Former New York Rangers Forward And Stanley Cup Champion Elected To U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

Earlier today, it was announced by USA Hockey, that former New York Rangers center and Stanley Cup champion, Scott Gomez, will be inducted on December 10th in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Gomez was one of five elected as, his former teammates, Joe Pavelski (San Jose Sharks) and Zach Parise (New Jersey Devils) were elected, along with Tara Mounsey, a gold medalist from the U.S. national women's team at the 1988 Nagano Olympics, and longtime NHL photographer Bruce Bennett.

Scott Gomez was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils during the first round (27th Overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, and spent the first seven seasons of his career with Devils before signing a seven-year $51.5 million contract with New York on July 1, 2007.

Unfortunately, Gomez didn't live up to they hype during his time with the Rangers. However, he did record 70 points (16 goals, 54 assists) for the Rangers during the 2007-08 season. Along with knocking the Devils out the Playoffs that year.

The following season, Gomez was named as an alternate captain, and unfortunately only tallied 58 points (16 goals, 42 assists) in 77 games.

Not long after the announcement, the New York Rangers organization took to social media to congratulate the former center.

During Gomez's time in the NHL he managed to tally 756 points (181 goals, 575 assists) in 1,079 regular-season NHL games split with the Devils, Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Sharks, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators. He even tallied 101 points (29 goals, 72 assists) in 149 Stanley Cup Playoff games.