Former NCAA -Hockey -Standouts Tara Mounsey (Brown), Zach Parise (North Dakota) and Joe Pavelski (Wisconsin) will be anchored in the Hockey Hall of Fame of the United States as part of the 2025 class.
Photographer Bruce Bennett and former player Scott Gomez will also be initiated.
“The collection of talent that is part of the American Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2025 is really remarkable,” said Mike Trimboli, president of USA Hockey, in a statement. “Their extraordinary contributions have positively influenced our game and continue to do this today.”
The American Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, which will include the formal enhrinement of the 2025 class, together with the presentation of the Lester Patrick Trophy of the NHL, will be held on Wednesday 10 December 2025 in Saint Paul, Minn. Additional details will be provided later this month.
About Tara Mounsey
A pioneer in women’s hockey, Mounsey was a cornerstone of the American national team of women who won the very first Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey in 1998 and helps the US to earn silver during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
A striking at Brown in both ice hockey and field hockey, Mounsey showed her ability to lift a program to new heights. During her first-year season in 1996-97, she led the ladies ice hockey team to a record of 28-2-1, including unbeaten runs in Ivy League and Ecac Hockey Conference Play. She was honored as the Ivy League and Ecac Hockey Rookie of the Year.
Mounsey pired her collegial career to become a member of the American national team of the American ladies for the 1997-98 season, a year that Culminated with an unbeaten run to win gold during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. A fearless, physical defender with exceptional offensive instincts, Mounsey registered two goals and four assists in the Olympic tournament.
The Concord, NH, Native returned to Brown for two more great seasons, earned all-America both campaigns and finished as a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in 1999-2000.
Mounsey again represented the US on the Olympic stage in 2002 and earned silver in home in Salt Lake City, Utah. She recorded seven assists in just five games, most player in the tournament.
Mounsey was also part of the silver medal-winning American teams in both the IIHF Women’s World Championships 1997 and 1999.
She was included in the Brown Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011 and was also anchored in the American Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame (2019) and US Hockey Hall of Fame (2009) as a member of the Olympic Ice Hockey team of 1998.
About Zach Parise
One of the most complete two -way drops of his era played Parise 19 seasons in the NHL with four different teams and also made an impactful contribution to both the international stage and at a collegial level.
Parise played two seasons of college hockey in North Dakota and earned recognition as a finalist from Hobey Baker Memorial Award in both campaigns. He ended his first-year season in 2002-23 with 61 points in just 39 games and recorded 55 points the following year in 37 games for the Fighting Sioux.
The resident of Minnesota was generally selected by the New Jersey Devils in the NHL concept of 2003 and started his professional career during the 2004-05 season with the AHL branch of the club in Albany. Parise made his NHL debut the following season and quickly established himself as a reliable performer, both in the regular season and in the play -offs. Parise was named captain of the Devils prior to the 2011-12 season and that season the franchise led to the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 2003.
The Minnesota Wild’s birth city of Parise came to call prior to the 2012-2013 season and he served as a mainstay for the franchise for nine seasons. He then moved to compete for two seasons with the New York Islanders before he ended his career in 2023-24 at the Colorado Avalanche.
In total, Parise played in 1,254 NHL matches in the regular season and registered 889 points, including 434 goals and 455 assists. He played in the NHL play -offs in 15 seasons and contributed 83 points (39 goals, 44 assists) in 122 games played.
Parise was a member of the silver-winning Olympic ice hockey team of 2010 internationally, served as the leader of Team USA during the 2014 Winter Olympics and also represented the US in the 2016 Hockey World Cup.
In addition, Parise played world championships in three IIHF men (2005-07); Both the IIHF World Junior Championships 2003 and 2004, which led the US to its very first gold medal in the 2004 event; And the IIHF Under-18 Heren World Championship 2002, where he also helped USA Team with a gold medal finish.
About Joe Pavelski
Known as one of the most consistent and American players in the NHL history, Pavelski played for 18 seasons in 1,332 NHL NHL matches with the San Jose Sharks and Dallas stars.
Pavelski spent two seasons fighting the Ushl’s Waterloo Black Hawks, led the team to the Clark Cup 2004 and earned the Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award.
After a great two-year-old Stint in Wisconsin, including helping the badgers to the NCAA title of 2006, he joined the Sharks organization after being drawn up in the NHL design of 2003. Pavelski was suitable for the first time for the AHL branch of the club before he was quickly called to the NHL ranges, with 28 points in 43 games during his Rookie campaign.
The Plover, Wis., Native played 963 games for the Sharks and ended his term of office with the team Third All Time team in points (761) and second all time in goals (355). He also led San Jose to his very first performance in the Stanley Cup final in 2015-16 during his first season as captain of the club, with 23 points (14 goals, 9 assists) in 24 Playoff matches.
Pavelski moved to play in 2019-2020 and made an immediate impact, helped Dallas on the Stanley Cup final and contributed 13 goals and nine assists in 27 Playoff matches. He continued to serve as an important contribution to the stars for the next four seasons, so that the team led three Playoff performances on the way.
Pavelski closed its NHL career with 1,068 points in 1,332 games in the regular season, including 476 goals and 592 assists. His teams reached the play -offs in 16 of his 18 NHL seasons and the attacker played Playoff matches with 143 points in 201 (74 goals, 69 assists). His 74 playoff goals are the most time by a player born in America.
Pavelski, a double Olympian, helped the US to a silver medal at the Winter Olympics 2010 and was also a member of Team USA for the 2014 matches. He served as captain of the American national team for men for the 2016 World Cup hockey and skated for Team USA at the IIHF Heren World Championship 2009.
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