U.S. to silver in 2004 and gold in 2005, where he recorded 16 points (9G, 7A) in six contests en route to being named the tournament’s best forward.
A member of Team USA at three IIHF Men’s World Championships (2006, 2007, 2008) and two IIHF World Junior Championships (2005, 2006), Kessel recorded 72 points (36G, 36A) in 59 games in international play during his career.
ABOUT T.J. OSHIE
Known for his talent, heart and grit, T.J. Oshie not only played a prominent role in helping the NHL’s Washington Capitals secure their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, but also authored a signature moment in Olympic history with his shootout heroics against Russia at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia — a performance that earned him the enduring nickname “T.J. Sochi.”
Over his 16-year NHL career, Oshie played in 1,010 regular-season games with both the St. Louis Blues and Capitals, recording 695 points (302G, 393A). He also helped his teams to the Stanley Cup playoffs 13 times, contributing 69 points (34G, 35A) in 106 career playoff games. Oshie began his NHL career in St. Louis before joining Washington in 2015.
During the 2017-18 season, Oshie posted 47 points, and 21 points (8G, 13A) in 24 playoff games, as the Capitals won the Stanley Cup — the first championship in franchise history. He recorded six seasons with more than 50 points, with a career-best 60 points (21G, 39A) coming in 2013-14 with the St. Louis Blues. A year before that Cup run, Oshie signed a contract extension to remain with Washington through the remainder of his career.
The Warroad, Minnesota, native was selected 24th overall by St. Louis in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, making his NHL debut on October 10, 2008. Before turning pro, he laced up the skates for the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede in 2004-05, then spent three seasons at the University of North Dakota (2005-08), tallying 142 points (59G, 83A) and helping the Fighting Sioux to three straight NCAA Men’s Frozen Four appearances.
On the international stage, Oshie donned the USA jersey on multiple occasions, including as a member of Team USA at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, where he converted four of six shootout attempts — including the deciding goal — in a memorable 3-2 preliminary-round win over host Russia. He finished with four points (1G, 3A) in six games as the U.S. advanced to the medal round and a fourth-place finish.
Oshie also represented the red, white and blue at three IIHF Men’s World Championships (2009, 2010, and 2013 — where the U.S. won bronze), as well as the 2006 IIHF World Junior Championship and 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
ABOUT RYAN SUTER
One of the most dominant and consistent two-way defensemen of his generation, Ryan Suter played in 1,526 regular-season NHL games over 20 seasons, second all-time among American-born players, and also starred on the international stage, including helping the U.S. earn a silver medal in the 2010 Olympics, and the country’s first-ever gold medal in the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2004.
A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Suter joined the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in 2001 as a member of the U.S. National Under-17 Team before quickly being elevated to the U.S. National Under-18 Team, which he played for until 2003.
Following his second season with the NTDP, Suter was selected seventh overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played one season of college hockey with the University of Wisconsin Badgers, earning All-WCHA Third Team and WCHA All-Rookie Team honors as a freshman in 2003-04.
Suter began his professional career with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL during the 2004-05 season before making his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators in 2005-06. The blue liner played seven seasons with Nashville (2005-12), earning his first NHL All-Star Game nod during the 2011-12 season and helping guide the team to the Stanley Cup Playoffs six times.
He joined the Minnesota Wild prior to the 2012-13 season, and in his first year with the team, helped guide the Wild to the playoffs enroute to being named an NHL First Team All-Star and a finalist for the Norris Trophy, awarded annually to the league’s top defenseman.
Over the following eight seasons in Minnesota, he earned two more NHL All-Star Game nods and led the team to the Stanley Cup Playoffs six more times while serving as an alternate captain for the entirety of his tenure. Following the 2020-21 season, Suter spent three seasons with the Dallas Stars (2021-24), helping the team to the Stanley Cup Playoffs all three campaigns, including the conference finals his final two years, before finishing his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues in 2024-25.
The NHL’s all-time career leader in regular-season time-on-ice since the league began tracking it in 2005-06, Suter helped his teams to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 16 of his 20 NHL seasons and played in all 82 regular-season games 11 times. One of just 25 players and only three American-born players to reach 1,500 career regular-season games played, Suter amassed 107 goals and 589 assists for 696 regular-season points, and added seven goals and 38 assists for 45 points in 138 playoff games.
Internationally, Suter is a two-time Olympian, having served as an alternate captain for both the silver medal-winning 2010 team and the 2014 squad. He also played for Team USA in five IIHF Men’s World Championships (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2019) and was a member of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey team.
In addition, Suter led the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2002 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship and also played for Team USA at the event in 2003. He was also a member of three U.S. National Junior Teams (2003-05), helping the U.S. to gold at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship.ABOUT STAN WONG
Stan Wong has been a fixture as an athletic trainer in the hockey community for 40 years, helping ensure the well-being and success of athletes at both the professional level and on the international stage.
A graduate of Northeastern University, Wong began his career in the NFL serving as an athletic trainer for the Philadelphia Eagles for two seasons (1980-82), including during the team’s run to Super Bowl XV in 1981, before working for three years in the United States Football League.
His illustrious career in hockey started in 1986 when he served as the head athletic trainer for the NHL’s Washington Capitals, a role he held for 13 seasons. During his time in Washington, he was selected as an athletic trainer for both the 1991 and 1999 NHL All-Star Games and served on the Capitals’ staff during their run to the Stanley Cup Final in 1998. Wong then spent three seasons (1999-2002) as the head athletic trainer with the Florida Panthers, before embarking on a multi-decade journey with USA Hockey on the international stage.
The Fall River, Massachusetts, native’s first assignment with Team USA came as the athletic trainer for the 2002 Deutschland Cup, a role he held 10 times. In 2003, he made his IIHF debut as the athletic trainer for the U.S. National Junior Team. Since then, he’s served in the same role at every subsequent IIHF World Junior Championship, including as a member of seven gold-medal winning staffs (2025, 2024, 2021, 2017, 2013, 2010, 2004). The U.S. has also won one silver and five bronze medals during Wong’s tenure.
Wong has also supported Team USA as an athletic trainer at the highest level, the Olympic Winter Games, five times (2022, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2006), including the 2010 team that brought home silver. He’s also been a fixture for the U.S. Men’s National Team, serving on the staff for 18 IIHF Men’s World Championships, including the 2025 tournament, when Team USA captured its first gold medal at the event in 92 years.
All total, Wong has supported 59 U.S. teams in international competition, also including the 2012 Youth Olympic Games.
Wong was inducted into the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society and the Society of Professional Hockey Equipment Managers Hall of Fame in 2015 and received USA Hockey’s Bob Johnson Award, recognizing excellence in international hockey, in 2020. Most recently, Wong was honored with the Dr. Alan Ashare Excellence in Safety Award by USA Hockey, given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions through many years of service to make hockey a safer game for all participants.
Notes: A virtual media availability with the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will take place today (Sept. 10) at 1 p.m. ET. Media wishing to participate should reach out to Dave Fischer at USA Hockey for access … U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductees are chosen on the basis of extraordinary contribution to the sport of hockey in the United States … The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame was incorporated in 1969 and inducted its first class in 1973. The Class of 2026 will be the 54th installed to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. To date, there are 215 enshrinees. For information on the members of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, visit USHockeyHallofFame.com … The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum is located in Eveleth, Minnesota.
