Mark Recchi a perfect fit in hockey’s Hall of Fame
TORONTO — A tiny gift box cradled in his hands, the embodiment of his 22-year NHL career cast in karats, Mark Recchi sat on stage here at the Hall of Fame on Friday, quiet and ever respectful but as always a ball of eagerness and impatience.
The rest of his fellow 2017 inductees inside the hallowed building’s Grand Hall also held their boxes and waited, some looking too anxious, or too in awe, or too overwhelmed, even to glance at the rings inside.
But while Hall of Fame chairman Lanny McDonald duly rattled on about all their stats and accomplishments, Recchi could wait no more. He plucked his ring from the box, slipped it on his right hand, and delightfully got lost in the moment as he gently flexed his wrist and gazed at the glistening gold.
Mark Recchi a perfect fit in hockey’s Hall of Fame - The Boston Globe