Two former Washington Capitals in Bondra and Fedorov are a part of the IIHF Hall of Fame’s class of 2016.

The IIHF Hall of Fame class of 2016 has been announced. It will feature two of the finest gentlemen to play for the Washington Capitals. Former Capitals forwards Sergei Fedorov and Peter Bondra headline the class. Joining them are Pat Quinn, Ben Smith, Valeri Kamensky and Ville Peltonen.

Peter Bondra played for the Capitals from 1990 to 2004 before being traded to the Ottawa Senators. Even in his trade from the nation’s capital, he helped the Caps as the Caps got Brooks Laich for him. The Caps only got to witness the greatness of Sergei Fedorov at the end of his career. He was a trade deadline acquisition of the Caps in 2008. He only spent 70 games with the Caps but it was still amazing to see him and Alex Ovechkin share the ice together.

From NHL.com:

Bondra scored 503 goals in his NHL career, all but 31 of them with the Capitals, who he played 14 seasons with and led to the 1998 Stanley Cup Final. He had two 52-goal seasons for the Capitals and scored at least 30 goals in a season nine times. Bondra also played for the Ottawa Senators, Atlanta Thrashers and Chicago Blackhawks. He led Slovakia to gold at the 2002 World Championship with a goal late in the third period of the deciding game against Russia. Fedorov, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November, won the Stanley Cup three times with the Detroit Red Wings and also played for the Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals. He scored 483 goals and 1,179 points in 1,248 games. His goal total was the highest by a Russian-born player until Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals eclipsed him on Nov. 19. Fedorov won World Championship gold three times, and prior to making the NHL was part of a line with Pavel Bure and Alexander Mogilny at the 1989 WJC.

This is hopefully the first step necessary for Peter Bondra to finally be elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. From 1994 to 2005, Peter Bondra was the second best goal scorer in the NHL. The only person to score more goals during that span? Future Hall of Famer and former teammate Jaromir Jagr.

Congratulations to both Fedorov and Bondra, two of the greatest players to ever wear a Capitals sweater.