Bears co-coach Oates enters hockey Hall of Fame

Adam Oates poses with his Hall of Fame ring at the Hockey Hall of Fame ring ceremony on November 12, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. Oates and three other former NHL players will be inducted into the Hall during a ceremony later today. (November 11, 2012 - Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America)
Adam Oates poses with his Hall of Fame ring at the Hockey Hall of Fame ring ceremony on November 12, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. Oates and three other former NHL players will be inducted into the Hall during a ceremony later today. (November 11, 2012 - Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America)
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Updated: 11/12/2012 3:40 pm
TORONTO (AP) - The Hockey Hall of Fame is welcoming four new members.

Mats Sundin, Joe Sakic, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates are being inducted in the player category.

The former star NHL forwards were presented with their Hall of Fame member rings at a news conference Monday morning.

A formal induction ceremony will be held in the evening.

Buffalo Sabres play-by-play voice Rick Jeanneret and Globe and Mail columnist Roy MacGregor are also being honored.

Jeanneret will receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster and MacGregor will receive the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey journalism.

(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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