Luongo brings down the house with an incredible Hall of Fame speech

Yesterday evening was one to remember for Vancouver Canucks fans. 

The team added three new members to the Hockey Hall of Fame with Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin and Roberto Luongo receiving hockey's greatest honor at the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The Sedins and Luongo join the likes of Pavel Bure, Igor Larionov, Mats Sundin, Cam Neely and some guy named Messier as the only Canucks players in the Great Hall.

The Sedins, of course, were as classy as ever in thanking their friends, family and teammates for helping them achieve what they achieved in their careers. Classy as always, I wouldn't expect anything less from the twin Swedes. Luongo though... he brought the house down with his epic acceptance speech. Fighting through a chorus of "Luuuuuuuuu's" from the crowd Luongo shared heartfelt tales from his childhood, behind the scenes stories from his playing days and poked fun at himself the whole way with his trademark self-deprecating humor. It was a fantastic speech that's worth your time.

Check it out:

Luuuuuuuuuuu!

Now look... usually I post to this page pretty anonymously without revealing where my fandom lies, but I need to come clean with you all and tell you that I'm an unabashed Luongo fan. I'm a goalie myself and Luongo is one of my all-time favorite goaltenders. He played the game with such swagger and determination that it was hard not to be captivated by him in his prime. For a period of time he was the best goalie in the world and he acted like it. He never quite achieved "Patrick Roy levels" of swagger, but he got damn near close sometimes.

To see Luongo inducted into the Hall was a pretty cool moment for me. I wasn't sure it would ever happen given that he doesn't have a Stanley Cup or a Vezina Trophy on his resume, but he does have the stats of a Hall of Famer if not the hardware. He's 4th all-time in wins and is 2nd all-time in games played. He got within one victory of a Stanley Cup and is a two-time Olympic gold medalist for Team Canada. He was one of the best goalies of his generation and it's fitting that he'll forever be memorialized in the Hockey Hall of Fame.