Bill Torrey and Keith Aucoin Named to AHL Hall of Fame

Bill Torrey and Keith Aucoin were named to the American Hockey League's Hall of Fame class of 2022, the AHL announced on Tuesday afternoon, along with Nolan Baumgartner and Dave Creighton.
The AHL honor marks another accolade in Torrey's legendary hockey career. Torrey was the Islanders first general manager, guiding the organization to four straight Stanley Cups (1980-83) and an NHL-record 19 consecutive playoff series wins. Torrey, who passed away in 2018 at 83, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995. While his NHL success, both with the Islanders and later the Florida Panthers, are long heralded, Torrey's AHL accomplishments are now getting their due.

Per the AHL:
Hockey Hall of Famer Bill Torrey began his front-office hockey career as the publicity director for the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets in 1961. He remained active with the AHL throughout his illustrious career as an NHL executive, which included four straight Stanley Cup championships as general manager of the New York Islanders and 25 years of service with the Florida Panthers. A trusted advisor and mentor, Torrey served on the Executive Committee of the AHL Board of Governors for two decades, and was a member of the AHL Hall of Fame selection committee from its inception in 2006.
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Aucoin played one season for the Islanders in 2012-13, recording 12 points (6G, 6A) in 41 games. The Waltham, MA, native played a combined 145 NHL games for the Islanders, Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues. In addition to his NHL career, Aucoin holds the distinction of being one of the most accomplished players in AHL history.
Per the AHL:
One of the most decorated players ever to skate in the American Hockey League, Keith Aucoin was undrafted out of NCAA Division III Norwich University in Vermont, and broke into the AHL with his hometown Lowell Lock Monsters in 2001-02. He went on to record 857 points in 769 games over parts of 13 AHL seasons with Lowell, the Providence Bruins, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Albany River Rats, Hershey Bears, Toronto Marlies and Chicago Wolves, retiring as the seventh-leading scorer in league history. Aucoin won the Calder Cup with Hershey in 2009 and 2010 and was the AHL's MVP and scoring champion for the 2009-10 season after tallying 106 points in 70 games. He played in a record-tying six AHL All-Star Classics, and was voted a First Team (2009, 2010, 2012) and Second Team (2006, 2007, 2011) AHL All-Star three times each.
Tweet from @NYIslanders: Aucoin scores a goal for the #Isles as they face the Senators at home on March 19, 2013. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/CyZ8x6xUhP
The induction ceremony will take place on February 7 as part of the 2022 AHL All-Star Classic in Laval.