Three Chosen for U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

Three former NCAA players have been chosen as part of the Class of 2025 for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Tara Mounsey (Brown), Zach Parise (North Dakota) and Joe Pavelski (Wisconsin) will all be inducted into the hall in Eveleth, Minn. on Dec. 10. 

Mounsey, a member of the 1998 United States national team that won the first-ever gold medal in Olympic women's hockey, patrolled the blueline at Brown University from 1996 to 2000, notching 14 goals and 10 assists for 24 points in her third and final collegiate campaign, and tallied 48-22—70 points overall in her college career. A three-time All-Ivy First Time selection, and a two-time All-America and First Team All-ECAC choice, she also helped the U.S. to a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and two silvers at the IIHF Women's World Championship. Brown's Best Defensive Player Award, which she co-earned in 2000, has been renamed for her. Mounsey also played two years of field hockey at Brown, where she finished as the program’s all-time leader with 36 goals and 87 points.

Parise collected 434-455—889 points in 19 National Hockey League campaigns as a forward with New Jersey, Minnesota the New York Islanders and Colorado. He also collected 39-44—83 points in 122 Stanley Cup Playoff appearances, and helped New Jersey, which drafted him 17th overall in 2003, to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final. In two years at the University of North Dakota, he registered 49-67—116 points in 76 NCAA outings and was a two-time Hobey Baker Award finalist, plus a First Team All-America selection as a sophomore. He also represented the U.S. on numerous international occasions, earning gold at the 2002 IIHF U-18 Under World Junior Championship and the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship, and silver at the 2010 Olympics.   

Pavelski tallied 476 goals and 592 assists for 1,068 points over 18 NHL seasons at forward with San Jose and Dallas. He also added 74-69—143 points in 201 Stanley Cup Playoff outings, establishing a postseason record for the most career goals scored by an American, while also playing in two Stanley Cup Finals. Drafted in the 7th round (205th overall) by San Jose in 2004, he skated two NCAA seasons with the University of Wisconsin, recording 39-62—101 points overall in 84 contests while leading the Badgers to the 2006 national title. In international play, he skated in two Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal with the U.S. in 2010, while serving as captain of Team USA at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.