For those who missed it, the 2015 Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony was last night. Mr. Fucking Randy was obviously in attendance, though on this rare occasion I was not summoned to the stage to deliver my trademark soundtracks. I was there as a spectator, taking in the glory and greatness that gets inducted. And, of course, I looked absolutely smashing in my tux.
Anyway, induction ceremonies can either be exciting like diamond-rated whores, or boring like household chores. Humility and humbleness always take centre stage, as well as laundry lists of thank-yous. While I completely understand the need for both (and respect it), when each recipient uses the same formula to deliver his/her acceptance speech, it gets predictable.
While I didn't watch the ceremony in its entirety, I did catch Sergei Fedorov's speech. It was very touching and easily the highlight of the ceremony. Commissioner Randy rarely sheds a tear, but on this occasion there were a few. I don't regard Fedorov as one of my 'favourite' players (I save that for the likes of Ron Tugnutt), but the speech he gave certainly makes me smile.
For a touching and inspirational acceptance speech, check out TSN's full clip of Fedorov's segment here: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/hhof-sergei-fedorov-induction-speech~746229. Sources (a.k.a. Safari) informed me that Fedorov apparently wanted to get the ceremony over with fast since he was so emotional about it; the video shows just that.
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